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Michael Schiele

Michael Schiele was my 2X great grandfather. I have been working on tracing his descendants for over 20 years. The following lineage only contains his children and grandchildren. As several of his great grandchildren are still living, I will not be posting the subsequent generations online at this time.

As with previously posted lineages, my goal is not to tell the stories of these individuals but to place them within the family for other researchers and for my DNA cousins. The information in this lineage has been previously published in a paper I wrote for my ProGen study group in 2015. Ultimately, when I am finished with the WWII project, I hope to devote more time to telling the stories of these individuals (hopefully in a published book). I have a wealth of information about Michael, once he moved to America. However, very little is known about his origins in Germany, including his birthplace, with sources contradicting one another, using either Wittenberg and Württemberg as his place of origin. These are distinct cities in different regions in Germany. Chances are Michael did not come from either location, but from a smaller village in the surrounding area, which makes locating German records very difficult at this time. Three additional clues to Michael’s origins are: his brother John also emigrated to the United States, both men were taught the trade of shoemaking, and Michael was the third son of Michael and Mary (Smith) Schiele.

Michael¹ Schiele (Michael^A), born 2 November 1831, Germany; died 12 September 1897, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.[1] He married (1) on 16 July 1856, Summit County, Ohio, Mary Magdalena Miller, possible daughter of David and Mary Ann (Moser) Miller.[2] She was born 15 May 1839, Pennsylvania; died 28 July 1866, either Owen or Clay County, Indiana.[3] Michael married (2) on 12 February 1867, Owen County, Indiana, Elizabeth Krieble, daughter of Isaac and Anna (Haldeman) Krieble.[4] She was born 3 April 1844, in Pennsylvania; died 13 February 1922, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.[5]

Michael and Elizabeth were buried at Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Indiana,[6] while Mary was buried at the Bower Mennonite Cemetery, Owen County, Indiana.[7]

Children of Michael¹ Schiele and his first wife, Mary M. Miller, were as follows:

+ 2 i. REUBEN JACOB² SCHIELE, born 27 June 1857, Medina County, Ohio;[8] married Lanah Markley;[9] died 20 October 1931, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.[10]

+ 3 ii. DAVID FRANKIN SCHIELE, born 6 September 1859, Medina County, Ohio;[11] married Eliza Ellen Storm;[12] died 26 November 1916, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana.[13]

4 iii. MARY KATHERINE SCHIELE, born 19 June 1861, Indiana; died 28 February 1862, Harrison Twp., Clay County, Indiana. She was buried at the Bower Mennonite Cemetery, Owen County, Indiana.[14]

5 iv. HENRY SCHIELE, born 3 April 1863, Harrison Twp., Clay County, Indiana; died June 1882, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.[15] Very little is known about Henry’s nineteen years of life. He attended school both in 1870 and 1880.[16] Additionally, in 1880, Henry was disabled with a broken leg.[17] Henry’s burial location is unknown; he may have been buried with his mother and sisters at the Bower Mennonite Cemetery in Owen County or with his father at Greenwell Cemetery in Clay City.[18]

+ 6 v. MARY ELIZABETH SCHIELE, born 28 July 1866, Clay County, Indiana;[19] married James E. Hixon;[20] died 10 January 1948, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.[21]

7 vi. ROSSINA SARAH SCHIELE, born 28 July 1866, Clay County, Indiana; died 24 October 1866. She was buried at the Bower Mennonite Cemetery, Owen County, Indiana.[22]

Children of Michael¹ Schiele and his second wife, Elizabeth Krieble, were as follows:

+ 8 i. WILLIAM ALBERT² SCHIELE, born 4 July 1868, Clay County, Indiana;[23] married Clarissa C. Diel;[24] died 20 August 1899, Clay County, Indiana.[25]

9 ii. SILVESTER SCHIELE, born 29 June 1870, Clay County, Indiana;[26] married Jessie L. MacDonald;[27] died 17 December 1945, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.[28]

+ 10 iii. DORETTA SOPHIA SCHIELE, born 11 June 1872, Clay County, Indiana;[29] married Charles E. McQueary;[30] died 30 March 1932, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.[31]

+ 11 iv. SUSANNA CATHERINE SCHIELE, born 27 August 1874, Clay County, Indiana;[32] married John A. Schwartz;[33] died 23 July 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.[34]

