Schilt, Johannes 'John' Jr.

1831 - 1879  (48 years)

• Name	Schilt, Johannes 'John'
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	30 Jul 1831	Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland   [1]
  Christening	28 Aug 1831	Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1852  [1]
  Occupation	Farmer  [1]
  Reference Number	SCHI.J004
  Death	26 Oct 1879	Preston Township, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Cause: paralysis
  Burial	Saron Cemetery, Dundas, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Schilt, John
  Person ID	I12681	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Schilt, Johannes 'John' Sr.,   b. 3 Jul 1804, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland d. 31 May 1870, Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Mühlemann, Margaretha,   b. 3 Jul 1801, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland d. Between 6 Jun 1870 and 14 Aug 1871 (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	?, Mary,   b. 28 Jun 1837, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland d. 28 Feb 1856, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois (Age 18 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Children	+ 1. Schilt, John III,   b. 1853, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois d. 20 Apr 1921, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma (Age 68 years)   2. Schilt, Mary,   b. 1855, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois d. 1865, Richland County, Illinois (Age 10 years)
  Family ID	F5969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Linder, Margaret May,   b. 18 Nov 1832, Switzerland d. 31 Jan 1900, Richland County, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Children	1. Schilt, William M. 'Will',   b. 24 Oct 1857, Richland County, Illinois d. 16 Mar 1918, German Township, Richland County, Illinois (Age 60 years)   2. Schilt, Margaret 'Maggie',   b. 6 Sep 1859, Richland County, Illinois d. 16 Nov 1879, Grand Prairie, Richland County, Illinois (Age 20 years)   3. Schilt, Jacob,   b. 28 Dec 1860, Richland County, Illinois d. 20 Jan 1894 (Age 33 years)   4. Schilt, Christian Russell 'Christ',   b. 16 Apr 1862, Richland County, Illinois d. 23 Nov 1923, Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado (Age 61 years)   5. Schilt, Elizabeth 'Lizzie',   b. 31 Jul 1864, Richland County, Illinois d. 4 Nov 1945, Olney Sanitarium, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 81 years)   6. Schilt, Susan 'Susie',   b. 18 Oct 1866, Richland County, Illinois d. 6 May 1869, Grand Prairie, Richland County, Illinois (Age 2 years)   7. Schilt, Louisa 'Lou',   b. 27 Jan 1870, Richland County, Illinois d. Aft 1920, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio (Age > 51 years)   8. Schilt, Henry,   b. 9 Jul 1871, Grand Prairie, Richland County, Illinois d. 1 Apr 1872, Grand Prairie, Richland County, Illinois (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F5970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Jul 1831 - Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland Christening - 28 Aug 1831 - Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Notes from Mary Giera" "Notes for JR. JOHANNES "JOHN" SCHILT, JR.: John was a farmer; immigrated to America in 1852; died of paralysis [suffered for 4 years] at aged 48 years 2 months 26 days; was married 1st by Fred Launer, VDM; was married 2nd by John Stolz, JP. More About JR. JOHANNES "JOHN" SCHILT, JR.: Burial: Saron Ref Cem, Grand Prairie, Richland Co, IL Christening: 28 Aug 1831, Gsteig Parish, Bönigen, Canton Bern, Switzerland (Source: Gsteig Parish Records, (On microfilm).)"

  
  

• Sources

  [S816] Mary Giera, Descendants of Johannes "John" Schilt Sr., e-mailed to Carl W. Gray, 13 July 2008., (13 March 2007), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3341] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Schilt, John, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28200739/john-schilt), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3354] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Schilt, Mary, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35559428/mary-schilt), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1765] Obituary, Persinger, Donald E Sr., none. (Reliability: 2).