Andreas "Andrew" Schwegler

1849 - 1899  (50 years)

• Name	Andreas "Andrew" Schwegler  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Andrew
  Birth	9 Jan 1849	Breech, B?rtlingen Parish, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Dec 1899	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2, 3]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Cass City, Michigan Friday, December 29, 1899 Page 1 A Good Man Gone Mr. Andrew Schwegler, died at his home in the township on Christmas Day. His demise was the result of heart trouble which was greatly aggravated by a severe injury received about two years ago. Mr. Schwegler was born in Germany January 9, 1849. In the year 18?? he imigrated to this country and located for a few years in Alton, New York, where his brother Jo?? resided. In 1874, Mr. Schwegler came to Cass City, and a few months later was united in marriage with Louisa BENKELMAN, who survives him. Besides his widow five children are left to mourn his loss. One child has preceded him to that better land beyond. Mr. Schwegler has been a resident of this township for the past twenty-five years and was one of the most industrious and succesful farmers in the county. The present homestead is the result of hard work and wise management. Mr. Schwegler was a member of the Evangelical Church and held various positions of trust during his connections with the society. He was a man of genial nature, beloved in his home circle, and had left a host of friends to whom his sudden death has come as a severe blow. His death was a victorious one. He spoke of it in a matter of fact way for several days before he passed away. He retained his consciousness up to the last moment, and finally at 8 o'clock, on the day when God proclaimed peace and good will to all men, his spirit left the mortal body and went to that eternal rest where all hardships of life forever cease. The transcription of his tombstone reads: Schwegler, Andrew, b. 1849, d. 1900, father
  Person ID	I883	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Johannes Schw?gler,   b. 2 Jan 1799, Wangen, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 26 Jan 1849, Breech, B?rtlingen Parish, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Christina Steiner,   b. 25 Jan 1808, B?rtlingen, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 27 Jan 1871, Breech, B?rtlingen Parish, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1831	B?rtlingen, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany
  Family ID	F645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa Benkelman,   b. 9 Apr 1853, Bowmansville, Town of Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 11 Sep 1924, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	12 Apr 1874	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Children	1. Samuel Schwegler,   b. 26 Apr 1875, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 3 Feb 1886, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 10 years)   2. Laura Schwegler,   b. 30 May 1878, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 24 Dec 1961, Puslinch, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)   3. William John Schwegler,   b. 29 Aug 1879, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 22 Jan 1950, Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan (Age 70 years)   4. Mary Schwegler,   b. 29 Sep 1881, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 2 Nov 1933, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 52 years)   5. Benjamin Adam Schwegler,   b. 15 Feb 1886, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 27 May 1961, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 75 years)   6. Catherine "Kate" Schwegler,   b. 8 Jun 1893, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 21 Apr 1962, Marlette, Sanilac County, Michigan (Age 68 years)
  Headstones		Schwegler, Andrew and Louisia (Benkelman), and son Andrew Schwegler Andrew and Louisa's son, Samuel, predeceased them at age 11; his parents later sharing his marker
  Family ID	F615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Jan 1849 - Breech, B?rtlingen Parish, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Marriage - 12 Apr 1874 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 25 Dec 1899 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Schwegler, Andrew ca 1883 and Family Andrew Schwegler and wife Louisa Benkelman, with children William (b. 1879), Laura (b. 1878), Sam (b. 1875) and Mary (b. 1881), Cass City, Michigan. Marjory Schwegler Battel verified both the identity and order the children were standing in.
  		_Schwegler, Andrew Husband of Louisa Benkelman B. 1849 Germanyt D. 1899 Michigan

  
  

• Sources

  [S469] Williams, Dorothy Ball--Family Researcher (dotwfl@comcast.net) 3331 Southwest Villa Place, Palm City, FL 34990 ; based in part on BonnieMargaret Benkelman Jacob's unpublished typescript, THE FAMILY BENKELMAN. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 133 (Reliability: 3). [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S311] Bonnell, Kathy Brandt (kbonnell@byu.edu) "G?ppingen, W?rttemberg, Germany and surrounding villages" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kbonnell, (RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: G?ppingen, W?rttemberg, Germany and surrounding villages. This database is one large family tree; everyone is connected by birth or marriage. Many of the families were inputted from the family books which were compiled by the pastors of each village beginning in 1808. Villages include Heiningen, Bartenbach, Gruibingen, Faurdau, Schlat, Hattenhofen, Eislingen, Holzheim, Auendorf , D?rnau, Bezgenriet, Ebersbach , Maitis, Gammelshausen, B?rtlingen, Boll, and others. Kathy Brandt Bonnell work directly from German records to the computer.), DOB is instead shown as 9 Jan 1849 (Reliability: 3). [S577] Dibean, Jack & Marianne "Michigan Marriage Index" http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/dibeanindex/. [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, September 19, 1924 (Reliability: 3).