Peter Schöttler

Schöettler Family History from  http://schuttler.us/Schoettler%20history.htm

I. The first Schuttler in our history was Michael Schottler (Schettler) emigrated from Switzerland on March 17, 1726 to Germany.

Michael likely had a son Peter, who was born about 1745 in Gifflitz, Germany; wife's name unknown. (One source says when he came to Gifflitz was unknown). In 1780 Peter was a burner under Conductor Jutzi. His wife died in Gifflitz in 09/15/1784.

II. Peter and wife were parents of five know children:

(1) Christian, born 1770; (2) Johannes, born March 25, 1775; (3) Peter, born December 1, 1778; (4) Catharina, born 1778, died 01/09/1784; (5) Michael, born June 16, 1783, died 12/28/1783.

III. 1. Christian Schottler, born Gifflitz, 1770, died Wilhelmshohe 02/23/1832, married Katharine Werrey, child of Johannes Werrey, in Varnhagen. She died in Wilhelmshohe in 1812. They had one son:

Daniel Schottler, born October 10, 1810. Nothing more is known about this Daniel.

In 1812, Christian married Elisabeth Sommer, born in Dammersfeld 06/25/1785. She died 03/02/1870. Their children, all born in Wilhelmshohe, were:

Friederich, born 08/22/1814. He married Maria Schwartzentraub; Johanna, born October 18, 1816; Elisabeth, born 11/11/1818. She married Louis Schottler; Jacobine (Phoebe) born 04/30/1827. Married ?? Stevens; Christian born 12/22/18??; and Wilhelmine, born 03/07/1832. She married John I. Wittaker.

2. Johannes Schottler, born 1775 in Gifflitz, Germany died in the U.S. to which he migrated in 1831. He was married twice, to sisters: (1) Helena Yoder, daughter of Samuel and Mary Gingerich) Yoder. Helena 1774-1810. Their children were:

Christian, died at birth; Christian, born 07/17/1804. Married Fanny Nisley and had sons (Jacob, Samuel & Sanford); Maria, born 05/14/1805. Married Jacob Otto; Helen, born 1807. Married Jacob Jutzi (Yutzi); and Daniel, born October 8, 1810. He married Helena Swartzendruber.

(2) Johannes then married Maria (Mary) Yoder, born 01/31/1780 - died 10/24/1868 in Somerset County, PA. Their children were:

John; Frederick; Elizabeth, born 04/20/1817 married Abraham S. Miller; Jacob; Christina; and Johanna.

3. Peter Schottler, born in Fifflitz in 1778 married Anna Werrey in 1803 in Varnhagen. She was the daughter of Johannes, who was the manager of estate Mittelhof at Melsagen. She died there. It is not know if there were any children from this first marriage. Later he was in Hartzburg. In Hartzburg is where Peter married Theodora ___?___. Peter died March 26, 1856 in Homburg. Child from second marriage was Louis, born 04/25/1819 in Harzburg (or Dammersfeld). He married Elisabeth Schottler.

The following information came from a small green book that Willard E. Schuttler passed on to his youngest son, Mike. Mike is also in possession of a paper that was passed on to him by a cousin in Kalona, IA many years ago that shows that a Jacob Schöttler (note that there is no 'e' after the 'ö' in the spelling) recorded a family crest in the 17th century in Lubek, St. Jacobi in northern Germany. For more information on this go to Schuttler Family Crest.

Daniel Schöettler Sr. was born in Germany, Oct. 8, 1819. He emigrated to America, May 10, 1833 on a sail ship that took 54 days, landing at Baltimore, MD. From there he traveled to Somerset Co., PA and made his abode with the Amish Mennonite Church, located at Castleman river. He was married to Helena Swartzendruber Dec. 30, 1833. She was born in Germany, March 5, 1833. They settled in Allegheny Co., MD and 1840 moved to Butler Co. Ohio, where they lived on a rented farm until the spring of 1850, when they emigrated with their family to Johnson County, IA. Their children were: Christian (1836), Mary (1837), and Joseph (1839) all born in Alleghany Co, MD; Catharine born in Butler Co. on Jan 21, 1841; Samuel (1842), Lydia (1844), Daniel Jr. (1847), and John D. (1849) were born in Fairfield; Amelia (1855) and Peter (1858) were born in Johnson Co, IA.

