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George Schaefer 1886–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1886

Birth Location: Pesotum Champaign County Illinois, US

Death Date: 07 Sep 1957

Death Location: Pesotum Champaign County Illinois, US

Father: John Schaefer

Mother: Elizabeth Kerker

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Meister

Children(s): Helena Schaefer

George Schaefer was born in 1886 in Pesotum Champaign County Illinois, US, the child of John F Schaefer And Elizabeth Kerker. George Schaefer married Elizabeth Meister, and had children including Helena Elizabeth Schaefer. George Schaefer passed away in 1957 in Pesotum Champaign County Illinois, US.

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Biography

  • George Schaefer was born in 1886 in Pesotum Champaign County Illinois, US, the child of John F Schaefer And Elizabeth Kerker.
  • George Schaefer married Elizabeth Meister, and had children including Helena Elizabeth Schaefer.
  • George Schaefer passed away in 1957 in Pesotum Champaign County Illinois, US.

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George Schaefer's Ancestors

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George Schaefer
1886–1957
Birth Place: Pesotum Champaign County Illinois, US
Parents
John F Schaefer
1859–1936
Kickapoo, Illinois
Elizabeth Kerker
1861–1947
Pesotum, Ill
Grandparents
Elisabetha (Magdalena Brönner) Eibeck
1829–1886
Obersailauf, Bavaria, Germany
Catherine (Elizabeth) Theobald
1835–1930
Brotdorf, Merzig, LK Merzig-Wadern, Saarland
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George Schaefer's Descendants

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George Schaefer (28 Jul 1886–07 Sep 1957) m. Elizabeth Meister (26 Sep 1883–8 Dec 1981)
  1. 1. Helena (Elizabeth) Schaefer 1909–1985 m. Wilbert (Peter) Rund 1898–1987
    1. 1. Lawrence (H) Rund 1930–2009
    2. 2. Raymond (Mark) Rund 1932–2007
    3. 3. John (Edward) Rund 1940–2004
    4. 4. Donald (Lynn) Rund 1936–2001 m. JoAnn Spittler 1936–2018
    5. 5. Thomas (John) Rund 1937–1937
    6. 6. Francis (Joseph) Rund 1923–2004
    7. 7. Pauline (Marie) Rund 1925–1996
    8. 8. Alice (Eileen) Rund 1927–2004
    9. 9. Joseph (Laverne) Rund 1933–2014
    10. 10. Robert (Leo) Rund 1937–2021

George Schaefer's Timeline

2 Records

1886
28 Jul 1886
Birth of George Schaefer in Pesotum Champaign County Illinois, US
Pesotum Champaign County Illinois, US
1957
07 Sep 1957
Age 71
Death of George Schaefer in Pesotum Champaign County Illinois, US
Pesotum Champaign County Illinois, US

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1886
    Event Place: Pesotum Champaign County Illinois, US

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1957
    Event Place: Pesotum Champaign County Illinois, US

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