Re: Jakob Schudel and Elizabeth Wanner Schudel

Hello Martin,
I received your e-mail. You wrote:

"Jacob Schudel was the illegitimate child of the Margaretha Schudel (1788-1868); Parents, Melchior Schudel from Beggingen and Barbara Uehlinger from Neunkirch. The father of Jacob Schudel (1816) was a Hans Jacob Forster from Neunkirch."

Yes, I have that information. I have not the money at this time to research the Forester line. But will when I have both the time and money.

My Great Grandmother was:
"-Elisabetha Schudel (1864-died in America) ==>??"
Her birth was:October 28, 1864 in Beggingen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland she passed away: November 08, 1950 Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois USA. I had the spoelling of her name as Elizabetha. But perhaps her name was spelled that wasy in the bible records because it was her husbands bible and he was German.

I noticed you have some information I was not aware of. At least my researcher did not give me the same facts.

"Jacob Schudel married Elisabetha Wanner, daughter of Jacob Wanner and Verena Werner, both from Beggingen. Jacob (+1902) and Elisabetha (+1901) Schudel-Wanner died both in Herisau, canton Appenzell Ausserroden (AR)."

My Swiss reacher said the town records state:
Jakob Schudel died:January 26, 1902 in Beggingen, Schaffhausen,Switzerland.
Elizabeth Wanner died:June 19, 1901 in Beggingen, Schaffhausen,Switzerland

Is Herisau, canton Appenzell Ausserrodenin Schaffhausen?
I have a photo of this couple. I also have letters that my Great Grandmother received from family during the war. My mother use to write to a Hans Schudel ( for Elisabeth)
He was a nephew and a 2nd cousin (to my mother)that lived in Herisau during WWII. I tried to research to find him and gave us. Every time I typed his name on the Internet I got photos of undressed women. Yikes! My Hans was studying law at the time.
I have records of Marcus "Uncle Max" His grand son is still living. I also have photos of many of the people below. Many came over for a reunion and a photo was taken at that time. I have them scanned and saved as a jpeg file if you would like a copy.


-Johann Georg Schudel (1853-1929)
-Margaretha Schudel (1855)
-Jakob Schudel (1858-1940)
-Barbara Schudel (1859)
-Veronika Schudel (1861-1943)
-Markus Schudel (1862-died in America) ==>??SEPTEMBER 29, 1943
-Elisabetha Schudel (1864-died in America) ==>??
-Magdalena Schudel (1867)
-Anna Schudel (1869)
-Michael Schudel (1871)
-Bertha Schudel (1874)

I am so glad to find family. How wonderful.

Your distant Cousin, Janet