MFH: 26 July

Today is the 152nd anniversary of the Schoen family's arrival in the United States. On 26 July 1856, Johannes and Margaretha (Bender) Schoen and their sons Frederick August and Karl arrived in the port of New York on board the ship Havre which had sailed from the port of Le Havre, France. They had left their home in Altenkirchen, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

They may have spent some time in New York City with Johannes Schoen's brother and family, Peter and Louisa (Günther) Schoen. Eventually, Johannes and Margaretha and sons made their way to Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. Johannes Schoen became a citizen of the United States on 12 October 1863. At the time when the head of the family became a citizen then the rest of the family became citizens as well.



Karl Schoen died in Marietta sometime between 1860 and 1870. He was listed with the family in 1860 US Census as a four year old but he was not listed in the 1870 Census (or in any subsequent census). Also, in the obituary for Margaretha Schoen in 1889, her son, Frederick August, wrote: "Four children were born to them, three of which are dead long ago, one is living." Johannes and Margaretha eventually purchased 150 acres of land in Ludlow Township, Washington County, Ohio. Margaretha died their in 1889 and Johannes in 1901. They are buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Ludlow Township, Washington County, Ohio.