First Generation

1. Christoph Schuessler. Born on 5 Sep 1819. Christoph died on 11 Jan 1896; he was 76. Buried in Dutch Hollow, Sheldon, Wyoming, NY.

Christoph married Katharina Bender. Born on 10 Mar 1823 in Germany. Katharina died on 24 Jan 1889; she was 65. Buried in Dutch Hollow, Sheldon, Wyoming, NY.

They had the following children:

          2            i.          Erhard (12 Dec 1852-1936)

          3           ii.          Heinrich (29 May 1856-23 Aug 1899)

          4          iii.          Christine (13 Feb 1861-6 Oct 1943)

          5          iv.          John Michael Sr (1865-3 Apr 1942)

          6           v.          Henry (abt 29 Aug 1876-abt  Apr 1969)

                    vi.          Adolph

                   vii.          Caroline

Second Generation

Family of Christoph Schuessler (1) & Katharina Bender

2. Erhard Schuessler. Born on 12 Dec 1852 in Sinsheim, Baden (Germany). Erhard died in 1936; he was 83. Buried in Dutch Hollow, Sheldon, Wyoming, NY.

abt 1880 when Erhard was 27, he married Margaret Gerbig. Born on 11 Oct 1855 in Bennington, Wyoming, NY. Margaret died in 1923; she was 67. Buried in Dutch Hollow, Sheldon, Wyoming, NY.

They had the following children:

               9            i.               Margaretha (Oct 1882-1910)

             10           ii.               Christopher Jacob (31 Oct 1882-21 Dec 1964)

             11          iii.               Mary (May 1887-bef 1964)

             12           iv.               Erhard F. Jr. (10 Nov 1896-9 Jun 1980)

             13            v.               Twins

3. Heinrich Schuessler. Born on 29 May 1856. Heinrich died on 23 Aug 1899; he was 43. Buried in Dutch Hollow, Sheldon, Wyoming, NY.

Heinrich married Margaretha Bender. Born on 16 Apr 1863. Margaretha died on 23 Mar 1890; she was 26.

4. Christine Schuessler. Born on 13 Feb 1861. Christine died on 6 Oct 1943; she was 82.

On 22 Jun 1885 when Christine was 24, she married Jacob Peter Schopp, son of John Philip Schopp (6 Mar 1829-) & Dorothea Heller (3 Feb 1822-). Born on 1 Jul 1855 in New York. Jacob Peter died on 31 May 1929; he was 73.

They had the following children:

                          i.               Laura (21 Mar -)

                          ii.               John (Died as Infant) (3 Aug -)

             16            iii.               Harry (25 Apr 1887-23 Jul 1981)

                         iv.               Frederick (25 Sep 1889-26 Jan 1964)

             18             v.               Elsa Eleanore (5 Jun 1893-17 Apr 1976)

             19            vi.               Edward Arthur (5 Jul 1902-12 Feb 1992)

5. John Michael Schuessler Sr. Born in 1865 in Germany. John Michael died in Cowlesville, Wyoming, NY, on 3 Apr 1942; he was 77. Buried in Bennington, Wyoming, NY.

John Michael married Caroline Ludwig, daughter of George Ludwig & Mary Spriegle. Born in 1873 in Germany. Caroline died in 1905; she was 32. Buried in Bennington, Wyoming, NY.

They had the following children:

             20             i.               Laura (30 Sep 1893-May 1982)

             21             ii.               Alice B. (16 May 1901-May 2002)

             22            iii.               Alfred Martin (26 May 1901-17 Mar 1949)

             23            iv.               Caroline (16 Feb 1899-2 Jan 1992)

                         v.               Frances May (-bet 1980 and 1989)

6. Henry Schuessler. Born abt 29 Aug 1876. Henry died abt  Apr 1969; he was 92.

Henry married B Unknown.

They had the following children:

                        i.          Private

                       ii.          Private

                      iii.          Emily (10 Oct 1906-May 1984)

Third Generation

Family of Erhard Schuessler (2) & Margaret Gerbig

9. Margaretha Schuessler. Born in Oct 1882 in Buffalo, Erie, NY. Margaretha died in 1910; she was 27. Buried in Dutch Hollow, Sheldon, Wyoming, NY.

bef 1900 when Margaretha was 17, she married William Heintz, son of George Heintz (1839-24 Mar 1899) & Sidonie Stein (Dec 1852-1936). Born on 26 Dec 1878 in Strykersville, Wyoming, NY. William died in Buffalo, Erie, NY, on 7 Feb 1955; he was 76. Buried on 10 Feb 1955 in Dutch Hollow, Sheldon, Wyoming, NY.

They had the following children:

                               i.               Alice Magdalena (27 Jun 1902-9 Oct 1997)

                              ii.               Mabel (20 Jun 1904-12 Apr 1989)

                             iii.               Esther L. (27 Dec 1905-1952)

                             iv.               Bertha S. (22 Aug 1907-1972)

10. Christopher Jacob Schuessler. Born on 31 Oct 1882 in New York. Christopher Jacob died in East Aurora, Erie, NY, on 21 Dec 1964; he was 82. Buried on 24 Dec 1964 in East Aurora, Erie, NY.

