Frederick SENN

1839 - 1926  (87 years)

• Name	Frederick SENN  [1]
  Birth	7 Feb 1839	, , , Prussia   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1843	, , New York, USA
  	from Germany
  	The 1920 census gives the date as 1843 with naturalization in 1858.
  Naturalization	1846	, , New York, USA
  	from Germany
  Military	Abt 1861	, , New York, USA
  	Military
  	Fred was drafted and then exempted.
  Residence	1862	Pembroke, Genesee, New York, USA
  Tax List	1 Sep 1863	, , New York, USA
  	Tax List
  	$3.33
  Tax List	1 Nov 1863	, , New York, USA
  	Tax List
  	$1.31
  Census	25 Jun 1875	, Erie, New York, USA
  ED 1, pg 26
  Newstead Township Fred Senn M 36 Germany Barbara Senn Wife F 34 Germany Julia Senn Dau F 13 Genesee Lizzie Senn Dau F 11 Genesee Henry Senn Son M 9 Genesee Martha Senn Dau F 7 Genesee John Senn Son M 6 Genesee Ann Senn Dau F 9/12 Erie They live in a frame house with a garden, valued at 200. Frederick is a sewing machine agent. They are both alien and unable to read and write.
  Property	1876	, Genesee, New York, USA
  Property
  Census	7 Jun 1880	Pembroke, Genesee, New York, USA
  ED 16, pg 11-12 (661C-D)
  District 2 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
  Residence	Between 1885 and 1900	Holland, Bell, Texas, USA
  Property	5 Dec 1885	Pembroke, Genesee, New York, USA
  Property
  "I also found the Land Record of when he sold that farm property, which was signed by Frederick Senn and "Barbary" Senn, his wife. It seems that she made her Mark (X) and they had filled in her written name as both Barbery (above) & Barbary (signed). ... It was recorded on the 5th day of December, 1885. It was sold to Henry P. Porter, the former owner of a general store in Corfu." [This from cousin Cliff]
  Tax List	1889	, Bell, Texas, USA
  	Tax List
  	1 buggy $20, 2 horses or mules $100, 1 cow $10
  Census	1890	Heidenheimer, Bell, Texas, USA
  Texas Veterans Schedule
  Residence	1906	Robinson, McLennan, Texas, USA
  Census	14 May 1910	, McLennan, Texas, USA
  ED 77 pg 33B
  Precinct 1 Fred Senn 71 Germany Annie Senn 35 New York They're indexed under SONN and Annie's birthplace is listed as New Mexico.
  Census	5 Jan 1920	, McLennan, Texas, USA
  ED 107, pg 3B
  Vol. 118, Line 61 Name relationship age where born Naturalization Seen, Fred head 81 Prussia 1843-Na 1858 Annie dau 44 NY
  Death	3 Nov 1926	Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  	Cause: Post-operative ???
  	Address: Providence Sanitorium Waco Texas
  		Senn, Frederick death certificate
  		Providence Sanitorium Waco, Texas
  Obituary	4 Nov 1926	Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
  Obituary
  pg 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.
  Obituary	6 Nov 1926	Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
  Obituary
  pg. 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.
  Burial	6 Nov 1926	Robinson, McLennan, Texas, USA   [7]
  	Address: Robinson Cemetery Texas McLennan County
  Person ID	I2622	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry SENN,   b. Abt 1809, , , , Prussia d. Deceased
  Family ID	F6767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Clara L LITT,   b. 9 Jan 1840, Darmstadt, , Hessen, Germany d. 6 Sep 1873, , Genesee, New York, USA (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1861	, , New York, USA
  Children	+ 1. Julia F SENN,   b. May 1862, Pembroke, Genesee, New York, USA d. 28 Jan 1947, , Genesee, New York, USA (Age ~ 84 years) + 2. Clara Elizabeth SENN,   b. 16 Oct 1864, Pembroke, Genesee, New York, USA d. 18 Jan 1942, , Genesee, New York, USA (Age 77 years) + 3. Henry C SENN,   b. 5 Sep 1865, Pembroke, Genesee, New York, USA d. 20 Nov 1939, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 74 years) + 4. Martha L SENN,   b. 21 Nov 1867, Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA d. 18 Sep 1933, , Genesee, New York, USA (Age 65 years) + 5. John L SENN,   b. 1869, , Genesee, New York, USA d. 20 Apr 1918, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Barbara ???,   b. 1840, Baden, , , Prussia d. Bef 1890, , , , USA (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1873
