THE DESCENDANTS of J. HEINRICH SCHÖMBS

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Children: (2)

2.1....Dr. Erhard Schoembs (*30.04.1905 Danzig, +20.11.1994 Bad Neundorf)

Erhard Schoembs was married on 23.06.1938 in Münster to Ingeborg Orth (*15.02.1913 in Waldbröl, +06.12.1995 Bad Nenndorf).

Dr. Erhard Schoembs
at the age of 85 (1990)

Erhard Schoembs spend his childhood and schooling in Marienwerder/Westpreußen. He graduated at age 17 in Berlin. In Jena and Stuttgart, where he received his diploma, he studied chemistry. From 1935 to 1970 he worked as a chemist at the petroleum refinery Wintershall AG in Salzberg, in his later years as manager of the chemistry laboratory.

Dr Erhard Schoembs especially loved the forest and the sea. In his free time he devoted himself to mineralogy, liked to paint watercolors, make excursions in the region, and read philosophy. At age 80 he was still developing new chemicals to assist him in the analysis of minerals. He even continued with hiking and some cross-country skiing in the hills around Deisters bei Bad Nenndorf.

Children: (2)

2.1....Ingrid Schoembs (*1940 Bad Nenndorf)

Ingrid Schoembs was married on 30.08.1969 in Salzbergen to Udo Karl (*1943). Ingrid Schoembs spent her childhood in Salzbergen. She graduated from school in Rheine. After training as a chemical technician with Fresenius in Wiesbaden she worked in Witten and Bonn. Following their marriage in 1969 they moved to Augsburg.

Children: (1)

1.1.....Jochen Karl (*1973 Augsburg)

Jochen Karl (1999)

Jochen Karl grew up in Augsburg. After his examinations and graduation from high school he studied political economy in Augsburg, Swansea/Wales, Lund/Schweden and Nürnberg. In Jochen's free time he is an enthusiastic snowboarder and water surfer, and teaches surfing.

2.2.....Dr. Harald Schoembs (*1943 Salzbergen)

Harald Schoembs grew up in Salzberg.

Dr.Harald Schoembs (1995)

After his schooling in Salzberg and Rheine, Harald Schembs first studied physics toward a degree. After a short employment at nuclear technician and reactor operator at the nuclear facility in Jülich he studied physics at the Technical University of Berlin. He also studied education and taught at the Technical University as well as in Kassel.

Since 1985 Dr. Harald Schoembs has been a part time employee for the federal government in Berlin, with a specialty in thermal issues in waste treatment. He also consults with industry and teaches environmental science – main focuses are energy generation, air, environmental ethics and practical courses on the self-construction of solar collectors. He has written many articles in the area.

Children: (1)

1.1.....Silke Bertram (*1977 Berlin)

Silke Bertram moved after her schooling with her mother Barbara Bertram (*25.06.1941) to Graz, Austria. In 1996 Silke was studying Sport in Vienna. In her free time she enjoys competing in the sport of "Voltigieren" and has won several international trophies. She is also an accomplished painter. Silke lives with her partner Martin Meßner (*1974 Vienna).

Children: (2)

2.1.....Timo Bertram (*2010 Wien)

2.2.....Mira Bertram (*2013 Wien)

2.2.....Wolfram " Wolf" Schoembs (*04.05.1906 Danzig, +07.08.1926 Berlin)

Wolfram Schoembs, also, had an artistic vein.

Watercolor by Wolfram Schoembs at the age of 13 years (1920)

As a child in Berlin he was very imaginative. Already at age 13 he was painting fairy tale objects which were printed in books and gave him attention. He used different methods including pencil, feather drawings, line drawings, water colors, and oil paintings. In addition he wrote numerous remarkable poems.

6.3..... Johann Jacob Ferdinand Schoembs (*05.12.1868 Offenbach, +15.07.1952 Flushing)

Johann Jacob Ferdinand Schoembs was named for his uncle "Ferdinand Chambosse". But affectionately he was "Freddy".

