As part of my genealogy work, I have subscribed to Newspapers.com from time to time... and I really enjoy reading the newspaper articles and announcements about "Shedenhelms" (in its many variations). Weddings and funerals are frequently cited and there are all sorts of sports stories (e.g. Kurt and Kevin Shedenhelm dominated college wrestling in Iowa when the attended the University of Northern Iowa). If you read the news accounts about our family, it becomes clear that many of them were successful farmers and more than a few were successful in other fields of endeavor. I found a few stories that I was't particularly proud of (e.g. one of our relatives was jailed for stealing pigs), but in the main, I was again reminded that our family consists of the very people who made America great!
A full account of news stories pertaining to our family is well beyond the scope of this article, but I have decided to share a small segment of the public record concerning "Shedenhelms."
1. Sept. 22, 1892 (The News-Frederick, MD)
"Some little excitement was caused last Saturday night by a horse attached to an empty cart, dashing down main street at a lively rate." On the way into town, the horse was startled and threw Simon Lighter and Charles Sheetenhelm out of the cart. The news article ends simply by saying, "Mr. Sheetenhelm has his pants badly torn."
2, March 29, 1937 (The Daily Mail- Hagerstown, MD)
'Nine horses and a number of chickens and calves perished in a fire that destroyed a barn and five outbuildings on the farm of Ezra Sheetenhelm, near McKaig. The damages were valued at $8,000.
3. March 9, 1935 (The Daily Mail- Hagerstown, MD)
This story notes that an "Anne Arundel County magistrate" claimed that he was "pressured" to make favorable decisions "by the county Sheriff and by Deputy Murray Sheetenhelm."
4. March 19, 1944 (The News-Frederick, MD)
"Sheetenhelm's Sale, March 20. This is a big sale of excellent live stock and equipment, Two miles from Frederick, Smith Farm, Bellinger Pike"
5. January 14, 1946 (The News-Frederick)
"Reubern Sheetenhelm Lease" died at his home in Hansonville. "He was the son of Robert E. and Mary Sheetenhelm Lease (and for awhile) "he owned the Lease farm one mile east of Frederick."
6. I must mention Clark Sheetenhelm, who was frequently mentioned in news accounts throughout the 1940s... because his orchestra (Clark Sheetenhelm & His Orchestra) was quite popular.
7. February 5, 1944 (The Sandusky Register-Ohio)
"A heart ailment was fatal to Charles Shedenhelm, 61, prominent in Fremont civic affairs. Mr. Shetenhelm was a director of the National Bank of Fremont and an active member of the Fremont Yacht Club."
8. May 30, 1878 (The Tiffin Tribune)
"George N. Shetenhelm sold 45 acres to N. Litter, Liberty Township (for) $4005,"
9. November 16, 18781 (The Tiffin Tribune)
"G.N/ Shetenhelm sold 80 acres to G. Shedenhelm, Pleasant Township (for) $2700."
10. December 19, 1966 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
"A Cadillac man was saved after falling through the ice while fishing in the Cadillac river." The man was saved by John Thompson and Gerry Shetenhelm, 22, who were fishing nearby.
11. August 29, 1872 (The Tiffin Tribune)
"A colt was stolen from the "Shedenhelm" farm, 3 miles NW of Tiffin. A liberal reward will be given."
12, May 2, 1940 (The Williamsburg Shopper)
"O.F. Shedenhelm, of Marengo, has declared his candidacy for County Supervisor." He has held this position previously and record shows that he has never been "assailed as being in contravention of fairness and equity.
13. August 25, 1916 (The Des Moines Register)
" After an eight-year fight to secure patents to protect their rights.... Robert Shedenhelm, a farmer residing near Ladora, Iowa, and H.S. Butler, Vice-President of Iowa National Bank, are beginning to reap the benefits of a patented road grader and filler. The new road machine will be manufactured in Grinnell.
14. November 18, 1938 (The Sandusky Reporter)
Concerning the dogs that have been attacking animals in our area, "one of them was a ewe, valued at $8, on the farm of Paul Shedenhelm, in Adams Township.
15. April 28, 1940 (The Sandusky Register)
"Thomas N. Shedenhelm, 94, oldest resident of this vicinity and last Civil War Veteran of Green Spirings. He was born April 21, 1846 in Pleasant Township. He was the son of Granton (sic) and Mary Elizabeth Schull (sic). He was a retired farmer.
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Saturday, December 19, 2015
GRAFTON MCCLELLEN SHEDENHELM
Grafton McClellen Shedenhelm (1813-1882) is my 2x great-grandfather... and he may well be one of your great-grandparents too because he gave birth to many, many Shedenhelms/Shetenhelms in America.
We know that Grafton migrated to Ohio with his father because the record shows that he bought 80 acres of land in Seneca County in 1834 and another 40 acres in 1835. Indeed, he purchased a considerable amount of wooded land and set-up his own saw-mill. He operated the saw-mill for decades and he was one of the first men in the county to build a brick home. In a section entitled "Shedenhelm Crossing," Warner, Beers & Co. (1866) noted that "Grafton Shedenhelm established a saw-mill about 35 years ago which he has carried on to this day. The capacity is about 5,000 feet per day. Fox & Staley's stove factory, at this point, was established in 1884." (History of Seneca County, pg. 637) It is apparent, then, that Grafton was a entrepreneur who took advantage of the trees that covered his land, rather than clearing them as his neighbors did. According to the 1850 Federal census, Grafton owned property already valued at $3000... and this was before his saw-mill became all that it would become.
Grafton Shedenhelm, like many of our other ancestors, played a big role in Seneca County. He arrived there when it was still frontier, bought land at 21 years of age and owned a small business by the time he was 37. However, his contribution to our family was rooted in the number of children he procreated. He married Mary Elizabeth Schall in 1834, when she was 17, and together, they reared 9 children- George Nicholas (b. 1836), Henry David (b. 1838), Reuben William (b. 1839), George Washington (b. 1841), Thomas Monroe (b. 1846), Levi Jacob (b. 1848), Elizabeth Jane (b. 1842), and Catherine (b. 1843). Unfortunately, Mary Elizabeth, born to John David Schall and Elizabeth Kime, died in August, 1849... so Grafton married her half-sister, Catherine Malinda in September, 1850. Catherine was born to John David Schall and Margaret Blue, and together, she and Grafton reared 10 children- John Grafton (b. 1852), Samuel Scott (b. 1854), Frances Marion (1858), Joshua McClellen (b. 1861), Clinton (b. 1865), Ellen (b. 1855), Margaret (b. 1856), Ida (b. 1859), Elizabeth (b. 1860), and Mary L. (b. 1864). Grafton was to marry again in his old age, but his contribution to our family was complete in 1864- 28 years after his first child was born.
Grafton Shedenhelm and Mary Elizabeth Shaull/Schall
George N, Shedenhelm married Elizabeth Hoover, and the record shows that he owned land in Hopewell Township, Ohio in 1874. Henry David Shedenhelm married 1) Elvira Parker and 2) Mary Jane Hoover, and he had 4 children with each of his wives. The 1910 Federal census indicated that Henry was farming near James N. Shedenhelm in Pleasant Township at that time. Like his older brother, Henry David remained in Ohio and is buried in Old Fort Cemetery in Seneca County. Reuben William Shedenhelm and his wife, Eliza Bear, farmed NW of Marengo, Iowa, and they reared one son, James W. Shedenhelm. James Washington Shedenhelm (b. 1841) married Josephine Hoover and they raised at least 6 children in Ohio. Thomas Monroe Shedenhelm married Harriet Hoover and they had 3 sons. I suspect that Thomas farmed throughout his life, but according to the 1930 census, in which he was listed as a widower, he was residing at 76 Broadway Street in Green Creek, Ohio. Like his brother, Reuben, Levi Jacob Shedenhelm (b. 1848) farmed west of Marengo, Iowa. He married Martha Wood and they had a son named Oliver. Finally, Grafton and Mary Elizabeth's daughters- Elizabeth Jane and Catherine- married "Slaymakers." Elizabeth wed Charles Henery Slaymaker and Catherine married Reuben A. Slaymaker. Both couples had 9 children.
Grafton Shedenhelm and Catherine Malinda Shuall/Schall
John Grafton Shedenhelm married Lucy Ann Ross and they spent their lives in Ohio. Their children were Lessie Shedenhelm, who married Frank Adams; Myrtle, who married Eugen Melroy; William Grafton, who married Laura Adams; John Sherman, who married Flossie Ekleberry; and Russell Shedenhelm, who married Zelma Walcutt. Taken together, Lessie, Myrtle, William, John, and Russell added at least 13 children to our family.
Rebecca Ellen Shedenhelm married John Tuman, and they also spent their lives in Ohio, rearing Ida, Burton, Nora Ellen, who married Charles Adams, and Lloyd Monroe.
Margaret Shedenhelm married and lived with her husband, William Nevills, in Michigan.
Frances (Frank) Shetenhelm married Mary Frederici and they spent their lives together in Michigan, where they reared 11 children; Benjamin Edwin Shetenhelm, who married Olive Randall; Sadie B. Shetenhelm, who married Glen Miller; Allen, who married Lena Travis; Margaret, who married Frederick Frith; Frank; Olive, who married Marion Corey; Arthur, who married Mabel Housler; Ruth, who married Dewey Briggs; Walter Shetenhelm, who married Nina Hall; Earl, who married Francis Case. Like the Sheetenhelms of Maryland, the Shetenhelms of Michigan added their voices to our wonderful family story.
Ida Matilda Shedenhelm married Edell Farver and they lived together in Ohio.
Mary Lucinda Shedenhelm (b. 1863) was the last of Grafton's children. She married a man named L.J. Miller.
