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Johannes "John" Schwegler

Male 1834 - 1901  (66 years)


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  • Name Johannes "John" Schwegler  [1, 2
    Nickname John 
    Birth 27 Aug 1834  B?rtlingen, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 Feb 1901  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • When his passport was issued in W?rttemberg, he was described as 6/2' tall, slender, with a round face, healthy skin, blond hair and eyebrows, green eyes, full cheeks, and a large nose, with good teeth and straight legs. (Jacobs, p. 149).

      Tri-County Chronicle
      Vol. 2, No. 41
      Cass City, Michigan
      Friday, February 22, 1901

      John Schwegler's Burial

      The last tributed of respect was give to the late John Schwegler last Saturday afternoon at the Evangelical church, where a simple but impressive service was conducted by the pastor, F. Klump, who was assisted by Rev. G.J. Kirn, presiding elder of Flint District.

      The fact that the grim reaper Death is fast thinning out the male ranks in the local Evangelical society made an unusual impression during the funeral service of Mr. Schwegler. His death was caused by typhoid pneumonia and the same composure which characterized his life was uppermost during the days of suffering and dissolution. John Schwegler was born in Germany in the year 1834. At the age of 20 he immigrated to this country and resided for many years in the state of New York. In 1881 he came to Cass City where he has lived ever since. Mr. Schwegler was highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was a man of few words but ever conscientious and honorable in all his dealings. He leaves a widow, one sister and many other relatives.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
    • (Research):Census Information:

      1880 Census
      Michigan, Tuscola County, Cass City
      Page 25, SD 3, ED 400, Stamped 101A
      Enumerated 18 June 1880

      256-256
      Schwegler, John W M 46 Laborer W?rttemberg W?rttemberg W?rt
      temberg
      Schwegler, Catherine W F 41 Wife Keeping House W?rttemberg W?rttemberg W?rttemberg
    Person ID I3027  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

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

    Family 1 Catharina Wahl,   b. Abt 1839, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1890, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1880 
    • Could this record relate to a son of John and his first wife, Catherine?

      Town of Cairo (NY) Deaths 1883-1909

      31 Jan 1894 Charles Schwegler 34 y S New York
      Father: John Schwegler, Germany
      Mother: Eva Catherine Schwegler
      Place of Death: Cairo, NY
      Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage

      Charles would have been born ca 1860, when John and Catherine would have been in their mid twenties.
    Family ID F9532  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2007 

    Family 2 Maria Magdalena "Aunt Lena" Benkelman,   b. 31 Aug 1845, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1926, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage Feb 1892  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Family ID F1292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Aug 1834 - B?rtlingen, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Feb 1892 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Feb 1901 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [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. 145, 149 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982, He shows Johannes being born in Breech, Donaukreis, W?rttem berg (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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.), Place of birth listed as B?rtlingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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. 149 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [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. 145 (Reliability: 3).