Walter Adam Schuck1,2

Family Chart
ID# 3731, (1899 - 1949)
FatherGeorge W. Schuck3,4,5 (25 Dec 1873 - 29 Mar 1951)
MotherKatie Elizabeth Oetzel6,7,8 (4 May 1878 - 14 May 1955)

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Aug 1899, Peoria, Illinois9,10,11
Marriage: 7 Jun 1924, Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, Almarie Ernestine Peel (9 May 1903 - 1 Oct 1987)12,13,14
Divorce Filing: 11 May 1934, Marion Co., Indiana, Almarie Ernestine Peel (9 May 1903 - 1 Oct 1987)15,16
Marriage: 29 Oct 1938, Marion Co., Indiana, Beulah Elizabeth Deniston (18 Mar 1891 - 15 Mar 1985)17,18
Death: 7 Dec 1949, Urbana, Illinois19,20,21
Burial: East Lawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois22
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe
AncestryThe Glabe Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Walter Adam Schuck was born on 3 Aug 1899 in Peoria, Illinois.9,10,11
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents, George W. Schuck and Katie Elizabeth Oetzel.3 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents.4
     He moved to Urbana with his parents between 1910 and 1912. He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents.23

A Troubled First Marriage --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     Walter married first Almarie Ernestine Peel, daughter of Dr. Charles E. Peel and Rose Ann Wearren, on 7 Jun 1924 in Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, at the parsonage of the First Christian Church, with Rev. E. A. Watkins officiating. She had previously been married to Francis Blair McLin.12,13,14
     Walter and Almarie were living at 405 E. California Ave., Urbana, in 1927.24 They then moved in with his parents, at 306 S. Vine, in Urbana, where they are listed in the 1928 city directory.25
     He was a store room clerk in a steam shop by 1920. He was an accountant at the P. and E. Store in in Urbana when he married in 1924. He is listed as an accountant for the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company in the 1927 and 1928 city directories, but as a clerk in the 1930 census, so his exact position is unclear.26,27,28,29
     According to family oral history Walter and Almarie where engaged in custody litigation in connection with divorce proceedings when their daughter was about two years old, with him seeking custody and her not wanting it. No record has been found of a divorce filing at that time. It seems likely this actually happened some years later.30
     Walter appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, at 304½ E. Illinois, enumerated 9 Apr 1930, reporting that he rented his home for $30 per month, and owned a radio. His first wife, Almarie Ernestine Peel, and their daughter, Frances, appear to be listed with him. However the record is in some doubt because both his wife and child are recorded as Ruth, a name neither of them ever used, but neither of them has been found elsewhere in the 1930 census.31
     Walter did file for divorce from Almarie on 11 May 1934 in Marion Co., Indiana, Circuit Court. No record of the disposition of the suit has been found, but she remarried in September of that year and he did in 1938. According to family oral history she later found the divorce was not final when she remarried and she and her third husband were married again after the divorce became final. However no record of them marrying again has been found.15,16

A Second Marriage --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     Walter married second Beulah Elizabeth Deniston, daughter of Charles E. Deniston and Ella P. Carrie A. Bell, on 29 Oct 1938 in Marion Co., Indiana. She was the widow of George E. Claffey.17,18
     Walter and Beulah appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, at 4411 Winthrop Ave., enumerated 2 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a home valued at $4,500, and that he had lived in the same city, and she in the same house, in 1935. Also listed as living with them were her sister, Hazel B. Taylor, and her daughter, Melba.32
     In the 1940 census his occupation is shown as timekeeper for a steam railroad. He reported he had worked 44 hours the last week of March, and had worked 52 weeks the prior year, earning $1,598.32
     Walter died on 7 Dec 1949 in Urbana, Illinois, at age 50.19,20,21 He was buried in East Lawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois.22

Children:
     Child with Almarie Ernestine Peel:

  • Frances Jane Schuck33,34 (22 Jun 1925 - 9 Apr 2009)

Children:
     There were no children with Beulah Elizabeth Deniston

Citations

  1. [S3893] George Schuck household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows name as Walter A. Schuck.
  2. [S8233] Marriage Register, Champaign Co., Illinois, 6:127, no. 9826, Walter Adam Schuck and Almarie Peel.
  3. [S3893] George Schuck household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  4. [S3894] George Schuck household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  5. [S13222] "Walter Shuck Weds Miss Almare Peel," The Daily Illini, 8 Jun 1924.
  6. [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.
  7. [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.
  8. [S3895] George Schuck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband.
  9. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date, town, and state.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 67280223, Walter Adam Schuck, shows date.
  11. [S3893] George Schuck household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 9/12, and state.
  12. [S8233] Marriage Register, Champaign Co., Illinois, 6:127, no. 9826, Walter Adam Schuck and Almarie Peel, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  13. [S13222] "Walter Shuck Weds Miss Almare Peel," The Daily Illini, 8 Jun 1924, shows married yesterday at parsonage, church, city, and officiant.
  14. [S3905] Walter Schuck household, 1930 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows married, with his first marriage at age 25 and hers at 20.
  15. [S13233] "Marion County Divorce Index 1912-1935," Indiana State Library website, record for Walter A. Schuck> and Almarie Schuck>, citing case 49371 Cir, shows Walter as plaintiff and date filed.
  16. [S3909] Reed, "Re: Almarie," e-mail to author, 24 Oct 2012, shows her new mother-in-law found divorce was not final and she and Raymond later married again.
  17. [S3901] "Marion Co. Circuit Court Marriage Records," IndyGov.Biz, record for Walter Schneck and Beulah Claffey, citing bk 151 pg 109, shows date.
  18. [S3906] Raymond C. Miesel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Marion Co., Indiana, shows married.
  19. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date, with day as 8th, town, and state.
  20. [S381] Reed, "oetzel connection?," e-mail to author, 22 Feb 2001, shows date, with date as 7th.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 67280223, Walter Adam Schuck, shows date, as 8th.
  22. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 67280223, Walter Adam Schuck.
  23. [S3895] George Schuck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois.
  24. [S3899] Champaign and Urbana City Directory, 1927, pg 301.
  25. [S3899] Champaign and Urbana City Directory, 1928, pg 298.
  26. [S3895] George Schuck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows occupation as clerk store room, industry a steam shop.
  27. [S13222] "Walter Shuck Weds Miss Almare Peel," The Daily Illini, 8 Jun 1924, shows occupation as accountant at P. and E. store, Urbana.
  28. [S3905] Walter Schuck household, 1930 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows occupation as clerk, industry as railroad shops.
  29. [S3899] Champaign and Urbana City Directory, 1927, pg 301, and 1928, pg 298, both show occupation as "acct Big 4."
  30. [S3909] Reed, "Re: Almarie," e-mail to author, 24 Oct 2012, shows Walter petitioned for custody of Frances when age around two.
  31. [S3905] Walter Schuck household, 1930 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois.
  32. [S3906] Raymond C. Miesel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Marion Co., Indiana.
  33. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family.
  34. [S3907] Hendricks County Flyer, 10 Apr 2009.