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Daniel “Dan” Sheller

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Birth	:	8 Apr 1856 Indiana, USA
Death	:	3 Apr 1932 North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Clustered Spires Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.4108009, -77.4389038
Description	:	Son of David and Nancy (Venus) Sheller. Married Mary S. Bonewitz on Dec. 20, 1877. They were the parents of: Ernest Minnie May (Mrs. H.I. Hayes) (1880-1974) Otto Dr. Foster F. (a dentist) Published biography of his father, but it includes much information about Daniel and was likely written by him: DAVID BRANDT SHELLER, who came to North Manchester in 1851, and whose memory is still green in the hearts and minds of all who knew him, was a native of the state of Pennsylvania, born at Greencastle, on June 16, 1813. John and Mary Sheller... Read More	Son of David and Nancy (Venus) Sheller. Married Mary S. Bonewitz on Dec. 20, 1877. They were the parents of: Ernest Minnie May (Mrs. H.I. Hayes) (1880-1974) Otto Dr. Foster F. (a dentist) Published biography of his father, but it includes much information about Daniel and was likely written by him: DAVID BRANDT SHELLER, who came to North Manchester in 1851, and whose memory is still green in the hearts and minds of all who knew him, was a native of the state of Pennsylvania, born at Greencastle, on June 16, 1813. John and Mary Sheller were his parents, and both of them passed their entire lives in the east. The boyhood of David B. Sheller was spent in Pennsylvania, attending the district schools and in learning the trade of a cooper, and when he was yet young in years he moved to Salem, Montgomery county, Ohio. There he met and married Nancy J. Venus, their marriage taking place in November, 1838. She was born on September 15, 1821, and died in North Manchester, May 8, 1893. They became the parents of the following children: Mary Ann, born April 24, 1841, who married Marsh H. Parks; Isabelle, born July 7, 1844, who became Mrs. Henry Holderman; James Harvey, born June 7, 1842; Catherine, born December 7, 1846, now living in North Manchester; John, born July 13, 1848, now of Huntington, Indiana; Daniel, born April 8, 1856, a resident of North Manchester; and Horace B., born March 7, 1858, also of North Manchester. In 1851 Mr. and Mrs. Sheller came to Wabash county with their family which consisted then of four children. For two years thereafter they lived at Liberty Mills, and there the father devoted himself to his trade as a cooper. When the family removed to North Manchester in 1853 he there engaged in the same business, continuing in it with a good measure of success to the end of his days. Though he started out in life a poor boy, he reached a place in life where he came to be regarded as a highly successful man, and it is not too much to say that he gained that distinction solely through his own unaided efforts. By reason of his long and distinctly honorable career he was highly regarded and esteemed by all who knew him, and when he died on February 11, 1858, he was sincerely mourned in the community where he had long resided. His widow survived him until May 8, 1893, and she reared her children to honorable and useful lives, standing toward them in the relation of father as well as mother for they were still young when the father passed out. Daniel Sheller, son of David B., who has watched the city of North Manchester grow from a mere cluster of small dwellings into the second largest and most important city of Wabash county, is a native of this locality, born here on April 8, 1856, as in indicated in a preceding paragraph relative to his parents. It will not be necessary to make further mention of those worthy people, but the life and business career of their son will be touched upon in connection with the sketch of the parents. When David Brandt Sheller passed away in 1858 it devolved upon the young mother to rear her children alone, and it is but a natural consequence, considering the circumstances, that they did not receive the most extensive and comprehensive educations. Daniel Sheller spent his boyhood days helping his mother in whatever manner he found possible, and while yet young in years he hired out to Jacob Karns, receiving for his services the daily wage of 25 cents. Oft times, after a long and hard day's work, Mr. Sheller and his younger brother, Horace, would saw cordwood and stack it in a wood house for fifty cents a cord, and in various other ways did he become familiar with the toil that the boy of the present day seldom meets with. On December 20, 1877, there took place one of the most important events of Mr. Sheller's life - his marriage to Miss Mary Salome Bonewitz, the daughter of Esli Bonewitz. Their union has proved an unusually happy one, and four children have been born to them, as follows: Ernest, now of Toledo, and a veteran of the Spanish-American war, member of Company D, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana Volunteers, Colonel George M. Studebaker in command; May, who married H. I. Hayes, and has two children, Veva and Eileen; Otto, of North Manchester, and Foster F., now attending high school. For about seven years after his marriage Mr. Sheller was in the employ of J. M. Jennings, the proprietor of a grocery store, and there he learned the details of that business. For three years after that he was employed by Grossnicker Brothers, and on February 22, 1888, he bought out the concern and embarked in the grocery and bakery business on his own account. Mr. Sheller may be designated as the only man in North Manchester today who has for twenty-six consecutive years been engaged successfully in one line of business, and this unusual circumstance and condition may readily be attributed to the hard work that Mr. Sheller has brought to bear upon his task, and his ceaseless efforts to build up a successful and representative business establishment in his line. His ambition has been a worthy one, and the success that has marked his efforts is equally so. Politically, Mr. Sheller is a republican, and for ten years he continuously held the office of town treasurer. He has also manifested an active interest in church work, and as a member of the Methodist church of this city was for eight years treasurer of the church organization. A good citizen at all times, he has been active and forceful in any movement launched for the betterment and development of the community, and since the organization of the Fair Association he has been a member and stockholder of that body, one of the developing influences of the town and county, as none will deny. Mr. Sheller has enjoyed a long and prosperous career in business and he is now looking ahead to the time when he may safely lay aside his business cares, leaving them in the hands of his sons. His home life is ideal and happy, and it is there that he finds his greatest pleasure. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Odd Fellows, but has no other fraternal or social connections that can detract him from his own fireside. "History of Wabash County, Indiana" Clarkson W. Weesner Lewis Publishing Co. Chicago and New York published in 1914