+ 12 v. LOVINA JANE SCHIELE, born 6 September 1876, Clay County, Indiana;[35] married John H. Yegerlehner;[36] died 25 June 1946, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.[37]

13 vi. NATHAN COOK SCHIELE, born 31 January 1879, Clay County, Indiana;[38] died 6 September 1904, Chicago, Illinois.[39]

14 vii. ANDREW DRAYTON SCHIELE, born 20 December 1882, Clay County, Indiana;[40] died 22 January 1902, Clay County, Indiana.[41]

15 viii. CHARLES OSCAR SCHIELE, born February 1885, Clay County, Indiana;[42] married [?]; died 5 August 1909, Phoenix, Arizona.[43]

Stepchild of Michael¹ Schiele (said daughter born to his second wife Elizabeth Krieble
and James¹ McCoy) was:

+ 16 NANCY MAE² McCOY, born 16 April 1866, Indiana;[44] married Theodore Walker and Stephen M. Kline;[45] died 30 May 1911, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.[46]

Generation Two

Reuben Jacob² Schiele (Michael¹, Michael^A), born 27 June 1857, Medina County, Ohio; died 30 October 1931, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.[47] He married on 8 June 1880, in Clay County, Lanah Markley, daughter of William and Mary ( Overholt) Markley.[48] She was born 26 February 1858, Medina County, Ohio, and died 11 July 1942, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana.[49]

Children of Reuben Jacob²Schiele and Lanah Markley were as follows:

+ 17 i. IDA ELLEN³ SCHIELE, born 19 September 1881, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Jesse George Liechty; died 18 December 1919, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.

+ 18 ii. EDITH MAE SCHIELE, born 27 February 1883, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married William Leo King; died February 1874, Terre Haute, Indiana.

+ 19 iii. OLIVER LEO SCHIELE, born 24 October 1885, Harrison Township, Clay County,Indiana; married Clara Bell Light; died 25 December 1965, Terre Haute, Indiana.

+ 20 iv. WILLIAM JACOB SCHIELE, born 22 June 1888, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Grace E. Morris; died 5 July 1973, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida.

David Franklin² Schiele (Michael¹, Michael^A), born 6 September 1859, Medina County, Ohio; died 26 November 1916, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana. He married on 19 April 1883, in Clay County, Eliza Ellen Storm, daughter of George J. and Emeline (Cooprider) Storm. She was born 6 October 1861, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana, and died 21 October 1946, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana.

Children of David Franklin² Schiele and Eliza Ellen Storm were as follows:

+ 21 i. NOAH FRANKLIN³ SCHIELE, born 19 March 1884, Harrison Township, Clay County; married Clara Emma Liechty; died 9 August 1958, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois.

22 ii. ISAAC SYLVESTER SCHIELE, born 11 July 1886, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Mamie L. Gibbons; died 9 May 1967, Terre Haute, Indiana.

+ 23 iii. NELLIE EMALINE SCHIELE, born 27 October 1888, Harrison Township, Clay County; married Albert Leichty; died 3 July 1968, Clay County, Indiana.

+ 24 iv. GEORGE ELIAS SCHIELE, born 21 February 1890, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Alice Harden; died May 1959, Lee County, Florida.

+ 25 v. LESTER ALBERT SCHIELE, born 12 April 1893, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Fay Mills and Ruth A. McCulley; died 29 January 1966, Los Angeles County, California.

+ 26 vi. ELIZABETH SCHIELE, born 22 August 1896, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married William R. Royer; died 31 May 1980, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.

+ 27 vii. ARTHUR JUDSON SCHIELE, born 23 December 1898, Harrison Township, Clay County; married Guadalupe (Reyes) Ortega; died 8 July 1957, Tecate, Baja California, Mexico.

+ 28 viii. IDA ELLEN SCHIELE, 21 August 1904, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Fred J. Wall; died 17 January 1985, Coal City, Clay County, Indiana.

Mary Elizabeth² Schiele (Michael¹, Michael^A), born 28 July 1866, Clay County, Indiana; died 10 January 1948, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. She married on 16 May 1888, in Clay County, Indiana, James E. Hixon, son of Reed and Margaret (Odebert) Hixon. He was born 30 August 1864, Sullivan County, Indiana; died in 1 October 1947, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.

Known children of Mary Elizabeth² Schiele and James E. Hixon were as follows:

29 i. ROSCOE “ROSS” REID³ HIXON, born 20 May 1889, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana;
married Minnie K. Wiedman and Theresa I. Dale]; died 31 December 1975, Orange County, California.

