Louis Fred Herman Schuetz

1895 - 1937  (42 years)

• Name	Louis Fred Herman Schuetz
  Born	14 Apr 1895	Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Oct 1937	Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	9 Oct 1937	St. John United Church of Christ Cemetery, Johannisburg, Washington County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I179184	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Peter Schütz Schuetz,   b. 21 Aug 1847, Thaleischweiler, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 27 Jun 1913, Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Engeline Maria Margarethe Barkau,   b. 4 Jan 1852, Deutschland ,   d. 31 May 1920, Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1873	Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F69591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emelie Minnie Schwering,   b. 23 Mar 1894, Washington County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 12 Dec 1978, Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	2 May 1914	Missouri, USA
  Children	1. Adolph Henry Fred Schuetz,   b. 17 Mar 1915, Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 30 Jul 1991, Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA  (Age 76 years)   2. Oliver Charles Schuetz,   b. 24 Apr 1917, Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 24 Apr 1917, Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA  (Age 0 years)   3. Elmer Charles Schuetz,   b. 3 Jun 1918, Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 11 Apr 2011, Illinois, USA  (Age 92 years)   4. Florence Nettie Marie Schuetz,   b. 11 Nov 1923, Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 22 Mar 2010, Missouri, USA  (Age 86 years)   5. Roy Monroe Schuetz,   b. 4 Aug 1927, Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 28 Nov 1927, Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA  (Age 0 years)   6. Lewis William George Schuetz,   b. 25 Apr 1929, Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 23 May 2001, Tilden, Randolph County, Illinois, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F69608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Louis Fred Herman "Ludwig" Schuetz Birth: Apr. 14, 1895 Venedy Washington County Illinois, USA Death: Oct. 7, 1937 Venedy Washington County Illinois, USA Louis Fred Herman Schuetz was born on April 14, 1895 in Venedy. He was the youngest son of Peter Schütz Jr. and Engel Barkau and also a first generation American. Louis worked as an engineer at Venedy Station in the 1910's and early 1920's. He was raised on the farm by his father and rented, and later owned, a farm when he grew older. Louis's father died in 1913 when he was eighteen. On May 2, 1914, Louis was united in marriage to Emelie Minnie Schwering in St. Louis. They raised a family of four children: Adolph, Elmer, Florence, and Lewis; two children, Oliver and Roy, died in infancy. Louis's mother died in 1920 and he sold his farm later that decade and moved to Belleville where Louis obtained a better job at a stove foundry. They moved back to Venedy in the John Obermeier property on July 10, 1927. Louis was known in the community as ?Ludwig', the German form of his name. He was a laborer and worked as a coal miner and later at the Moellman Sawmill. At this sawmill, Louis received a distinguishing circular cut into his right knee. He was quite well-known and was an honorable man and a hard worker; his only major flaw was that he was an alcoholic. Louis and his family were of the Evangelical faith and attended St. John's United Church of Christ of Johannisburg. Louis was a prominent member of the church, as both of his parents were very religious, and eventually became the president at St. John's. Towards the end of the summer of 1937, Louis's time as president ended and he continued serving the church as a trustee and a major part of the church's centennial celebration on September 19th. As October began, Louis discovered that money was being stolen from the church. He soon caught the culprit, the game warden of Venedy, and intended to expose him. On the morning of October 7th, Louis left home to go to work and was cornered in a small shack near the sawmill. The warden nearly decapitated him with a shotgun blast and set it up to look like a suicide to cover his tracks. His wife dearly wished to take the warden to court but they did not have the money to and they had to take the shame of having a suicide in the family. Louis's family also sank into poverty after his death. He was buried on October 9th at St. John's cemetery. Family links: Parents: Peter Charles Schütz (1847 - 1913) Engel Maria Margarethe Barkau Schütz (1852 - 1920) Spouse: Emelie Minnie Schwering Schuetz (1894 - 1978)* Children: Adolph Henry Fred Schuetz (1915 - 1991)* Florence Nettie Marie Schuetz Wieland (1923 - 2010)* Lewis William George Schuetz (1929 - 2001)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Saint John United Church of Christ Johannisburg Washington County Illinois, USA Created by: Q. E. L. S. Record added: Sep 21, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 42225353