Schantz Family of Hesse Kassel and St. Louis Missouri

<div align="center"> <center> <table border="1" width="95%" bordercolor="#000000" cellspacing="1" height="56"> <tr> <td width="53%" align="center" height="29" colspan="2"><a href="home.html" target="right1"><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman">HOME</font></a></td> <td width="27%" align="center" height="29"><a href="newhstry.html" target="right1"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2" color="#0000FF">History/Genealogy</font></a></td> </center> <td width="25%" align="center" height="29"> <p align="center"><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman">Family Contacts</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" align="center" height="12"><a href="family" target="_top"><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman">For descendants of <br> Socrates Schantz (1866-1938) - USA</font></a></td> <td width="28%" align="center" height="12"> <a href="August" target="_top"> <font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman">For descendants of <br> August Schantz (1860-1941) - USA</font></a></td> <td width="27%" align="center" height="12"><a href="Charles" target="right1"><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman">For descendants of <br> Charles Schantz (1839-1905) - USA</font></a></td> <td width="25%" align="center" height="12"><a href="links.html" target="right1"><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman">Links to other Schantz families<br> & related links</font></a></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" width="95%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="2" height="153"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="3" height="95"> <p align="center"><b><font size="7" color="#000080" face="Times New Roman">SCHANTZ</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="32%" height="61"> <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="gerflag2[1].gif" border="0" width="74" height="59"></font></td> <td width="34%" height="61"> <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"> <img border="0" src="hessenarms.gif" width="58" height="77"> </font></td> <td width="34%" height="61"> <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><img border="0" src="usaflag2.gif" width="79" height="46"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" height="42" colspan="3"> <font face="Times New Roman"> <br> <font size="3"> This site is devoted to the descendants of <b><u>Melchior Schantz (1580-1633)</u></b>, Rittmeister and Bürger in Ziegenhain, Hesse-Kassel. Surviving branches of this family have been documented across Germany and America.</font></font> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">We also welcome descendants of Melchior's cousin, <u><b>Johann Eberhardt von Schantz (1614-1665)</b></u>, secretary to King Carl X Gustav of Sweden. Surviving branches of this family have been documented across Scandinavia and North America.</font></p> <p align="center"><i><b><font color="#FF0000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">*** Please note: This Web site is currently being updated - some links may be inoperable. We apologize for any inconvenience. ***</font></b></i></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">If you are interested in pursuing Schantz genealogy, please follow the steps below:</font></p> <ol> <li><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">First read the <a href="newhstry.html"> History page</a>, which contains information about several of the different Schantz families, and may help you to determine whether or not you are related to any of these Schantz lines.</font></li> <li><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">If you know the Schantz line to which you are connected, you may wish to email one of the contacts for that branch. Please remember that these are interested family members, not professional or volunteer genealogists offering to do your research.</font></li> <li><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">If you do not know if you are connected to any of these Schantz lines, but have a question or comment regarding Schantz genealogy, please leave a post on our Bulletin Board - or, for specific questions regarding Hessian-American Schantz history, please email <a href="mailto:jason@spanishlake.com">Jason Schantz</a>.</font></li> </ol> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div>