30 ii. FREDRICK SYLVESTER HIXON, born 1 September 1891, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana; died 3 April 1904, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. Fred was buried at Cottage Hill Cemetery, Brazil, Indiana.[50]

+ 31 iii. MARY MARGARET HIXON, born 8 February 1894, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana; married Cornelius Schrepferman; died 25 June 1984, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

+ 32 iv. CARL KILMER HIXON, born 25 April 1896, Terre Haute, Indiana; married Anna Alfield Olson; died 27 July 1990, Bellevue, King County, Washington.

33 v. JAMES EDWARD HIXON, born 24 March 1901, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana; married Ada G. Brittain; died 20 March 1967, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.

William Albert² Schiele (Michael¹, Michael^A), born 4 July 1868, Clay County, Indiana; died 20 August 1899, Clay County, Indiana. He married on 20 February 1894, in Clay County, Indiana, Clarissa Catherine Diel, daughter of David Diel and Catherine (Latham) Diel. She was born November 1871, in Illinois; died May 1901, Clay County, Indiana.

Known children of William Albert² Schiele and Clarissa C. Diel were as follows:

34 i. LAVINA R.³ SCHIELE, born 1895, Clay County, Indiana; died 25 February 1898, Clay County, Indiana. She was buried at Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Indiana.[51]

35 ii. ETHEL M. SCHIELE, born 1896, Clay County, Indiana; died 1897, Clay County, Indiana. She was buried at Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Indiana.[52]

+ 36 iii. WILLLIAM DAVID SCHIELE, born 2 February 1899, Clay County, Indiana; married Laura A. Fritz; died 21 October 1979, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.

Doretta Sophia² Schiele (Michael¹, Michael^A), born 11 June 1872, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; died 30 March 1932, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana. She married on 6 October 1901, in Clay County, Charles Edward McQueary, the son of Hiram A. McQueary and Mary A. (Armstong) Moore Sylvester McQueary. He was born 22 November 1870, Clay County, Indiana; died 30 December 1953, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana.

Known children of Doretta Sophia² Schiele and Charles E. McQueary were as follows:

+ 37 i. GLADYS DORETTA³ McQUEARY, born 30 October 1902, Clay City, Indiana; married Edgar Lee Jenkins; died 5 November 1969, Sun City, Mariposa County, Arizona.

+ 38 ii. HARVEY R. McQUEARY, born 26 January 1904, Clay City, Indiana; married Lucille M. Horton; died 10 April 1997, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana.

Susanna Catherine² Schiele (Michael¹, Michael^A), born 27 August 1874, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; died 23 July 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She married on 31 July 1894, in Clay County, John Alvin Schwartz, son of Christian H. and Sevilla (Rohrer) Schwartz. He was born 15 June 1871, Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio; died 25 September 1936, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois.

Known children of Susanna Catherine² Schiele and John A. Schwartz were as follows:

+ 39 i. CELSUS ALVIN³ SCHWARTZ, born 30 January 1895, Clay City, Clay County,
Indiana; married Margie Slater; died 28 April 1962, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois.

+ 40 ii. WILLENA M. SCHWARTZ, born 21 May 1898, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana;
married Arthur I. Lyons and Earl G. Phillips; died 15 November 1922, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

+ 41 iii. KENNETH ANDREW SCHWARTZ, born 12 May 1901, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; married Martha M. Wesolowski; died 4 November 1981, De Kalb County, Illinois.

+ 42 iv. CHARLES ROLLAND SCHWARTZ, born 5 October 1903, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; married Miriam E. Lytle; died 31 January 1973, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.

+ 43 v. DWIGHT ALVIN SCHWARTZ, born 4 January 1909, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; married Joan Ennis; died 31 October 1998, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinios.

Lovina Jane² Schiele (Michael¹, Michael^A), born 6 September 1876, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; died 25 June 1946, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. She married on 26 March 1896, in Clay County, John Henry Yegerlehner, son of Christian and Elizabeth (Schwartz) Yegerlehner, as his second wife. He was born 10 October 1867, Marion Mills, Owen County, Indiana; died 26 February 1949, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. John married (1) on 6 April 1890, Clay County, Indiana, Emma Harden, daughter of Henry and Melinda (Boleck) Harden.

