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Name: William Scheffel
Sex: M
Birth: 19 MAR 1863 in Sulzfeld, Baden, Germany ¹
Death: 26 DEC 1933 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska
Person Id: I253
Tree Id: 620321

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Parents

Father:

Georg Jakob Scheffel: Birth: 02 FEB 1830. Death: 19 JUL 1903

Mother:

Elizabeth Sofie Kraemer: Birth: 12 DEC 1834. Death: 05 OCT 1905

Family
Marriage:

Married: Maria Schroeder on 02 MAY 1889 at Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska.
Maria Schroeder: Birth: 25 APR 1866 in Dashwood, Ontario, Canada. Death: 02 JUL 1906

Children:

Catherine Scheffel: Birth: 18 JUN 1891 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska. Death: 29 JUN 1969 in Denver, Denver, Colorado
Carl Lewis Fred Scheffel: Birth: 15 NOV 1892 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska. Death: 01 SEP 1966 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska
Flora Augusta Scheffel: Birth: 20 MAY 1896 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska. Death: 13 FEB 1979 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska
Matilda "Tillie" Scheffel: Birth: 25 JUN 1899 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska. Death: 09 AUG 1962 in Colby, Thomas, Kansas
William F. Scheffel: Birth: 19 OCT 1900 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska. Death: 07 NOV 1970 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska

Family
Marriage:

Married: Katherine Maria Dorothea Rieckmann on 12 DEC 1907 at Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska.
Katherine Maria Dorothea Rieckmann: Birth: 14 MAY 1871 in Illinois. Death: 24 SEP 1932 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska

Children:

Walter Heinrich Scheffel: Birth: 20 SEP 1908 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska. Death: 15 MAR 1909
Rudolph William Scheffel: Birth: 16 APR 1910 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska. Death: 7 MAR 1965 in Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Lewis (Ludwig) George Scheffel: Birth: 4 DEC 1911 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska. Death: 16 MAY 1991 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska
Irene Elizabeth Scheffel: Birth: 22 NOV 1913 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska. Death: 12 JUN 1914 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska

Sources

1.	Title: 1900 census Page: Nebraska, Hall, Grand Island Ward 4

Notes

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Note: ndria bef. 1900. Wm established Scheffel & Sons Monument Co. in 1917 (a successor firm to various brick, stone, and building enterprises) which remained in family until 1977. At least 2 sister & a much young brother stayed in Germany
1900 - at 617 West 4th, Grand Island
Note: Wilhelm & brother Jakob emi. to US 1881, thru Baltimore. Worked in Alexandria, VA for aunt surname Appich, in inn or restaurant. Both moved to GI in 1885, pursuing their profession as stone & brick masons. Jakob returned with his family to Allexa

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