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Final Resting Places

Cemeteries and Graves

  • Some Final Resting Places of Our Family


     Johann Georg and Heinricke Margaretha (Lauer) Schneider

    A gathering of family members on the original property and at the grave of Johann Georg Schneider.
    The first Schneiders passed away before the creation of suitable local cemeteries, so they were buried on the family properties of these early settlers.

    Johann Georg Schneider, born 25 Oct 1810 in Ellhofen, died 4 Apr 1878, aged 67
    buried on his property at Franklyn Vale near Mt Walker

    Heinricke Margaretha Lauer, born 31 Dec 1809 in Ellhofen, died 22 July 1882, aged 72, buried on the property of her son, Henry Schneider, at Kulgun


    Wondai Cemetery

    Son of Johann Heinrich Schneider jr,
    Ben, and his wife Alma

    Benjamin Walter Schneider (Ben),
    born 31 Dec 1903 in Roadvale,
    died 29 May 1950, aged 46

    Alma Dora (Pieper) Schneider,
    born 9 Oct 1901 in Vernor,
    died 6 Dec 1984, aged 83

    Mutdapilly Cemetery

    Friederike Sophie,
    daughter of Johann Georg Schneider sr.

    Friederike Sophie (Schneider) Hinrichsen,
    born 14 Oct 1842 in Eberstadt,
    died 16 Mar 1875, aged 32

    Mt Walker
    Cemetery

    The husband of Friederike Sophie, daughter of Johann Georg Schneider sr.

    Johann Joachim Frederick Hinrichsen,
    born 1840 in Lebatz, Holstein,
    died 6 Jan 1916, aged 75

    Boonah Baptist Cemetery, Hoya

    Emma, daughter of Gottfried Friedrich (Fred) Schneider

    Emma (Schneider) Neibling,
    born 12 Dec 1884 in Qld,
    died 8 Apr 1907, aged 22


    Coleyville Cemetery, Coleyville Cemetery Road, Boonah, Qld

    The Coleyville Cemetery

    since 1892

    The Coleyville Cemetery was originally connected to the Coleville Baptist Church, formerly known as Mt Walker. The following family members found their final resting place at Coleyville Cemetery:

    The daughter of Johann Georg Schneider (senior):
    Christine "Sophie" (Schneider) Dickfos, born 26 Nov 1843 in Eberstadt, died 26 Jan 1917, aged 73
    Johann Friedrich "August" Dickfos, born 28 Dec 1842 in Gerswalde, died 8 May 1926, aged 83

    The daughter of Johann Georg Schneider (senior):
    "Christine" Elisabeth (Schneider) Dickfos, born 17 Sep 1850 in Eberstadt, died 12 Jan 1942, aged 91
    Johann "Carl" Gottlieb Dickfos, born 5 Apr 1850 in Templin, died 3 Jan 1937, aged 86

    The parents of Annie Lobegeiger, the wife of Johann Heinrich Schneider (junior):
    Friedrich William August (Fred) Lobegeiger, born 7 Nov 1851 in Charlottenhof, died 26 Aug 1913, aged 61
    Ernestine Fredericka Amelia (Wolter) Lobegeiger, born 11 July 1852 in Hassleben, died 23 June 1923, aged 70

    The grandfather of Annie (Lobegeiger) Schneider:
    Friedrich Wilhelm August Lobegeiger, born 19 July 1820 in Charlottenhof, died 26 Apr 1893, aged 72

    Christine "Sophie" (Schneider) and Johann "Carl" Gottlieb Dickfos

    "Christine" Elisabeth (Schneider) and Johann Friedrich "August" Dickfos

    Friedrich William August (Fred) Lobegeiger and Ernestine Fredericka Amelia (Wolter) Lobegeiger

    Friedrich William August Lobegeiger (senior)


    Kalbar General Cemetery, Munbilla Road, Kalbar, Qld

    The Kalbar General Cemetery

    The following family members found their final resting place at Kalbar General Cemetery:

    The grandson of Johann Georg Schneider (senior):
    Johann Heinrich Schneider (Henry junior), born 14 July 1870 in Rosewood, died 14 Apr 1946, aged 75

    The daughter of Johann Heinrich Schneider (Henry junior):
    Lilly Annie (Schneider) Zimmermann, born 15 Nov 1905 in Roadvale, died 16 Aug 1949, aged 43
    Harold James Zimmermann, born 9 Dec 1905 in Kalbar, died 1 June 1971, aged 65

    The sister of Ernestine (Schulz) Pieper and her husband Victor Francis Pfeffer:
    Frederika Christine (Schulz) Pfeffer, born 8 Feb 1851 in Menkin, died 23 Nov 1922, aged 71
    Victor Francis Pfeffer, born 18 Dec 1842 in Neckarsulm, died 16 June 1922, aged 80

    Johann Heinrich Schneider (Henry junior)

    Lilly Annie (Schneider) and Harold James Zimmermann

    Frederika Christine (Schulz) Pfeffer

    Victor Francis Pfeffer


    Engelsburg Baptist Cemetery, 49 Edward Street, Kalbar, Qld

    The Engelsburg Baptist Cemetery

    from 1885 to 1923

    The following family members found their final resting place at Engelsburg Baptist Cemetery:

    The son of Johann Georg Schneider (senior):
    Johann Heinrich Schneider (Henry senior), born 23 Sep 1836 in Eberstadt, died 10 June 1905, aged 68

    Wilhelmine (Topp) (Lobegeiger) Schneider's brother and his wife:
    Wilhelm Friedrich Ferdinand Topp, born 1 Mar 1840 in Götschendorf, died 4 Sep 1915, aged 75
    Emilie Caroline Wilhelmine (Leberenz) Topp, born 11 Nov 1843 in Neuhaus, died 27 May 1917, aged 73

    The wife of Johann Heinrich (Henry) Schneider (junior):
    Annie (Lobegeiger) Schneider, born 22 Oct 1871 in Ipswich, died 7 May 1919, aged 47

    The grandmother of Annie (Lobegeiger) Schneider:
    Caroline Wilhelmine Louise (Witte) Lobegeiger, born 13 Sep 1817 in Templin, died 4 Apr 1889, aged 71

    The sister of Ernestine (Schulz) Pieper:
    Wilhelmine (Schulz) Zimmermann, born 30 Jan 1844 in Menkin, died 4 Dec 1912, aged 68

    Johann Heinrich Schneider
    (Henry senior)

    Wilhelm Friedrich Ferdinand Topp and
    Emilie Caroline Wilhelmine (Leberenz) Topp

    Annie (Lobegeiger) Schneider

    Caroline Wilhelmine Louise (Witte) Lobegeiger

    Wilhelmine (Schulz) Zimmermann


    Vernor German Baptist Church Cemetery, 59 Old Fernvale-Lowood Road, Vernor (Fernvale), Qld

    The Vernor German Baptist Church Cemetery

    since 1876

    There are quite a few family members who found their final rest in the Vernor Baptist Church Cemetery:

    The wife of Friedrich Suchting (who was buried in Murgon Cemetery):
    Wilhelmine Johanne Emilie (Riek) Suchting, born 15 Feb 1852 in Gerswalde, died 7 July 1906, aged 54

    Wilhelmine and Friedrich's daughter:
    Alvina Suchting, born 14 Sep 1884 in Vernor, died 1 Dec 1893, aged 9

    Wilhelmine and Friedrich's daughter and her husband:
    Anna (Suchting) Pieper, born 10 Feb 1873 in Fernvale, died 4 Nov 1924, aged 51
    Rudolph Pieper, born 11 Aug 1875 in Vernor, died 4th Oct 1945, aged 70

    Rudolph Pieper's parents:
    Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Pieper, born 27 Jan 1825 in Günterberg (Angermünde), died 1 Dec 1896, aged 71
    Ernestine (Schulz) Pieper, born 21 July 1853 in Menkin, died 10 Aug 1916, aged 63

    Ernestine's parents:
    Wilhelm August Schulz, born 18 Sep 1815 in Germany, died 9 Oct 1902, aged 87
    Christine (Procase) Schulz, born 19 July 1815 in Grimme, died 19 Mar 1896, aged 80

    Ernestine's brother and his wife:
    Wilhelm Frederick August Schulz, born 29 Jul 1848 in Menkin, Germany, died 7 Sep 1920, aged 72
    Wilhelmine Friederike (Schulz) Schulz, born 27 Nov 1845 in Germany, died 21 Mar 1919, aged 73

    Rudolph Pieper's brother and his wife:
    Adolph Pieper, born 10 Dec 1882 in Vernor, died 26 Feb 1953, aged 70
    Augusta (Schroeder) Pieper, born 2 Apr 1883 in Tarampa, died 26 Apr 1947, aged 64

    Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Pieper

    Ernestine (Schulz) Pieper

    Wilhelm Schulz and Wilhelmine (Schulz) Schulz

    Rudolph and Anna (Suchting) Pieper

    Adolph and Augusta (Schroeder) Pieper


    Murgon Cemetery, Murgon, Qld

    The Murgon Cemetery

    The following family members found their final resting place at Murgon Cemetery:

    The husband of Wilhelmine (Riek) Suchting (who was buried in Vernor Cemetery):
    Johann Hinrich Friedrich (Frederick) Suchting, born 10 Mar 1838 in Ahrensbök, died 26 June 1917, aged 79

    The daughter of Johann Heinrich Schneider senior and his 1st wife, Rosina Friederike Eckert (and husband, August):
    Friederike Christina (Schneider) Lobegeier, born 5 June 1863 in Eberstadt, died 31 Mar 1938, aged 74
    August Carl Hermann Lobegeier, born 17 July 1859 in Templin, died 24 Dec 1936, aged 77

    Friederike and August Lobegeier's daughter and her husband:
    Adina (Alena) (Lobegeier) Kratzmann, born 8 June 1888 in Boonah, died 30 Jan 1953, aged 64
    Friedrich Wilhelm Kratzmann, born 11 Nov 1882 in Toowoomba, died 24 Feb 1967, aged 84