Freddy emigrated to America at age 19 (1888). He returned to Germany at least one time, perhaps twice. There are Ellis Island records of his re-entry into the United States. An ocean map marking the progress of a return voyage in September, 1891, still exists.

1885 Emigrant to Gutenberg, New Jersey
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His whereabouts in his early years are unclear. He completed his naturalization papers in Cook County, Illinois, in 1896. He may have lived in New York City after that. He married Julia Fischer (*1883 New York, +21/6/1966 New Jersey). Then they probably moved to Connecticut (Greenwich or New Britain), and finally to Guttenberg, New Jersey (26th Street according to the 1920 Census), a german area in Hoboken. The map is confusing on this point. Today's map shows Guttenberg as being roughly across the Hudson from the middle of Central Park in Manhattan, about 80th Street. Yet there is not a 26th Street in Guttenberg today. To get to 26th Street on the Jersey side of the River you must go a couple of miles to the south, just south of the Jersey entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. This is equivalent to about 36th Street in Manhattan. Freddie's first employment was working as a cook in a hotel. Later it is told that he was a supervisor for three large garden areas. Other information has him as a gardener. He took his own life in 1952.

Freddie changed the spelling of the name from Schoembs to Schembs. We have no explanation for this. As early as 1896 (naturalization papers) he is Ferdinand Schembs, yet as late as 1923 (a record relating to the baptism of Louisa) the name is written Schoembs. In the 1920 Census they are the Schembs. The change probably occured soon after his emigration. Most of the documentation for the family is with the spelling Schembs.

Children: (2)

2.1.....Margaret Schoembs (*1906)

2.2.....Louisa Schoembs (*1913)

6.4.....Louise Philipine Schoembs (*12.07.1872 Offenbach, +20.07.1958 Bad Soden)

Louise Schoembs
at the Age of 32 years (1905)

Louise Schoembs was an accomplished painter and spent periods of her life in Geneva painting. She did not marry and lived until her death together with her older sister Fina in Bad Soden.

Watercolor by Louise Schoembs (Genf 1905)

6.5.....Hugo Carl Ludwig Schoembs (*04.03.1874 Offenbach, +23.08.1948 Munzingen bei Freiburg)

Hugo Carl Ludwig Schoembs was an engineer by training and taught at the Technical Institute in Bingen. He married Paula Ulrich aus Bingen (*09.05.1881, +1917). She is reputed to have been extremely attractive, hardworking and able. She died at age 36 following a hernia operation. She apparently got the hernia from carrying buckets of water during the First World War.

Children: (1)

1.1.....Hermann Behrend Schoembs (*07.09.1903 Wiesbaden, +19.02.1965)

Hermann Schoembs grew up after the early death of his mother with his Aunt "Lutty" who herself had no children. Lutty was married to a Dutchman "Ko" van t'Oever. They lived in Groningen, Holland.

~1917 "Emigrant" to The Netherlands
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Hermann Schoembs worked as a distributor of electrical equipment, going to Australia for several years. He then returned to Holland. He was married in May, 1930 to Maartje Jacoba Gerritsen (*14.08.1904 Rotterdam, +08.09.95)

Children: (3)

3.1.....Hermann "Hugo" Schoembs (*1932 Rotterdam/Holland)

3.2.....Paul Anthony Schoembs (*1942 Voorburg/Holland)

3.3....."Annetje" Jacoba Schoembs (*1947 Voorburg/Holland)

Descendants of the Friesenheimer/Offenbacher Line at the first Schömbs Reunion in Worms-Herrnsheim (02.10.1999)
from left: Annetje and Paul Schoembs (Holland), Betty Schoembs-Feldmann (USA), Dr. Harald Schoembs, Berlin, Martin Schoembs, Nürnberg

6.6.....Carl August "Carlo" Schoembs (*28.11.1876 Offenbach, +03.11.1943 Flushing)

Carlo Schoembs, like his brother, emigrated to America in about 1900. The similarity does not stop there, however. Carlo then married the sister of his brother Freddy's wife, Julia Fischer Schembs. Carlo also returned to Germany to visit his family. His return was in the late 1920's.

