Elisabeth Scheidel
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Elisabeth Scheidel |
Charles H. "Charley" Burns was born February 8, 1840, in Ireland and died November 30, 1891, in Bovina, Outagamie Co., WI, at age 51. He was the son of Unknown. Elisabeth Scheidel was born April 10, 1845, in the town of Grittvil, Alsace-Lorraine, France, and died May 26, 1923, in Shiocton, Outagamie Co., WI, at age 78. She was the daughter of Michal M. Scheidel Sr. and Marguerithe Heil, both of Alsace-Lorraine, France. Charles and Elizabeth were married 1866 in Fond du Lac Co., WI. Charles and Elizabeth had five children:
TIMELINE Charles H. "Charley" Burns was born February 8, 1840, in Ireland. Elisabeth Scheidel was born April 10, 1845, in the town of Grittvil, Alsace-Lorraine, France. On January 5, 1858, the Michael Scheidel, Sr. family is shown as arriving in the Port of New York. Charles and Elizabeth were married 1866 in Fond du Lac Co., WI. The 1870 U. S. Census taken on June 16, 1870, shows Chas. Burns (age 30) born in Ireland with real estate of $700 is a Lumberman and is living in the 4th Ward of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., WI. Living with him are: his wife, Elizabeth Burns (age 23) born in France, who is keeping house; Adam Burns (age 7) born in New Jersey; and Michael Shidal (age 75) born in France. The 1880 U. S. Census taken on June 4, 1880, shows Charles Burns (age 43) born in England to English-born parents is a Farmer and is living in Bovina, Outagamie Co., WI. Living with him is his wife, Elizabeth Burns (age 36) born in France to French-born parents, who is Keeping House. Also living there are his two children: Adam Burns (age 17) born in New Jersey; and Mary Burns (age 7) born in Wisconsin. Charles H. Burns died November 30, 1891, in Bovina, Outagamie Co., WI, at about age 63. The 1895 Wisconsin State Census taken on June 20, 1895 shows Adam Burns is the Head of Household living in Bovina Twp., Outagamie Co., WI. People: 1 Male, 2 Females; 2 born in the USA, 1 born in Germany. The 1900 U. S. Census taken on June 5, 1900, shows Adam Burns (age 36) born April 1864 is a Farmer born in Wisconsin to Irish and German-born parents living in Bovina, Outagamie Co., WI. Also there is his wife of five years, Matilda Burns (age 36) born 1874 in Germany to German-born parents who is keeping house, and their only child: Charles Burns (age 4) born January 1876 in Wisconsin. Matilda emigrated from Germany in 1886. Also living there is Adam's widowed mother, Elizabeth Burns (age 54) born April 1845 in Germany to German-born parents with only one of her five children still alive. Elizabeth emigrated from Germany in 1857. The 1905 Wisconsin State Census taken on June 1, 1905, shows Elizabeth Burns (age 60) born in Germany to German-born parents who is a widowed Head of Household who owns her own farm free of a mortgage and is living in Bovina Twp., Outagamie Co., WI. Renting from her and listed as a Head of Household is Adam Burns (age 42) born in New Jersey to German-born parents. Also there is Adam's wife, Matilda L. Burns (age 30) born in Germany to German-born parents. Also living there is Adam's son, Charles Burns (age 9) born in Wisconsin to German-born parents. The 1910 U. S. Census taken on April 16, 1910, shows Elizabeth Burns (age 65) born in Germany to German-born parents who is a widow and head of household having emigrated from Germany in 1857 and is living in Bovina, Outagamie Co., WI. Her son Adam Burns (age 46) is a Farmer born in New Jersey to Irish and German-born parents. Also there is Charles' wife of fifteen years, Matilda Burns (age 35) born in Germany to German-born parents emigrating in 1886 and Naturalized who is keeping house, and their only child: Charley Burns (age 14) born in Wisconsin. The 1920 U. S. Census taken on February 2, 1920, shows Adam Burns (age 56) born in Wisconsin to U. S. and German-born parents is a farmer living in Bovina, Outagamie Co., WI. Living with him is his wife Matilda Burns (age 48) born in Germany to German-born parents emigrating in 1886 and Naturalized who is keeping house, and their unmarried son: Charles Burns (age 24) born in Wisconsin. Also living there is Adam's widowed mother, Elizabeth Burns (age 74) born in Germany to German-born parents who emigrated from Germany and is a Naturalized citizen. Elisabeth (Scheidel) Burns died May 26, 1923, in Shiocton, Outagamie Co., WI, at age 78. Appleton Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wisconsin, Monday, May 28, 1923 MRS. ELIZABETH BURNS Mrs. Elizabeth Burns, 78, died Saturday at the home of her son, Adam Burns, at Shiocton. The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning from the Lutheran church at Shiocton with the Rev. Ewald Stertz in charge. Burial will be made at Bovina cemetery. Mrs. Burns was born in Elsahs, France, in 1845 and came to this country in 1858. She was married at Fond du Lac in 1866 to Charles Burns, who died 31 years ago. She is survived by one son, Adam, and one grandchild, Charles Burns. Appleton Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wisconsin, Thursday, April 23, 1925 MRS. ADAM BURNS Mrs. Adam Burns, 51, died at 1 o'clock Thursday morning at her home at Shiocton. The funeral will be held at 1:30 Saturday afternoon from the residence and at 2 o'clock at Shiocton Lutheran church with the Rev. Ewald Stertz in charge. Interment will be made at Bovina cemetery. Mrs. Burns, nee Mathilda Beyer, was born in Germany Nov. 20, 1874. She was married in Bovina March 7, 1895 to Mr. Burns and the couple lived on a farm in Bovina until about a year ago. She is survived by her widower; one son, Charles; her mother, Mrs. Henrietta Beyer, Bovina; five brothers, Charles, William and Herman Beyer, Schiocton; Paul Beyer, town of Maine; John Beyer, Larsen; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Kagel, Neenah; Mrs. Bertha Kippner, Boviina.
The 1930 U. S. Census taken on April 14, 1930, shows Adam Burns (age 68) born in Wisconsin to Northern Ireland and German-born parents is a widower living in Bovina, Outagamie Co., WI who was first married at age 33. Also there as head of household is his farmer son Charles H. Burns (age 34) born in Wisconsin to Wisconsin and German-born parents and first married at age 28. Their two children living at home are: Russel C. Burns (age 4); and Joyce M. Burns (age 1), both born in Wisconsin. Also living there is Charles' wife, Emma M. Burns (age 27) born in Wisconsin to German and Wisconsin-born parents who was first married at age 22. Adam Burns was elected Justice of the Peace in Bovina Twp., Outagamie Co., WI. 4/8/1931 Appleton Post-Crescent.
Dec 1946 Obit (paper unknown) Adam J. Burns, 83, of Shiocton dies Adam J. Burns, 83, Shiocton, one of the oldest pioneers of the area, died this morning at the home of his only son, Charles, in Shiocton, after a short illness. He was born in Fond Du Lac May 12, 1863 and came to the town of Bovina at the age of 11 and lived with his parents on a farm near Shiocton. He had lived with his son since 1925 and was the sexton at the Bovina cemetery for the last 30 years. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Shiocton. Besides his son, he is survived by three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Shiocton, with the Rev. Louis Mielke, pastor, in charge. Burial will be in the Bovina cemetery. Friends may call the Sawyer Funeral Home, Shiocton after 6 o'clock Friday evening until noon Sunday. |