What Happened to George Schuetz?
We are researching the life of
my wife's great-grandfather, Mr. George Schuetz (left),
who married Minnie Myrtle Preece in Jefferson, Iowa on
June 2, 1904. The Minister was E.W.F. Reoma (sp?) and the witnesses
were Elmer and Elizabeth Dolton (Minnie's sister and brother-in-law).
They had a daughter named Louise Elizabeth born in Feb. 1905.
The Preece family was from Toledo, Ohio, so we suspect that George
Schuetz came from either the Jefferson, Iowa area or from Toledo.
He was believed to have been a railroad man and may, as well,
been connected to a family by the name of Ochsner (also
of Toledo). George, Minnie and their daughter moved to Canada
with the entire Preece family (Minnie's Father's name was John
Preece) in March 1905.
George Schuetz separated from the family following the death of
John Preece in 1906 and may have returned to the United States
following his release from hospital in Manitoba (possibly under
the care of a relative) in 1910. He was rumored to have died in
a railroad accident. As Minnie re-married in 1914, this would
have been during the time 1910-1914.
The photographs on the following pages were sent to Louise
Elizabeth when she was a child, presumably by relatives of George
Schuetz who lived in the United States at the time. Louise Elizabeth
died in October of 1995 at the age of 90. The captions from the
backs of the photos have been included with the spelling mistakes
intact.
George Schuetz currently has a granddaughter,
two great-granddaughters, two great-grandsons, three great-great-granddaughters,
two great-great-grand sons and a great-great- great grand daughter
who are alive today and care very much about adding his story
to their personal histories.
If you recognize any of these photographs or have any information
concerning these people (or can give us any suggestions as to
directions of future research), please contact me by e-mail or
post at the addresses listed below. Thank you for taking the time
to view these web pages.
There are six pages of photos and one
page of related documents. They are in a higher resolution in
case you want to print them off and show other relatives; please
feel free to do so. they may, however, take a while to load.
Don Sucha, for the Dean family of Calgary,
Alberta, Canada
dsucha@acs.ucalgary.ca
Donald J. Sucha & Deborah L. Dean
191 Manora Hill N.E.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
T2A 4R8