John "Otto" Schertz, for some unknown reason, dropped the 't' from the Schertz name making it Scherz. It is also not known as to what date this took place. Otto operated a sawmill in Beardstown, Illinois before moving to Meto (a suburb of Little Rock, Arkansas) Pulaski Co., Arkansas where he owned and operated a sawmill. He later owned the Dixie Lumber Company in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and both his sons, Lyle and Virgil worked with him.
Catherine died in a flu epidemic in 1918 just two months after the birth of her last child. The three young daughters (Fern Elizabeth, Mary Anna, and Catherine Rose "Kay") were raised by their mother's sister, Desdemorelda (Jones) Schaeffer Peck, in Beardstown, Illinois. The brothers were raised in Little Rock, Arkansas by their father.
Otto later married (2) Bertha Vaughn. Bertha was born on May 24, 1882 and died in March 1974 in Little Rock, Arkansas at 91 years of age. Bertha was married previously and had several children by that marriage. No children were born to this marriage.
John "Otto" Schertz, for some unknown reason, dropped the 't' from the Schertz name making it Scherz. It is also not known as to what date this took place. Otto operated a sawmill in Beardstown, Illinois before moving to Meto (a suburb of Little Rock, Arkansas) Pulaski Co., Arkansas where he owned and operated a sawmill. He later owned the Dixie Lumber Company in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and both his sons, Lyle and Virgil worked with him.
Catherine died in a flu epidemic in 1918 just two months after the birth of her last child. The three young daughters (Fern Elizabeth, Mary Anna, and Catherine Rose "Kay") were raised by their mother's sister, Desdemorelda (Jones) Schaeffer Peck, in Beardstown, Illinois. The brothers were raised in Little Rock, Arkansas by their father.
Otto later married (2) Bertha Vaughn. Bertha was born on May 24, 1882 and died in March 1974 in Little Rock, Arkansas at 91 years of age. Bertha was married previously and had several children by that marriage. No children were born to this marriage.
Family Members
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Jacob Schertz
1857–1857
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Joseph A. Schertz
1859–1879
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Catherine Ella Schertz Bachman
1861–1951
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Madalena Elizabeth "Lena" Schertz Garber
1863–1944
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Henry William Schertz
1864–1939
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Anna Alma Schertz Walker
1867–1913
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Peter Simon Schertz
1869–1930
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Edwin Christian Schertz
1872–1945
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Mary Mayme "Mamie" Schertz Burns
1876–1969
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