Picture of John D. Schöettler (our great-grandfather) and his brother Christian. My father, Willard E. Schuttler, looked very much like John D. Schöettler.

John D. Shetler married Catharine Kinsinger in 1869 in Wellman, IA. Their children were Jacob (1870), Daniel (1871), John J. Jr. (1873), Aaron (1874), Caroline (1876), Edward (1879), Selina (1880), Katie (1881), Lewis (1883), Cora (1885), Dora (1886), Magdalene (1888) and Marie (1890).

FrFront row left to right: Kate (Gingerich), Maggie (Nichola), Salena (Bender), Marie (Van Dorn), Dora (Skinner), Cora (Star) and John J. Shetler Jr. (my Grandfather).

Back row left to right: Jacob, Edward, Daniel, Aaron (who was blind) and Louis. There was one brother and one sister deceased when this was taken.

John J. Shetler Jr. married Cora Raber (our Grandparents) in 1895 in Kalona, IA. Their children were Charles M. (1896), George W. (1898), Kathryn 'Katie' E. (03/10/1900), Ora (1902), Richard G.(1903), Arthur S. (1905), Almeda M. (1907) and Willard Edwin Shetler (Schuttler) Feb. 5, 1911.

The following information was provided by Charles Shetler, oldest son of Merle Shetler.

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Additional Schoettler/Schuttler/Schettler/Shetler History

Other Schoettler / Shetler / Schuttler family members information

Daniel Shetler died in Iowa June 14, 1864. Samuel died by accident on a saw mill in Elkhart, IN in 1866. Amelia Shetler (Fisher) died 1881. Grandfather D. Schoettler died Sept. 4, 1883 and Grandmother Helena died Aug. 23, 1886. Most are buried in a small Shetler cemetery near Deer Creek and Kalona, Iowa. Others are buried in a larger cemetery near the Shetler cemetery.

Christian Shetler married Elisabeth Kauffman in 1856 in Holmes Co., Ohio. Their children were Rebecca (1856), Lovina C. (1857), Daniel C. (1860), George C. (1861), Lydia C. (1862), Mary C. (1864), Helena (1865), Julianna (1867), Elisabeth (1868), Amelia (1870), Christian C. (1872) and Catharine (1874).

At this point, our Schuttler history shows that some of the Shetler girls married Knepps, Livingstons, Millers, Hartzlers, Briggs, Shepards, Thatchers, Whiteheads, Harris', and Truesdalls. It also shows that the Swartzendrubers married Keims, Herschbergers and Yoders.

There were many Yoders in our family chain. Lydia Swatzendruber married Levi Yoder in 1844. Their children were George (1878), Mary (1880), Katie (1883), David (1884), Jacob (1887), Henry (1889), John (1892), Ezra (1894), Rayman (1897), and Vernon 1903).

Some of the other names in our family tree are Gingerich, Bender, Stutzman, and Eash.

Daniel C. Shetler married Ella Carey in 1844. Their children were Ethel (1886) and Louise (1892). Christian C. Shetler married Nellie Riggan (1906) but there were no children.

Joseph Shetler married Lydia Shrock (1861) in Kalona, IA. Their children were Mary (1862), Daniel (1864), Catharine (1866), John (1868), Joseph (1871), Benjamin (1873), Magdalena (1877) and Lydia (1879). Lydia died 1886 and Joseph died 1985 when struck by lightning near his barn.

Daniel J. Shetler married Barbara Hostetler in 1888 in Johnson Co, IA. Their children were Emma Shetler (1893), Elmer Ray (1897) and Joseph Ora (1904). Elmer Ray died in 1907.

John J. Shetler married Eliza Kempf in 1892 in Johnson Co., IA. Their children were Ellen M (1893), Jess R. (1895), Lydia A. (1901) and John F. (1904).

Joseph J. Shetler married Anna Hochstetler in 1893 in Johnson Co., IA. Their children were Henry J. (1894), Franklin J. (1897), John A. (1900), Elias J. (1902), Emil A.(1905) and Mary A. (1907).

Benjamin J. Shetler married Anna Eimen in 1895 in Kalona, IA. They had one adopted child, Frank B. Shetler (1898).

Daniel J. Shetler married Emma L. Miller in 1898 in Wellman, IA. Their children were Alta (1898) and Ida Mae (1904).

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