Katie Elizabeth Oetzel1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 3716, (1878 - 1955)
FatherAdam Oetzel4,1,5 (15 Jul 1852 - 13 Mar 1903)
MotherCaroline Glabe6,1,7 (8 Nov 1852 - 24 Mar 1927)

Key Events:

Birth: 4 May 1878, Farmdale, Tazewell Co., Illinois8,9,10
Marriage: 18 May 1898, Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois, George W. Schuck (25 Dec 1873 - 29 Mar 1951)11,12,13
Death: 14 May 1955, Urbana, Illinois14,10
Burial: 16 May 1955, East Lawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois3
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe
AncestryThe Glabe Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Katie Elizabeth Oetzel was born on 4 May 1878 in Farmdale, Tazewell Co., Illinois.8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois, in the household of her parents, Adam Oetzel and Caroline Glabe.4
     Katie married George W. Schuck, son of John Schuck and Catherine Geltmacher, on 18 May 1898 in Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois, with Rev. Philip Beurcher officiating.11,12,13
     Katie and George appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, at 411 Spencer, enumerated 5 Jun 1900, reporting that they rented their home. Their son Walter was listed as living with them, as was George's younger brother William.15 She was also listed on the 1900 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois, in the household of her parents, even though she was apparently living with her husband and child in Peoria.5
     Katie and George appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, at 822 First Ave., enumerated 16 Apr 1910, reporting that they owned their home, mortgage free. Their children Walter, Ada, Lucile and LaVerna were listed as living with them.16
     Katie and George moved to Urbana between 1910 and 1912 with their three young children. They appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, at 306 S. Vine, enumerated 6 Jan 1920, reporting that they rented their home. Their children Walter, Ada, Lucile, LaVerna, Evelyn and Virginia were listed as living with them.17
     Katie and George appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, at 306 S. Vine, enumerated 3 Apr 1930, reporting that they owned a home valued at $4,000, and owned a radio. Their children Lucile, Evelyn and Virginia were listed as living with them. Their daughter Ada and her husband and young son were living around the corner, on Green St.18
     Katie and George appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, at 306 S. Vine, enumerated 3 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a home valued at $4,500. Their daughter Virginia was listed as living with them, as was her husband. They and their daughter reported they had lived in the same house in 1935, and their son-in-law reported he had lived in the same city.19
     Katie and George appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, at 306 S.Vine, enumerated 3 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm. Mary Quinlan, a 40-year-old bookkeeper, was listed as a lodger.20
     Her husband died on 29 Mar 1951 in Urbana, Illinois.14,21
     Katie died on 14 May 1955 in Urbana, Illinois, at age 77.14,10 She was buried on 16 May 1955 in East Lawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois.3

Children:
     Children with George W. Schuck:

Citations

  1. [S8194] Marriage Register, Tazewell Co., Illinois, 2:176, no. 5438, George Schuck and Katie E. Oetzel.
  2. [S3898] George W. Schuck, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows name as Katie Elizabeth Sch___.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 67280158, Katie Elizabeth Schuck.
  4. [S1917] Adam Oetcel household, 1880 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  5. [S3496] Adam Oetzel household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  6. [S1917] Adam Oetcel household, 1880 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows Katie as the daughter of Caroline's husband.
  7. [S3496] Adam Oetzel household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of Carolina's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date, town, and state.
  9. [S1917] Adam Oetcel household, 1880 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows age 2 and state.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 67280158, Katie Elizabeth Schuck, shows date.
  11. [S8194] Marriage Register, Tazewell Co., Illinois, 2:176, no. 5438, George Schuck and Katie E. Oetzel, shows date, town, county, state, and officiant.
  12. [S3893] George Schuck household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married two years.
  13. [S3894] George Schuck household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married 11 years.
  14. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date, city, and state.
  15. [S3893] George Schuck household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  16. [S3894] George Schuck household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  17. [S3895] George Schuck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois.
  18. [S3896] George W. Schuck household, 1930 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois.
  19. [S3897] George W. Schuck household, 1940 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois.
  20. [S13214] George W. Schuck household, 1950 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 67280108, George W Schuck, shows date.
  22. [S3893] George Schuck household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  23. [S3894] George Schuck household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  24. [S3895] George Schuck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband.
  25. [S8240] Register of Peoria First Evangelical United Brethren Church, Baptisms, pg 124, Ada Margaret Schuck.
  26. [S3894] George Schuck household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of Katie's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  27. [S3895] George Schuck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of Kate's husband.
  28. [S8242] Marriages Record, Fountain Co., Indiana, 27:55, Harold Z. Holmes and Lucile N. Schuck.
  29. [S8242] Marriages Record, Fountain Co., Indiana, 21:434, Charles Thomas Daugherty and Laverna Elizabeth Schuck.
  30. [S3896] George W. Schuck household, 1930 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of Katie's husband.
  31. [S8242] Marriages Record, Fountain Co., Indiana, 24:210, Lowell G. Stanner and Evelyn C. Schuck.