On 2 Sep 1909 when Christopher Jacob was 26, he married Maude C. Moore, daughter of Dascomb Moore (1857-1936) & Dora Unknown (1867-1954). Born in 1890 in New York. Maude C. died in 1968; she was 78. Buried in East Aurora, Erie, NY.

They had no children.

11. Mary Schuessler. Born in May 1887 in New York. Mary died bef 1964; she was 76.

Mary married Jake Geimer. Born abt 1880 in New York.

They had the following children:

                                    i.              Private

                                   ii.               Private

                                  iii.               Private

12. Erhard F. Schuessler Jr. Born on 10 Nov 1896 in Strykersville, Wyoming, NY. Erhard F. died on 9 Jun 1980; he was 83. Buried on 11 Jun 1980 in Java, Wyoming, NY.

On 28 Apr 1923 when Erhard F. was 26, he first married Elizabeth M. Shellman, daughter of Ralph G. Shellman (1872-1933) & Edith May Fancher (1875-1932), in Strykersville, Wyoming, NY. Born in 1904 in Strykersville, Wyoming, NY. Elizabeth M. died in 1968; she was 64. Buried in Java, Wyoming, NY.

They had the following children:

                                    i.               Margaret (Jul 1924-abt 1956)

                                   ii.               Virginia M. (1 Jun 1928-)

                                  iii.               Private

Erhard F. second married Hazel Nora Sillaway, daughter of Adelbert Sillaway (1853-1940) & Susan E. Hale (1861-1939). Born on 24 Feb 1901 in Sheldon, Wyoming, NY.

Family of Christine Schuessler (4) & Jacob Peter Schopp

16. Harry Schopp. Born on 25 Apr 1887. Harry died on 23 Jul 1981; he was 94.

On 22 Jun 1910 when Harry was 23, he married Gertrude Sieman in St. Paul’s Ev. Reform Church, New York City, NY. Born on 29 Oct 1888. Gertrude died on 17 Sep 1961; she was 72.

They had one child:

                            i.               Gertrude Helen (8 Dec 1914-8 Dec 1943)

18. Elsa Eleanore Schopp. Born on 5 Jun 1893. Elsa Eleanore died on 17 Apr 1976; she was 82.

On 17 Oct 1917 when Elsa Eleanore was 24, she married Charles Arthur Renz in St. Paul’s Ev. Reform Church, New York City, NY. Born on 29 Apr 1894 in New York.

They had one child:

                                    i.               Private

19. Edward Arthur Schopp. Born on 5 Jul 1902. Edward Arthur died on 12 Feb 1992; he was 89.

On 28 Sep 1929 when Edward Arthur was 27, he married Emma Pauline Lenz, daughter of Charles Thomas Lenz (17 Apr 1868-) & Emma Marquardt (19 Feb 1882-), in St. Paul’s Ev. Reform Church, New York City, NY. Born on 11 May 1907 in New York. Emma Pauline died in Waterloo, Seneca, NY, on 18 Feb 1988; she was 80.

Family of John Michael Schuessler Sr (5) & Caroline Ludwig

20. Laura Schuessler. Born on 30 Sep 1893. Laura died in May 1982; she was 88. Buried in Bennington, Wyoming, NY.

On 9 Apr 1919 when Laura was 25, she married Walter Paul Kreutter, son of Gottlieb Kreutter (12 Jan 1845-bef 1930) & Henrietta Wieski (1854-1932), in Attica, Wyoming, NY. Born on 4 Oct 1893. Walter Paul died in Attica, Wyoming, NY, in Aug 1974; he was 80. Buried in Bennington, Wyoming, NY.

They had one child:

                                    i.               Walter Paul (16 Aug 1925-16 May 1982)

21. Alice B. Schuessler. Born on 16 May 1901 in Bennington, Wyoming, NY. Alice B. died in May 2002; she was 100.

On 5 Nov 1925 when Alice B. was 24, she married Benjamin F. Kreutter, son of Gottlieb Kreutter (12 Jan 1845-bef 1930) & Henrietta Wieski (1854-1932), in Bennington, Wyoming, NY. Born on 5 Feb 1890 in Bennington, Wyoming, NY. Benjamin F. died in Sebastian, Indian River, FL, in Oct 1973; he was 83. Buried in Cowlesville, Wyoming, NY.

They had the following children:

                                    i.         Private

                                   ii.          Private

22. Alfred Martin Schuessler. Born on 26 May 1901 in Bennington, Wyoming, NY. Alfred Martin died in Cowlesville, Wyoming, NY, on 17 Mar 1949; he was 47. Buried in Cowlesville, Wyoming, NY.

On 15 Oct 1927 when Alfred Martin was 26, he married Emily Katherine Hoertz, daughter of John Hoertz (abt 1867-) & Marie Millerschoen (abt 1873-), in Cowlesville, Wyoming, NY. Born on 10 Oct 1906 in Buffalo, Erie, NY. Emily Katherine died in May 1984; she was 77. Buried in Cowlesville, Wyoming, NY.

They had the following children:

                                    i.               Norma (15 Jun 1930-18 Oct 1998)

                                   ii.               Private

                                  iii.               Private

23. Caroline Schuessler. Born on 16 Feb 1899 in Cowlesville, NY. Caroline died on 2 Jan 1992; she was 92. Buried in Cowlesville, Wyoming, NY.

Caroline married Charles Willburn Neal. Buried in Cowlesville, Wyoming, NY.

They had no children.