John Friedrich Wilhelm Schepler

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Johan ("John") Friedrich Wilhelm Schepler
Born January 26, 1878(1878-01-26)[1]
Rochelle, IL[2]
Died March 7, 1944 (aged 66)[3]
Resting place St Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Franklin County, Nebraska[4]
Spouse Wilhelmine Heine (m. 1901) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Wilhelmine Heine to John Friedrich Wilhelm Schepler" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/John_Friedrich_Wilhelm_Schepler)[5]
Children Albert Johann Hye Schepler (1902-1982)
Chester Schepler (1904-1964)
Hilda Schepler (1906-1976)
Leo Schepler (~1910-)
Bernice Schepler (~1915-)[6]
Parents John Schepler (1841)
Charlotte ___[7]
Relatives Henrietta (Etta) Schepler (1875-1952) (Sister)

Records[edit]

  • John Schepler (1878) appears in the 1880 census record for Rochelle, Ogle County, Illinois. Household consisted of: John (39, Laborer) and Mary (40) of Prussia, William (13), Anna (10), Etta (4), John (2).
  • John Schepler (1878) appears in the 1900 census record for Lincoln Township, Franklin County, Nebraska. John is listed as living with his parents, in a 3 person household. John's parents were born in Germany, and immigrated in 1864. John's father is listed as the owner of a farm.
  • John Schepler (1878) appears in the 1920 census record for Lincoln Township, Franklin County, Nebraska, with wife and children (all born in Nebraska): Albert (17), Chester (15), Hilda (13), Leo (10), Bernice (4.5)[8]
  • John Schepler (1878) appears in the 1930 census record for Hildreth, Nebraska. Recorded in his household were his wife Minnie (48) (born in Illinois), son Leo (20), and daughter Bernice (14). John is listed as a retired farmer, and Leo was a carpenter.[9]
  • John and Minnie appear in the 1940 census for Hildreth, Nebraska.[10]


  • Chester[11] and Hilda[12] are also buried in the St Johns Lutheran Cemetery south of Wilcox, Nebraska.
  • Albert is buried in the Hildreth Cemetery with his wife's parents.[13]

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