Finally, I will close with Joshua Shedenhelm, my great-grandfather, who married Mary Elizabeth Johnson. They relocated from Ohio to Iowa, where Joshua made a living as a auctioneer, a veternarian, and a farmer, and they had 4 children- three of whom lived to adulthood. They were 1) Clarence M. Shedenhelm, my grandfather, who farmed in a number of locations around Marengo, Iowa; 2) Jennie Belle Shedenhelm, who married Thomas Tanner and gave birth to 7 children-Esther Alma, Edna Lucille, Gladys E., Harold E., Thelma, Harold "Bus," Harriet, and Corrine; and 3) Melvin Shedenhelm, who married Bertha Cheney. They had 9 children together: Treva, who married Ray Adlers; Lee; Leona, who married Howard Morehouse; Eva Raunee, who married Frank Rounceville; Harley, who married Helen Jones; Rachel, who married Patrick Eddington; Eugene, who married Violet Scott; Dale, who married Lois Nunn; and Kernneth. Clarence Shedenhelm married Myrene Simmons and they had 8 children: Mary Glene, who married Lawrence Tetley; Juanita, who married Kenneth Fisher; Cecil, who married Maxine Welton; Evelyn Rae, who married Emmitt (Pat) Nace; my father, Gale Allen, who married Stella Sylvester; Duane Dean, who married, Maxine Burrell; Betty Mildred, who married Eldo Carlson; and Helen Marjorie, who died at age 7 with rheumatic fever.
One BIG Happy Family
It all began in Maryland (Pennsylvania if we count the landing) and then, mostly because of great land deals and their own frontier spirits, our family (with differing variations of our surname) spread to Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Oregon, California, and Iowa. If you are related to any one of Grafton's children, you are related to me... and I am related to you (sorry, but you can't choose your family). I am extremely proud of the discipline, spirit, and strength that my ancestors exhibited, and the more I discover about them, the more proud I am! I have not been able to research the Eckharts, the Brashears, and for that matter, even the Schalls, the Rosenbergers, and the Slaymakers. But there are several texts available for research. I encourage you to use them... and to provide corrections and information to me.
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| Grafton Shedenhelm |
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| Mary Elizabeth Shaull |
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| Catherine Malinda Shaull |
Grafton Shedenhelm, like many of our other ancestors, played a big role in Seneca County. He arrived there when it was still frontier, bought land at 21 years of age and owned a small business by the time he was 37. However, his contribution to our family was rooted in the number of children he procreated. He married Mary Elizabeth Schall in 1834, when she was 17, and together, they reared 9 children- George Nicholas (b. 1836), Henry David (b. 1838), Reuben William (b. 1839), George Washington (b. 1841), Thomas Monroe (b. 1846), Levi Jacob (b. 1848), Elizabeth Jane (b. 1842), and Catherine (b. 1843). Unfortunately, Mary Elizabeth, born to John David Schall and Elizabeth Kime, died in August, 1849... so Grafton married her half-sister, Catherine Malinda in September, 1850. Catherine was born to John David Schall and Margaret Blue, and together, she and Grafton reared 10 children- John Grafton (b. 1852), Samuel Scott (b. 1854), Frances Marion (1858), Joshua McClellen (b. 1861), Clinton (b. 1865), Ellen (b. 1855), Margaret (b. 1856), Ida (b. 1859), Elizabeth (b. 1860), and Mary L. (b. 1864). Grafton was to marry again in his old age, but his contribution to our family was complete in 1864- 28 years after his first child was born.
Grafton Shedenhelm and Mary Elizabeth Shaull/Schall
George N, Shedenhelm married Elizabeth Hoover, and the record shows that he owned land in Hopewell Township, Ohio in 1874. Henry David Shedenhelm married 1) Elvira Parker and 2) Mary Jane Hoover, and he had 4 children with each of his wives. The 1910 Federal census indicated that Henry was farming near James N. Shedenhelm in Pleasant Township at that time. Like his older brother, Henry David remained in Ohio and is buried in Old Fort Cemetery in Seneca County. Reuben William Shedenhelm and his wife, Eliza Bear, farmed NW of Marengo, Iowa, and they reared one son, James W. Shedenhelm. James Washington Shedenhelm (b. 1841) married Josephine Hoover and they raised at least 6 children in Ohio. Thomas Monroe Shedenhelm married Harriet Hoover and they had 3 sons. I suspect that Thomas farmed throughout his life, but according to the 1930 census, in which he was listed as a widower, he was residing at 76 Broadway Street in Green Creek, Ohio. Like his brother, Reuben, Levi Jacob Shedenhelm (b. 1848) farmed west of Marengo, Iowa. He married Martha Wood and they had a son named Oliver. Finally, Grafton and Mary Elizabeth's daughters- Elizabeth Jane and Catherine- married "Slaymakers." Elizabeth wed Charles Henery Slaymaker and Catherine married Reuben A. Slaymaker. Both couples had 9 children.
Grafton Shedenhelm and Catherine Malinda Shuall/Schall
John Grafton Shedenhelm married Lucy Ann Ross and they spent their lives in Ohio. Their children were Lessie Shedenhelm, who married Frank Adams; Myrtle, who married Eugen Melroy; William Grafton, who married Laura Adams; John Sherman, who married Flossie Ekleberry; and Russell Shedenhelm, who married Zelma Walcutt. Taken together, Lessie, Myrtle, William, John, and Russell added at least 13 children to our family.
Rebecca Ellen Shedenhelm married John Tuman, and they also spent their lives in Ohio, rearing Ida, Burton, Nora Ellen, who married Charles Adams, and Lloyd Monroe.
Margaret Shedenhelm married and lived with her husband, William Nevills, in Michigan.
Frances (Frank) Shetenhelm married Mary Frederici and they spent their lives together in Michigan, where they reared 11 children; Benjamin Edwin Shetenhelm, who married Olive Randall; Sadie B. Shetenhelm, who married Glen Miller; Allen, who married Lena Travis; Margaret, who married Frederick Frith; Frank; Olive, who married Marion Corey; Arthur, who married Mabel Housler; Ruth, who married Dewey Briggs; Walter Shetenhelm, who married Nina Hall; Earl, who married Francis Case. Like the Sheetenhelms of Maryland, the Shetenhelms of Michigan added their voices to our wonderful family story.
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| Francis "Frank" Marion Shetenhelm |
Ida Matilda Shedenhelm married Edell Farver and they lived together in Ohio.
Mary Lucinda Shedenhelm (b. 1863) was the last of Grafton's children. She married a man named L.J. Miller.
Finally, I will close with Joshua Shedenhelm, my great-grandfather, who married Mary Elizabeth Johnson. They relocated from Ohio to Iowa, where Joshua made a living as a auctioneer, a veternarian, and a farmer, and they had 4 children- three of whom lived to adulthood. They were 1) Clarence M. Shedenhelm, my grandfather, who farmed in a number of locations around Marengo, Iowa; 2) Jennie Belle Shedenhelm, who married Thomas Tanner and gave birth to 7 children-Esther Alma, Edna Lucille, Gladys E., Harold E., Thelma, Harold "Bus," Harriet, and Corrine; and 3) Melvin Shedenhelm, who married Bertha Cheney. They had 9 children together: Treva, who married Ray Adlers; Lee; Leona, who married Howard Morehouse; Eva Raunee, who married Frank Rounceville; Harley, who married Helen Jones; Rachel, who married Patrick Eddington; Eugene, who married Violet Scott; Dale, who married Lois Nunn; and Kernneth. Clarence Shedenhelm married Myrene Simmons and they had 8 children: Mary Glene, who married Lawrence Tetley; Juanita, who married Kenneth Fisher; Cecil, who married Maxine Welton; Evelyn Rae, who married Emmitt (Pat) Nace; my father, Gale Allen, who married Stella Sylvester; Duane Dean, who married, Maxine Burrell; Betty Mildred, who married Eldo Carlson; and Helen Marjorie, who died at age 7 with rheumatic fever.
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| Marjory and Gale Shedenhelm |
It all began in Maryland (Pennsylvania if we count the landing) and then, mostly because of great land deals and their own frontier spirits, our family (with differing variations of our surname) spread to Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Oregon, California, and Iowa. If you are related to any one of Grafton's children, you are related to me... and I am related to you (sorry, but you can't choose your family). I am extremely proud of the discipline, spirit, and strength that my ancestors exhibited, and the more I discover about them, the more proud I am! I have not been able to research the Eckharts, the Brashears, and for that matter, even the Schalls, the Rosenbergers, and the Slaymakers. But there are several texts available for research. I encourage you to use them... and to provide corrections and information to me.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Our 3rd Generation in America- Mary and Catherine Shedenhelm
In 1766, Frederick Schittenhelm and his wife emigrated from Germany to America, where they built a life together in Maryland and reared four children: Jacob, George, Catherine, and Elizabeth. These four people comprised the 2nd generation of our particular branch of the Shedenhelm family tree in America. Their journey began in Aach, Germany. They settled in Frederick County, Maryland and many of them stayed there. Others, however, continued to moved west and migrated to Ohio, where land prices were attractive.
Jacob and his wife, Mary Walter, had five children (three of whom married into the Lease family- Mary, Thomas, Catherine, Delilah, and Reuben, George and his wife, Catherine Lease, had six children: Levi, Elizabeth, Henry, Grafton, Mary, and Barbara. Elizabeth and her husband, Nathan Brasher, Jr. had ten children: Freeman, Barbara, Nancy, Owen, Esther, Solomon, Catherine, Elizabeth, Hiram, and Perry. Catherine and her husband, Anthony Elkhart also had ten children: Betsy, Susan, Barbara, Catherine, Levina, Lewis, Eden, Polly, Grafton and John.
