Category: Schwenkfelders

• Born: 4 Sept 1850
• Died: 9 Nov 1938
• Buried: Palm Schwenkfelder Cemetery
• Spouse: William Schultz (149-78)
  • Born: 3 Jan 1845
  • Died: 10 Dec 1927
• Married: 30 Nov 1872
• Children: 
  • Agnes (11-364)
  • Amelia
  • Annetta
  • Harvey
  • Elmer
  • Leah Mae

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Susanna is one of those ancestors I really wish I knew more about. As with most women in the latter half of the nineteenth century, she was undoubtedly a “homemaker.”

I was fortunate and grateful to be given a box of handkerchiefs which belonged to and had been embroidered by Susanna. They remarkably do not look to be over 100 years of age, and I actually carried one around my bouquet on my wedding day.

Susanna married William Schultz (yes, both Schultz’s, descendants of different Schwenkfelter immigrants) on November 30, 1872, when she was 22 years old.

According to the Genealogical Record, William was a retired farmer at the time of its publication in 1922.

Susanna and William are both buried at the Palm Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

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children of Susanna and William schultz

Agnes (11-364) is discussed here.

Amelia is only listed on Ancestry, and not on Find-a-Grave and not listed in the Genealogical Record. She was purportedly a twin of Annetta, also born on June 9, 1877, but likely did not survive. I’ve found no other mention of her.

Annetta was born June 9, 1877, possibly a twin of Amelia. She remained unmarried and died on December 14, 1960 and is buried at Palm Schwenkfelder.

Harvey was born on January 27, 1881 and died at the age of 23 on February 8, 1904. He is buried at Washington Schwenkfelder Cementery.

Elmer was born on June 19, 1891 and married Ida E Schultz (1892-1978). He died on February 26, 1952 and both are buried at Palm Schwenkfelder.

Leah Mae was born on May 21, 1895, and died at the age of 5 on March 14, 1901.

• Born: 31 Mar 1816
• Died: 31 Aug 1885
• Buried: Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery
• Spouse: Leah Neuman (daughter of Samuel Neuman [48-11] & Regina Krauss)
  • Born: 27 Sep 1821
  • Died: 30 Mar 1907
• Married: 14 Nov 1841
• Children: 
  • Sarah (11-142)
  • Lydia (149-76)
  • Levi (68-26)
  • Erwin (68-27)
  • Regina (149-59)
  • Susanna (149-78)
  • Esther
  • Daniel (68-28)
  • Mary (43-226)
  • Emma

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Enoch Schultz was a farmer, continuing to live on and tend the property which had been owned by his father, Adam. He married Leah Neuman, daughter of Samuel & Regina (Krauss) Neuman on November 14, 1841, and the couple had ten children. Fortunately, I have come into possession of several items that were owned and/or crafted by a few of these children, namely Lydia and Susanna.

Enoch and Leah are both buried at the Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

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children of enoch & leah (Neuman) schultz

First, a note: the Genealogical Record assigns numbers to most family members. This is how numbers are assigned to sons and daughters:

• Sons, and daughters who marry outside the Schwenkfelder community, are given the number of their father’s lineage; thus, the sons listed here begin with 68, because they are descended from E68, the immigrant Melchior Schultz.
• Daughters who marry within the Schwenkfelder community, on the other hand, are given the number of their husband.

Looking at this list of Enoch and Leah’s children, it is thus easy to surmise that Lydia, Regina, and Susanna all married men of the same line: 149. A bit more research into this line is necessary to determine the exact relation of these men. If I were to harbor a guess, Enos and William Schultz are likely brothers, and Nathan likely a cousin.

Sarah (11-142) was born on January 8, 1843 and died on April 17 or 18, 1906. She married Abraham Krauss (11-142), a descendant of Anna Krauss (E11). Sarah and Abraham are buried at the Kraussdale Cemetery, though Sarah’s headstone may be lost.