Known children of Lovina Jane² Schiele and John Henry Yegerlehner were as follows:

+ 44 i. CLARENCE EARL³ YEGERLEHNER, born 26 April 1897, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Clara E. Steiner and Cecil M. (Jones) Oberholtzer; died 29 July 2001, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

+ 45 ii. RALPH JOHN YEGERLEHNER, born 19 March 1899, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Mary Faye Zurcher; died 14 May 1994, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana.

+ 46 iii. RUTH ELIZABETH YEGERLEHNER, born 20 December 1900, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married John Earl Mutchler; died 6 October 1983, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

47 iv. RAYMOND CHRISTIAN YEGERLEHNER, born abt. 29 November 1902, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; died 20 September 1922, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.

+ 48 v. ROSCOE SCHIELE YEGERLEHNER, born 25 November 1904, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Gladys Ruth Foster; died 28 August 1989, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida.

+ 49 vi. FLOYD VICTOR YEGERLEHNER, born 20 October 1911, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Ruth Louise Salter; died 29 December 2001, Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana.

Stepchild of Lovina Jane² Schiele (said child born to her husband, John Henry¹ Yegerlehner, and his first wife, Emma Harden) was:

+ 50 SAMUEL ALBERT² YEGERLEHNER, born 7 April 1891, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Esther Mary Zurcher; died 2 May 1944, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.

Nancy Mae² McCoy (James¹), born 16 April 1866, Indiana; died 30 May 1911, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. She married (1) on 5 June 1888, in Clay County, Theodore Walker, son of John H. and Rachel (Emrick) Walker. He was born 13 June 1863, Clay County, Indiana; died 31 March 1892. Nancy married (2) on 27 August 1896, in Clay County, Stephen Miller Kline, son of Edward and Elizabeth (Miller) Kline. He was born 15 August 1871, in Pennsylvania; died 2 Mary 1932, Staunton, Clay County, Indiana.

Known children of Nancy Mae² McCoy and Theodore Walker were as follows:

+ 51 CHARLES ROY³ WALKER, born 2 May 1889, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; married Mary L. Ruff; died 30 June 1936, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana.

+ 52 MAE ELIZABETH WALKER, born 1 January 1891, Clay County, Indiana; married Edward N. Fouts; died 31 January 1972, Terre Haute, Indiana.

Known children of Nancy Mae² McCoy and Stephen Miller Kline were as follows:

+ 53 FORREST SILVESTER³ KLINE, born 29 June 1897, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; married Gertrude Tjepkema; died 11 January 1976, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

+ 54 INEZ LORENE KLINE, born 10 January 1899, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; married John P. Ley; died October 1985, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.

+ 55 PAUL HERMAN KLINE, born 24 March 1901, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; married Helen S. Wimmer; died 28 October 1994, Dane County, Wisconsin.

56 RUSSELL ROMANUS KLINE, born 21 January 1904, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; died 12 December 1927, Livermore, Alameda County, California.

[1] Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Michael Schiele (1831-1897), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,151, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Scabbardfish (#4,6844,274) is clear and legible. Also, Charles Blanchard, Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana, Historical and Biographical (Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884), 438-439. Also, William Travis, A History of Clay County Indiana: Closing of the First Century’s History of the County, and Showing the Growth of its People, Institutions, Industries and Wealth (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), v. ii, 401. A death certificate has not been located for Michael Schiele. The State of Indiana did not require the filing of death certificates until 1900. Local county boards kept track of deaths prior to 1900, but they were not always well maintained.

[2] Blanchard, Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana, 438-439. Also, Travis, A History of Clay County Indiana, 401. Also, “Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980,” digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 January 2015), Michael Shely and Mary Miller, 16 July 1856. Currently, no direct evidence has been discovered linking Mary Magdalena Miller to the family of David and Mary A. (Moser) Miller. Indirect evidence suggests that there may be a connection between Mary and the Millers. On the 1860 census, the household of David and Mary Miller was enumerated directly after the household of Michael Schiele. The names of Michael and Mary Schiele’s children are similar to those of the family of David and Mary Miller and their children: Reuben, Jacob Henry, Lovina, Susanna and Catherine. While Mary Magdalena’s birth would fit neatly between Susanna and Catherine Miller, an eleven year old Mary was not among those enumerated with the Miller family in 1850.

[3] Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Mary Magdalena (Miller) Schiele (1839-1866), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,118,840, citing Bower Mennonite Cemetery, Owen County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Scabbardfish (#4,6844,274) is clear and legible.

