Researching Schuler, John and Chatherine Allentown, Pa 1840.I have most of the family from this date forward.
Descendants of John P. Schuler
Generation No. 1
1.JOHN P. SCHULER was born February 28, 1804 in Badin Baiern Germany, and died January 12, 1882 in Dunkerton, Lester Twp, Blackhawk Co., Ia..He married CATHERINE M.MILLER in Easton, Lehigh Co., Pa. on the 24th of June 1840.
Notes for JOHN P. SCHULER:
John Schuler came from Germany when a young man of twenty-two years,worked out for some time by day and month. After marriage he purchased ten acres of land in Stephenson County, IL. and later moved to Black Hawk Co., IA were he bought eighty-acre track, on which he was residing at the time of his decease. He was a man who took a great interest in all matters of local importance, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he was a Republican, and died when seventy eight years of age. (Above taken from Janisch Biographical record)
Source: Probates Black Hawk Co. Iowa # 1173 - Schuler, John of Barclay TWP died June 12 1882 Will: To my wife Katherine a life estate. At her death to children; George, Joseph, Mary Janisch, Caroline Chevalier, Tillman and Edward Schuler, Annie Schuck. April 21 1882 Proven Sept 12 1882.
Source: Northeast Genealogical Society - Lester Township Edition 1982
lot 89 - Schuler John b.25 Feb 1795 d. June 1882 87y 3m 15d h/oCatherine.
Source: Black Hawk County - Death Records - John Schuler No. 6673 book 3
page 310.
John Schuler was born(1) Tuesday 28 February 1804 in Baden, Bavaria, Germany, now Baden Wuerttember. He served as a (2) Cavalryman in Germany prior to coming to the New World at the young age of(3) twenty-two years, approximately 1826. He worked out for some time by the day and month.
Catherine M. Miller was born(4) Friday 17 February 1817, reared and educated in Baden, Germany and after emigrating to the United States, worked out by the week in Pennsylvania until her marriage to John Schuler.
Their first son Joseph P. Schuler was born 15 February 1841 in or around Allentown, Pennsylvania and died 3 March 1841. Their second son George W. Schuler was born 8 May 1843 in Allentown, Pennsyvania. Their third son Joseph Schuler was born on 24 September 1845 in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
In 1848 John moved his family to Buck Eye Township, Stephenson County, Illinois. Per George Schuler's obituary, 6 April 1933 page 6, Mason City Globe Gazette, George was seven years old when he moved to Illinois. This would have been 1850, however in the 1850 Census for Buck Eye Township Maria (Mary) Schuler, their first daughter, was 2 years old and born 25 August 1845 in Illinois so they would have had to been living in Illinois in 1848. Joseph's obituary stated he was 3 years old when he moved to Stephenson County Illinois with his parents. This would have been 1848.
1850 CensusBuck Eye Township, Stephenson County, Illinois
Name Age BirthPlace
John Shular (5) FA 46 Germany
Catherine Shular 33 Germany
George Shular 7 PA
Joseph Shular 5 PA
Maria Shular 2 ILL
FA = Farmer; real estate value $200.
National Archives 129,Page 277,item 21
Footnotes:
(1) Date of birth is calculated from Mary Janisch - Portrait and Biographical record. Stated John Schuler was 78 years of age at death on 12 June 1882. This date of birth agrees with ages reported on 1850, 1856, 1860 and 1870 census. The date on John's grave stone in Fairview Cemetery Dunkerton, Iowa states his age 87 years 3 month 15 days which would make his date of birth Saturday 28 February 1795. I believe the 8 and 7 are transposed on the grave.
(2)The fact that John Schuler was in the Cavalry in Germany was based on Joseph Schuler's obituary which stated the reason Joseph joined the cavalry during the Civil War was because His father had been a cavalryman in Germany, and Joseph chose this branch.
John and Catherine S
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