Taken together, thus first group of cousins represents the 3rd generation of Shedenhelms in America. Jacob's children were Sheetenhelms, George's children were Shedenhelms (except Barbara), Elizabeth's children were Brashears, and Catherine's children were Eckharts.... but they were family. By 1840, many of them had migrated to Ohio, and by 1855, many more had moved to Iowa. Grafton's son, Frances (Frank) relocated to Michigan and embraced the surname, Shetenhelm, which is the most dominant form of our name in Michigan to this day. One branch of our family found their way to Oregon, another to California, and yet another made Illinois their home. We may encounter some of these people as we move along, but in the beginning... the 3rd generation of our family in America consisted of 31 people.
As I approach 70, I know that time will not allow me to experience the joy of discovering the rich lives that most of these relatives lived. We will encounter some of them from time to time... but my primary focus will be on George Shedenhelm, my 3x great-grandfather, and his descendants- and most especially on Grafton Shedenhelm, my 2x great-grandfather and his many children. Since we have already discussed two of George's sons- Levi Adam and Henry- I will offer a few comments about his daughters before I move on to Grafton. Catherine Sheatenhelm married Anthony Eckhart and they had 11 children together. Like many others in our family, Catherine and Anthony migrated to Ohio and, in 1860, they were farming in Falls Township in Hocking County, Ohio. Indeed, in 1860, Anthony owned property valued at $3000 and the record also shows that his son, Eden, farmed nearby at that time. Finally, Catherine;s sister, Elizabeth, married Nathan Brashear, Jr, who belonged to a well-established American family. In fact, according to the 1790 Federal census 25 Brashears/Brashares were identified as "heads of households."
Jacob and his wife, Mary Walter, had five children (three of whom married into the Lease family- Mary, Thomas, Catherine, Delilah, and Reuben, George and his wife, Catherine Lease, had six children: Levi, Elizabeth, Henry, Grafton, Mary, and Barbara. Elizabeth and her husband, Nathan Brasher, Jr. had ten children: Freeman, Barbara, Nancy, Owen, Esther, Solomon, Catherine, Elizabeth, Hiram, and Perry. Catherine and her husband, Anthony Elkhart also had ten children: Betsy, Susan, Barbara, Catherine, Levina, Lewis, Eden, Polly, Grafton and John.
Taken together, thus first group of cousins represents the 3rd generation of Shedenhelms in America. Jacob's children were Sheetenhelms, George's children were Shedenhelms (except Barbara), Elizabeth's children were Brashears, and Catherine's children were Eckharts.... but they were family. By 1840, many of them had migrated to Ohio, and by 1855, many more had moved to Iowa. Grafton's son, Frances (Frank) relocated to Michigan and embraced the surname, Shetenhelm, which is the most dominant form of our name in Michigan to this day. One branch of our family found their way to Oregon, another to California, and yet another made Illinois their home. We may encounter some of these people as we move along, but in the beginning... the 3rd generation of our family in America consisted of 31 people.
As I approach 70, I know that time will not allow me to experience the joy of discovering the rich lives that most of these relatives lived. We will encounter some of them from time to time... but my primary focus will be on George Shedenhelm, my 3x great-grandfather, and his descendants- and most especially on Grafton Shedenhelm, my 2x great-grandfather and his many children. Since we have already discussed two of George's sons- Levi Adam and Henry- I will offer a few comments about his daughters before I move on to Grafton. Catherine Sheatenhelm married Anthony Eckhart and they had 11 children together. Like many others in our family, Catherine and Anthony migrated to Ohio and, in 1860, they were farming in Falls Township in Hocking County, Ohio. Indeed, in 1860, Anthony owned property valued at $3000 and the record also shows that his son, Eden, farmed nearby at that time. Finally, Catherine;s sister, Elizabeth, married Nathan Brashear, Jr, who belonged to a well-established American family. In fact, according to the 1790 Federal census 25 Brashears/Brashares were identified as "heads of households."
Saturday, December 12, 2015
"SHEDENHELM" GRAVES IN AMERICA
As I travel around the country, I like to visit family graves because it allows me to connect with lives that were lived not so long ago. I suspect that most people have more compelling interests, but if you're a little bit like me, I am presenting a list of where our family members are resting in peace. This list is drawn from Find A Grave as of 12-12-2015.
SHEDENHELMS- ILLINOIS
Danville National
Paul James Shedenhelm 1915-2000
Betty Shedenhelm 1917-2003
SHEDENHELMS- IOWA
Oak Hill Cemetery (Belle Plaine)
Ruth Ann Shedenhelm 1940-2004
IOOF Cemetery (Marengo)
Phyllis Kibler Shedenhelm 1927-
Alice Slaymaker Shedenhelm 1873-1926
Oliver F. Shedenhelm 1873-1976
Grafton Wm Shedenhelm 1876-1940
Phoebe Yearian Shedenhelm 1879-1946
Harold "Busty" Shedenhelm 1911-2000
Vivian W Shedenhelm 1913-1998
Jacob Wm Shedenhelm 1910-1937
Lois Shedenhelm 1914-1914
Russell Grafton Shedenhelm 1916-2000
Levi Jacob Shedenhelm 1843-1912
Martha Wood Shedenhelm 1847-1915
Maxine Burrell Shedenhelm 1922-2013
Martha Shedenhelm-Slaymaker 1846-1918
Duane Dean Shedenhelm 1924-2015
Grandview Cemetery (Grandview)
Lovell Shedenhelm Gast 1907-1994
Cedar Rapids Memorial (Cedar Rapids)
Ray F Shedenhelm 1924-2012
Dobson Cemetery (Garwin)
Cecil Mervin Shedenhelm 1914-2007
Maxine Shedenhelm 1915-2012
Guernsey Cemetery (Guernsey)
Ray Clarence 1899-1979
Cecelia M Shedenhelm 1910-1985
Highland Memorial Gardens (Des Moines)
Lt. Gale A Shedenhelm 1921-1977
Stella Sylvester Shedenhelm 1924-2015
Memorial Lawm Cemetery (Ottumwa)
Violet Scott Shedenhelm 1918-2001
Mt. Moriah Cemetery (Douds)
Anna Maude Shedenhelm 1873-1950
Ohio Cemetery (Ladora)
Ann Shaull Shedenhelm 1842-1926
John N. Shedenhelm 1836-1909
Cora B Shedenhelm 1871-1946
William T Shedenhelm 1866-1937
Mary Shedenhelm Bricker 1838-
Ruth Shedenhelm Carlson 1842-1926
Reuben Wm. Shedenhelm 1839-1904
James Shedenhelm 1861-1927
Eliza Shedenhelm 1832-1908
Harry E Shedenhelm 1896-1992
Leona D. Shedenhelm 1880-1977
Robert Shedenhelm 1871-1949
Levi Adam Shedenhelm 1806-1875
Marg Rosenberger Shedenhelm 1815-1868
Luzena Shedenhelm 1859-1935
Oscar S. Shedenhelm 1868-1931
Estella Slaymaker Shedenhelm 1882-1955
Katherine " " " 1843-1910
Glenn Shedenhelm -1938
Plus 57 SHAULLS and 52 ROSENBERGERS
Schall Cemetery (Ottumwa)
Treva Shedenhelm Adler 1907-1970
Rachell Shedenhelm Edgington 1918-1986
Eva Shedenhelm Rounceville 1912-1989
Austin Shedenhelm Infant
Barbara Paxson Shedenhelm 1934-1987
Melvin C Shedenhelm 1887-1962
Bertha Cheney Shedenhelm 1888-1972
Billy Shedenhelm Infant
Clifford Shedenhelm Infant
Donald Lee Shedenhelm Infant
Glenn Shedenhelm -1938
Joshua McClellan Shedenhelm 1861-1926
Mary E Johnson Shedenhelm 1857-1942
Kenneth Lloyd Shedenhelm 1926-1989
Leo E. Shedenhelm 1908-1934
Turner Cemetery (Garwin)
Clarence McClellan Shedenhelm 1883-1953