[4] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : ac-cessed 22 January 2015), Michael Shiel and Elizabeth Keible, 12 February 1867; citing Owen County, Marriages, C-29: 325.

[5] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 4002, Elizabeth Schiele (1922); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave .com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Elizabeth (Krieble) Schiele (1844-1922), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,162, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Scabbardfish (#4,6844,274) is clear and legible.

[6] Find a Grave, Michael Schiele (1831-1897), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,151. Also, Find A Grave, Elizabeth (Krieble) Schiele (1844-1922), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,162.

[7] Find A Grave, Mary Magdalena (Miller) Schiele, Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,118,840.

[8] Indiana State Board of Health (Division of Vital Statistics), death certificate no. 32457, Reuben Jacob Schiele (1931); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis.

[9] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), Reuben J. Schiele and Lena Markley, 8 June 1880; citing Clay County marriages, v. 5: 145.

[10] Indiana death certificate no. 32457 (1931), Reuben Jacob Schiele. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Reuben Jacob Schiele (1857-1931), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,773,881, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Jon Rice (#46896745) is clear and legible.

[11] Indiana State Board of Health (Division of Vital Statistics), death certificate no. 300, David Franklin Schiele (1916); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis.

[12] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), David F. Schiele and Ellen E. Storm, 19 April 1883; citing Clay County marriages, v. 6: 23.

[13] Indiana death certificate no. 300 (1916), David Franklin Schiele. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for David Franklin Schiele (1859-1916), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,773,963, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Jon Rice (#46896745) is clear and legible.

[14] Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Mary Katherine Schiele (1861-1862), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,118,812, citing Bower Mennonite Cemetery, Owen County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by John Maxwell (#47,998,989) is clear and legible, although the bottom corner of the stone is broken.

[15] Michael Schiele Family Chart, likely created by Gladys R. Yegerlehner, circa 1970s; inherited by and privately held by Deborah Sweeney, Elk Grove, CA. This is a single page, typed document listing Michael, his wives, and all his children, with birth and death dates. It is undocumented.

[16] 1870 U.S. census, Clay Co., Ind., pop. sch., Harrison Twp., Marts P.O., p. 16, dwell. 112, fam, 106, Michael Sheley. Henry and his older brothers, Reuben and David, were marked in the Education category (column 15) for school attendance, while the younger children, Nancy and William, were not. Also, 1880 U.S. census, Clay Co., Ind., pop. sch., ED 240, p. 567A, p. 17, dwel. 67, fam. 67, Michael Schillle. All the children in the household attended school, with the exception of Reuben, aged 22, and the two youngest children, Lovina and Nathan.

[17] 1880 U.S. census, Clay Co., Ind., pop. sch., ED 240, p. 567A, p. 17, dwel. 67, fam. 67, Michael Schillle.

[18] An online transcription of the graves at the Mennonite cemetery includes only Henry’s mother, and the two infant girls. http://www.sweetowen.net/mennonit.htm. The Mennonite cemetery appears to have been active into the 1880s and later. The Greenwell Cemetery in Clay City where Michael, Elizabeth, and several of their children were buried contains burials from the 1880s, and a few from the 1870s. It is also possible that Henry left Clay City after 1880, and died elsewhere.

[19] Indiana State Board of Health (Division of Vital Records), death certificate no. 360, Mary Hixon (1948); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis.

[20] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), James E. Hixon and Mary Schiele, 16 May 1888; citing Clay County marriages, v. 7: 147.

[21] Indiana death certificate no. 360 (1948), Mary Hixon. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth (Schiele) Hixon, Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,775,642, citing Cottage Hill Cemetery, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Cliff Blanchard (#47954981) is clear and legible.

[22] Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Rossina Sarah Schiele (1866-1866), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,118,793, citing Bower Mennonite Cemetery, Owen County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by John Maxwell (#47,998,989) is clear and legible, although the bottom corner of the stone is broken.

[23] Samuel Krieble Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families (Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1923), 239.

[24] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), William Schiele and Clarisy Diel, 20 February 1984; citing Clay County marriages, v. 8: 511.

[25] Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for William Albert Schiele (1868-1899), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,747,678, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Scabbardfish (#46,844,274) is clear and legible.

[26] Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239. Also, Illinois Department of Public Health, coroner’s certificate of death no. 35997 (1945), Sylvester Schiele; Illinois Department of Public Health, Springfield.

