Herman Schilling and Matilda Schilling

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Husband Herman Schilling ¹

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           Born: 23 Sep 1836 - Germany 2
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           Died: Aft 1909
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         Father: Lawrence Schilling (Abt 1801-1888) 2
         Mother: Margaret Metz (Abt 1810-Abt 1879) 2

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       Marriage: 14 Jul 1861 3

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Wife Matilda Schilling ⁴

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           Born: Abt 1840 - Germany
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           Died: Feb 1906 3
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         Father: John Godfrey Schilling (1800-1874) 5
         Mother: Margaret Linzer (1813-1902) 5

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Children

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1 F Emma Schilling ³

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           Died: Bef 1909
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         Spouse: John Horneffer (      -Bef 1909) 3

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2 M George Schilling

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           Born: Abt 1865
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           Died: 1888
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3 F Matilda Schilling ³

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         Spouse: William Miller (      -      ) 3

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4 M Lewis Schilling ³

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         Spouse: Freeda Burkert (      -      ) 3

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5 F Elizabeth Schilling ³

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           Died: Bef 1909
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         Spouse: Hugo Miller (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - Herman Schilling

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He was reared to maturity in his native land and received fair educational training in the schools of that country. He assisted his father in the latter's shop until 1854, in which year he emigrated to America. After forty-nine days on the ocean, during which time they encountered storms and a rough sea, he arrived in New York City, thence made his way by rail to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From this point he made the journey in a peddler's wagon to Evans City, which was then a very small place. His first occupation there was hauling coal to the school houses for Martin Wahl, who had a coal bank, and for this work he received the paltry sum of $3.00 per month and his board. He continued for five months, saving most of his wages, and then worked for John Birmingham, a farmer located near Pittsburgh, until the arrival of his parents in 1856. With them he settled on a farm of 100 acres in Forward Township, Butler County, located about three and a half miles east of Evans City, on the Freeport road, which he started in to clear of its timber and brush, and in time placed it under a high state of cultivation. He helped to tear down the old log cabin which stood on the place and to erect the large frame house which replaced it. Upon the death of his father, he succeeded to the ownership of the farm, and continued actively engaged in its cultivation, following general farming. Politically, Mr. Schilling was a Democrat. In religious attachment, he was a member of the Lutheran Church.

1 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 977, 1085.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 977.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 978.

4 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 978, 1085.

5 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1084.