Marshall News Statesman
Tuesday August 18, 1914
LIVED IN MARSHALL THREE QUARTERS OF CENTURY
George Shellenberger dies after few hours illness this morning.
George Shellenberger died this morning at the home of his son, Bert Shellenberger, West Hanover street after a few hours illness. He had been about the streets yesterday as usual and did not complain until after supper last evening when he started across the street toward his son's residence and was able to get no further than C.M. Noneman's without assistance. He was later taken to the home his son and a physician summonded. He pronounced his illness due to ptomaine poisoning although the patient declared he had eaten nothing that would produce it. He suffered all night but seemed to be easier this morning when he became suddenly worse and passed away at nine o'clock. An examination of some meat which he admitted having eaten for supper last evening was examined today found to be spoiled.
Mr. Shellenberger was one of the family of fourteen children of Jacob and Margaret Shellenberger, who were amond the early settlers of Marshall. The strength and endurance of these sturdy pioneers, is illustrated by an incident related of the wife, who it is asserted, carried a barrel of flour weighing 200 pounds from Ketchum's grist mill in Perrinville which stood on the site of the dam opposite the power house, to her home on West Hanover street. This was during the rebellion when flour was $15 a barrel and when Mrs. Shellenberger complained to the miller that the cost of living then, as now as "sehr hoch" he offered to give her a barrel if she would carry it home. She placed in on her head and broad shoulders, after the fashion of the women accustomed to carry burdens in Germany and according to Fred Walz, who remembers the circumstance, rested but once on the way.
Mr. Shellenberger was born October, 1841, in the house which his father built on West Hanover street nearly eighty years ago. This house was constructed of sandstone from the Kalamazoo river quarries, and is one of the landmarks of the city. It remained his home to the time of his death. He was married Jan. 17, 1867 to Miss Elizabeth Wiselogel of Albion, who died eleven years ago, since which time he has lived alone and of late he seemed to have little interest in life. He is survived by three sons, Bert of this city, Louis, of New Westminster, B.C., and George of Arkansas, one brother, Daniel of Marshall and two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Baker and Mrs. Maria Moon, also of this city. The funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of Louis Shellenberger who wrote a few days ago that he was on his way home and he is expected by any train. Deceased was a member of the German Benevolent society.
Tuesday August 18, 1914
LIVED IN MARSHALL THREE QUARTERS OF CENTURY
George Shellenberger dies after few hours illness this morning.
George Shellenberger died this morning at the home of his son, Bert Shellenberger, West Hanover street after a few hours illness. He had been about the streets yesterday as usual and did not complain until after supper last evening when he started across the street toward his son's residence and was able to get no further than C.M. Noneman's without assistance. He was later taken to the home his son and a physician summonded. He pronounced his illness due to ptomaine poisoning although the patient declared he had eaten nothing that would produce it. He suffered all night but seemed to be easier this morning when he became suddenly worse and passed away at nine o'clock. An examination of some meat which he admitted having eaten for supper last evening was examined today found to be spoiled.
Mr. Shellenberger was one of the family of fourteen children of Jacob and Margaret Shellenberger, who were amond the early settlers of Marshall. The strength and endurance of these sturdy pioneers, is illustrated by an incident related of the wife, who it is asserted, carried a barrel of flour weighing 200 pounds from Ketchum's grist mill in Perrinville which stood on the site of the dam opposite the power house, to her home on West Hanover street. This was during the rebellion when flour was $15 a barrel and when Mrs. Shellenberger complained to the miller that the cost of living then, as now as "sehr hoch" he offered to give her a barrel if she would carry it home. She placed in on her head and broad shoulders, after the fashion of the women accustomed to carry burdens in Germany and according to Fred Walz, who remembers the circumstance, rested but once on the way.
Mr. Shellenberger was born October, 1841, in the house which his father built on West Hanover street nearly eighty years ago. This house was constructed of sandstone from the Kalamazoo river quarries, and is one of the landmarks of the city. It remained his home to the time of his death. He was married Jan. 17, 1867 to Miss Elizabeth Wiselogel of Albion, who died eleven years ago, since which time he has lived alone and of late he seemed to have little interest in life. He is survived by three sons, Bert of this city, Louis, of New Westminster, B.C., and George of Arkansas, one brother, Daniel of Marshall and two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Baker and Mrs. Maria Moon, also of this city. The funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of Louis Shellenberger who wrote a few days ago that he was on his way home and he is expected by any train. Deceased was a member of the German Benevolent society.