[27] Cook County, Illinois, marriage certificate no. 506826 (1909), Silvester Schiele and Jessie Louise Macdonald; FHL microfilm #1,030,457.

[28] Illinois coroner’s certificate of death no. 35997 (1945), Sylvester Schiele. Also, “Death Notices,” Southtown Economist (Chicago, Illinois), 23 December 1945, p. 17, col. 8; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 22 January 2015). Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Silvester Schiele (1870-1945), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,061,567, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

[29] Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239. Also, “Michael Schiele Family Chart,” previously evaluated in note 15.

[30] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), Charles E. McQueary and Dora S. Schiele, 6 October 1901; citing Clay County marriages, v. 11: 143.

[31] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 10590, Dora A. McQueary (1932); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis.

[32] “Ilinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947,” index, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 January 2015), Susie C. Schwartz. Also, “Michael Schiele Family Chart,” previously evaluated in note 15. Also, Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239.

[33] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), John A. Schwartz and Susie C. Schiele, 31 July 1894; citing Clay County marriages, v. 9: 32.

[34] “Ilinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947,” Ancestry.com, Susie C. Schwartz. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Susie C. Schwartz (1874-1940), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,775,963, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Barrington, Cook County, Illinois.

[35] Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239. Also, Indiana State Board of Health (Division of Vital Records), death certificate no. 17359, Lovina Yegerlehner (1946); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis.

[36] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), John H. Yegerlehner and Lavinia J. Schelie, 26 March 1896; citing Clay County marriages, v. 9: 332.

[37] Indiana Death Certificate no. 17359 (1946), Lovina Yegerlehner.

[38] Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239. Also, “Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922,” index, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 January 2015), Nathan C. Schiele. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 December 2014), memorial page for Nathan Cook Schiele (1879-1904), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,201, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City (Clay County), Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Scabbardfish (#46,844,274) is clear and legible.

[39] “Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922,” Ancestry.com, Nathan C. Schiele.

[40] Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Andrew Drayton Schiele (1882-1902), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,178, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City (Clay County), Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Scabbardfish (#46,844,274) is clear and legible.

[41] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 334/151, Andrew D. Schiele (1902); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis. Also, Find A Grave, Andrew Drayton Schiele (1882-1902), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,178.

[42] Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239.

[43] Arizona Department of Health Services, Public Death Certificates, digital image (http://genealogy .az.gov/ : accessed 22 January 2015), C. O. Schiele, 05 August 1909.

[44] “Michael Schiele Family Chart,” previously evaluated in note 15. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Nancy Mae (McCoy) Kline (1866-1911), Find A Grave Memorial no. 96,038,925, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Seth Musselman (#683) is clear and legible.

[45] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), Theodore Walker and Nancy McCoy, 5 June 1888; citing Clay County marriages, v. 7: 155; and Stephen M. Kline and Nancy Walker, 27 August 1896; citing Clay County marriages, v. 394.

[46] Indiana State Board of Health (Division of Vital Records), death certificate no. 222/1598, Nancy Kline (1911); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis. Also, Find A Grave, Nancy Mae (McCoy) Kline (1866-1911), Find A Grave Memorial no. 96,038,925.

[47] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 32457, Reuben Jacob Schiele (1931); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis. Also, Travis, A History of Clay County Indiana, v. ii, 401-2.

[48] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” Reuben J. Schiele and Lena Markley, 8 June 1880. Also, Travis, A History of Clay County Indiana, v. ii, 402.

[49] “Mrs. Lanah Schiele,” Terre Haute Tribune (Terre Haute, Indiana), 12 July 1942, p. 2. Also, Travis, A History of Clay County Indiana, v. ii, 402.

[50] Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 December 2014), memorial page for Frederick S. Hixon (1891-1904), Find A Grave Memorial no. 102,095,632, citing Cottage Hill Cemetery, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Cliff Blanchard (#47954981) is clear and legible.

[51] Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 December 2014), memorial page for Lavina R. Schiele (1895-1898), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,229, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph was posted by Seth Musselman.

[52] Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 December 2014), memorial page for Ethel M. Schiele (1896-1897), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,250, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph was posted by Seth Musselman.

Big News!

