Antoine Schiffli
1. Antoine Schiffli Antoine married Rosine Schott on 9 Jan 1797 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Matthias Schiffli was born on 31 Aug 1798 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 14 Apr 1860 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.
Generation: 2
2. Matthias Schiffli (1.Antoine1) was born on 31 Aug 1798 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 14 Apr 1860 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Family/Spouse: Marie Anne Steinmetz. Marie was born on 15 Mar 1807 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 3 Jan 1868 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Jean Schiffli was born on 22 Jun 1837 in Schirrhein, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 6 May 1909 in Dekalb County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery, Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
Generation: 3
3. Jean Schiffli (2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) was born on 22 Jun 1837 in Schirrhein, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 6 May 1909 in Dekalb County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery, Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. Family/Spouse: Victoria Hahn. Victoria (daughter of Georges Hahn and Anastasia Dorffer) was born on 8 Sep 1844 in Schirrhein, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 29 Sep 1933 in Dekalb County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Elisabeth Schiffli was born on 27 Nov 1868 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 23 Oct 1939.
- 5. Matthias Schiffli was born on 17 Jan 1872 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 29 Mar 1930 in Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
- 6. Emil Schiffli was born on 18 Dec 1875 in Schirrhein, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 7 Dec 1948 in Dekalb County, Indiana, USA.
- 7. Augustine Schiffli was born on 30 Dec 1877 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 9 Dec 1973 in Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
- 8. Adelheid Schiffli was born on 16 Dec 1879 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.
- 9. Teresa Schiffli was born on 4 Jan 1884 in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
- 10. Mary Schiffli was born on 20 Apr 1886 in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
- 11. Louise Schiffli was born on 18 Mar 1888 in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
Jean married Victoire Hahn on 13 Nov 1867 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Victoire was born on 8 Sep 1844 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 29 Sep 1933 in DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery, Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Elisabeth Schiffli
- 13. Mathias Schiffli
- 14. Andreas Schiffli was born on 25 Jan 1874 in Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 17 Nov 1938 in Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery, Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
- 15. Emil Schiffli
- 16. August Schiffli
- 17. Adelaide Schiffli
- 18. Magdaline Schiffli
- 19. Mary Schiffli
- 20. Louise Schiffli
- 21. Theresa Schiffli was born on 4 Jan 1884 in DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
Generation: 4
4. Elisabeth Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) was born on 27 Nov 1868 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 23 Oct 1939. Family/Spouse: Joseph Bapst. Joseph was born on 25 Mar 1865; died on 22 Feb 1929 in Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Mary Bapst
- 23. Magdalena Bapst
- 24. Emil Leo Bapst
- 25. Clara Bapst
- 26. Albert Bapst
- 27. Claude Valentine Bapst
5. Matthias Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) was born on 17 Jan 1872 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 29 Mar 1930 in Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. Family/Spouse: Magdalena Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Emil Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) was born on 18 Dec 1875 in Schirrhein, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 7 Dec 1948 in Dekalb County, Indiana, USA. Emil married Frances Hoffelder on 30 Jan 1902 in DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. Frances (daughter of Johannes Hoffelder and Frances Mary Miller) was born on 30 Jan 1882 in DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 8 Feb 1954 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 28. Adolf Joseph Schiffli was born on 6 Apr 1905 in DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died in 0Jul 1992 in Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
- 29. John P. Schiffli was born on 2 Nov 1909 in DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 19 Mar 1999 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA.
- 30. Mary T. Schiffli was born on 29 Jul 1912 in DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 23 Dec 2003 in Wolcottville, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA.
- 31. Anna Frances Schiffli was born on 18 Nov 1914 in DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 25 Mar 1994 in Avilla, Noble County, Indiana, USA.
- 32. Leo F. Schiffli was born on 2 Jan 1917 in DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 3 May 1991 in Indiana, USA.
- 33. Stanislaus Ignasias Schiffli was born on 10 May 1920 in Steuben County, Indiana, USA; died in 1941.
- 34. Lucille M. Schiffli was born on 4 May 1922 in DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 10 Sep 2001 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA.
- 35. Frances Schiffli
7. Augustine Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) was born on 30 Dec 1877 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 9 Dec 1973 in Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. Augustine married Anna B. Reinig on 29 Apr 1911 in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. Anna (daughter of Friedrich Reinig and Katharina Hoffelder) was born on 17 Dec 1884 in Ashley, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 21 Nov 1957 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA; was buried on 25 Nov 1957 in Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery, Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 36. Victoria Louise Schiffli was born on 5 Mar 1912 in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 26 Mar 1971 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA.
- 37. Catherine Schiffli
- 38. Monica Marie Schiffli was born on 5 Jan 1917 in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 23 Dec 1988 in Florida, USA.
- 39. Rita Helena Schiffli was born on 5 Mar 1922 in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 23 Oct 1945.
8. Adelheid Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) was born on 16 Dec 1879 in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Family/Spouse: Louis Steinkohl. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Teresa Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) was born on 4 Jan 1884 in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. Family/Spouse: Clement Ellert. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
10. Mary Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) was born on 20 Apr 1886 in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. Family/Spouse: Claude Seifert. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Louise Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) was born on 18 Mar 1888 in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. Family/Spouse: Vernon Shafer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
12. Elisabeth Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) Family/Spouse: Joseph Bapst. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Mathias Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) 14. Andreas Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) was born on 25 Jan 1874 in Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 17 Nov 1938 in Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery, Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. Notes:
Biography of Andrew Schiffli, pages 808/809/810. History
of DeKalb County, Indiana; B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc.,
Indianapolis, 1914.