Lydia (149-76) was born on April 19, 1844 and died on May 24, 1929 at the age of 85. She married Enos Schultz, and they are both buried at Palm Schwenkfelder Church.

Levi (68-26) was born on December 15, 1845 and died on October 16, 1933 at the age of 87. He married Sarah Reiff, and they are both buried at Worchester Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

Erwin (68-27) was born on July 26, 1847 and died on June 23, 1927. At one point in his life, he was a proprietor of a planing mill and sash factory. He was first married to Susanna Schultz (1842-1904) and the couple had three children. Susanna is buried at Palm Schwenkfelder. After her death, Edwin remarried in 1907 the widow Emma (Schultz) Yeakel (1859-1940). Emma is buried at the Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery. Edwin is buried at Palm.

Regina (149-59) was born on Aug 6, 1849 and died on June 14, 1930. She married Nathan Schultz, and they are both buried at Hosensack Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

Susanna (149-78) is discussed here.

Esther was born on March 27, 1854 and died on April 28, 1876 at the age of 21. She is buried at Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

Daniel (68-28) was born on November 9, 1855 and died on May 28, 1930. He married Susan Schultz, and they are both buried at Palm Schwenkfelder. Below is the text of a Town and Country article about his life, work, and passing:

Hereford Man Dies Day After Resigning As Bank Director
Daniel N. Schultz, Succumbs Following Several Weeks’ Illness
Was Retired Farmer
Served Long Period of Time as Official of Farmers National Bank

Daniel N. Schultz, retired Hereford township farmer, died at 5:30 o’clock Wednesday eveing, a day after ill health had prompted him to tender his resignation as a member of the board of directors of the Farmers National Bank, Pennsburg, on which body he had served for a period of 30 years. He was aged 74 years, 6 months and 19 days.

Death resulted from a complication of ailments, from which he had been suffering since Spring, although having ailed at times for two years. A week ago Saturday, his condition became more serious and from that time until his death he was confined to bed.

Mr. Schultz was prominent in the upper Periomen Valley section and through his long connection with the local bank, was a well known figure in the borough here.

His years of service as a director of the Farmers National Bank, which began following an eight-year period of service as a director of the Perkiomen National Bank in East Greenville, won for him a host of friends and acquaintances, and earned for him the respect of all with whom the business brought him in contact.

Mr. Schultz severed his business connections here only when he deemed it advisable to do so because of general declining health, but survived by tendering of his resignation by but a few more than twenty-four hours.

Mr. Schultz was born in Hereford township, Berks County, on November 9, 1865, a son of the late Enoch and his wife Leah, nee Schultz, Schultz, and resided on the old Schultz homestead all his life.

The Schultz farm is located just off the Hereford-Allentown highway, a short distance from the junction of that road and the Hereford-East Greenville route.

Mr. Schultz was educated in the public schools of the township, and following the death of his father, took over operation of his farm. He conducted the farm successfully until about fourteen years ago, when he retired.

He was one of a family of ten children, six of whom preceded him in death, and the surviving three, all older than he.

His wife, Susan G., nee Schultz, preceded him in death on June 25 last.

He was a life-long member of the Palm Schwenkfelder church, and in his younger days served as a deacon there.

Deceased is survived by two daughters, and one son, Clara at home; Mrs. Owen S. Gerhart, of Clayton, and Adam, at home. Two sisters and one brother survive, Levi N. Schultz, Norristown; Mrs. Nathan M. Schultz and Mrs. Susanna N. Schultz, both of Palm, six grandsons and three granddaughters also survive.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. daylight saving time, at the Palm Schwenkfelder church. Internment will take place on the adjoining cemetery. Funeral Director W. H. Dimmig, of East Greenville, has charge.

[Source: Town and Country, Friday May 30, 1930)

Mary (43-226) was born on June 6, 1859, and died on September 1, 1902 at the age of 43. She married Samuel R Seibert (1860-1880). Both are buried at the Hosensack Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

Emma was born on February 12, 1863 and died on January 24, 1885, at the age of almost 22. She is buried at Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery, though there is no photo of her stone on Find-a-Grave.

