HISTORY OF THE SCHOTT NAME:

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Recorded as Schott, Schotten, Schottner, Schottler, Schotteler, Schotter, and a patronymic in Schottli, this is a surname of pre 7th century Germanic origins. It has several possible meanings and origins. These include an occupational name for a gravel digger, although a more likely explanation is a dairyman or cheesemaker who share the same origin in "schott". However the name may also have been locational and in this case both national and ethnic and to have originally described a Scotsman!

Locational names were very popular in the early days of the creation of surnames from about the 12th century AD, and identifying a stranger, particularly a foreigner, could not have come much easier than to call such a person by the name of the country from which they came. With the same word spelling being used for a number of different meanings, it is easy to see how in later times confusion arose as to a person's true background and nationality.

Possibly the very first known recording of the surname in any spelling in the German registers is that of Johannes Scotus of Dante in Holle, but given as being originally from Ireland. This was in 1232 AD, when many Irish did flee the country after the takeover by the Norman-English in 1170. Another very early recording is that of Heidenrich Schotemann of Kassel in 1340.

GENERATION ONE:

1.~ ~ ~ MATTHIAS SCHOTT was born on 16 April 1821 in Pilsen, Bohemia. He married ANNA (surname unknown). She was born on 1 March 1823 in Pilsen, Bohemia. Matthias immigrated from Pilsen to USA in 1867, prior to this he was a Stagecoach Driver in the Black Forest, Bavaria. After arriving in the United States with their four oldest children Matthias and Anna settled in Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota and their youngest child was born there. Matthias died on 1 July 1889 of Asthma and was buried at St Rose Catholic Cemetery, Lewiston. Anna died on 24 March 1898 and was also buried at St Rose Catholic Cemetery, Lewiston.

Children of MATTHIAS SCHOTT and ANNA (SCHOTT) are:

MARIA THERESA ² SCHOTT, born 1847, Pilsen, Bohemia.

ANNA ³ SCHOTT, born Abt. 1851, Pilsen, Bohemia.

ROSA ⁴ SCHOTT, born 1855, Pilsen , Bohemia.

JOHN MATHIAS ⁵ SCHOTT, born 7 November 1861, Pilsen, Bohemia.

CATHERINE TERESA SCHOTT born Abt. April 1870, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota. She married FREDERICK ROENTZ in Winona in 1893. Catherine in died in 1942 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.

GENERATION TWO:

2.~ ~ ~ MARIA THERESA SCHOTT (MATTHIAS) was born 1847 in Pilsen, Bohemia, and died 11 December 1934 in Grey Lynn, Auckland. She married GREGORIUS JOHANNES WENZLICK (Gregory John) on 31 March 1869 in Catholic Church, Thames. He was born on 26 October 1839 in littitz 71, Bohemia and was son of MIKAL WENZLICK and ANNA SCHUSSER.

Maria arrived in New Zealand on 5 March 1866, On the "Liverpool" after deciding not to follow the rest of her family to USA (she apparently was frightened by stories of the Red Indians) Her parents and sisters Anna and Rosa, and brother John settled in Minnesota. Gregorius arrived in New Zealand on the same ship with his brother Johannes, sister-in-law Anna and their two sons. Gregory and Maria eventually settled at Kereta on the Thames Coast around 1904. Gregory died on 26 April 1914 in Tapu, Thames. Maria died on 11 December 1934 in Auckland, and was buried with Gregory at Tapu Cemetery, Thames. A memorial has now been erected at Tapu Cemetery by their great-grand sons Shayle & Greg Wenzlick)

Maria Schott & Gregor Wenzlick c1800

Refer to family of Gregory John WENZLICK for information about Gregory's family and children of Maria & Gregory

3.~ ~ ~ ANNA SCHOTT (MATTHIAS) was born around 1851 in Pilsen, Bohemia, and died after 1878 in Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA. She immigrated from Pilsen to Minnesota, USA in 1867 and married AUGUST J KESSLER 28 October 1877 in Winona, Minnesota, USA. He was born December 1858 in Germany, immigrated to USA in 1863 and became a Saloon Keeper.

Children of ANNA SCHOTT and AUGUST KESSLER are:

AUGUST KESSLER, born 12 October 1878, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA; died 1965, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA. August was a Stone Mason and he married MARY HECK on 11 February 1902, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA.

BERTHA KESSLER, born October 1879, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA and married WILLIAM MERCER, Oregon State, USA.

JOHN KESSLER, born September 1882, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA.

MINNIE KESSLER, born September 1883, married BERT DAILEY, Washington State, USA.

4.~ ~ ~ ROSA SCHOTT (MATTHIAS) was born 1855 in Pilsen , Bohemia, and died 1915 in St Charles, Minnesota, USA. She immigrated from Pilsen to Minnesota, USA in 1867 and married HEINRICH WEGMAN 01 February 1874 in Winona, Minnesota, USA. He was born Abt. 1850 in Herman, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA and was a Farmer. Rosa was buried at Hillside Cemetery.

Children of ROSA SCHOTT and HEINRICH WEGMAN are:

GERTRUDE WEGMAN, born March 1875, Olmstead, Minnesota, USA; died 05 August 1875, Minnesota, USA.

MARY WEGMAN, born 01 September 1876, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA; died 08 May 1885, Minnesota, USA.

JACOB WEGMAN, born December 1879, Winona, Minnesota, USA. He was a SaloonKeeper in 1910.

MARIA WEGMAN, born 01 February 1884, Minnesota, USA; died 27 April 1885, Minnesota, USA.

