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- [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com).
Peter Charles Schütz
Birth: Aug. 21, 1847, Germany
Death: Jun. 27, 1913
Venedy
Washington County
Illinois, USA
Peter Schütz was born in Thalfröschen on August 21, 1847 to Peter Schütz and Louise Burkhard. His grandfather, Johann Peter Schütz, died in 1855 when Peter was seven. He was confirmed at the age of thirteen on March 31, 1861. Peter worked with his younger brother, Christian, as a garden grower.
In the May of 1867, he immigrated with his parents and siblings to the United States. After reaching Washington County in southern Illinois, Peter settled in Okawville with his brothers Jacob and Christian. He lived with his family on various farms in the late 1860's and early 1870's. Peter worked as a laborer and hauled boron; he also owned a farm two miles east of Venedy.
Peter was united in marriage to Engel Maria Margarethe Barkau at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, also known as the white church, on April 24, 1873. Peter and Engel were blessed with a very large and extensive family of ten children.
Peter Schütz was a very prominent and important citizen of southern Illinois. He became quite wealthy and further improved the status of the family name. Peter was a very gentle person and loved his wife dearly; in return, he was deeply cared for by his family. Peter was noted as being extremely religious and attended St. Paul's Evangelical church with unusual participation.
They moved to Venedy and then Plum Hill in the middle and late 1870's before returning to Okawville around 1880. Peter and Engel remained in Okawville until the 1890's when they moved to Venedy once more. In 1901 he bought the Kahrs farm and worked as a farmer for nine years. His mother died at the age of seventy-nine in 1904 in Okawville. Peter retired in 1910 and enjoyed a short rest at his newly-built home in Venedy.
In the late 1900's and early 1910's, Peter suffered from many ailments which were treated with varying success by several doctors. In the beginning of the year 1913, he developed a strong case of asthma which plagued him the last six months of his life. In late June, his asthma appeared to have been cured, yet it soon came back even stronger. Death on the way, Peter firmly recited his religious beliefs and wished to see his wife and children again in Heaven. Despite the best medical care available, Peter died on June 27, 1913 in Venedy. He was buried Sunday, the 29th, in the cemetery of St. Paul's.
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Parents:
Peter Schütz (1821 - 1879)
Louise Katharina Burkhardt Schütz (1825 - 1904)
Spouse:
Engel Maria Margarethe Barkau Schütz (1852 - 1920)*
Children:
Henry Schuetz (1874 - 1918)*
William Jacob Schuetz (1877 - 1938)*
Christ Henry Schuetz (1879 - 1910)*
Peter C. Schuetz (1884 - 1946)*
Elizabeth Schuetz Kinzel (1885 - 1927)*
Charles Daniel Schuetz (1887 - 1918)*
Louis Fred Herman Schuetz (1895 - 1937)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Saint Pauls Evangelical Cemetery
Washington County
Illinois, USA
Created by: Q. E. L. S.
Record added: Nov 06, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 44003544
- [S927] Obituary.
From "The Nashville Journal" July 3, 1913
Peter Schuetz, sr., departed this life at his home in this village Friday, June 27, aged 65 years, 10 months and 6 days. Mr. Schuetz was born in Thalfroeschen, Rhenish Bavaria, Germany, Aug. 21. 1847, and emigrated to America with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schuetz, in '66. The family settled at Venedy. On April 24, 1873, he was married to Engel Barkau by Rev. Christ Mohr in the White Frame church near Okawville. To this union six sons and four daughters were born, one son Christ preceded the father in death three years ago. Several years ago deceased moved from his farm 2 miles east of Venedy to a house purchased from Fred Brueggeman, jr., in Venedy. About six months ago Mr. Schuetz's health began to fall and he suffered with asthma and other complaints. Death relieved him Friday at 5 o'clock a.m. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife and the following children: Hy. of New Baden, Wm. and Louis of here, Peter of Biddleborn, Chas. and Mrs. Mary Kuester, Mrs. Lizzie Kinzel and Lena Schuetz of St. Louis, Mrs. Oscar Reinhardt of Granite City, two brothers, Jacob Schuetz of Grand Prairie and Christ Schuetz of St. Louis, a sister, Mrs. Louise Fohrman of St. Louis. The funeral took place Saturday morning at the White Frame church, Rev. Wm. Schuessler officiating. The following from a distance attended the funeral: Wm. Kuester, wife and daughter Mildred, John Kinzel and wife, Chas. Schuetz and wife, Miss Lena and Mrs. Minnie Schuetz, Christ Schuetz, sr., and wife, Mrs. Peter Fohrman and Mrs. Louise Roethemeyer of St. Louis, Oscar Reinhardt and wife of Granite City, Hy. Schuetz and children and Mr. Reinhardt of New Baden, Peter Schuetz, jr., and family and Mr. and Mrs. John Kinzel, sr., of Biddleborn, Mrs. Christ Tieleman, Mrs. Fred Kuester and Mrs. Hy. Weilmuenster, jr., of Darmstadt, Hy. Barkau and wife, Louis Finke and wife of Addieville; Chas. Barkau and family of Johannisburg, Wm. and Louis Barkau and families of Plum Hill, Fred Barkau of Stone Church, Jacob, sr., Wm., Jake and John Schuetz and families and many others from the White church. We extend sympathy to the bereaved.
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1847 - 1913 (65 years)