Lorenz Wilhelm SCHEID

Father: John Philipp SCHEID
Mother: Maria Catharina WEISSKOPF

Family 1: Susan STAUSS

(1) Phelps Family History in America, August 5, 2005.

  1. Katherine SCHEID
  2. John SCHEID
  3. Mary SCHEID
  4. Fredrick SCHEID
  5. Henry Lawrence SCHEID
  6. Lydia SCHEID
  7. Johanna SCHEID
  8. George W. SCHEID
  9. Franklin L. SCHEID
  10. Byron Gilbert SCHEID
  11. William SCHEID
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 _John Philipp SCHEID _______|
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|--Lorenz Wilhelm SCHEID
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|_Maria Catharina WEISSKOPF _|
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Notes

Updated November 28, 2023. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1855 Wisconsin State Census, Fond du Lac Co., Town of Ashford: June 1, 1855.

Wilhelm SCHEIDT is head of household. There are 2 men and 3 women in the household; 2 people were foreign born.

(2) 1860 United States Census Wisconsin, Fond du Lac Co., Ashford Twp., Ashford Post Office: Page 38; June 21, 1860.

[Lorenz] William SCHEID is head of household, married to Susan [STAUSS] SCHEID. He is 36 years old, born in Darmstadt, and is a farmer with real estate valued at $1,600 and personal estate valued at $800. Children in the household are John, Mary, Fredrick and Henry.

(3) 1870 United States Census for Wisconsin, Fond du Lac Co., Town of Auburn (Armstrong's Corner Post Office): page 34; July 8, 1870.

Lorenz Wilhelm SCHITES is married to Susan [STAUSS] SCHITES. He was born in Bavaria, is 45 years old and is a farmer with real estate valued at $6,000 and personal estate valued at $1,200. He is eligible to vote. Children in the household are John, Mary, Frederic, Henry, Hannah, George and Frank.

(4) 1875 Wisconsin State Census, Fond du Lac Co., Town of Auburn: June 1, 1875.

Wm. SCHEID is head of household. There are 7 men and 4 women in the household.

(5) 1880 United States Census for Wisconsin, Fond du Lac Co., Town of Auburn: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 32; Page 7; June 3, 1880.

Wilhelm SCHEIDT is head of household, married to Susan [STAUSS] SCHEIDT. He is 55 years old and was born in Hesse-Darmstadt (Germany) as were his parents. He is a farmer. Children in the household are Henry, Lidya, Hanna, George, Frank, Pyron, and William.

(6) 1885 Wisconsin State Census, Fond du Lac Co., Town of Auburn: June 20, 1885.

William SCHEID is head of household. There are 8 men and 2 women in the household; 8 people were born in the United States and 2 were born in Germany.

(7) 1895 Wisconsin State Census, Fond du Lac Co., Town of Auburn: June 20, 1895.

Wm. SCHEID is head of household. There are 5 men and 1 women in the household; 4 people were born in the United States and 2 were born in Germany.

(8) 1900 United States Census for Wisconsin, Fond du Lac Co., Aubrurn Twp. Supervisor's District 3; Enumeration District 16; Sheet 14B; June 23, 1900.

William SCHEID is head of household, married to Susan [STAUSS] SCHEID. Children in the household are Frank, Byron and William SCHEID, and their grandson Milo SCHEID.

- Birth date: December 1824; age 75
- Number of Years of Present Marriage: 51
- Birthplace: Germany, as were his parents
- Immigration: 1842, in the United States for 57 years; a naturalized citizen
- Occupation: Farmer
- Home: Owns his farm

(9) 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Fond du Lac Co., Town of Auburn: Sheet 10, June 1, 1905.

Wm. SCHAID is head of household, married to Susan [STAUSS] SCHAID. Their adult children Frank and Wm. also reside in the household. Their son Byron and family reside in the adjacent household.

- Age: 80
- Birthplace: Germany, as were his parents
- Occupation: Farmer; owns his farm free of mortgage

(10) Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records via Ancestry.com

- Full Name: William SCHEID
- Occupation: Farmer
- Age: 82 yrs; 22 days
- Birthplace of Parents: Germany
- Birthplace of Deceased: Germany
- Date of Birth: Dec. 20, 1824
- Name of Wife: Susan SCHEID
- Date of Death: Jan. 11, 1907
- Cause of Death: Diabetes mellitus (primary); Senile decay (secondary)
- Duration of Disease: 2 years
- Place of Death: Auburn
- Residence at Time of Death: Auburn
- Place of Burial: Union Cem.; Campbellsport

(11) Wisconsin, U.S., Wills and Probate Records via Ancestry.com

"The petition of Susan SCHEID of the Town of Auburn respectfully shows: that William SCHEID who was at the time of his death, and inhabitant of said County of Fond du Lac, died on the 11th day of January A.D. 1907, at the Town of Auburn, having estate to be administered. That the next of kin and heirs at law, of said deceased, and their relation to said deceased and their post-office addresses, are as follows: Susan SCHEID, his widow, of Campbellsport, Wis. R.D.30; George SCHEID, Franklin L. SCHEID, Byron SCHEID and William SCHEID, all of Campbellsport, Wis. R.D.30; John SCHEID, Bay City, Wis. sons; Lydia BOECKLER, Campbellsport, Wis., daughter; Milo SCHEID, University of Chicago, 52 Middle D., Chicago, Ill.; Arthur SCHEID (address unknown), children of deceased son Frederick; Edward SCHNEIDER and Susan SCHNEIDER, Campbellsport, Wis. and Frederick SCHNEIDER (address unknown) children of deceased daughter, Mary SCHNEIDER; Vernon SCHEID and Mabel SCHEID, children of Henry SCHEID, a deceased son, Ellsworth, Wis..."

(12) Find a Grave

- Name: William SCHEID
- Birth: 1824
- Death: 1907 (aged 82)
- Burial: Union Cemetery; Campbellsport, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA
- Memorial ID: 148066743

(13) Phelps Family History in America, August 5, 2005. Specific information on Lorenz Wilhelm SCHEID obtained from this source include:

- Full name; Lorenz Wilhelm SCHEID
- Exact date and place of birth (December 1, 1824; Eichloch, Rhineland, Germany)
- Date and place of marriage (May 24, 1849; Wayne, Washington Co, Wisconsin, USA)
- Date and place of passing (January 11, 1907; Auburn, Washington Co., Wisconsin, USA)
- "Lorenz Wilhelm's sponsors were: Lorenz SCHEID and Wilhelm SCHEID. William's actual place of birth was three miles from a small town called Densheim. Death per Fond du Lac County, WI death records, Volume 4, Page 342. Obituary in Kewaskum, Statesmanstates that: Deceased was born in Eichlach Hessen, Darmstadt in 1824 and emigrated to America when he was eighteen years of age and located at New Orleans where he resided five years and then came to Wisconsin."

(14) Witte family records. September 2, 2000.

- Lists him as William SCHEID