Myrene Simmons Shedenhelm 1887-1982
Marjorie Helen Shedenhelm 1916-1923
SHEDENHELMS- IDAHO
Riverview Cemetery (Coeur d'Alene)
Agnes J. Shedenhelm 1913-1972
Laurel J Shedenhelm 1908-1997
John A. Shedenhelm 1946-2009
Forest Cemetery (Coeur d'Alene)
James Allen Shedenhelm 1951-1979
SHEDENHELMS- OHIO
Benton Cemetery (Benton)
James M Shedenhelm Infant
Russell M. Shedenhelm 1895-1977
Zelma M. Shedenhelm -1977
Bradner (Wood City)
Dale R. Shedenhelm
Cleo Shedenhelm Hasselkus
Harriet L Shedenhelm 1875-1938
Helen M Shedenhelm 1911-2000
Marguerite Shedenhelm Haas 1896-1957
Ulysses E Shedenhelm 1867-1943
Bretz (Sycamore)
John Grafton Shedenhelm 1852-1926
Laura Adams Shedenhelm 1881-1974
Lucy Ross Shedenhelm 1858-1901
Wm. Grafton Shedenhelm 1874-1934
Bunker Hill (Seneca County)
Grafton McClellan Shedenhelm 1813-1882
Mary E. Schall Shedenhelm 1817-1849
Catherine Schall Shedenhelm 1825-1880
Ida Shedenhelm Farver 1859-1886
Clinton S Shedenhelm Infant
Samuel Shedenhelm Infant
Fairmont (Tiffin)
Doris Shedenhelm Harper 1901-1971
Barbara Shedenhelm Shuall 1821-1867
Daisy Blanche Shedenhelm 1891-1963
Hershall H Shedenhelm 1885-1960
Russell Eugene Shedenhelm 1909-1991
Green Springs Cemetery (Sandusky)
Catherine Shedenhelm Dietzel 1880-1970
Benjamin H. Shedenhelm 1892-1918
Gertrude Myers Shedenhelm 1880-1916
Charles H Shedenhelm 1878-1960
George J Shedenhelm 1921-1992
George Jacob Shedenhelm 1850-1925
Laura A Sheets Shedenhelm 1854-1929
Thomas Monroe Shedenhelm 1846-1940
Mary J Shedenhelm-Slaymaker 1844-1918
Maude Shedenhelm Warren 1883-1911
Pleasant Ridge (Tiffin)
Henry Shedenhelm 1810-1882
Mary Myers Shedenhelm 1832-1890
Janet E Shedenhelm 1870-1946
Rufus E Shedenhelm 1864-1934
Wm. Henry Shedenhelm 1859-1862
Wm. Jack Shedenhelm 1915-2009
Pleasant Union Old Fort (Seneca County)
Bernhard H Shedenhelm 1895-1905
Camelia Shedenhelm 1871-1939
Elvira Parker Shedenhelm 1854-1926
Henry David Shedenhelm 1838-1923
Paul LeRoy Shedenhelm 1899-1976
Mary Jane Lavely Shedenhelm 1908-1997
Lawrence David Shedenhelm 1863-1935
Shelby-Oakland (Shelby)
Vera Keller Shedenhelm 1919-2013
St. Joseph Catholic (Fremont)
Irene Shedenhelm 1902-1984
SHEDENHELMS- ALABAMA
Southern Heritage (Pelham)
Randall Lee Shedenhelm 1950-1994
SHEDENHELMS- ARKANSAS
Oakland (Baxter City)
Dale E Shedenhelm 1924-1984
Harley C Shedenhelm 1914-1977
Salem
Donald Levi Shedenhelm 1906-1991
SHEDENHELMS- CALIFORNIA
Forest Lawn Memorial (Glendale)
Charles Walter Shedenhelm 1904-1979
Mabel Shedenhelm 1885-1938
Vera Shedenhelm 1905-1967
Mary Elizabeth Shedenhelm 1907-1964
Irvington Memorial Garden (Fremont)
Christopher A Shedenhelm 1963-1994
Garden of Memorial (Salinas)
Florence Shedenhelm 1904-1998
Sierra Hills Memorial (Sacramento)
Tim Arthur Shedenhelm 1955-1996
SHEDENHELMS- KENTUCKY
Fairmont (Henderson City)
Martha Blue Shedenhelm 1920-2005
SHEDENHELMS-MICHIGAN
Esmond Evergreen (Hale)
Ralph Henry Shedenhelm 1922-2011
Glen Joseph Shedenhelm 1893-1960
Gwendolyn Shedenhelm 1930-1996
Lester Lee Shedenhelm 1938-2005
Mary Shedenhelm 1914-1981
SHEDENHELMS- OKLAHOMA
Memorial Park (Oklahoma City)
Bertha Miller Shedenhelm 1898-1982
Lawrence E Shedenhlm 1897-1973
Mary J Hoover Shedenhelm 1841-1879
SHEDENHELMS-TENNESSEE
Fairview (Corryton)
Mary Taylor Shedenhelm 1886-1958
Greenwood (Knoxville)
McKinley Albert Shedenhelm 1893-1975
SHEDENHELMS- TEXAS
Memorial Park (Armadillo)
Lawrence E Shedenhelm 1897-1973
Lu Brandon Shedenhelm 1932-2012
Restwood Memorial
Luther H. Shedenhelm 1910-1983
Nettie Shedenhelm 1912-1987
SHETENHELMS- OHIO
Green Springs (Sandusky)
James Washington Shetenhelm 1841-1924
Josephine Hoover Shetenhelm 1845-1896
William P Shetenhelm 1874-1919
New Carlisle (New Carlisle)
Alice Rust Shetenhelm 1859-1935
Charles Shetenhelm 1855-1931
McGormley (Fremont)
Emmet Shetenhelm 1858-1926
Josephine Fabing Shetenhelm 1860-1930
Oakwood (Fremont)
Grace Elizabeth Shetenhelm 1920-2006
Harry Shetenhelm 1883-1961
Kathryn Silverwood Shetenhelm 1914-1984
Minerva Hoppes Shetenhelm 1880-1961
William Cecil Shetenhelm 1916-1990
Toledo Memorial (Sylvania)
Frida Meyer Shetenhelm 1878-1970
LeRoy Shetenhelm 1868-1931
St Joseph Catholic (Tiffin)
Mary P Shedenhelm 1866-1931
SHETENHELMS- MICHIGAN
Benton Township (Potterville)
Frances L Shetenhelm 1918-1987
Lake City (Lake City)
Audrey Steinhaus Shetenhelm 1921-2002
Austin Shetenhelm 1911-1932
Benjamin E Shetenhelm 1886-1961
Carolee Shetenhelm 1948
Clifton E Shetenhelm 1920-2010
Janet E Shetenhelm 1950-1997
Marion G Shetenhelm -1929
Olive Randall Shetenhelm 1886-1958
Maple Hill (Charlotte)
Tina Dawn Shetenhelm Infant
Woodlawn (Vermontville)
Allen Shetenhelm 1891-1974
Arthur Shetenhelm 1899-1980
Earl C Shetenhelm 1905-1975
Francis E Shetenhelm 1910-2004
Francis M Shetenhelm 1892-1979
Francis Marion Shetenhelm 1858-1926
Lena Shetenhelm 1891-1964
Mabel A Shetenhelm 1908-1992
Mary C Friderici-Shetenhelm 1866-1931
SHETENHELMS-FLORIDA
Florida National (Bushnell)
Bernard E Shetenhelm 1923-2002
SHEETENHELMS- OHIO
Woods Cemetery
Albert Sheetenhelm 1875-1898
Caroline Sheetenhelm 1846-1945
John C Sheetenhelm 1844-1917
Maple Grove (Mechanicsburg)
Florence R Sheetenhelm 1863-1949
SHEETENHELMS- MARYLAND
Central (New London)
Amanda Snook Sheetenhelm 1851-1885
John Cllinton Sheetenhelm 1845-1897
Mt. Zion (McKaig)
Ann Elizabeth Sheetenhelm 1879-
Charles Sheetenhelm 1885-1952
Clyde L Sheetenhelm 1896-1983
Deborah Brengle Sheetenhelm 1849-1931
Ella Starr Sheetenhelm 1862-1929
Ezra Sheetenhelm 1881-1946
Fairview (McKaig)
Charlotte Sheetenhelm 1857-1885
Edna Cramer Sheetenhelm 1914-1996
Emma V Sheetenhelm 1868-1958
Crownsville (Crownsville)
Charles M. Sheetenhelm Jr. 1943-2002
Meadowridge Memorial Park (Elkridge)
Charles Ward Sheetenhelm 1927-2011
SCHIEDENHELMS- PENNSYLVANIA
St. Peter's (Pittsburgh)
Andrew Schiedenhelm 1851-1915
August Schiedenhelm 1884-1899
Fred Schiedenhelm 1882-1928
Julia Schiedenhelm 1856-1932
SCHIEDENHELMS- NEW YORK
Long Island National (Farmingdale)
Fred A Schiedenhelm 1924-1993
Mary M Schiedenhelm 1938-2010
SCHIEDENHELMS- FLORIDA
Bavrancas Nationasl
John W Schiedenhelm 1927-2011
Marion Phyllis Schiedenhelm 1935-1983
SCHITTENHELMS- MICHIGAN
Grass Lake East
Brian "Skit" Schittenhelm 1955-1992
Gayla Schittenhelm 1939-1955
Kenneth D Schittenhelm 1948-1959
Norma M Schittenhelm 1909-1995
Oscar C Schittenhelm 1893-1951
Paul A Schittenhelm 1914-1967
Richard Schittenhelm Sr. 1933-2015
Velina Tisch Schittenhelm 1914-2008
Walter John Schittenhelm 1895-1978
Francisco (Grass Lake)
Gottfried Schittenhelm 1865-1951
Louise G. Schittenhelm 1873-1946
Bethlehem (Ann Arbor)
Christian Schittenhelm 1885-1953
Luise Schittenhelm 1887-1964
Forest Hill (Ann Arbor)
Elfie Inez Schittenhelm 1904-1995
George Henry Schittenhelm 1902-1963
Hillcrest (Jackson)
Dale John Schittenhelm 1939-2012
Green Lawn (Detroit)
Jacob Schittenhelm 1863-1925
Louisa Schittenhelm -1878
Grand Lawn (Detroit)
Mary Hahn Schittenhelm 1867-1938
Rosine Anna Maria Schittenhelm 1837-1916
William J Schittenhelm 1899-
SCHITTENHELMS- MISSOURI
New St. Marcus (St. Louis)
Ludwig Schottenhelm
Anna Schittenhelm
Plus Anton Schittenhelm (Johnstown, PA), Louisa Schittenhelm (New Orleans, LA),
H. Georg Schittenhelm (Boone City, KY)
SCHUTTENHELMS- OHIO
St. Mary Cemetery (St. Bernard)
Andrew S Schuttenhelm 1840-1895
Henry Schuttenhelm 1864-1910
Robert Schuttenhelm 1900-1968