• Born: 20 Sep 1775
• Died: 30 Aug 1831 of Typhoid Fever
• Buried: Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery
• Spouse: Regina Kriebel (daughter of Andrew/Andreas Kriebel & Susannah Yeakel)
  • Born: 24 June 1780
  • Died: 3 May 1858
• Married: 20 May 1801
• Children: 
  • Abraham
  • Israel (68-9)
  • Jacob
  • Adam
  • Andrew (68-10)
  • Enoch (68-11)
  • Sarah
  • Regina/Rachel (11-55)
  • Solomon

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Though the Genealogical Record is scant in its details on the lives of Adam and his wife, Regina, the following is included in “Morton L. Montgomery’s History and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pa,” 1909, p. 411

Adam Schultz, son of Abraham, was born Sept. 20, 1775, in Upper Hanover township, Montgomery Co., Pa., and died Aug. 30, 1831, of typhoid fever, on his farm near Treichlersville, in Hereford township. His two sons died but a short time afterward, of the same disease. He owned 160 acres there, where the sawmill is located, and engaged in both farming and sawmilling, likewise operating a distillery, making apple-jack and rye whiskey. He also owned 214 acres in Washington township, now owned by Mary Ann Schultz. Like all his family, he was a Schwenkfelder in religious faith. On May 21, 1801, Mr. Schultz married Regina Kriebel, born June 25, 1780, daughter of Andrew Kreibel, died May 3, 1858. They had children as follows: Abraham, born April 12, 1803 (died Dec. 5, 1814); Israel, June 4, 1805; Jesse, April 8, 1808 (died Nov. 7, 1831); Adam, Sept. 21, 1810 (died Nov. 12, 1831); Andrew, May 19, 1813; Enoch K., March 31, 1816; Sarah, Sept. 1, 1818 (was drowned May 11, 1820); Regina, Oct. 9, 1821; and Solomon, Nov. 9, 1824 (died June 4, 1854, at St. Paul, Minn., and his remains were sent to Clayton, Pa., and interred at the Washington Meeting-house).

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children of Adam & Regina (Kriebel) schultz

Abraham was born on April 12, 1803 and died at the age of 11 on December 5, 1814. He is buried at the Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

Israel (68-9) was born on January 4, 1805 and died on July 16, 1844. He married Anna Anders. He is buried at the Towamencin Cemetery (no photo of his gravestone is on find-a-grave)

Jacob (listed above as “Jesse” was born on April 8, 1808 and died on November 7, 1831 of Typhoid Fever, shortly after the death of his father from the same disease. His place of burial is likely among his family at Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery, though his is not listed on find-a-grave.

Adam was born on September 21, 1810 and died on November 12, 1831 of Typhoid Fever, shortly after the death of his father and brother from the same disease. He is buried at the Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

Andrew (68-10) was born on May 19, 1813 and died on November 27, 1885. He married Sarah Mohr. He is buried at the Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

Enoch (68-11) is discussed here.

Sarah was born on September 1, 1818 and died of drowning on May 11, 1820. Her place of burial is unknown.

Regina aka Rachel (11-55) was born on October 9, 1821 and died on September 15, 1852. She married John Krauss. She is buried at the Kraussdale Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

Solomon was born on November 19, 1824 and died on June 4, 1854 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His remains were transported back to Pennsylvania, and he is buried at the Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

• Born: 23 March 1747
• Died: 23 December 1822
• Buried: Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery
• Spouse: Regina Yeakel (daughter of Christopher Yeakel & Maria Schultz [160-1])
  • Born: 1 Oct 1749
  • Died: 9 Nov 1826
• Married: 24 Oct 1771
• Children: 
  • Benjamin
  • Adam (68-3)
  • Isaac (68-4)
  • Abraham
  • Frederick
  • Joseph (68-5)
  • Melchior (68-6)

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Abraham was the oldest child of George and Maria Schultz, and first generation of the line born in Pennsylvania. He was born on his father’s plantation in Upper Hanover, Montgomery County. He married Regina Yeakel, and the couple had six children. Both are buried at the Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

The Genealogical Record outlines Abraham’s love of literature and learning, and his pursuits as a teacher and his dedication to the Schwenkfelder church and community. Among other accomplishments, he represented Montgomery County in the General Assembly of the Commonwealth in 1796 & 1797, and served on many committees.

