Margaret Alice Shurtz1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 18966, (1855 - 1920)
FatherFrederick J. Shurtz4,5,6 (1832 - 18 May 1892)
MotherMargaret Ann Derr4,5 (14 May 1829 - 18 Sep 1865)

Key Events:

Birth: 21 Aug 1855, Pennsylvania7,8,9
Marriage: 29 Jan 1878, Calvin E. Schaeffer (about 1859 - )7,10,11
Divorce: between 1900 and 1910, Calvin E. Schaeffer (about 1859 - )12,13
Death: 19204
Burial: Riverton Cemetery, Fremont Co., Iowa4

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Margaret Alice Shurtz was born on 21 Aug 1855 in Pennsylvania.7,8,9 She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Lewis Twp., Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her parents, Frederick J. Shurtz and Margaret Ann Derr.14
     She moved to St. Joseph Co., Michigan, about 1864 with her parents.15
     Her mother died on 18 Sep 1865, when Margaret was 10 years old.16,17 Margaret appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Centerville, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, in the household of her father and stepmother, Sarah Elizabeth Riegel.18
     Margaret married Calvin E. Schaeffer, son of Beniville Schaeffer and Mary Clarissa [surname unknown], and brother of the woman her brother Horace would marry twelve years later, on 29 Jan 1878.7,10,11
     Margaret and Calvin appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Rockwell, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, enumerated 5 Jun 1880, Listed as living with them were his father, his sisters Ida and Lena, ages 17 and 18, Maggie Marks, a cook in their hotel, Clifford Todd, another servant, and W. H. Peeden, a druggist listed as a boarder.19
     Margaret and Calvin appeared on the 1885 State Census of Eureka, Adair Co., Iowa, living on a 40-acre farm.20
     It appears that Margaret left her husband before 1900 and took her young daughter to Kansas where her brother lived. She appeared with her daughter Beulah on the 1900 Federal Census of Beloit, Mitchell Co., Kansas, in the household of her brother Horace and his wife, Lena Schaeffer.21
     Margaret and Calvin were divorced, apparently between 1900 and 1910.12,13
     Margaret appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Norton, Norton Co., Kansas, reporting that she owned her home, free of mortgage. Her daughter Beulah was listed as living with her.22 It appears that her sister Mattie and her family were living nearby as they were listed as the preceding household in the census record.23
     She was a sales lady at a dry goods store after she and her daughter left her brother's home.24
     Margaret died in 1920.4 She was buried in Riverton Cemetery, Fremont Co., Iowa.4

Children:
     Child with Calvin E. Schaeffer:

  • Beulah A. Schaeffer25,22 (Jul 1889 - )

Citations

  1. [S4985] Cochrane, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows name as Margaret Alice Shurtz.
  2. [S4752] Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Margaret A. Shirts.
  3. [S4753] Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows name as Alice Shortz.
  4. [S4985] Cochrane, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014.
  5. [S4752] Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S4753] Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  7. [S4985] Cochrane, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows date.
  8. [S4752] Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 4 and state.
  9. [S4988] Horace F. Shurtz household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mitchell Co., Kansas, shows month, year, as 1858, age 41, and state.
  10. [S4986] C. E. Schaeffer household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, shows married.
  11. [S4988] Horace F. Shurtz household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mitchell Co., Kansas, shows her as married 20 years but he is not in the household.
  12. [S4988] Horace F. Shurtz household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mitchell Co., Kansas, shows her as married, but he is not in the household.
  13. [S4989] Alice Schaffer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Norton Co., Kansas, shows her as divorced.
  14. [S4752] Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  15. [S5001] H. F. Shurtz obituary, unknown newspaper, most likely The Beloit Daily Call, shows the family moved when he was 4 years old.
  16. [S4985] Cochrane, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows date, town, county, and state.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 79601008, Margaret Ann Derr Shurtz, shows date, town, county, and state.
  18. [S4753] Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan.
  19. [S4986] C. E. Schaeffer household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa.
  20. [S4987] Calvin E. Schaeffer household, 1885 Iowa State Census, Adair Co., Iowa, Eureka.
  21. [S4988] Horace F. Shurtz household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mitchell Co., Kansas.
  22. [S4989] Alice Schaffer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Norton Co., Kansas.
  23. [S5010] Barney Heinsdell household, 1910 U.S. Census, Norton Co., Kansas.
  24. [S4989] Alice Schaffer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Norton Co., Kansas, shows occupation as sales lady and industry as dry goods.
  25. [S4988] Horace F. Shurtz household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mitchell Co., Kansas, shows Alice as sister, and the child as niece, of the head of household.