Spring Grove (Cincinnati)
Fred Schuttenhelm 1859-1928
Jacob Schuttenhelm 1834-1892
Vine Street Hill (Cincinnati)
Josephine Schittenhelm 1846-1916
Martin Frances Schuttenhelm 1870-1957
SCHUTTENHELMS- MISSOURI
New St. Marcus (Afton)
Anna Kast Schuttenhelm 1882-1962
Edward W Schuttenhelm 1902-1991
Elizabeth Brueggeman Schuttenhelm 1854-1936
Esther Hartman Schuttenhelm 1903-1987
John L Schuttenhelm 1852-1934
Louis J Schuttenhelm 1816-1950
Lebanon City (Lebanon)
Arthur A Schuttenhelm 1902-1985
Friedens Mausoleum (Bellfontaine)
Jacob Schuttenhelm 1834-1892
Jacob Schuttenhelm 1883-1920
Jacob M Schuttenhelm 1890-1894
Josephine Schuttenhelm 1868-1894
Christian S Schuttenhelm -1945
Valhalla (Bel-Nor)
Edna Rose Schuttenhelm 1894-1951
John Lewis Schuttenhelm 1871-1951
Old St. Marcus (St. Louis)
Elizabeth Schuttenhelm 1840-1913
John Schuttenhelm 1874-1913
Sunset Memorial (Afton)
Katherine Karle Schuttenhelm 1850-1936
Mt Olivet (Hannibal)
Louise Schuttenhelm 1835-1915
SCHUTTENHELMS- WISCONSIN
Arlington Park (Greenfield)
Betty Schuttenhelm 1929-1979
Paul Schuttenhelm 1923-1986
Union (Milwaukee)
Mrs. E.W. Schuttenhelm 1889-1917
Fred Schuttenhelm 1861-1900
Sarah Schuttenhelm 1854-1931
Oak Grove (LaCrosse)
Elmer E Schuttenhelm 1903-1981
Stella Schuttenhelm 1904-1991
Onalaska (Onalaska)
Mary Beth Schuttenhelm 1954-1955
Wilma Schuttenhelm 1902-1984
Rochester (Rochester)
Ron W Schittenhelm 1929-1993
Yahnke Schittenhelm 1931-
SCHUTTENHELMS- CALIFORNIA
Rose Hills Memorial Park (Whittier)
August Schittenhelm 1897-1964
Green Lawn Memorial Park (Bakersfield)
George Allen Schuttenhelm 1885-1943
Jeanne M Schuttenhelm 1920-1988
Margaret Schuttenhelm 1891-1987
West Side District Cemetery (Taft)
Harry Oliver Schuttenhelm 1885-1847
Martha Lucas Schuttenhelm 1870-1957
SCHUTTENHELMS- FLORIDA
Florida National (Bushnell)
Charles J Schuttenhelm 1947-1993
SCHUTTENHELMS- NEW YORK
Elmwood Hill (Troy)
Hedwig Schuttenhelm 1902-1982
Rudolph Schuttenhelm 1902-1985
SCHUTTENHELMS- ILLINOIS
Madonaville Cemetery (Madonaville)
Marily Wuertz Schuttenhelm 1935-2014
SCHUTTENHELMS- TEXAS
Plano Mutual Cemetery (Plano)
Samantha Kelley Schuttenhelm 1997-1997
SHEDENHELMS- ILLINOIS
Danville National
Paul James Shedenhelm 1915-2000
Betty Shedenhelm 1917-2003
SHEDENHELMS- IOWA
Oak Hill Cemetery (Belle Plaine)
Ruth Ann Shedenhelm 1940-2004
IOOF Cemetery (Marengo)
Phyllis Kibler Shedenhelm 1927-
Alice Slaymaker Shedenhelm 1873-1926
Oliver F. Shedenhelm 1873-1976
Grafton Wm Shedenhelm 1876-1940
Phoebe Yearian Shedenhelm 1879-1946
Harold "Busty" Shedenhelm 1911-2000
Vivian W Shedenhelm 1913-1998
Jacob Wm Shedenhelm 1910-1937
Lois Shedenhelm 1914-1914
Russell Grafton Shedenhelm 1916-2000
Levi Jacob Shedenhelm 1843-1912
Martha Wood Shedenhelm 1847-1915
Maxine Burrell Shedenhelm 1922-2013
Martha Shedenhelm-Slaymaker 1846-1918
Duane Dean Shedenhelm 1924-2015
Grandview Cemetery (Grandview)
Lovell Shedenhelm Gast 1907-1994
Cedar Rapids Memorial (Cedar Rapids)
Ray F Shedenhelm 1924-2012
Dobson Cemetery (Garwin)
Cecil Mervin Shedenhelm 1914-2007
Maxine Shedenhelm 1915-2012
Guernsey Cemetery (Guernsey)
Ray Clarence 1899-1979
Cecelia M Shedenhelm 1910-1985
Highland Memorial Gardens (Des Moines)
Lt. Gale A Shedenhelm 1921-1977
Stella Sylvester Shedenhelm 1924-2015
Memorial Lawm Cemetery (Ottumwa)
Violet Scott Shedenhelm 1918-2001
Mt. Moriah Cemetery (Douds)
Anna Maude Shedenhelm 1873-1950
Ohio Cemetery (Ladora)
Ann Shaull Shedenhelm 1842-1926
John N. Shedenhelm 1836-1909
Cora B Shedenhelm 1871-1946
William T Shedenhelm 1866-1937
Mary Shedenhelm Bricker 1838-
Ruth Shedenhelm Carlson 1842-1926
Reuben Wm. Shedenhelm 1839-1904
James Shedenhelm 1861-1927
Eliza Shedenhelm 1832-1908
Harry E Shedenhelm 1896-1992
Leona D. Shedenhelm 1880-1977
Robert Shedenhelm 1871-1949
Levi Adam Shedenhelm 1806-1875
Marg Rosenberger Shedenhelm 1815-1868
Luzena Shedenhelm 1859-1935
Oscar S. Shedenhelm 1868-1931
Estella Slaymaker Shedenhelm 1882-1955
Katherine " " " 1843-1910
Glenn Shedenhelm -1938
Plus 57 SHAULLS and 52 ROSENBERGERS
Schall Cemetery (Ottumwa)
Treva Shedenhelm Adler 1907-1970
Rachell Shedenhelm Edgington 1918-1986
Eva Shedenhelm Rounceville 1912-1989
Austin Shedenhelm Infant
Barbara Paxson Shedenhelm 1934-1987
Melvin C Shedenhelm 1887-1962
Bertha Cheney Shedenhelm 1888-1972
Billy Shedenhelm Infant
Clifford Shedenhelm Infant
Donald Lee Shedenhelm Infant
Glenn Shedenhelm -1938
Joshua McClellan Shedenhelm 1861-1926
Mary E Johnson Shedenhelm 1857-1942
Kenneth Lloyd Shedenhelm 1926-1989
Leo E. Shedenhelm 1908-1934
Turner Cemetery (Garwin)
Clarence McClellan Shedenhelm 1883-1953
Myrene Simmons Shedenhelm 1887-1982
Marjorie Helen Shedenhelm 1916-1923
SHEDENHELMS- IDAHO
Riverview Cemetery (Coeur d'Alene)
Agnes J. Shedenhelm 1913-1972
Laurel J Shedenhelm 1908-1997
John A. Shedenhelm 1946-2009
Forest Cemetery (Coeur d'Alene)
James Allen Shedenhelm 1951-1979
SHEDENHELMS- OHIO
Benton Cemetery (Benton)
James M Shedenhelm Infant
Russell M. Shedenhelm 1895-1977
Zelma M. Shedenhelm -1977
Bradner (Wood City)
Dale R. Shedenhelm
Cleo Shedenhelm Hasselkus
Harriet L Shedenhelm 1875-1938
Helen M Shedenhelm 1911-2000
Marguerite Shedenhelm Haas 1896-1957
Ulysses E Shedenhelm 1867-1943
Bretz (Sycamore)
John Grafton Shedenhelm 1852-1926
Laura Adams Shedenhelm 1881-1974
Lucy Ross Shedenhelm 1858-1901
Wm. Grafton Shedenhelm 1874-1934
Bunker Hill (Seneca County)
Grafton McClellan Shedenhelm 1813-1882
Mary E. Schall Shedenhelm 1817-1849
Catherine Schall Shedenhelm 1825-1880
Ida Shedenhelm Farver 1859-1886
Clinton S Shedenhelm Infant
Samuel Shedenhelm Infant
Fairmont (Tiffin)
Doris Shedenhelm Harper 1901-1971
Barbara Shedenhelm Shuall 1821-1867
Daisy Blanche Shedenhelm 1891-1963
Hershall H Shedenhelm 1885-1960
Russell Eugene Shedenhelm 1909-1991
Green Springs Cemetery (Sandusky)
Catherine Shedenhelm Dietzel 1880-1970
Benjamin H. Shedenhelm 1892-1918
Gertrude Myers Shedenhelm 1880-1916
Charles H Shedenhelm 1878-1960
George J Shedenhelm 1921-1992
George Jacob Shedenhelm 1850-1925
Laura A Sheets Shedenhelm 1854-1929
Thomas Monroe Shedenhelm 1846-1940
Mary J Shedenhelm-Slaymaker 1844-1918
Maude Shedenhelm Warren 1883-1911
Pleasant Ridge (Tiffin)
Henry Shedenhelm 1810-1882
Mary Myers Shedenhelm 1832-1890
Janet E Shedenhelm 1870-1946
Rufus E Shedenhelm 1864-1934
Wm. Henry Shedenhelm 1859-1862
Wm. Jack Shedenhelm 1915-2009
Pleasant Union Old Fort (Seneca County)
Bernhard H Shedenhelm 1895-1905
Camelia Shedenhelm 1871-1939
Elvira Parker Shedenhelm 1854-1926
Henry David Shedenhelm 1838-1923
Paul LeRoy Shedenhelm 1899-1976
Mary Jane Lavely Shedenhelm 1908-1997
Lawrence David Shedenhelm 1863-1935
Shelby-Oakland (Shelby)
Vera Keller Shedenhelm 1919-2013
St. Joseph Catholic (Fremont)
Irene Shedenhelm 1902-1984
SHEDENHELMS- ALABAMA
Southern Heritage (Pelham)
Randall Lee Shedenhelm 1950-1994
SHEDENHELMS- ARKANSAS
Oakland (Baxter City)
Dale E Shedenhelm 1924-1984
Harley C Shedenhelm 1914-1977
Salem
Donald Levi Shedenhelm 1906-1991
SHEDENHELMS- CALIFORNIA
Forest Lawn Memorial (Glendale)
Charles Walter Shedenhelm 1904-1979
Mabel Shedenhelm 1885-1938
Vera Shedenhelm 1905-1967
Mary Elizabeth Shedenhelm 1907-1964
Irvington Memorial Garden (Fremont)
Christopher A Shedenhelm 1963-1994
Garden of Memorial (Salinas)
Florence Shedenhelm 1904-1998
