Schilt, Johannes 'John' Sr.

1804 - 1870  (65 years)

• Name	Schilt, Johannes 'John'
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	3 Jul 1804	Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland   [1]
  Christening	8 Jul 1804	Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1852  [1]
  Reference Number	SCHI.J001
  Death	31 May 1870	Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I9437	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Schilt, J.
  Family ID	F4632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mühlemann, Margaretha,   b. 3 Jul 1801, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland d. Between 6 Jun 1870 and 14 Aug 1871 (Age 68 years)
  Children	+ 1. Schilt, Margaretha 'Maggy',   b. 29 Dec 1828, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland d. 14 Aug 1871, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 42 years) + 2. Schilt, Magdaline 'Mattie',   b. 12 Jul 1830, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland + 3. Schilt, Johannes 'John' Jr.,   b. 30 Jul 1831, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland d. 26 Oct 1879, Preston Township, Richland County, Illinois (Age 48 years) + 4. Schilt, Christian B.,   b. 6 Dec 1832, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland d. 10 May 1894, Grand Prairie, Richland County, Illinois (Age 61 years)   5. Schilt, Infant Son,   b. 26 May 1834, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland d. 26 May 1834, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland (Age 0 years)   6. Schilt, Ulrich,   b. 4 Sep 1835, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland + 7. Schilt, William Ulrich 'Bill',   b. 1836, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland   8. Schilt, Peter,   b. 7 Jul 1837, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland   9. Schilt, Jacob (1st),   b. 12 Jan 1839, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland d. 23 Jun 1839 (Age 0 years)   10. Schilt, Jacob (2nd),   b. 16 Dec 1840, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland d. 14 Mar 1841 (Age 0 years) + 11. Schilt, Elizabeth 'Lizzie',   b. 25 Jan 1842, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland d. 6 Apr 1905 (Age 63 years) + 12. Schilt, Jacob 'Jake',   b. 15 Sep 1844, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland d. 24 Jan 1916, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 71 years) + 13. Schilt, Susan 'Susie',   b. 13 May 1849, Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland d. 11 Nov 1918 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Jul 1804 - Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland Christening - 8 Jul 1804 - Bönigen, Kanton Berne, Switzerland Death - 31 May 1870 - Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois Burial - - Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Notes from Mary Giera for SR. JOHANNES "JOHN" SCHILT, SR.: "John immigrated to America in 1852, according to his Bible (in 2007 the Bible resided with Emmett F. Schilt of Denver, CO); lived in Grand Prairie, Richland County, IL; was committed to the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane in Jacksonvillee, IL July 15, 1868 (for religious rantings) at age 64 years, died there; people in Olney called him "Crazy" Schilt; lay minister. The German Reformed Church at Olney was established and erected by a few families, about ten in number, and mostly all of Swiss emigration. At a meeting on the 24th of June, 1860, the congregation organized itself, and the following members were elected as trustees to manage and facilitate the building of the present church: John Von Gruten, Christian Bohren, J.J.Fuetz, John Schilt, and Jacob Miller. In 1860 census he was a distiller at a brewery in Olney, IL. More About SR. JOHANNES "JOHN" SCHILT, SR.: Burial: Jacksonville, Morgan Co, IL (Source: Morgan County, Illinois Court Records.) Christening: 08 Jul 1804, 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). [S816] Mary Giera, Descendants of Johannes "John" Schilt Sr., e-mailed to Carl W. Gray, 13 July 2008., (13 March 2007), 1 of 34, none. (Reliability: 2).