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Daniel “Dan” Sheller's memorial is located at: Clustered Spires Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick County, USA.
When did Daniel “Dan” Sheller death?
Daniel “Dan” Sheller death on 3 Apr 1932 in North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
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Latitude: 39.4108009
Longitude: -77.4389038

Family Members:

Parent

Nancy J Venus Sheller

(1821 - 1893)

Spouse

Mary Salome “May” Bonewitz Sheller

(1857 - 1950)

Siblings

James H. Sheller

(1842 - unknow)

Isabelle “Belle” Sheller Holderman

(1844 - 1918)

Kathryne Sheller

(1846 - 1930)

Horace B Sheller

(1858 - 1935)

Children

Ernest Leroy Sheller

(1878 - 1966)

Otto Albertus Sheller

(1886 - 1963)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Clustered Spires Cemetery
Frederick, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4108009, -77.4389038

2. Getzendanner Family Cemetery
Frederick, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4182900, -77.4610700

3. Frederick Evangelical Reformed Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4171982, -77.4147034

4. Montevue Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4307990, -77.4378420

5. Institution Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4308990, -77.4378960

6. All Saints Episcopal Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 39.4154000, -77.4126600

7. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Frederick, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4061700, -77.4122300

8. Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
Frederick, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4153300, -77.4094300

9. Laboring Sons Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4207382, -77.4070587

10. Saint John's Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4178009, -77.4056015

11. Rocky Springs Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4399986, -77.4411011

12. Shook Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4362700, -77.4608000

13. Saint Lukes Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3849983, -77.4756012

14. Fairview Cemetery
Frederick, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4226500, -77.3915700

15. Mount Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3893204, -77.4879837

16. Monocacy National Battlefield
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Coordinate: 39.3774300, -77.3973700

17. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Indian Springs, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4632200, -77.4463000

18. Angleberger Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4668000, -77.4421500

19. Bloomfield-Clemson Cemetery
Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4671400, -77.4160200

20. High Knob Cemetery
Gambrill South, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4511000, -77.4981000

21. Chunn Ridgley Family Cemetery
Jefferson, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3889800, -77.5184000

22. Bartonsville Cemetery
Bartonsville, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3916500, -77.3579980

23. Cock-Grahame Family Cemetery
Ceresville, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4579000, -77.3709600

24. Manor Cemetery
Church Hill, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3444443, -77.4742966