~1900 Emigrant to Flushing, New York
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Carlo and Elisabeth Fischer (*21.01.1885 New York, +12.11.1952 in Philadelphia) were married in 1905. Carlo was active in the coffee wholesaling business in New York. Julia and Elisabeth Schembs/Schoembs both maintained contact with the German relatives of their husbands after the deaths of the husbands, and would send food boxes to Germany following the Second World War.

Children: (1)

1.1.....Frederick Charles Schoembs (*26.05.1906 West New York, +26.04.1994)

Right: Descendants of Carlo, Bets Feldmann and daughter Kris Nordin, at the first Schömbs Familientreffen in Herrnsheim, Germany, 1999

12.7...Johann Georg "Philipp" Schoembs (*23.04.1839, +~1916 Russland)

Philipp was a salesman by profession. He married Rosina Bertha Stellwag (*30.11.1839). They lived in Frankfurt am Main. Philipp Schoembs died in Russia during the time of World War I.

Children: (6)

6.1.....Philipp Emmerich Schömbs (*28.08.1866 Frankfurt, +17.06.1872 Frankfurt)

6.2.....Heinrich Friedrich Schömbs (*19.08.1867 Frankfurt, +24.08.1867 Frankfurt)

6.3.....Heinrich Georg Schömbs (*17.11.1868 Frankfurt, +06.02.1869)

6.4.....Adolf Schömbs (*26.03.1870)

Children: (1)

1.1.....Albert Schömbs (*12.10.1910)

Albert Schömbs married Hedwig ??. They lived in Frankfurt and later in Gambach-Münzenberg. Albert was married twice. Albert and Hedwig had two children together.

Children: (5)

5.1.....Heinz Schömbs (*1939)

Heinz married Edeltraud Tschück. Heinz was a tax consultant in Kronberg.

Children: (3)

3.1.....Monika Schömbs

Monika lives in Königstein.

5.2.....Inge Schömbs (*1939)

Inge Schömbs married Vieth. They live in Kronberg.

Children: (1)

1.1.....Jürgen Vieth

Albert Schömbs then divorced and remarried. We do not know the name of the second wife, with whom he had three more children.

5.3.....Hans Schömbs

Hans is married to Minna and they live in Frankfurt.

Children: (1)

1.1.....daughter Schömbs

5.4.....Elsa Schömbs

Elsa Schömbs married Herrn Wagner. They live in Wiesbaden.

Children: (1)

1.1.....Anna Wagner

5.5.....Frieda Schömbs

Frieda Schömbs married Herrn Tannenberg. They live in Friedberg/Hessen.

Children: (1)

1.1.....Willi Tannenberg

6.5....Theodora Theresa Franziska Schoembs (*16.07.1873, +12.04.1875 Frankfurt)

6.6....Mathilda Georgina Karolina Schömbs (*17.12.1874, +24.07.1875 Frankfurt)

12.8...Katharina Schoembs (*vermutlich um ca. 1840 Offenbach)

Katharina married Conrad Kämmerer on 31.07.1860 in Offenbach. He was a salesman in Frankfurt.

Children: (4)

4.1.....Josephine Kleopatra Elisabeth Kämmerer (*26.04.1866 Frankfurt)

4.2.....Anna Amalie Lucretia Kämmerer (*15.01.1868 Frankfurt)

4.3.....Julius Gottfried Kämmerer (*26.02.1869 Frankfurt)

4.4.....Charlotte Alexandrine Cassandra Kämmerer (*22.02.1871 Frankfurt)

12.9...Anna Schoembs (*18.07.1843 Wittstock, +11.11.1931)

Anna Schoembs did not marry.

12.10...Anna Margaretha Schoembs (*25.09.1844, +ca. 1910 Mainz)

Margaretha Schoembs was married 19.09.1865 at church in Mainz Emmerich Mayer. Meyer ran a thriving liquor business in Mainz. Margaretha together with her sister Anna in Offenbach taught languages. Anna Margaretha was a tall and strong woman, but she took her own life.