  	Clara died in Sep of 1873 and Annie was born in Sep of 1874, I'm guessing he and Barbara were married between September and February - if they actually married. Cliff didn't find a marriage record for either of them.
  Children	> 1. Ann Elizabeth SENN,   b. 14 Sep 1874, Pembroke, Genesee, New York, USA d. 4 Mar 1960, Bellmead, McLennan, Texas, USA (Age 85 years) + 2. Frederick Doyle SENN,   b. 22 Oct 1875, Pembroke, Genesee, New York, USA d. 16 Aug 1930, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F1321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 7 Feb 1839 - , , , Prussia Immigration - from Germany - 1843 - , , New York, USA Naturalization - from Germany - 1846 - , , New York, USA Military - Military - Abt 1861 - , , New York, USA Marriage - Abt 1861 - , , New York, USA Residence - 1862 - Pembroke, Genesee, New York, USA Tax List - Tax List - 1 Sep 1863 - , , New York, USA Tax List - Tax List - 1 Nov 1863 - , , New York, USA Census - ED 1, pg 26 - 25 Jun 1875 - , Erie, New York, USA Property - Property - 1876 - , Genesee, New York, USA Census - ED 16, pg 11-12 (661C-D) - 7 Jun 1880 - Pembroke, Genesee, New York, USA Residence - Between 1885 and 1900 - Holland, Bell, Texas, USA Property - Property - 5 Dec 1885 - Pembroke, Genesee, New York, USA Tax List - Tax List - 1889 - , Bell, Texas, USA Census - 1890 - Heidenheimer, Bell, Texas, USA Residence - 1906 - Robinson, McLennan, Texas, USA Census - ED 77 pg 33B - 14 May 1910 - , McLennan, Texas, USA Census - ED 107, pg 3B - 5 Jan 1920 - , McLennan, Texas, USA Death - Cause: Post-operative ???,Address: Providence Sanitorium Waco Texas - 3 Nov 1926 - Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA Obituary - Obituary - 4 Nov 1926 - Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA Obituary - Obituary - 6 Nov 1926 - Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA Burial - Address: Robinson Cemetery Texas McLennan County - 6 Nov 1926 - Robinson, McLennan, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Senn, Frederick Auction Sales, The Daily News Thursday, Dec. 17 - Fredrick Senn, will sell his place near Corfu, a number of horses, cows, and a quantity of agricultural implements. Sale commences at 12 o'clock. D. Dimock, auctioneer.

  
  

• Notes

  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. 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. sennh (Research):Is this my Frederick's father? Frederick SENN (AFN: 3GM4-33) Sex: M Birth: 1813 , , Switzerland Death: 12 May 1860 Henrietta, Monroe, Ny I am positive that John H is not his father. Fred and Annie are both on the 1900 Census in Texas, so I assume that Frederick was here, too. Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 Name: Friedrich Sinn Gender: Male Christening Date: 18 Aug 1839 Christening Place: Halver, Westfalen, Preu

  
  

• Sources

  [S513] Senn, Ima Holder, William Frederick Senn. [S275] Death Certificate, Senn, Frederick #39273. 7 Feb 1839, Prussia [S767] Obituary, Frederick Senn. "Frederick Senn, 87, ... Mr. Senn was born in Germany, and came to U.S. at 7 years of age." [S558] Texas Death Index, 1964-1998, (FamilySearch.org), Senn, Frederick. [S275] Death Certificate, Senn, Frederick #39273. [S767] Obituary, Frederick Senn. "... died Wednesday morning in local sanitarium ..." [S767] Obituary, Frederick Senn. "... and interred in the Robinson Cemtery ..."