George Frederick Schopp

1876 - 1927  (51 years)

• Name	George Frederick Schopp
  Born	21 Jan 1876	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-108094
  Died	18 Oct 1927	Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States   [2]
  Buried	Woodlawn Cemetery, Plymouth, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I108094	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Sylvester Schopp,   b. 31 Dec 1844, New York City, New York, USA. ,   d. 10 Jul 1936, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Maria Catharina "Catherine" Ottman,   b. 10 Dec 1849, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jan 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1872	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F13520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Schlesselmann,   d. Jun 1903, Milford, Seward, Nebraska, USA
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2024
  Family ID	F10326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  George F. Schopp George Frederick Schopp, third child of Sylvester and Katherine Schopp, was born at Wellesly, Ontario, Canada, on January 21, 1876. When 22 years of age he immigrated from Canada to the United States in 1898, coming to Milford, Neb. There he entered the holy state of matrimony with Miss Caroline Schlesselmann. After a period of two years his wife died, and was buried at Milford. On April 12, 1905, he married a second time, taking Mrs. Mary Williams of Milford as his wife. God blessed them with six children, five boys and one girl. In 1913 Mr. Schopp and family moved to Plymouth, where he engaged in the buy ing of cream for the Beatrice Creamery Co. In 1922 he joined the German Evangeli cal Friedens church at Ply mouth. For the past four years his health has been gradually failing and on Tuesday, Oct. 18, while at Fairbury he suf fered a stroke of apoplexy and became unconscious. He was attended by a physician, and later removed to the Tay lor hospital at Fairbury, where he passed away at 4:35 p. m. Besides his wife he leaves to mourn his loss, six children, Ivan, Alvin, Elmina, Irvin, John and Charles Schopp; one sister, Mrs. Elmina Hohl; two brothers, John and Charles Schopp; and his aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Schopp, living in Canada. He reached the age of 51 years, 8 months and 27 days. Funeral services were held at the home at 1:30 p. m., Friday afternoon, and at the Ev. Friedens church at 2 p. m., Rev. G. Bode conduct ing the services. The Masonic lodge of DeWitt, of which Mr. Schopp was a member, also conducted a service at the grave, and he was laid to rest in the Plymouth cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 26. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34284297. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Catherine Ottmann Born: On Age: 23 Father: Charles Ottmann Mother: Elizabeth Ottmann Born: abt 1849 Spouse: Sylvester Schopp Age: 26 born: NY Father: Joseph Schopp Mother: Barbara Schopp married 30 Jan 1872 married: Waterloo

  
  

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  Born - 21 Jan 1876 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Oct 1927 - Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States Buried - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Plymouth, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States  = Link to Google Earth