Sierra Hills Memorial (Sacramento)
Tim Arthur Shedenhelm 1955-1996
SHEDENHELMS- KENTUCKY
Fairmont (Henderson City)
Martha Blue Shedenhelm 1920-2005
SHEDENHELMS-MICHIGAN
Esmond Evergreen (Hale)
Ralph Henry Shedenhelm 1922-2011
Glen Joseph Shedenhelm 1893-1960
Gwendolyn Shedenhelm 1930-1996
Lester Lee Shedenhelm 1938-2005
Mary Shedenhelm 1914-1981
SHEDENHELMS- OKLAHOMA
Memorial Park (Oklahoma City)
Bertha Miller Shedenhelm 1898-1982
Lawrence E Shedenhlm 1897-1973
Mary J Hoover Shedenhelm 1841-1879
SHEDENHELMS-TENNESSEE
Fairview (Corryton)
Mary Taylor Shedenhelm 1886-1958
Greenwood (Knoxville)
McKinley Albert Shedenhelm 1893-1975
SHEDENHELMS- TEXAS
Memorial Park (Armadillo)
Lawrence E Shedenhelm 1897-1973
Lu Brandon Shedenhelm 1932-2012
Restwood Memorial
Luther H. Shedenhelm 1910-1983
Nettie Shedenhelm 1912-1987
SHETENHELMS- OHIO
Green Springs (Sandusky)
James Washington Shetenhelm 1841-1924
Josephine Hoover Shetenhelm 1845-1896
William P Shetenhelm 1874-1919
New Carlisle (New Carlisle)
Alice Rust Shetenhelm 1859-1935
Charles Shetenhelm 1855-1931
McGormley (Fremont)
Emmet Shetenhelm 1858-1926
Josephine Fabing Shetenhelm 1860-1930
Oakwood (Fremont)
Grace Elizabeth Shetenhelm 1920-2006
Harry Shetenhelm 1883-1961
Kathryn Silverwood Shetenhelm 1914-1984
Minerva Hoppes Shetenhelm 1880-1961
William Cecil Shetenhelm 1916-1990
Toledo Memorial (Sylvania)
Frida Meyer Shetenhelm 1878-1970
LeRoy Shetenhelm 1868-1931
St Joseph Catholic (Tiffin)
Mary P Shedenhelm 1866-1931
SHETENHELMS- MICHIGAN
Benton Township (Potterville)
Frances L Shetenhelm 1918-1987
Lake City (Lake City)
Audrey Steinhaus Shetenhelm 1921-2002
Austin Shetenhelm 1911-1932
Benjamin E Shetenhelm 1886-1961
Carolee Shetenhelm 1948
Clifton E Shetenhelm 1920-2010
Janet E Shetenhelm 1950-1997
Marion G Shetenhelm -1929
Olive Randall Shetenhelm 1886-1958
Maple Hill (Charlotte)
Tina Dawn Shetenhelm Infant
Woodlawn (Vermontville)
Allen Shetenhelm 1891-1974
Arthur Shetenhelm 1899-1980
Earl C Shetenhelm 1905-1975
Francis E Shetenhelm 1910-2004
Francis M Shetenhelm 1892-1979
Francis Marion Shetenhelm 1858-1926
Lena Shetenhelm 1891-1964
Mabel A Shetenhelm 1908-1992
Mary C Friderici-Shetenhelm 1866-1931
SHETENHELMS-FLORIDA
Florida National (Bushnell)
Bernard E Shetenhelm 1923-2002
SHEETENHELMS- OHIO
Woods Cemetery
Albert Sheetenhelm 1875-1898
Caroline Sheetenhelm 1846-1945
John C Sheetenhelm 1844-1917
Maple Grove (Mechanicsburg)
Florence R Sheetenhelm 1863-1949
SHEETENHELMS- MARYLAND
Central (New London)
Amanda Snook Sheetenhelm 1851-1885
John Cllinton Sheetenhelm 1845-1897
Mt. Zion (McKaig)
Ann Elizabeth Sheetenhelm 1879-
Charles Sheetenhelm 1885-1952
Clyde L Sheetenhelm 1896-1983
Deborah Brengle Sheetenhelm 1849-1931
Ella Starr Sheetenhelm 1862-1929
Ezra Sheetenhelm 1881-1946
Fairview (McKaig)
Charlotte Sheetenhelm 1857-1885
Edna Cramer Sheetenhelm 1914-1996
Emma V Sheetenhelm 1868-1958
Crownsville (Crownsville)
Charles M. Sheetenhelm Jr. 1943-2002
Meadowridge Memorial Park (Elkridge)
Charles Ward Sheetenhelm 1927-2011
SCHIEDENHELMS- PENNSYLVANIA
St. Peter's (Pittsburgh)
Andrew Schiedenhelm 1851-1915
August Schiedenhelm 1884-1899
Fred Schiedenhelm 1882-1928
Julia Schiedenhelm 1856-1932
SCHIEDENHELMS- NEW YORK
Long Island National (Farmingdale)
Fred A Schiedenhelm 1924-1993
Mary M Schiedenhelm 1938-2010
SCHIEDENHELMS- FLORIDA
Bavrancas Nationasl
John W Schiedenhelm 1927-2011
Marion Phyllis Schiedenhelm 1935-1983
SCHITTENHELMS- MICHIGAN
Grass Lake East
Brian "Skit" Schittenhelm 1955-1992
Gayla Schittenhelm 1939-1955
Kenneth D Schittenhelm 1948-1959
Norma M Schittenhelm 1909-1995
Oscar C Schittenhelm 1893-1951
Paul A Schittenhelm 1914-1967
Richard Schittenhelm Sr. 1933-2015
Velina Tisch Schittenhelm 1914-2008
Walter John Schittenhelm 1895-1978
Francisco (Grass Lake)
Gottfried Schittenhelm 1865-1951
Louise G. Schittenhelm 1873-1946
Bethlehem (Ann Arbor)
Christian Schittenhelm 1885-1953
Luise Schittenhelm 1887-1964
Forest Hill (Ann Arbor)
Elfie Inez Schittenhelm 1904-1995
George Henry Schittenhelm 1902-1963
Hillcrest (Jackson)
Dale John Schittenhelm 1939-2012
Green Lawn (Detroit)
Jacob Schittenhelm 1863-1925
Louisa Schittenhelm -1878
Grand Lawn (Detroit)
Mary Hahn Schittenhelm 1867-1938
Rosine Anna Maria Schittenhelm 1837-1916
William J Schittenhelm 1899-
SCHITTENHELMS- MISSOURI
New St. Marcus (St. Louis)
Ludwig Schottenhelm
Anna Schittenhelm
Plus Anton Schittenhelm (Johnstown, PA), Louisa Schittenhelm (New Orleans, LA),
H. Georg Schittenhelm (Boone City, KY)
SCHUTTENHELMS- OHIO
St. Mary Cemetery (St. Bernard)
Andrew S Schuttenhelm 1840-1895
Henry Schuttenhelm 1864-1910
Robert Schuttenhelm 1900-1968
Spring Grove (Cincinnati)
Fred Schuttenhelm 1859-1928
Jacob Schuttenhelm 1834-1892
Vine Street Hill (Cincinnati)
Josephine Schittenhelm 1846-1916
Martin Frances Schuttenhelm 1870-1957
SCHUTTENHELMS- MISSOURI
New St. Marcus (Afton)
Anna Kast Schuttenhelm 1882-1962
Edward W Schuttenhelm 1902-1991
Elizabeth Brueggeman Schuttenhelm 1854-1936
Esther Hartman Schuttenhelm 1903-1987
John L Schuttenhelm 1852-1934
Louis J Schuttenhelm 1816-1950
Lebanon City (Lebanon)
Arthur A Schuttenhelm 1902-1985
Friedens Mausoleum (Bellfontaine)
Jacob Schuttenhelm 1834-1892
Jacob Schuttenhelm 1883-1920
Jacob M Schuttenhelm 1890-1894
Josephine Schuttenhelm 1868-1894
Christian S Schuttenhelm -1945
Valhalla (Bel-Nor)
Edna Rose Schuttenhelm 1894-1951
John Lewis Schuttenhelm 1871-1951
Old St. Marcus (St. Louis)
Elizabeth Schuttenhelm 1840-1913
John Schuttenhelm 1874-1913
Sunset Memorial (Afton)
Katherine Karle Schuttenhelm 1850-1936
Mt Olivet (Hannibal)
Louise Schuttenhelm 1835-1915
SCHUTTENHELMS- WISCONSIN
Arlington Park (Greenfield)
Betty Schuttenhelm 1929-1979
Paul Schuttenhelm 1923-1986
Union (Milwaukee)
Mrs. E.W. Schuttenhelm 1889-1917
Fred Schuttenhelm 1861-1900
Sarah Schuttenhelm 1854-1931
Oak Grove (LaCrosse)
Elmer E Schuttenhelm 1903-1981
Stella Schuttenhelm 1904-1991
Onalaska (Onalaska)
Mary Beth Schuttenhelm 1954-1955
Wilma Schuttenhelm 1902-1984
Rochester (Rochester)
Ron W Schittenhelm 1929-1993
Yahnke Schittenhelm 1931-
SCHUTTENHELMS- CALIFORNIA
Rose Hills Memorial Park (Whittier)
August Schittenhelm 1897-1964
Green Lawn Memorial Park (Bakersfield)
George Allen Schuttenhelm 1885-1943
Jeanne M Schuttenhelm 1920-1988
Margaret Schuttenhelm 1891-1987
West Side District Cemetery (Taft)
Harry Oliver Schuttenhelm 1885-1847
Martha Lucas Schuttenhelm 1870-1957
SCHUTTENHELMS- FLORIDA
Florida National (Bushnell)
Charles J Schuttenhelm 1947-1993
SCHUTTENHELMS- NEW YORK
Elmwood Hill (Troy)
Hedwig Schuttenhelm 1902-1982
Rudolph Schuttenhelm 1902-1985
SCHUTTENHELMS- ILLINOIS
Madonaville Cemetery (Madonaville)
Marily Wuertz Schuttenhelm 1935-2014
SCHUTTENHELMS- TEXAS
Plano Mutual Cemetery (Plano)
Samantha Kelley Schuttenhelm 1997-1997
Thursday, December 10, 2015
CLARENCE SHEDENHELM'S FAMILY
Joshua McClellen Shedenhelm had two sons. One of the them was Melvin, whose family I have been blessed to know much better in recent years... and the other was Clarence, who was my grandfather. For reasons unknown to me, grandfather Clarence and uncle Melvin didn't see or talk to one another, and therefore, I can't speak in depth to his children. Thanks to me cousin, Maradean, however, I can offer these little biographical bits on Clarence and Myrene's kids.