    Friederike and August Lobegeier's son and his wife:
    Gottlieb (George) Lobegeier, born 1 Jan 1893 in Boonah, died 22 May 1977, aged 84
    Emmy Wilhelmine Marie (Rohde) Lobegeier, born 24 Sep 1899 in Unna NRW, died 29 Nov 1980, aged 81

    Friedrich Suchting's son:
    Adolph Suchting, born 19 May 1886 in Qld, died 5 Nov 1931, aged 45

    Friedrich Suchting's son and his second wife:
    Alfred Suchting, born 17 Aug 1889 in Qld, died 14 May 1947, aged 57
    Hilda May (Short) Suchting, born 25 Jun 1899 in Qld, died 4 July 1973, aged 74

    Friedrich Suchting's son John's wife:
    Matilda (Dennien) Suchting, born 6 Mar 1879 in Germany, died 4 Feb 1937, aged 57

    Johann Hinrich "Frederick" Suchting

    Friederike Christina (Schneider) and August Carl Hermann Lobegeier

    Adina (Alena) (Lobegeier) and Friedrich Wilhelm Kratzmann

    Gottlieb (George) Lobegeier and Emmy Wilhelmine Marie (Rohde)

    Adolph Suchting

    Alfred Suchting

    Hilda May (Short) Suchting

    Matilda (Dennien) Suchting


    Boonah General Cemetery, Cnr Elliot Rd and Gorkow Rd, Boonah, Qld

    The Boonah General Cemetery

    The following family members found their final resting place at Boonah General Cemetery:

    The son of Johann Georg Schneider (senior), John and his wife Fredericke:
    Johann Georg Schneider (junior), born 23 Dec 1845 in Eberstadt, died 24 Apr 1929, aged 83
    Auguste Wilhelmine Marie Ernestine 'Fredericke' (Henselin) Schneider, born 12 July 1855 in Germany, died 15 Mar 1936, aged 80

    The son of Johann Georg Schneider (senior), Fred and his wife Caroline:
    Gottfried Friedrich (Fred) Schneider, born 26 Jan 1841 in Eberstadt, died 4 July 1934, aged 93
    Johanna 'Caroline' Wilhelmine (Dickfos) Schneider, born 4 Mar 1855 in Strehlow, died 16 July 1952, aged 98

    The daughter Albert John Kuss and Martha (Schneider) Kuss (sister of Johann Heinrich junior)
    and her husband Alfred Pieper, son of Wilhelm Friedrich Erdmann Pieper (half brother of Rudolph Pieper):
    Violet Adelaiide (Kuss) Pieper, born 15 Dec 1900, died 5 Jan 1992, aged 91
    Alfred Pieper, born 15 Oct 1898 in Qld, died 22 Aug 1994, aged 95

    The daughter of Gottfried Friedrich (Fred) Schneider, Anna and her husband August:
    Anna (Schneider) Korner, born 26 May 1873 in Qld, died 6 Sep 1959, aged 86
    August Korner, born 25 Aug 1871 in Qld, died 14 Feb 1972, aged 90

    The daughter of Gottfried Friedrich (Fred) Schneider, Minnie and her husband James:
    Wilhelmina “Minnie” (Schneider) Harding, born 20 Mar 1878 in Mt Walker, died 5 oct 1978, aged 100
    James Harding, born 13 Apr 1871 in Ipswich, died 28 Apr 1943, aged 72

    The son of Gottfried Friedrich (Fred) Schneider, John and his wife Elizabeth:
    John W Schneider, born 1 Oct 1882 in Qld, died 18 May 1966, aged 83
    Elizabeth Mary (Niebling) Schneider, born 22 July 1885 in Qld, died 25 Mar 1959, aged 73

    The son of Gottfried Friedrich (Fred) Schneider, Friedrick and his wife Amelia:
    Friedrick Wilhelm Schneider, born 29 May 1887 in Qld, died 29 Aug 1978, aged 91
    Amelia (Rieck) Schneider, born 24 Sep 1884 in Kalbar, died 14 Nov 1956, aged 72

    John, the son of Johann Georg Schneider (junior):
    John Alfred Schneider, born 16 May 1893 in Qld, died 10 June 1947, aged 54

    The son of Harald Zimmermann and Lilly Annie (Schneider), daughter of Johann Heinrich junior:
    Ronald James Zimmermann, born 9 Apr 1926 in Kalbar, died 4 June 1955, aged 29

    Johann Georg Schneider (junior) and Auguste Wilhelmine Marie Ernestine 'Fredericke' (Henselin)

    Gottfried Friedrich (Fred) Schneider and Johanna 'Caroline' Wilhelmine (Dickfos)

    Violet Adelaiide (Kuss) and Alfred Pieper

    John Alfred Schneider

    Anna (Schneider) and August Korner

    Wilhelmina “Minnie” (Schneider) and James Harding

    John W Schneider and Elizabeth Mary (Niebling)

    Friedrick Wilhelm Schneider and Amelia (Rieck)

    Ronald James Zimmermann