Schroeder, also spelled Shroder, is an extremely common name of German and Dutch origin. There are over 58,000 families who share this surname in the United States alone. There have been many notable Schroeders, including actor Ricky Schroeder, US Congresswoman, Pat Schroeder, mathematician Ernest Schroeder, and Gerhard Schroeder (shown on page 51), Chancellor of Germany.

Michael Schroeder
Born about 1650 - 1700 in Germany.
Died in Erfurt, Germany

Maria Christina Schroeder
Born about 1715 - 1735 in Erfurt, Germany, daughter of Michael Schroeder.
Married Sigismund Ignatius Wincopp on November 27, 1755 in Erfurt, Germany.
Died after 1759 in Erfurt, Germany.

Peter Adolf Winkopp
Born January 17, 1759 in Erfurt, Germany, son of Sigismund Ignatius Wincopp and Maria Christina Schroder.
Married Barbara Schmitt after 1788.
Died October 26, 1813 in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
Adolf Winkopp
Born 1802 in Aschaffenburg, Germany, son of Peter Adolf Winkopp and Barbara Schmitt.
Married Maria Susannah Schreck on April 30, 1841 in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany.
Died January 17, 1865 in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Franz Josef Alfred Winkopp
Born February 3, 1846 in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany, son of Maria Susannah Schreck and Adolf Winkopp. Emigrated to the USA in 1868.
Married Caroline Blumlein about 1886 in New York. Died January 18, 1919 in Brooklyn, NY.

Walter Winkopp
Born August 8, 1893 in Brooklyn, New York, son of Caroline Blumlein and Franz Josef Alfred Winkopp.
Married Helen May "Maude" Catoggio on February 25, 1918 in New York, New York.
Died July 8, 1978 in Orlando, Florida.

Walter Michael Windsor
Born September 22, 1918 in New York, New York, son of Walter Winkopp and Helen May "Maude" Catoggio. Married Mary Garnett Johnson on November 29, 1947 in Danville, Virginia.
Died February 29, 2008 in Duluth, Georgia.