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Yesterday was the big day! It happened! My first book was finally published. Titled Alfred M. Dicks of Crawford County, Illinois, this book is a genealogical study of one of my ancestors, from Gladys’ side of the family. The manuscript began as a proof argument for my ProGen Study group. Over the years, I have found little direct evidence of Alfred’s parentage, but I have uncovered lots of indirect evidence. So I finally put all the little bits of evidence together, and here it is!

The book also provided a good test run of the self-publishing process through Amazon.com’s publishing company Create Space. Overall, I would recommend the process. Because the book is more academic in nature, i.e. lots of footnotes, it doesn’t work well as an eBook so the only way to read the book is to buy a physical copy. Follow the link: http://www.amazon.com/Alfred-Dicks-Crawford-County-Illinois/dp/150330728X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1418429952&sr=8-2&keywords=deborah+sweeney

This spring I am hoping to repeat the process with the first volume of letters written by Roscoe and Gladys from 1942. I have several relatives who would rather read the letters in book form, instead of on the blog. In comparison, the WWII letters book will be a much larger volume with lots more details for me to “get right.” The first volume with contain over 300 letters.

I only have about three more months until I finish the ProGen program. My last major project is a kinship-determination report. I’ve already started organizing my family files in preparation for this project. This time I will be writing about one of Roscoe’s ancestors, Michael Schiele.

Sunday’s Obituary – Reuben Jacob Schiele

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REUBEN JACOB SCHIELE

Special To The Tribune

BRAZIL, Ind., Oct. 21. –Reuben Jacob Schiele, aged 75, a prominent farmer of near Clay City for many years, died last evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. B. O. King, at Terre Haute, of obstruction of the bowels. The deceased was born in Ohio, but had spent most of his life in Clay county. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Lana Schiele: two sons and a daughter, William and Oliver Schiele, of Clay City, and Mrs. King, of Terre Haute; also a brother, and four sisters, Sylvester Schiele, of Chicago; Mrs. James Hixon, of Brazil; Mrs. John Yearlinger, of Clay City; Mrs. Charles McQuery and Mrs. John Swartz, of Barrington, Ill.; also 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The funeral will be announced later.

“Reuben Jacob Schiele,” Terre Haute Tribune (Terre Haute, Indiana), 21 October 1931, p. 2.

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Reuben Schiele was born 27 June 1857, Medina County, Ohio. He was the eldest son of Michael Schiele and his first wife, Mary Magdalena Miller. He moved with his parents to Clay County as a young boy. On 8 June 1880, Reuben married Lanah Markley. They were the parents of four children: Ida E., Edith M., Oliver L. and William J. Reuben was a farmer like his father.

William Travis, A History of Clay County Indiana (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), 401-402.

Reuben is buried with his wife Lanah at the Maple Grove Cemetery, Clay City, Indiana.

Photograph courtesy of Jon Rice

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Book of Me – Prompt 14: Special People

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The Book of Me – Written by You is a weekly blog prompt created by Julie Goucher of the blog Angler’s Rest. This is a fifteen month writing project to highlight my life so that I will have something to leave behind for my descendants. Week fourteen’s prompt is also Special People and is a continuation of the last prompt.

If you had to hold a dinner party and could invite a maximum of 12 special people who would you invite?

You CAN include family this time. Perhaps they are ancestors you have never met or people that you know/knew.

What meals would you serve and why?

Perhaps include the recipe or a photo if you decided to actually cook the items.

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My dinner party would include family members who have all passed on at this point. Most of them I have never known. I have lots of questions for them because they didn’t write anything down or leave much for me to discover about their lives.

The Guests

Alfred M. Dicks and his first wife Ruth Reynolds: They were Quakers. Their families were part of the Quaker migration to North Carolina in the mid 1700s. After staying in the south for several generations, the Quakers began migrating north again. Slavery was a huge issue in the early 1800s. Some remained in the south but many moved in the decades before the Civil War. Some of the North Carolina monthly meetings were decimated by migration. Ruth’s parents migrated a few years before she was born. Alfred traveled as a young man in the 1830s, sometime after the death of his father in 1833. Ruth died young after bearing six children in the 1850s. I know very little about her. Her name appears in very few documents. When she and Alfred married in 1840, their marriage was a civil one which got them disowned from the local Quaker Monthly Meeting. I suspect the meeting was too far away which made it difficult to attend regularly. Also there were lots of strong political feelings and divisions between the monthly meetings in eastern Illinois and western Indiana at that time. I have lots of questions for Alfred, too. He managed to avoid the census takers in 1860. I do not know exactly when Alfred or Ruth died or where they are buried.

