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Franz "Frank" Schaefer 1835 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1835

Birth Location: Westphalen, Preszen, Deutchland

Death Date: 5 June 1911

Death Location: St. Wendel, Posey County, Indiana, USA

Father: Franz Schaefer

Mother: Maria Hanses

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Joseph Schaefer

Franz "Frank" Schaefer was born in 1835 in Westphalen, Preszen, Deutchland, the child of Franz Benard Schaefer and Maria Gertrud Hanses. Franz "Frank" Schaefer had children including Joseph F Schaefer. Franz "Frank" Schaefer passed away in 1911 in St. Wendel, Posey County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Franz "Frank" Schaefer was born in 1835 in Westphalen, Preszen, Deutchland, the child of Franz Benard Schaefer and Maria Gertrud Hanses.
  • Franz "Frank" Schaefer had children including Joseph F Schaefer.
  • Franz "Frank" Schaefer passed away in 1911 in St. Wendel, Posey County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Franz Schaefer
1813 –
Birth Location: Brunskappel, Hochsauerlandkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Maria Hanses
1810 –
Birth Location: Brunskappel, Hochsauerlandkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Schaefer
1878 – 1949
Birth Location: Posey County, Indiana, United States of America
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Franz Schaefer's Ancestors

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Franz Schaefer
1835 – 1911
Birth Place: Westphalen, Preszen, Deutchland
Parents
Franz Benard Schaefer
1813 –
Brunskappel, Hochsauerlandkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Maria (Gertrud) Hanses
1810 –
Brunskappel, Hochsauerlandkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Franz Schaefer's Descendants

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Franz ("Frank") Schaefer (8 Feb 1835 – 5 June 1911)
  1. 1. Joseph (F) Schaefer (24 September 1878 – 4 June 1949) m. Anna (Margaret) Kiesel (6 Aug 1882 – 22 Apr 1958)
    1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Schaefer (Jul 18, 1903 – 17 Dec 1962) m. John (Valentine) Seib (25 Jul 1903 – 28 Sep 1992)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Anna "Betty") Seib (31 May 1931 – )
      2. 2. Edwin (John) Seib (22 Aug 1932 – ) m. Joan (Marlene) Mobius (20 Aug 1939 – 29 Oct 2013)
      3. 3. Angela (Marie) Seib (29 Dec 1933 – 20 Feb 2015) m. Benedict (Lawrence) Wargel (25 Sep 1937 – 20 Mar 2022)
        1. 1. Brenda (Ann) Wargel (31 March 1959 – 6 March 2011) m. Darrel Will (abt 1953 – )
        2. 2. Donna (Jean) Wargel (31 Dec 1960 – ) m. Charles ("Chuck" William) Vanwinkle (28 Aug 1960 – )
        3. 3. Steven (Benedict) Wargel (30 Jun 1962 – ) m. Elizabeth ("Beth" Gertrude) VanGordon (abt 1966 – )
        4. 4. Keith (Robert) Wargel (Aug 1964 – ) m. Mary (Margaret) Hill
        5. 5. Cheryl (Marie) Wargel (Jun 1966 – ) m. Daniel (Edward) Harsh (abt 1963 – )
        6. 6. Diane (C) Wargel (abt 1968 – ) m. Tracy (A) Kiesel (abt 1966 – )
      4. 4. Raymond (Frank) Seib (30 Jan 1937 – )
      5. 5. Edna (Mae Eleanor) Seib (27 Apr 1940 – ) m. Michael (E.) Orlawski (abt 1937 – )
      6. 6. Richard Seib (abt 1946 – )
      7. 7. Pauline Seib (abt 1950 – )

Franz Schaefer's Timeline

2 Records

1835
8 Feb 1835
Birth of Franz "Frank" Schaefer in Westphalen, Preszen, Deutchland
Westphalen, Preszen, Deutchland
1911
5 June 1911
Age 76
Death of Franz "Frank" Schaefer in St. Wendel, Posey County, Indiana, USA
St. Wendel, Posey County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1835
    Event Place: Westphalen, Preszen, Deutchland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 June 1911
    Event Place: St. Wendel, Posey County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Wendel, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
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