Children: (1)

1.1.....Agnes Theresia Mayer (*04.05.1868 Mainz)

Agnes Mayer had a sweet face but was disfigured by a goiter. She grew up a sheltered life and was not allowed to come into her father's liquor store. She stayed in the apartment and was trained in singing. She had a beautiful soprano voice.

8.6.....Johann Georg Schömbs (*1808 Friesenheim, +1857 Eimsheim)

Godfather was Joh. Georg Dapper, Sörgenloch.
Johann Georg Schömbs was married on 20.02.1839 in Neustadt/W. to Elisabeth Burger. By profession Johann Georg Schömbs was a cobbler. Probably it is the same Johann Georg Schömbs who married a second time on 18.05.1848 in Neunkirchen/Baden Katharina Elisabetha Hartmann.

Children: (4)

4.1.....Catharina Schömbs (*12.04.1834 Neustadt/W.)

Catharina Schömbs was married 26.06.1873 in Landau to Joseph Schloegel.

4.2.....Sybilla Schömbs (*1837, +29.05.1837 Neustadt/W.)

Sybilla died at the age of two months.

4.3.....Anna Maria Schömbs (*04.06.1841 Neustadt/W.)

Maria Schömbs was married to Georg Kipp.

Children: (1)

1.1.....Anna Maria Kipp

Anna Maria Kipp married on 23.07.1891 in Neustadt Thomas Beck.

4.4.....Franz Peter Schömbs (*10.08.1846 Neustadt/W.)

Compulsory Auction of the belongings of Valentin and Katharina Schömbs

8.7.....Valentin Schömbs (*19.08.1810 Friesenheim)

Godfather was Valentin Günther, Friesenheim. Valentin is mentioned in the publication of A. Engel, Rockenhausen, "Rockenhausen. Die Geschichte eines Landstädtchens:" 1864 the day laborer Valentin Schömbs borrows from the municipality 350 fl (gulden) to cover his debts." 1868 his liabilities increased so much that a compulsory auction was fixed, as seen by the notice of 20.12.1868. For the complete article, click here.

8.8.....Anna Margarethe Schömbs (*17.05.1813 -1814)

8.3.....Catharina Schoembs (*19.06.1778 Friesenheim)

Godmother was Catharina Günther, Dolgesheim.

8.4.....Valentin Schoembs (*16.04.1781 Friesenheim, +10.12.1869 Undenheim)

Valentin Schömbs was married 09.02.1834 to Anna Maria Lichtenecker (*1783, +30.09.1833 Undenheim).

Children: (6)

6.1.... Jacob Schömbs II. (*15.01.1803 Friesenheim)

Jacob Schömbs married Maria Christina Neumer (*1810, +10.05.1861 Undenheim).

Children: (2)

2.1.....Georg Heinrich Schömbs (*22.08.1839 Friesenheim, +19.02.1906 Friesenheim)

Georg Schömbs married on 23.01.1873 in Undenheim Maria Anna Wehrle (*18.04.1840 Köngernheim).

Children: (4)

4.1.....Georg Schömbs (*29.11.1873 Friesenheim)

4.2.....Heinrich Schömbs (*18.11.1877 Friesenheim)

4.3.....Jakob Schömbs (*18.11.1877 Friesenheim)

4.4.....Catharina Schömbs (*01.09.1881)

2.2.....Elisabeth Schömbs (*06.03.1836 Friesenheim)

6.2.... Anna Maria Schömbs (*08.04.1805, +31.12.1805 Undenheim)

Godmother was Anna Maria Schömbs, Friesenheim.

6.3.... Anna Maria Schömbs (*13.04.1807 Friesenheim, +18.01.1811 Undenheim)

Godmother was Anna Maria Schömbs, Friesenheim

6.4.... Philipp Schömbs (*13.04.1807 Undenheim, +20.01.1811 Undenheim)

6.5.... Maria Josepha Schömbs (*03.03.1810 Undenheim)

6.6.... Elisabetha Margaretha Schömbs (*16.06.1820 Undenheim)

8.5.... Philipp Schoembs (*20.07.1784 Friesenheim)

Godfather was Philipp Peter Zöller, Oppenheim.

