John Scnell b. 1813 from Alsace,France-Germany, spoke Germany. Lived in Doniphan md. Katherine b. 1816. They had 3 sons that I know of: Adam, John, and Henry.
What do you know of this family?
Regarding his son Adam Schnell b.1841 Doniphan, I have portrait I will share. He md. Anna Martha Enderlein, German born.
One of their 9 children was Elizabeth who at some time married a Mr. Bell. She died in CA. USA. I have the following names of Bells in the Doniphan/Atchison area from a news article.

As follows: Dec 1889 A Christmas reunion of the Bell family, at the residence of Charles Bell. Present were George Bell from El Morro,Colorada,
Lewis Bell from Milwood, Leavenworth, KS
Mrs. Mary E. Faulkner from British Columbia
Frank Bell from Chicago
Arthur Bell from Holton Kansas

Does anyone know about this group of Bells?