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William Charles Scherer 1863–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1863

Birth Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 2 Sep 1923

Death Location: Indian Valley, Adams, Idaho, USA

Father: Peter Scherer

Mother: Catharina Mueller

Spouse(s): Rhoda Abernathy, Nellie Smith, Martha Zillmer

Children(s): Gladys Moffet, Katherine Eleanor, Claud Scherer, Zillmer Scherer

William Charles Scherer was born in 1863 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Peter Scherer And Catharina Caroline Mueller. William Charles Scherer married Martha C Hedwig Zillmer, Nellie Mary Mae Smith, Rhoda Jane Abernathy, and had children including Claud Scherer, Gladys Mabel Moffet, Katherine Eleanor, Zillmer Peter Scherer. William Charles Scherer passed away in 1923 in Indian Valley, Adams, Idaho, USA.

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Biography

  • William Charles Scherer was born in 1863 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Peter Scherer And Catharina Caroline Mueller.
  • William Charles Scherer married Martha C Hedwig Zillmer, Nellie Mary Mae Smith, Rhoda Jane Abernathy, and had children including Claud Scherer, Gladys Mabel Moffet, Katherine Eleanor, Zillmer Peter Scherer.
  • William Charles Scherer passed away in 1923 in Indian Valley, Adams, Idaho, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Scherer
1839–1920
Birth Location: Prussia
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Catharina Mueller
1842–1879
Birth Location: Germany
CM

Spouses(s)

Rhoda Abernathy
1882–1974
Birth Location: Cambridge, Washington, Idaho, United States
RA
Nellie Smith
1872–1930
Birth Location: Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America
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Martha Zillmer
1873–1933
Birth Location: Wisconsin
MZ

Children(s)

Gladys Moffet
1899–1977
Birth Location: Idaho, United States of America
GM
Katherine Eleanor
1888–1982
Birth Location: Idaho, United States of America
KE
Claud Scherer
1892–
Birth Location: –
CS
Zillmer Scherer
1912–1996
Birth Location: Cambridge, Adams, Idaho, USA
ZS

William Scherer's Ancestors

Self
William Scherer
1863–1923
Birth Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Peter Scherer
1839–1920
Prussia
Catharina ((Caroline)) Mueller
1842–1879
Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Scherer's Descendants

1.
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William (Charles) Scherer (26 Jul 1863–2 Sep 1923) m. Rhoda (Jane) Abernathy (25 Jan 1882–23 Jan 1974) m. Nellie (Mary (Mae)) Smith (6 August 1872–31 May 1930) m. Martha (C Hedwig) Zillmer (31 Dec 1873–13 Dec 1933)
  1. 1. Gladys (Mabel) Moffet 1899–1977 m. William (Perry "Bummer") Moffet 1895–1933
    1. 1. Marjorie (Beryl) Moffet 1919–2015
    2. 2. Opal (Eugenia "Genie") Moffet 1923–2006
    3. 3. Wanda (Darlene) Moffet 1932–1932
  2. 2. Katherine Eleanor 1888–1982
  3. 3. Claud Scherer 1892–
  4. 4. Zillmer (Peter) Scherer 1912–1996

William Scherer's Timeline

2 Records

1863
26 Jul 1863
Birth of William Charles Scherer in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1923
2 Sep 1923
Age 60
Death of William Charles Scherer in Indian Valley, Adams, Idaho, USA
Indian Valley, Adams, Idaho, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1923
    Event Place: Indian Valley, Adams, Idaho, USA
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