JOSEPH WEGMAN, born Abt. 1884, Winona, Minnesota, USA. Joseph married DELIA FRENCH, 11 December 1914.

JOHN HENRY WEGMAN, born Abt. 1886, Winona, Minnesota, USA.

KATHERINE MAY WEGMAN, born 29 May 1888, Winona, Minnesota, USA; died 26 September 1966, Minnesota, USA. Katherine married EDWARD KERNAN, 23 November 1909, Winona, Minnesota, USA.

FRANCIS WEGMAN, born 10 February 1890, Winona, Minnesota, USA; died Abt. 1958, Winona, Minnesota,USA. Francis was an Engineer and he married Ruth MURPHY.

FRANCES WEGMAN, born Abt. 1893, Winona, Minnesota, USA. She married HARRY GOLDEN, 17 November 1920, Winona, Minnesota, USA.

GEORGE WEGMAN, born 28 March 1897, Winona, Minnesota, USA; died June 1971, Alhambra, California, USA. George married ELLA CROSBY, 19 July 1922.

5.~ ~ ~ JOHN MATHIAS SCHOTT (MATTHIAS) was born 27 November 1861 in Pilsen, Bohemia, and died 08 April 1911 in Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA. He immigrated from Pilsen to the USA in 1869 and married MARY ANNA WIEDEMANN 03 February 1891 in Utica, Minnesota, USA. She was born 09 April 1867 in St Charles, Minnesota, USA, and died 27 June 1946 in Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA and was buried at St Rose Catholic Cemetery, Lewiston.

Children of JOHN SCHOTT and MARY WIEDEMANN are:

JOHN MATHEW ⁶ SCHOTT, born 14 February 1892, Utica, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA; died 21 April 1962, West Bend, Winona, Minnesota, USA.

WILLIAM ANTHONY ⁷ SCHOTT, born 04 January 1896, Utica, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA; died 1959, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA.

GERTRUDE HELEN ⁸ SCHOTT, born 02 February 1898, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA; died 26 January 1983, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA.

LEO MARTIN SCHOTT, born 16 January 1900, Utica, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA; died. 29 March 1965, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA. Leo was a Farmer after 1920 and married ELMA THERASA VOSS on 03 September 1935, Winona, Minnesota, USA.

BENJAMIN JOSEPH SCHOTT, born 14 February 1903, Utica, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA; died 13 January 1976, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA. He was buried at St Rose Catholic Cemetery, Lewiston.

GENERATION THREE:

6.~ ~ ~ JOHN MATHEW SCHOTT (MATTHIAS > JOHN) was born 14 February 1892 in Utica, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA, and died 21 April 1962 in West Bend, Winona, Minnesota, USA. He was a Farmer and Carpenter after 1911 and married ALMA BURT 18 November 1911 in Winona, USA.

Children of JOHN MATHEW SCHOTT and ALMA BURT are:

BERNICE ELAINE SCHOTT, born 1918, Utica, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA; died 1918, Utica, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA.

SYLVIA CECELIA SCHOTT, born 25 November 1919, Utica, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA; died 1920, Utica, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA.

EVELETH ELIZABETH SCHOTT, born 11 January 1923, Winona, Minnesota, USA; died 20 June 1986, Winona, Minnesota, USA. After 1926 she was raised by her grandparents as mother had died. She married EUGENE J ALLAIRE after 1938.

MICHARD LAWRENCE SCHOTT, born 11 September 1932, Milwaukee, WI, USA; died 27 July 1950, Europe during WW2 (missing in action for 2 years)

WILLIAM JOSEPH SCHOTT, born 04 September 1937, Milwaukee, WI, USA; died 04 October 1955, Milwaukee, WI, USA. Buried at Holy Angels Cemetery, West Bend, WI, USA.

7.~ ~ ~ WILLIAM ANTHONY SCHOTT (MATTHIAS > JOHN) born 04 January 1896 in Utica, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA, and died 1959 in Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA. He married AMY IZETTA HISLOP 27 September 1919 in Winona, Minnesota, USA. She was born 16 December 1899 in Pipestone, Minnesota, USA, and died 27 April 1979 in Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA. William and Amy were both buried at St Rose Catholic Cemetery, Lewiston.

Child of WILLIAM SCHOTT and AMY HISLOP was WILLIAM LA CLYDE SCHOTT, born 03 May 1920, Rochester, St Charles, Minnesota, USA; died 28 August 1996, St Charles, Minnesota, USA. He married BEATTA SPELTZ on 28 June 1941 in Rollingstone, Minnesota.

8. ~ ~ ~ GERTRUDE HELEN SCHOTT (MATTHIAS > JOHN) was born 02 February 1898 in Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA, and died 26 January 1983 in Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA. She met HERBERT EDWIN FRITZ. He was born 01 August 1898 in WI, USA, and died 26 February 1979 in WI, USA. He was buried at Pinelaw Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Child of GERTRUDE SCHOTT and HERBERT FRITZ was EVELYN MARIE SCHOTT, born 02 September 1924, Utica, Winona, Minnesota, USA; died 14 May 1997, Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA. Evelyn married EDWARD FRANK MILLER 01 January 1945 in Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, USA. He was a Farmer and was born 19 March 1910 in Lewiston, Winona Minnesota, USA, and died 31 October 1984 in Lewiston, Winona Minnesota, USA.

Please note that in keeping with genealogy protocol I have not included information about later generations which may include living persons. If you have a family connection please contact me for further information.

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