Marshall News Statesman
Tuesday August 18, 1914
LIVED IN MARSHALL THREE QUARTERS OF CENTURY
George Shellenberger dies after few hours illness this morning.
George Shellenberger died this morning at the home of his son, Bert Shellenberger, West Hanover street after a few hours illness. He had been about the streets yesterday as usual and did not complain until after supper last evening when he started across the street toward his son's residence and was able to get no further than C.M. Noneman's without assistance. He was later taken to the home his son and a physician summonded. He pronounced his illness due to ptomaine poisoning although the patient declared he had eaten nothing that would produce it. He suffered all night but seemed to be easier this morning when he became suddenly worse and passed away at nine o'clock. An examination of some meat which he admitted having eaten for supper last evening was examined today found to be spoiled.
Mr. Shellenberger was one of the family of fourteen children of Jacob and Margaret Shellenberger, who were amond the early settlers of Marshall. The strength and endurance of these sturdy pioneers, is illustrated by an incident related of the wife, who it is asserted, carried a barrel of flour weighing 200 pounds from Ketchum's grist mill in Perrinville which stood on the site of the dam opposite the power house, to her home on West Hanover street. This was during the rebellion when flour was $15 a barrel and when Mrs. Shellenberger complained to the miller that the cost of living then, as now as "sehr hoch" he offered to give her a barrel if she would carry it home. She placed in on her head and broad shoulders, after the fashion of the women accustomed to carry burdens in Germany and according to Fred Walz, who remembers the circumstance, rested but once on the way.
Mr. Shellenberger was born October, 1841, in the house which his father built on West Hanover street nearly eighty years ago. This house was constructed of sandstone from the Kalamazoo river quarries, and is one of the landmarks of the city. It remained his home to the time of his death. He was married Jan. 17, 1867 to Miss Elizabeth Wiselogel of Albion, who died eleven years ago, since which time he has lived alone and of late he seemed to have little interest in life. He is survived by three sons, Bert of this city, Louis, of New Westminster, B.C., and George of Arkansas, one brother, Daniel of Marshall and two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Baker and Mrs. Maria Moon, also of this city. The funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of Louis Shellenberger who wrote a few days ago that he was on his way home and he is expected by any train. Deceased was a member of the German Benevolent society.
Tuesday August 18, 1914
LIVED IN MARSHALL THREE QUARTERS OF CENTURY
George Shellenberger dies after few hours illness this morning.
George Shellenberger died this morning at the home of his son, Bert Shellenberger, West Hanover street after a few hours illness. He had been about the streets yesterday as usual and did not complain until after supper last evening when he started across the street toward his son's residence and was able to get no further than C.M. Noneman's without assistance. He was later taken to the home his son and a physician summonded. He pronounced his illness due to ptomaine poisoning although the patient declared he had eaten nothing that would produce it. He suffered all night but seemed to be easier this morning when he became suddenly worse and passed away at nine o'clock. An examination of some meat which he admitted having eaten for supper last evening was examined today found to be spoiled.
Mr. Shellenberger was one of the family of fourteen children of Jacob and Margaret Shellenberger, who were amond the early settlers of Marshall. The strength and endurance of these sturdy pioneers, is illustrated by an incident related of the wife, who it is asserted, carried a barrel of flour weighing 200 pounds from Ketchum's grist mill in Perrinville which stood on the site of the dam opposite the power house, to her home on West Hanover street. This was during the rebellion when flour was $15 a barrel and when Mrs. Shellenberger complained to the miller that the cost of living then, as now as "sehr hoch" he offered to give her a barrel if she would carry it home. She placed in on her head and broad shoulders, after the fashion of the women accustomed to carry burdens in Germany and according to Fred Walz, who remembers the circumstance, rested but once on the way.
Mr. Shellenberger was born October, 1841, in the house which his father built on West Hanover street nearly eighty years ago. This house was constructed of sandstone from the Kalamazoo river quarries, and is one of the landmarks of the city. It remained his home to the time of his death. He was married Jan. 17, 1867 to Miss Elizabeth Wiselogel of Albion, who died eleven years ago, since which time he has lived alone and of late he seemed to have little interest in life. He is survived by three sons, Bert of this city, Louis, of New Westminster, B.C., and George of Arkansas, one brother, Daniel of Marshall and two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Baker and Mrs. Maria Moon, also of this city. The funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of Louis Shellenberger who wrote a few days ago that he was on his way home and he is expected by any train. Deceased was a member of the German Benevolent society.
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