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Rev Joseph Schlegel

Birth	:	11 Nov 1837 Alsace, France
Death	:	25 Dec 1913 Milford, Seward County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	East Fairview Cemetery, Milford, Seward County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7565000, -97.1000000
Description	:	Schlegel.--Bish. Joseph Schlegel was born Nov. 11, 1837, near Mulhausen, Alsace, Germany; died of cirrhosis of the liver and arterial sclerosis, near Milford, Neb., Dec. 25, 1913; aged 76 y. 1 m. 14 d. While a youth he moved with his parents to Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada, lived there a few years, then in 1856 with his parents moved to Davis Co., Iowa. On Aug. 25, 1863, he was married to Mary Miller, daughter of Peter and Anna Miller, one of the first Amish families to live in Davis county. He lived in matrimony 50 y. 4 m. To... Read More	Schlegel.--Bish. Joseph Schlegel was born Nov. 11, 1837, near Mulhausen, Alsace, Germany; died of cirrhosis of the liver and arterial sclerosis, near Milford, Neb., Dec. 25, 1913; aged 76 y. 1 m. 14 d. While a youth he moved with his parents to Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada, lived there a few years, then in 1856 with his parents moved to Davis Co., Iowa. On Aug. 25, 1863, he was married to Mary Miller, daughter of Peter and Anna Miller, one of the first Amish families to live in Davis county. He lived in matrimony 50 y. 4 m. To this union were born 13 children, 8 sons and 5 daughters. Two daughters, 13 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild preceded him to the spirit-world. He left to mourn his departure his beloved companion, 8 sons, 3 daughters, 34 grandchildren, and many friends and neighbors, brothers and sisters in Christ. In early life he accepted Jesus, united with the A. M. Church, in which he was ordained a minister near Wayland, Iowa, in 1867 for the Henry County congregation (later known as Sugar Creek Church), and in 1868 ordained a bishop. In 1879 he moved to near Milford, Neb., at which place he labored faithfully and actively unto the end. At the first Western District A.M. Conference held in Cass County Mo. in 1890 Joseph was elected as first Conference moderator, serving as either moderator or assistant modertor ten times between 1890 - 1904. Joseph had a hand in organizing A.M. churches from the Missouri River to Oregon, from South Dakota to Oklahoma. At the 1891 conference, he and Christian Rediger of Aurora, Nebr. were appointed as evangelists to visit the scattered churches in the west. Funeral services were held on the 28th at the East Fairview Church, conducted by the bishop and ministers, Peter Kennel, Jake and Joseph Birkey, Fred Gingerich, Christian Rediger, Joseph Zimmerman. Father: Joseph SCHLEGEL b: 30 Apr 1809 in Froeningen, Haut-Rhin , 68, France Mother: Madeleine (Malinda) PETERSCHMITT b: 17 May 1814 in Ste Croix Plaine, Bas-Rhin , 68, France * Married: 25 Aug 1863 in Davis, Iowa to Mary MILLER b: 14 Feb 1847 in New Hamburg, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Children 1. John H. SCHLEGEL b: 5 Dec 1864 in Pulaski, Davis, Iowa 2. Magdalena SCHLEGEL KRAMER b: 4 Nov 1868 in Wayland, Henry, Iowa 3. Cathren or Katie SCHLEGEL b: 7 Nov 1870 in Wayland, Henry, Iowa 4. Benjamin SCHLEGEL b: 30 Jul 1873 in Wayland, Henry, Iowa 5. Lydia SCHLEGEL b: 10 Aug 1875 in Wayland, Henry, Iowa 6. Joseph Miller SCHLEGEL b: 14 Mar 1877 in Wayland, Henry, Iowa 7. Lovina SCHLEGEL b: 15 Dec 1877 in Holmes, Ohio 8. Anna SCHLEGEL b: 18 Aug 1866 in Pulaski, Davis, Iowa 9. Mary SCHLEGEL b: 22 Jan 1872 in Wayland, Henry, Iowa 10. Willian SCHLEGEL b: 13 Jan 1880 in Milford, Seward, Nebraska 11. Daniel SCHLEGEL b: 14 Apr 1881 in Milford, Seward, Nebraska 12. Samuel SCHLEGEL b: 19 May 1883 in Milford, Seward, Nebraska 13. Levi O. SCHLEGEL b: 18 Sep 1885 in Milford, Seward, Nebraska 14. Pete SCHLEGEL b: 11 Feb 1887 in Milford, Seward, Nebraska

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Rev Joseph Schlegel's memorial is located at: East Fairview Cemetery, Milford, Seward County, USA.
When did Rev Joseph Schlegel death?
Rev Joseph Schlegel death on 25 Dec 1913 in Milford, Seward County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Rev Joseph Schlegel's memorial?
Latitude: 40.7565000
Longitude: -97.1000000

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Schlegel

(1809 - 1866)

Spouse

Mary Miller Schlegel

(1847 - 1923)

Siblings

Anna Schlegel Roth

(1843 - 1874)

Children

Anna “Annie” Schlegel Roth

(1866 - 1959)

Lena Schlegel Kremer

(1868 - 1956)

Katherine Schlegel Rediger

(1870 - 1894)

(1875 - 1878)

(1877 - 1944)

(1880 - 1949)

(1881 - 1950)

(1883 - 1956)

Levi O. “Lee” Schlegel

(1885 - 1982)

Peter Schlegel

(1887 - 1970)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. East Fairview Cemetery
Milford, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7565000, -97.1000000

2. Pleasant View Cemetery
Milford, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7557800, -97.1201200

3. Milford Mennonite Cemetery
Milford, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7703018, -97.0730972

4. Blue Mound Cemetery
Milford, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7625000, -97.0456000

5. West Mills Cemetery
Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7178001, -97.1294022

6. Goldhammer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7132988, -97.0725021

7. Ruby Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Ruby, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8131000, -97.0827000

8. Englehaupt Cemetery
Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7416992, -97.1778030

9. Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery
Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7997000, -97.1578000

10. West Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
Beaver Crossing, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7710000, -97.1978000

11. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Ruby, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8292007, -97.0550003

12. West Blue Cemetery
Milford, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6985664, -97.0265732

13. First Methodist Cemetery
Goehner, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8292000, -97.1492000

14. Camden Cemetery
Seward, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7167015, -96.9918976

15. Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Milford, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8137000, -97.0057000

16. Dorchester Cemetery
Dorchester, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6638985, -97.1018982

17. Walnut Creek Cemetery
Goehner, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7853012, -97.2202988

18. Calvary Cemetery
Beaver Crossing, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7714005, -97.2564011

19. Faith Lutheran East Cemetery
Seward, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8572000, -97.0044000

20. Pleasant Dale Cemetery
Pleasant Dale, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8143997, -96.9475021

21. Leonard Cemetery
Beaver Crossing, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7425003, -97.2739029

22. Beaver Crossing Cemetery
Beaver Crossing, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7820670, -97.2820720

23. Mound Prairie Cemetery
Goehner, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8573380, -97.2344200

24. Johnson Creek Cemetery
Friend, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6960983, -97.2731018