8.6.... Mathias Schoembs (*22.02.1787 Friesenheim)

Godfather was Mathias Kolb, Köngernheim. Mathias "Schems" was married on 22.01.1812 in Weinolsheim (Dorn-Dürkheim) to Maria Catharina Weber, Dorn-Dürkheim.

Children: (9)

9.1.....Heinrich Schömbs (*14.08.1813 Dorn-Dürkheim, +18.12.1891 Baltimore MD)

Heinrich Schoembs was married in 1840 to Regina (*~1820 Deutschland, +09.12.1898 Baltimore MD). They had two children, Katherine (*1845) und Charles (*1853). Then in 1854 the family emigrated. In Amerika they had two more children.

1854 Emigrant to Baltimore, Maryland
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Childrenn: (4)

4.1.....Katherine Schoembs (*02.1845 Deutschland, +nach 1900 USA)

4.2.....Charles M. Schoembs (*26.08.1853 Deutschland, +21.11.1920 Baltimore)

4.3.....Henry Schoembs (*~1855 Baltimore)

4.4.....Philipp Schoembs (*10.1859 Baltimore, +29.12.1918 Baltimore)

9.2.....Johann Adam Schömbs (*17.09.1815 Dorn-Dürkheim, +1908 Deutschland)

Johann Adam Schömbs married Henriette Marie Louise Illig (*22.02.1817 Darmstadt).

1843 Emigrant to Paris, France
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Children: (3)

3.1.....Pierre Henri Schömbs (*23.02.1845 Paris,10eme)

3.2.....Charles Adam Schömbs (*27.05.1848 Paris, 15eme, +1920 Paris)

3.3.....Louise Marie Henriette Schömbs (*11.01.1851 Paris)


German Passport of Johann Adam Schömbs, 1889!

Visit by Jim Schembs to the French Schömbs (Oktober 1999)
from left: Eliane Schömbs, Andre Schömbs, Christiane Schömbs, Jim Schembs, Muriel Schömbs, Eric Schömbs, Alain Schömbs

9.3....Anna Maria Schömbs (*06.05.1818 Dorn-Dürkheim)

Anna Maria Schömbs was married on 11.01.1840 to the widower Adam Basemer, Dorn-Dürkheim.

Children: (1)

1.1......Anna Maria Basemer (*27.6.1850 Weinolsheim)

9.4.....Katharina Barbara Schömbs (*25.11.1820 Dorn-Dürkheim, +28.03.1899 Bobstadt)

Katharina Schömbs married Kaspar Cornelius.

9.5.....Johann Philipp Schömbs (*17.05.1823 Dorn-Dürkheim)

9.6.....Johannes Schömbs (*20.01.1826 Dorn-Dürkheim)

9.7.....Dorothea Schömbs (*02.09.1828 Dorn-Dürkheim)

Perhaps around 1848 Emigrant to New York City
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9.8.....Gertrud Schömbs (*04.11.1831 Dorn-Dürkheim)

Gertrud Schömbs was married on 07.09.1852 in Alsheim to Mathäus Wetzel, a farmer by profession.

Children: (1)

1.1.....Mathias Wetzel (*22.02.1860 Alsheim, +23.02.1902 Hofheim)

Mathias married Elise. He was an "Oberpostassistent," a mail inspector. They lived in Oppenheim.

9.9.....Peter Schömbs (*06.08.1835, +20.01.1837 Dorn-Dürkheim)

8.7.... Heinrich Schoembs (*23.08.1790 Friesenheim)

Godfather was Heinrich Scheuermann, Nieder-Olm.

Heinrich Schömbs was in the military, probably in Mainz. In the Mainz address book beginning in 1836 he is listed as a "Karcher". From 1853 until his death he is shown as a military pensioner. Heinrich was the widower of Catharina Weyer from Mainz. His death was reported by his nephew Heinrich Schoembs, a salesman in Frankfurt.