Also included are details of his son, Benjamin’s career as a physician:

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children of Abraham & Regina (yeakel) schultz

Benjamin Schultz was born on July 20, 1772 and died on March 5, 1814. He graduated from the department of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1795 with a Doctor of Medicine degree. According to the Genealogical Record, he suffered an accident which required the removal of a limb and, “without the assistance of a physician he personally directed the operation, although he died from the effects…” His place of burial is purported to be near where he lived in the Middelberg region. According to Find-a-Grave, a book was written by him: “An Account of Dr. Benjamin Schultz of Pa.: Physician, Botanist and Philosopher 1772-1814,” by Andrew S. Berky

Adam Schultz (68-3) is discussed here.

Isaac Schultz (68-4) was born on March 4, 1778 and died on October 15, 1867. He married Susanna Schultz on May 31, 1804, and they had eight children. Isaac was a teacher and was elected secretary of the Society of Schwenkfelders. He had a command of the English language, wrote many papers, and was invited to write for the press. He is buried at the Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

Abraham Schultz was born on February 18, 1781 and died on November 12, 1821. He is buried at the Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

Frederick Schultz was born on August 10, 1784, and died at the age of eleven on December 17, 1794. He is buried at the Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

Joseph Schultz (68-5) was born on January 22, 1787 and died on March 3, 1833. He was married twice, first to Eve Schultz and, after her death, to Hannah Kriebel. Neither couple had any children. He is buried at the Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

Melchior Schultz (68-6) was born on June 23, 1789 and died on November 5, 1875. He married Maria Schultz, and they had three children. He is buried at the Bethesda Cemetery in Montgomery County.

• Born: 6 Dec 1711 in Nieder Harpersdorf, Germany
• Died: 30 Oct 1776 in Upper Hanover, Montgomery Co, Pennsylvania
• Buried: Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery
• Spouse: Maria Yeakel (daughter of Abraham Yeakel & Anna Heydrick)
  • Born: 27 Jan 1719 in Nieder Harpersdorf, Germany
  • Died: 13 Dec 1797 in Upper Hanover, Montgomery Co, Pennsylvania
• Married: 31 Jan 1744
• Children: 
  • Abraham (68-1)
  • Rev Melchior (68-2)

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Born in Germany in 1711, George and his brothers Melchior (E69) and Christopher (E70) were part of the “third migration” of Schwenkfelders, traveling aboard the St. Andrew and arriving in Philadelphia on September 12, 1734. This is the migration that has been immortalized in the 1934 painting by Adolph Pannash, “The Landing of the Saint Andrew.” The three brothers became owners of large amounts of land in Southeastern Pennsylvania. George became naturalized on June 21, 1743.

George Schultz and Maria Yeakel were married on January 31, 1944. The couple’s two children were born in Pennsylvania, and both are buried in the Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery in Hereford, Berks County.

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children of george & maria (yeakel) schultz

Abraham (68-1) is discussed here

Melchior (68-2) was born March 15, 1756 and died June 11, 1826. He married Salome Wagner on November 29, 1781, and the wedding may have been officiated by his uncle (Christopher Schultz, E70), though this is my supposition and not confirmed. Melchior was elected a “minister of the Society of Schwenkfelders” and served for many years.

Melchior and Salome had eight children, outlined in the Genealogical Record. They are both buried in the Washington Schwenkfelder Cemetery.

A farmer like many of his forefathers and descendants, his home became known as “Washington’s Headquarters” due to General Washington’s stay there during the American Revolution. This tale is recounted in The Genealogical Record of The Schwenkfelder Families: