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Clerk for Board of Commissioners

The following are the allowances made by the Board of Commissioners at their regular session of the March term:

W B Schwartz services as clerk….32.00

“The Court Record,” Brazil Register (Brazil, Indiana), 2 April 1885, p. 1, col. 6; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : 10 January 2014).

[Editorial note: For the sake of brevity, I did not transcribe the whole list. Payments by the Board included a majority those for the care, transportation and coffins for the county’s paupers.]

A Partnership

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W. B. Schwartz and John Ewing have formed a partnership for the practice of law and established their office over Hauck’s grocery store.

“City and Vicinity,” The Democrat (Brazil, Indiana), 12 February 1885, p. 1, col. 2; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 10 January 2014).

Masonic Meetings

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MASONIC NOTICE

Centennial lodge No. 541 I. & A. M. will meet in regular communication on Thursday Dec. 25 1884 it being the night of our annual election of officers and other import business all members are fraternally invited.

By order of W.M., W. B. Schwartz

“Masonic Notice,” Brazil Miner (Brazil, Indiana), 11 December 1884, p. 5, col. 2; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 10 January 2014).

[Editorial note: They had their meeting on Christmas Day! Evidence of a time when Christmas was not the big celebration that it is today, perhaps…Also the abbreviation W. M. mostly likely stands for Worshipful Master, one of the Masonic Lodge officer titles. According to Wikipedia, this was the highest honor one could achieve in the lodge and was a position usually voted upon annually. The term generally means one “worthy of respect.”]

Hanging out his shingle

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W. B. SCHWARTZ,

Attorney at Law

Brazil – – – Indiana

[?] All business entrusted in his care will receive prompt and careful attention. Collections made a specialty.

“Advertisment,” Brazil Miner (Brazil, Indiana), 26 May 1883, p. 5, col. 2; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 7 January 2014).

New Abode

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–W. B. Schwartz, late a Harrison township teacher, has taken up his abode in this city.

“Personal,” Brazil Democrat (Brazil, Indiana), 15 March 1883, p. 8, col. 2; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 7 January 2014).

A New Story

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For the last 10 days, I have shared the story of Roberta Van Sickle’s tragic death. The process of searching for and then finding contemporary newspaper clippings is exciting. I found that I really like telling stories this way, giving little bits at a time, like an old newspaper, radio or television serial. Yesterday, I reached the end of this part of Roberta’s story. Any good historian or genealogist will tell you that the story is never over. There are always new documents and discoveries to be found. So today, I am picking up a new thread to weave. This one takes place over several decades as the pieces of one man’s life were woven into place. Like Roberta’s story, I will let the documents, clippings and book excerpts tell the tale in chronological order.

My new story tells the tale of William B. Schwartz, also known as W. B. Schwartz. He was the son of Niklaus Schwartz and his second wife, Anna Barbara Kunz, emigrants from Switzerland. William was one of the younger children in the family so he had the privilege of being born an American. William’s older sister, Elizabeth, became the wife of Christian Yegerlehner. I hesitate to call them half siblings as Niklaus’ two wives were sisters. So even though William and Elizabeth had different mothers, they had the same grandparents. Until 1880, William lived in Holmes County, Ohio where he was born. By 1883, he was living in Clay County, Indiana near his sister Elizabeth and her family. He was a school teacher, teaching his nephews at the local school in Harrison township. This is where my story begins.

1880 Census detail from Holmes County, Ohio – Household of Nicholas Schwartz

The first newspaper clipping to mention William was posted several weeks ago in the post School Grades.

©2014 copyright owned and written by Deborah Sweeney
Post originally found at: https://genealogylady.net/2014/01/08/a-new-story/

Military Monday – Declaration for Original Invalid Pension

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DECLARATION FOR ORIGINAL INVALID PENSION
To be executed before a court of record or some officer thereof having custody of its seal

State of Indiana
County of Clay
On this 29 day of February, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight personally appeared before me, Clerk of the Circuit Court, a court of record within and for the county and State aforesaid, Christian Yegerlehner, aged 51 years, a resident of the ________of________county of Clay state of Indiana, who being duly sworn according to law, declared that he is the identical Christian Yegerlehner, who was ENROLLED on the 22 day of March, 1865, in company B of the 33 regiment of Indiana commanded by Ben H. Freeland, and was honorably DISCHARGED at Louisville Ky on the 21 day of July, 1865; that his personal description is as follows: Age, 51; height, 5 feet 3 ½ inches; complexion, Dark; hair, Dark; eyes Brown. That while a member of the organization aforesaid, in the service and in the line of his duty at Louisville, in the State of Kentucky on or about the — day of July, 1865, he contracted diarrhea by exposure and drinking impure water.

The above is the correct an informal affidavit on file.

Sunday’s Obituary – David F. Schiele

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DAVID SCHIELE

By Special Correspondent.

CLAY CITY, Ind., Nov. 29 – David Schiele, aged 58 years, died Tuesday morning after a lingering illness of tuberculosis at his home, several miles north of this city. A wife and eight children survive, all being in the beside at the time of his death. The children are Noah Schiele of Kokomo, Ind.; Isaac and Lester Schiele, of Terre Haute: Mrs. Albert Leichty, Mrs. Raymond Royer and George, Arthur and Ellen Schiele, of Clay City. Funeral services will be held Thursday.

“David Schiele,” Terre Haute Tribune (Terre Haute, Indiana), 29 November 1916, p. 2.

HARRISON TWP. DIES OF TUBERCULOSIS

David Schiele, a well known farmer of Harrison Township, died at the residence, northeast of Clay City, this morning, after a long illness of tuberculosis, aged 68 years. The deceased is survived by a widow and eight children, as follows: Noah, of Kokomo; Isaac and Lester, of Terre Haute; Mrs. A. Liechty and Mrs. Raymond Royer, of Clay City, and George, Arthur and Ellen Schiele, at home. The death of Mr. Schiele was the first to occur in the immediate family. The funeral will be held at the residence Wednesday.

“Harrison Twp. Died of Tuberculosis,” Brazil Daily News (Brazil, Indiana), 30 November 1916, p. 3, col. 3.

David Franklin Schiele was the second of six children born to Michael and Mary Magdalena (Miller) Schiele. He was born 6 September 1859 in Medina County, Ohio. When David was a toddler, the family moved to Clay County, Indiana where his father bought land in 1862. As a young man, David married Eliza Ellen Storm on 19 April 1883 in Clay County. They were the parents of eight children: Noah F., Isaac S., Nellie E., George E., Lester A., Elizabeth, Arthur J. and Ida Ellen. David was a farmer.

Back row: Nathan, Silvester, Charles, Andrew
Front row: William, Reuben, David

David and Ellen are buried at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Clay City, Indiana.

Photograph by Jon Rice

Jury Duty

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Among the substantial yeomanry on the jury at the present term of Circuit court, we have noticed Michael Schiele of Harrison, James T. Carrithers of Jackson, R. S. Hobbs of Washington and F. H. Tapy, of Cass.

“Among Our Exchanges,” Clay City Reporter (Clay City, Indiana), 12 April 1889, p. 3, col. 3.

Republicans In Council

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Schiele, Michael - nominating candidates, 1890-03-14

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REPUBLICANS IN COUNCIL

An Unusually Harmonious Convention, and a Faultless, Winning Ticket Placed Before the People

Brief Report of the Proceedings

The Republicans of Harrison Township assembled in convention at Clay City, on Saturday afternoon, March 8, 1890, for the purpose of nominating candidates to be voted for at the approaching April election. Daniel Molter, township committeeman, called the house to order, and on motion of the convention, Dr. I. A. Hale was selected to preside over the meeting. After a short address by the presiding officer, W. J. Ward was chosen to act as secretary, and the business of the convention proceeded in due form. It being decided to nominate by ballot vote, the names of Michael Schiele and Henry Correll were placed before the convention as candidates for Trustee. Virgil Brown and James Owens were appointed as tellers, and the convention submitted their vote which resulted as follows: Michael Schiele, 86; Henry Correll, 13. Mr. Schiele having received the majority of all votes cast, was declared the nominee of the party.

“Republicans in Council,” Clay City Reporter (Clay City, Indiana), 14 March 1890, p. 2, col. 1.