John Alden and Priscilla Mullins: I have always known I was a Mayflower descendant. The lineage of John and Priscilla was the first that my grandmother proved. We “know” so much about their fabled courtship and little else. John’s parentage is unknown. We have very few dates for this couple, including when they married, the births of the children, and when Priscilla died. Hearing about their daily struggles to create a new life in this country would be fascinating.

George Rea and Sarah Ann Jewell: George Rea was an Irishman by birth. He journeyed to America and settled in Greene County, Indiana. So far I have uncovered little information about George’s life in Ireland. He was a presumably successful farmer who owned a sizeable acreage of land in Indiana. George was about 20 years older than his wife Sarah but she died first, perhaps in childbirth. I am currently trying to prove Sarah’s lineage. There was only one Jewell family in Greene County and I think I know how she fits but I have no direct evidence. Again, I have lots of questions for this couple.

David Yegerlehner and Magdalena Strahm: The patriarch of the Yegerlehner family in America and his wife left their homeland to settle in America in 1851. Why? Where & when did Magdalena die? David was a carpet weaver. I would have enjoyed watching him weave. Perhaps they could teach me Swiss or share stories of their life in the Alps.

Michael Schiele and Elizabeth Krieble: I think I have enough questions about Michael and his German ancestry to warrant an invitation to this dinner. Elizabeth’s daughter Nancy raises lots of interesting questions as well. Nancy’s descendents would certainly like some answers about her father.

Roscoe S. Yegerlehner and Gladys Foster: Now that I am old enough to ask the hard family questions, my grandparents have long been gone. Since starting this project, the number of questions that I would have liked to ask my grandparents has increased exponentially. Even sitting with my grandmother for a few hours and having her identify people in the sea of photographs would be a treat.

The dinner

I would like to have a potluck picnic like I remember from all the family reunions of my childhood. Every summer we traveled to Indiana to visit my grandparents. Generally, at some point, a family reunion would be held during our visit. A few times, the reunion was held at my aunt and uncle’s house. At that time, their house was on the outskirts of Centerville. The house was surrounded by corn fields on the two sides, the road to the front, and a wooded area to the back. All my mom’s cousins would come over and all the second cousins would run around for hours. Everyone brought some kind of dish to share.

Since my family does not have a tradition of family recipes being passed down, I would like each of my ancestral couples to bring a family dish that was special for their family and time period. One dish sticks out from my childhood. It appeared on the table for most picnics or special occasions. I am not sure which side of the family the recipe came from. Since my own children have an aversion to food with “sauces,” the tradition hasn’t been continued.

The recipe –

Five Cup Salad:
1 cup crushed pineapple
1 cup mandarin oranges
1 cup of shredded coconut
1 cup of mini marshmallows
1 cup of sour cream

Throw all the ingredients in a bowl and mix together.

Marketing Corn

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Michael Schiele and son were up from Eel river to-day marketing corn.

“Personal Paragraphs,” Brazil Democrat (Brazil, Indiana), 14 May 1891, p. 1, col. 5.

Final Estate Notice

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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Michael Schiele, deceased, to appear in the Clay Circuit court, held at Brazil, Indiana, on the 25^th day of January, 1915, and show cause, if any, why the final settlement accounts with the estate of said decedent should not be approved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares.

REUBEN J. SCHIELE, Executor
December 21, 1914
LUTHER & LUTHER, Attorneys for Estate
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Notice of Final Settlement of Estate,” Brazil Weekly Democrat (Brazil, Indiana), 31 December 1914, p. 5, col. 6.

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.

Diabetes Positively Cured!

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DIABETES POSITIVELY CURED

And also Children of Ned Webking [?]
Diabetes is a disease of the liver – it does not perform its functions; more water is passed than can be assimilated, causing a diarrhea of the kidneys – that is, everything taken into the stomach seems to turn to water. Actual trial and numerous tests prove that William C. Davis’ preparation cures the distressing and fatal disease. For proof of all that is claimed for the remedy you are referred to Michael Schiele, of Harrison township, aged 60 years; Mrs. Aquilla Hixon, Alberton, Vigo county; John Starks, Parke county; A.W. Turner and Jonathan Griffy, Brazil. Price $1.00 per bottle.

“Diabetes Positively Cured,” Brazil Democrat (Brazil, Indiana), 10 March 1892, p. 8, col. 6.