Frederick Senn and Barbara ???

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Husband Frederick SENN ^{1 2}

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         Born: 7 Feb 1839 - Prussia 2 3
         Died: 3 Nov 1926 - Providence Sanitarium, Waco, Mclennan Co, Texas 2 3 4
       Buried: 7 Nov 1926 - Robinson Cemetery, Robinson, Mclennan Co, Texas 2

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       Father: Henry SENN (Abt 1809-      ) 3
       Mother: 

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     Marriage: Abt 1874

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 Other Spouse: Clara L LITT (1840-1873) 5 - Abt 1861 - New York

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Events in his life were:

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• Naturalization, New York, 1846

• Residence, Pembroke, Genessee Co, New York, 1862

• Census, Genesee Co, New York, 1880

• Residence, Holland, Bell Co, Texas, Between 1880 and 1900

• Residence, Robinson, McLennan Co, Texas, 1906

• Census, McLennan Co, Texas, 1920

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Wife Barbara ??? ⁶

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         Born: 1840 - Baden, Prussia 6
         Died: Bef 1890 - New York?
       Buried: 

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Children

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1 M Frederick Doyle SENN ¹

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         Born: 22 Oct 1875 - New York 1 7 8
         Died: 16 Aug 1930 - Austin State Hospital, Travis Co, Texas 4 8
       Buried: 18 Aug 1930 - State Hospital Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co, Texas

       Spouse: Emma Beatrice WILLS (1878-1937) 1 7 9
         Marr: 12 Jul 1899 - Bell Co, Texas 10

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2 F Annie Elizabeth SENN ^{6 11}

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         Born: Sep 1874 - Genessee Co, New York 11 12
         Died: 4 Mar 1960 - Bellmead, Mclennan Co, Texas 11
       Buried: 7 Mar 1960 - Robinson Cemetery, Robinson, Texas

       Spouse: Evald GUMMELT (1880-1961) 13

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General Notes (Husband)

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1880 Census Place: District 2, Pembroke, Genesee, New York
Source: FHL Film 1254835 National Archives Film T9-0835 Page 661C
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occ
Frederic Sinn Self M M W 41 Prussia Farming Prus. Prus.
Barbara Sinn Wife F M W 40 Baden House Wife Baden Baden
Martha Sinn Dau F S W 12 NY Prus. DarmstadtHesse
John Sinn Son M S W 10 NY Prus. DarmstadtHesse
Henry Sinn Son M S W 14 NY Prus. DarmstadtHesse
Elizabeth Sinn Dau F S W 5 NY Prus. Baden
Frederic Sinn Son M S W 4 NY Prus. Baden

1920 McLennan Co, Texas Vol. 118, ED 107, Sheet 3, Line 61
Name relationship age where born Naturalization
SEEN, Fred head 81 or 84 Prussia 1843-Na 1858
Annie dau 44 NY

Waco News-Tribune, Thursday, Nov. 4, 1926, p. 13,
Frederick Senn, 87, of Robinson, died Wednesday morning in local sanitarium. Survivors include: Mrs. Julia Tuebbs of Buffalo, N.Y., Mrs. Clara Colby of Corfu, N.Y., Mrs. M. Geese of Albany, N.Y.. Miss Annie Senn of Robinson, Henry Senn of Buffalo and Fred Senn of Austin. Services pending. Mr. Senn was born in Germany, and came to U.S. at 7 years of age. A retired farmer, lived 40 years in Texas, and a resident of Robinson for 20 years. In the Nov. 6, Waco N-T, p. 2, Frederick Senn burial sevice at 1:30 P.M. from the First Presbyterian Church of Robinson, and interred in the Robinson Cemtery. Pallbearers were Benton Jones, Martin Amlunke, Charles Waltiz, Leslie Walker, Jim Colvex and George Andrew.

A family legend that is unravelling:
Came from Germany with family. Had been wealthy until the Kaiser destroyed everything. Had three sisters. Was married and had three children. Wife died during Civil War. Fought in Civil War for the North. Was in a military prison. His sister raised his children. While in prison, he met a Confederate POW named Wills. When they were released, he decided to go with his friend back to Texas.
Had a farm near Waco in Robinson.
Another family legend:
Built a church and set aside a portion of the property as a school, churchyard and cemetery. He, Annie, Naomi, and Henry are buried there. Robinson Cemetery.
One more family legend:
Frederick's brother was a doctor at the "Mayo Clinic". Could this be Nicholas?
SENN, Dr. Nicholas, at Chicago, June 2, 1908 (death)
I can't find any proof that his first name was William.
Is this my Frederick's father?
Frederick SENN (AFN: 3GM4-33)
Sex: M
Birth: 1813 , , Switzerland
Death: 12 May 1860 Henrietta, Monroe, Ny
Gina- The information I have is that the SENN or Senner name means, a shepherd or cowherd in Switzerland. In the spring all the cattle in the small towns are gotten together and the herders drive them up into the mountains to greener pastures. They are milked and cheese is made right there in the mountains and every week the cheese is hauled down to the village and sold. In the fall the cattle are brought back to the village to a big field and the owners have to pick out their cow or cows and take them back to their homes and pick up their money for the cheese that had been sold. When we were in Buchs, St Gallen in Sept of 1998 we were able to see the return of the cattle from the mountains. The best milk producers were all decorated with flowers and branches on their heads and each wore a big (12 inches wide and 18 inches long) bell that clanged with each step the cow took. There must have been approx 150 milk cows and a bunch of yearling calves that bought up the rear of the procession. I did make lots of videotapes of our trip. Was able to visit the church my ancestors went to in Buchs and also look at and hold in my hands and photograph old church records back to the 1600's!!!! It was quite a feeling to see my GGGGGrandfather/mother's birth, confirmation, marriage and death records. Our SENN family came from the little town of Altendorf, St Gallen which is now a part of the city of Buchs. Take care Bill and Gale Senn bsenn@cfu.net
I checked in the Oxford English Dictionary and the name "senn" is German, rarely used since the early 19th century, but the definition of a "senn" is a herdsman in the Alps. Also Comb. senn-cabin, sennhutt, repr. G. sennhütte, a herdsman's chalet. c1822 MRS. HEMANS League of Alps 1: 'Twas night upon the Alps. The Senn's wild horn,..had pour'd its last long tone. c1822 Alp-Horn Song 16: The low sen-cabins and pastures free. 1868 KINGSLEY Hermits 131: During that short period of the year when the maidens in the sennhutt watch the cattle upon the upland pastures.s.

There is a will filed in Monroe county. This Fred lived in Mendon.
SENN, FREDERIC MENDON 54-172

A Henry Senn is buried in Oneida Co, New forest Cemetery

Mamaw said his name was William Frederick Senn.

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1 Senn, Ima Holder.

2 Obituary, Frederick Senn.

3 Death Certificate, 39273.

4 Texas State Death Index (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi).

5 1860 Genesee Co, NY Census (http://www.usgwcensus.org/cenfiles/ny/genesee/1860), 43.

6 1880 Genesee Co, NY Census (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp), 661C.

7 1900 Bell Co, Texas Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 20 S 5?.

8 Death Certificate, 7087.

9 1880 McCulloch Co, TX Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/mcculloch/census/1880/), 552b.

10 Bell Co, Texas Marriage Book, M/493.

11 Death Certificate, 18896.

12 1900 Bell Co, Texas Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), Pct. 5, Vol. 6, ED 29, Sheet 4.

13 Death Certificate, 04424.