Mary Glene, b. 1907, graduated from Garwin High School in Garwin, Iowa and attended Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa). She taught at a school near Wellsburg and also at the Rock Valley school. In 1928 she married Lawrence Tetley at the Brethren parsonage in Waterloo, Iowa. They farmed east of Green Mountain, IA., and had four children: Myrene, Marjane, Maradean, and Mervin.
Juanita Myrene, b. 1909, graduated from LeGrand High School and married Kenneth Fisher in October 1928, in Ottumwa, Iowa. They farmed southwest of Garwin, Iowa and had four children: Marjorie, Elaine, Cheryl, and Dwight.
Cecil Mervin, b. 1914, graduated from Newburgh high school and married Maxine Welton at her parent's home southwest of Garwin, Iowa. They young couple cared for Joshua's wife, Mary Elizabeth Johnson for five years on their home northwest of Marengo, while they farmed in that area and also north of Belle Plaine, Iowa. They had three children: Terry, Judy, and Rodney.
Marjorie Helen, b. 1916, died at her home southeast of Garwin on April 17, 1923, at the age of seven, from rhumantic fever.
Evalyn Rae, b. 1919, graduated from Toledo High School and married Emmett Patrick Nace on July 23, 1938 at St. Bridget's Catholic Church in Victor, Iowa. She taught at a country school near Brooklyn, worked at hospitals in Cedar Rapids, Grinnell and Marengo, ran Nace's Restaurant in Belle Plaine, and retired from the Amana company in Amana, Iowa. They also farmed and had five children: Patricia, Ronald, Daniel, Sharon, and Renita.
Lieutenant Gale Allen, b. 1921, served as a Air Force pilot in the European theatre and later became the Executive Vice-President for a manufacturing company near Ankeny, Iowa. Gale and his second wife, Stella Sylvester, had three children: Ken, Larry, and Randy.
Duane Dean, b. 1924, whose funeral service was held today (December 10), was Clarence and Myrene's youngest son. He farmed successfully in areas near Marengo, Brandon, and Lime Springs, Iowa. Duane married Maxine Burrell in 1944 and they had a son named, Jary.
The youngest child in the family is my aunt Betty Mildred, b. 1926, who still lives by herself near Independence, Iowa. She married Eldo Carlson in April, 1945, and they had five children: Gerald, Eldon, Richard, Marilyn, and Allen.
Mary Glene, b. 1907, graduated from Garwin High School in Garwin, Iowa and attended Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa). She taught at a school near Wellsburg and also at the Rock Valley school. In 1928 she married Lawrence Tetley at the Brethren parsonage in Waterloo, Iowa. They farmed east of Green Mountain, IA., and had four children: Myrene, Marjane, Maradean, and Mervin.
Juanita Myrene, b. 1909, graduated from LeGrand High School and married Kenneth Fisher in October 1928, in Ottumwa, Iowa. They farmed southwest of Garwin, Iowa and had four children: Marjorie, Elaine, Cheryl, and Dwight.
Cecil Mervin, b. 1914, graduated from Newburgh high school and married Maxine Welton at her parent's home southwest of Garwin, Iowa. They young couple cared for Joshua's wife, Mary Elizabeth Johnson for five years on their home northwest of Marengo, while they farmed in that area and also north of Belle Plaine, Iowa. They had three children: Terry, Judy, and Rodney.
Marjorie Helen, b. 1916, died at her home southeast of Garwin on April 17, 1923, at the age of seven, from rhumantic fever.
Evalyn Rae, b. 1919, graduated from Toledo High School and married Emmett Patrick Nace on July 23, 1938 at St. Bridget's Catholic Church in Victor, Iowa. She taught at a country school near Brooklyn, worked at hospitals in Cedar Rapids, Grinnell and Marengo, ran Nace's Restaurant in Belle Plaine, and retired from the Amana company in Amana, Iowa. They also farmed and had five children: Patricia, Ronald, Daniel, Sharon, and Renita.
Lieutenant Gale Allen, b. 1921, served as a Air Force pilot in the European theatre and later became the Executive Vice-President for a manufacturing company near Ankeny, Iowa. Gale and his second wife, Stella Sylvester, had three children: Ken, Larry, and Randy.
Duane Dean, b. 1924, whose funeral service was held today (December 10), was Clarence and Myrene's youngest son. He farmed successfully in areas near Marengo, Brandon, and Lime Springs, Iowa. Duane married Maxine Burrell in 1944 and they had a son named, Jary.
The youngest child in the family is my aunt Betty Mildred, b. 1926, who still lives by herself near Independence, Iowa. She married Eldo Carlson in April, 1945, and they had five children: Gerald, Eldon, Richard, Marilyn, and Allen.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Our 3rd Generation- Henry Shedenhelm and Margaret Myers
My 3x great-grandfather, George, was one of the Shedenhelms who made up the 2nd generation of our family in America. He married Catherine Lease in , and together, they left Frederick County, Maryland and relocated to Seneca County, Ohio, where they farmed and reared a family. To my knowledge, George was not involved in civic and political life, so there isn't much in the public record- other than the land he owned 3 miles north of Tiffin, his will, and his apparent dislike for one of his sons-in-law. Catherine Lease came from a prominent family in Frederick County, MD, and among the Leases who stayed in Maryland, many of them married or were married by Sheetenhelms. I am attaching a few excerpts from local newspapers to show the relationship between the Sheetenhelms and the Leases because the latter family is a big part of our own family's story.
However, our focus now is on our 3rd generation.. and Henry Shedenhelm in particular. Our last blog focused on Henry's brother, Levi Adam, who left Tiffin, Ohio and settled in Iowa county, Iowa.
Like his brother, Levi, Henry bought land near Tiffin, Ohio. The record shows that, in 1834, Henry purchased 80 acres in township 3N, Sec. 13. We know that, on May 4, 1882, George J. and Charles Shedenhelm and Rufus Slaymaker, put down $4,000 for an Executor's bond for Henry's will and estate. We also know that Henry and his wife, Margaret Myers, who was born in West Virginia to David Myers and Elizabeth Shaull, left Ohio for Iowa and that they are buried there, in cemetery.
Henry Shedenhelm and his wife had six children: Mary Ellen (1846-1918), who married William Scott Slaymaker; George J. (1850-1925) who married Laura Sheets: Charles David, who married Ida May; Catherine, who married Jacob Huber; Ann Rebecca, who married a man with the surname of "Young;" and Margaret Jane, who married Rufus H. Slaymaker.
The record shows that Margaret Jane and Rufus Slaymaker lived and died in Ohio, where Rufus also served in our Civil War. In 1852 he enlisted in the infantry, and according to the 1860 census, he owned property valued at $500 at that time. By 1900, however, he noted that his occupation was "nothing," which meant that he must have quit farming. Catherine Shedenhelm and Jacob Huber made their way to Iowa, where Jacob died in Marengo, at the age of 30. Like many of our other relatives, he is buried in the Ladora Cemetery. As a widow, the 1870 census reveals that Catherine owned land worth $2000
and had an additional $500 worth of assets. The record shows that she had three children under 9 years of age at that time- Marcena (8), Clarence (6), and Oliver (3).
However, the record also shows that she remarried in September, 1873 and had two more children- Charles Henry Umbarger and Nellie Umbrage.
Catherine's brother, George Jacob, remained in Ohio, where he farmed with his wife, Laura Sheets. According to the 1910 Federal Census, George was farming in Seneca County and owned his land. In the 1920 census, we see that George, age 69, is living with Laura, age 65, and that their son, Charles Herman, then 31, owned his own farm in the same vicinity.
Most members of our family in the early days were farmers, which makes sense because America was an agricultural nation. However, Henry's son, Charles was an exception to the rule, showing up in the 1910 census as a real estate agent in Los Angeles, California. The same census shows that C.D. Shedenhelm was residing at #147, West 23rd Street with Ida, age 50; Mark N. age 24- who became an influential member of the Santa Monica community, Oakland, age 22- who became a railroad engineer; Velma, age 19; Charles Jr., age 17, and Lester T., who became a "braider."
However, our focus now is on our 3rd generation.. and Henry Shedenhelm in particular. Our last blog focused on Henry's brother, Levi Adam, who left Tiffin, Ohio and settled in Iowa county, Iowa.
Henry Shedenhelm and his wife had six children: Mary Ellen (1846-1918), who married William Scott Slaymaker; George J. (1850-1925) who married Laura Sheets: Charles David, who married Ida May; Catherine, who married Jacob Huber; Ann Rebecca, who married a man with the surname of "Young;" and Margaret Jane, who married Rufus H. Slaymaker.
