My name is Donald Schneck. I am the son of Ralph Schneck and Norma (Purcell) Schneck. Dad was born and raised in Posey County, Indiana, which seems to be the home of the Indiana Schnecks. They have a family reunion about every two years or so, but they keep getting smaller and smaller every year. I know of another branch of the Schneck family that was established in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. However, all those folks either moved away or died off years ago. There are several older mansions in Mt. Carmel that have "Schneck" carved in the granite steps leading to the front door. As I understand the migration history, the Indiana Schnecks were established when one of the Pennsylvania Schnecks, a horse thief, fled the area to avoid being hanged (there may have been more than one horse thief in the family that was on the run... I've heard it told both ways). He took all his family and several of his brothers west. Some settled near Poseyville while others went on to Illinois and other points in the midwest. I know that at least one was eventually caught and hanged someplace in northern Indiana (I've heard Ft. Wayne, but I can't verify that).