DeKalb county, Indiana, is characterized by her full share
of enterprising and progressive farmers, who have been the
mainstay and backbone of the wonderful development which
has marked this section of the state during the past few
decades, and today among this class stands Andrew Schiffli,
whose finely improved and cultivated farm lies in
Smithfield township, where he enjoys a high standing among
his fellow citizens. Andrew Schiffli was born on January
25, 1874, in Alsace, Germany, which formerly, however,
belonged to France, and is one of nine children born to
John and Victoria (Hahn) Schiffli, both also natives of
Alsace, the father born in 1837 and the mother in 1844, the
latter being a daughter of George Hahn. John Schiffli and
Victoria Hahn were married in their native country, and in
1881 they and their children came to the United States, at
which time the subject of this sketch was but seven years
of age. Andrew well remembers a stormy day on shipboard
during their voyage when, because of the high waves which
broke over the ship, the passengers were not allowed on
deck. However, he disregarded orders and went out to the
end of the deck, where he ran great danger of being washed
overboard. He was found by a sailor, who gave him a liberal
spanking and sent him to the safer spot. Upon their arrival
in the United States, the Schiffli family came at once to
DeKalb county, where the father bought twenty acres of land
in the northern part of Smithfield township, about one-half
mile south of the county line. After remaining there four
years he sold that place and bought forty acres of land in
section 11, on which only about seven acres had been
cleared and on which was a big house. The greater part of
the land was covered with swamp water and brush, and so bad
was condition that the cows mired in the barn lot. In the
hope of improving the condition they moved the house, log
at a time, to a better location, and gave their attention
to the ditching and draining of the soil. At the beginning
it was necessary to go through water waist deep to get the
cows. Eventually by tireless effort, conditions were
improved, and when, about fifteen years ago, the big ditch
was put through their land, the soil rapidly became more
cultivable, and now the farm is one of the best in the
locality. From the time they came to this land until 1900,
it took about all the efforts of the family, including the
help given by the boys who worked in the shops, to pay off
eight hundred dollars owning on the purchase of the farm.
In 1900 Mr. Schiffli built a good bank barn; in 1902 a
splendid house, and in 1903, a hog house. They are now
prospering and reaping the result of their former years of
strenuous endeavor. The farm is well supplied with all the
implements necessary for intelligent labor and, under the
wise direction of Mr. Schiffli, the farm is one of the best
in the township. To John and Victoria Schiffli were born
nine children, namely: Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Bapst, of
Garrett; Matthias, who owns ninety-two and one-half acres
in the eastern part of Smithfield township; Andrew, the
immediate subject of this sketch; Emil, who owns a farm
north of Barker?s church; August, who lives on the home
farm; Ada, the wife of Louis Steinkohl, of South Bend,
Indiana; Theresa, Mary and Louise, who are unmarried;
Theresa at home; Mary and Louise, residing at South Bend,
and one child a boy, who died in Alsace in early infancy.
The father of these children died in 1908, and his widow is
still residing on the home farm. Andrew Schiffli lived at
home until attaining his majority, having ably assisted his
father in the efforts to reclaim the farm and he secured
what education was possible in the district schools. After
arriving at legal age he started work on his own account in
the railroad shops at Garrett, where he remained nine years
and then during the following four years he engaged in farm
work by the month. After his marriage in 1908 he began
farming on the Taylor farm in Franklin township, but two
years later moved to the George Shoner farm in section 13,
Smithfield township, where he is now engaged in the
operation of one hundred and forty-three acres of land. His
early farming efforts under his father?s direction were
strenuous years, but they well qualified him for the later
duties of life, and now he is achieving a splendid success
under favorable conditions. He keeps his farm up-to-date in
all particulars, using none but the best of farming
implements, keeping high grade live stock and giving his
personal attention to every detail of the farm work.
Steady, industrious and exercising sound discretion in his
labors, he so maintains the fertility of the soil as to
realize abundant crops, and among his fellow agriculturists
he is held in esteem of the splendid success he has
achieved. In 1908 Mr. Schiffli married Katie Shoudel, the
daughter of Michael Shoudel, and to them have been born two
children, Agnes and Wilfred. Mr. and Mrs. Schiffli and
their children are members of the St. Michael?s Catholic
church, in the success of which they are interested and to
which they contribute of their means. Mr. Schiffli has
gained his success through his own efforts, is regarded as
a man of splendid character and is highly esteemed by all
who know him.
Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.comAndreas married Kathryn Shoudel on 16 Feb 1909 in DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. Kathryn (daughter of Michael L. Schaudel Shoudel and Johanna Reinig) was born on 17 Feb 1884 in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 12 Aug 1963 in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery, Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 40. Agnes L. Schiffli was born on 11 Jan 1910 in Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 18 Mar 2007 in Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 23 Mar 2007 in Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio, USA.
- 41. Wilfred Schiffli was born on 15 Dec 1910 in Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 23 Mar 1978 in Indiana, USA.
- 42. Edward J. Schiffli was born on 22 Jan 1916 in Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 27 Aug 1984 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Auburn Catholic Cemetery, Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
- 43. Julius Vernon Schiffli was born on 27 May 1920 in Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 15 Apr 1995 in Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery, Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
15. Emil Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) 16. August Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) 17. Adelaide Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) 18. Magdaline Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) 19. Mary Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) 20. Louise Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) 21. Theresa Schiffli (3.Jean3, 2.Matthias2, 1.Antoine1) was born on 4 Jan 1884 in DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.