The record shows that Margaret Jane and Rufus Slaymaker lived and died in Ohio, where Rufus also served in our Civil War. In 1852 he enlisted in the infantry, and according to the 1860 census, he owned property valued at $500 at that time. By 1900, however, he noted that his occupation was "nothing," which meant that he must have quit farming. Catherine Shedenhelm and Jacob Huber made their way to Iowa, where Jacob died in Marengo, at the age of 30. Like many of our other relatives, he is buried in the Ladora Cemetery. As a widow, the 1870 census reveals that Catherine owned land worth $2000 and had an additional $500 worth of assets. The record shows that she had three children under 9 years of age at that time- Marcena (8), Clarence (6), and Oliver (3).
Catherine's brother, George Jacob, remained in Ohio, where he farmed with his wife, Laura Sheets. According to the 1910 Federal Census, George was farming in Seneca County and owned his land. In the 1920 census, we see that George, age 69, is living with Laura, age 65, and that their son, Charles Herman, then 31, owned his own farm in the same vicinity.
Most members of our family in the early days were farmers, which makes sense because America was an agricultural nation. However, Henry's son, Charles was an exception to the rule, showing up in the 1910 census as a real estate agent in Los Angeles, California. The same census shows that C.D. Shedenhelm was residing at #147, West 23rd Street with Ida, age 50; Mark N. age 24- who became an influential member of the Santa Monica community, Oakland, age 22- who became a railroad engineer; Velma, age 19; Charles Jr., age 17, and Lester T., who became a "braider."
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Our 3rd Generation- Levi Shedenhelm & Margaret Rosenberger
When George Shedenhelm and Catherine (Shedenhelm) Lease moved to Seneca County, Ohio and settled on what would become a family farm near Tiffin, they were accompanied by their sons, Grafton McClellan and his older brother, Levi Adam... who became a successful member of Hopewell Township himself. Hopewell Township was little more than wilderness when its first election was held on December 25, 1824. It is interesting to note that family relatives. John Stoner and John Rosenberger, were elected as trustees at that time. Later in time, 1846-1852, Levi Shedenhelm served as a trustee in his own right. Levi might have remained in Seneca County for the rest of his life, except that he had married Margaret Elizabeth Rosenberger. It is impossible to talk about the Shedenhelm family without talking about the Rosenberger family and, for that matter, the Schall family because their lives and journeys were intertwined for decades and decades.
Levi's father-in-law, John Anthony Rosenberger, was a significant figure in Seneca County, Ohio, serving as Justice of the Peace for 33 years, but he was also an adventurous man who became aware that land was being sold for $1.25 an acre in Iowa. So... on September 5, 1853, he organized a team of 26 wagons and set forth from Bascom, Ohio, for Marengo, Iowa, which was 520 miles away. The wagon train from Ohio arrived in Marengo 23 days later, on September 28, 1853, but since John Anthony and his wife, Catherine Schall, were deeply religious people, they did not travel on Sundays. Land was "cheap" in Iowa at the time, and Levi Shedenhelm, who was an integral part of the team, purchased 800 acres. Many of our ancestors did well in Iowa, but it wasn't easy for them. Their land had to be cleared and they had to travel to Iowa City (45 miles away) to purchase the goods and supplies they needed. In addition, the early settlers were threatened by "barn-burners," who set fire to their buildings and grain to drive them out of Iowa. Indeed, several of our ancestors returned to Ohio until the barn-burners were subdued. Nicholas Rosenberger, however, refused to leave, choosing instead to stay and defend his property. He built the first, and at the time, the only, cabin between Marengo and Millersburg, Iowa, and it was in his house that a group of settlers decided to hold a town hall meeting in Marengo, where they would resolve to stand together against the "barn-burners," and threaten retaliation against them in the future.
In any event, the Rosenberger-Shedenhelm-Schall family made a significant contribution to both Sumner and Hartford Townships in Iowa County. When Hartford Township was originally organized, 1854/55, Anthony Rosenberger was elected as a trustee and Levi Shedenhelm was elected as the township's clerk. The first land entries in the township belong to Alexander Reynolds and J.A. Rosenberger, and the first school, a frame building costing $500, in the township was called the "Shedenhelm" school. In Sumner Township, Nicholas Rosenberger and Michael B. Rosenberger are listed among the earliest settlers. The first school house in the township was called the "Ohio" school, and the first church, which was formed by the Methodists, was called the "Ohio chapel." Indeed, John Anthony Rosenberger was known as the "Bishop of Iowa County," and the original members of the church he started were: he and his wife, Catherine; his son, Nicholas, and his wife, Hannell; his son, Michael B. , and his wife, Lavina; John and Nancy Bair; Levi A. Shedenhelm and his wife, Martha Ellen Rosenberger; their son, John Nicholas Shedenhelm and Mary C. Shedenhelm, Daniel Broachey and his wife, Mary; Anthony Rosenberger, and Elizabeth Rosenberger. It should also be noted that no one in Hartford Township was more respected that Dr. John Bricker, who set up his medical practice in 1854. John first married Mary Catherine Shedenhelm (April 6, 1856) and then Elizabeth Jane Shedenhelm (October 1, 1858). Dr. Bricker also came from Ohio and he was the first physician in the township.
R. W. Rosenberger (b. 1841) enlisted in Company E, of Iowa's 24th Infantry (aka. "The Methodist Battalion) and so did John Nicholas Shedenhelm. Both men participated in the Battles of Port Gibson, Champion's Hill. Rosenberger also saw action at Sabine Crossroads, and he was captured on two occasions. Shedenhelm was at Black River Bridge and Vicksburg as well. After the war, the record shows that he and his wife, Ann C Schall, owned 250 acres of farmland and a 5 acre orchard. Levi Adam Shedenhelm and Margaret Rosenberger had 4 children. Private John N, and Dr. Bricker's two wives, Mary C and Elizabeth, J, among them. Their 4th child was Barbara Ellen Shedenhelm, who died at one year of age. Thus, this part of our 3rd generation settled in Iowa County, and I am proud to call them "family." It's no wonder that I feel very much at home in central Iowa.
Levi's father-in-law, John Anthony Rosenberger, was a significant figure in Seneca County, Ohio, serving as Justice of the Peace for 33 years, but he was also an adventurous man who became aware that land was being sold for $1.25 an acre in Iowa. So... on September 5, 1853, he organized a team of 26 wagons and set forth from Bascom, Ohio, for Marengo, Iowa, which was 520 miles away. The wagon train from Ohio arrived in Marengo 23 days later, on September 28, 1853, but since John Anthony and his wife, Catherine Schall, were deeply religious people, they did not travel on Sundays. Land was "cheap" in Iowa at the time, and Levi Shedenhelm, who was an integral part of the team, purchased 800 acres. Many of our ancestors did well in Iowa, but it wasn't easy for them. Their land had to be cleared and they had to travel to Iowa City (45 miles away) to purchase the goods and supplies they needed. In addition, the early settlers were threatened by "barn-burners," who set fire to their buildings and grain to drive them out of Iowa. Indeed, several of our ancestors returned to Ohio until the barn-burners were subdued. Nicholas Rosenberger, however, refused to leave, choosing instead to stay and defend his property. He built the first, and at the time, the only, cabin between Marengo and Millersburg, Iowa, and it was in his house that a group of settlers decided to hold a town hall meeting in Marengo, where they would resolve to stand together against the "barn-burners," and threaten retaliation against them in the future.
In any event, the Rosenberger-Shedenhelm-Schall family made a significant contribution to both Sumner and Hartford Townships in Iowa County. When Hartford Township was originally organized, 1854/55, Anthony Rosenberger was elected as a trustee and Levi Shedenhelm was elected as the township's clerk. The first land entries in the township belong to Alexander Reynolds and J.A. Rosenberger, and the first school, a frame building costing $500, in the township was called the "Shedenhelm" school. In Sumner Township, Nicholas Rosenberger and Michael B. Rosenberger are listed among the earliest settlers. The first school house in the township was called the "Ohio" school, and the first church, which was formed by the Methodists, was called the "Ohio chapel." Indeed, John Anthony Rosenberger was known as the "Bishop of Iowa County," and the original members of the church he started were: he and his wife, Catherine; his son, Nicholas, and his wife, Hannell; his son, Michael B. , and his wife, Lavina; John and Nancy Bair; Levi A. Shedenhelm and his wife, Martha Ellen Rosenberger; their son, John Nicholas Shedenhelm and Mary C. Shedenhelm, Daniel Broachey and his wife, Mary; Anthony Rosenberger, and Elizabeth Rosenberger. It should also be noted that no one in Hartford Township was more respected that Dr. John Bricker, who set up his medical practice in 1854. John first married Mary Catherine Shedenhelm (April 6, 1856) and then Elizabeth Jane Shedenhelm (October 1, 1858). Dr. Bricker also came from Ohio and he was the first physician in the township.
R. W. Rosenberger (b. 1841) enlisted in Company E, of Iowa's 24th Infantry (aka. "The Methodist Battalion) and so did John Nicholas Shedenhelm. Both men participated in the Battles of Port Gibson, Champion's Hill. Rosenberger also saw action at Sabine Crossroads, and he was captured on two occasions. Shedenhelm was at Black River Bridge and Vicksburg as well. After the war, the record shows that he and his wife, Ann C Schall, owned 250 acres of farmland and a 5 acre orchard. Levi Adam Shedenhelm and Margaret Rosenberger had 4 children. Private John N, and Dr. Bricker's two wives, Mary C and Elizabeth, J, among them. Their 4th child was Barbara Ellen Shedenhelm, who died at one year of age. Thus, this part of our 3rd generation settled in Iowa County, and I am proud to call them "family." It's no wonder that I feel very much at home in central Iowa.
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