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 Or. Rcscat«hcs after the 
 Descendants of A 
 
 JOHN CHRISTIAN SCHELL 
 -» JOHN SCHELL 
 
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 COMPILED BY 
 
 CHRISTIAN DENISSEN, 
 
 PASTOR OF 
 ST, CHARLES' CHURCH 
 
 Detroit. Michigan, 
 

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CHRISTIAN DENISSEN. 
 
SCHELL, 
 
 IResearcbes after 
 tbe Sescenaants 
 
 JOHN CHRISTIAN SCHELL 
 
 AND 
 
 JOHN SCHELL. 
 
 dompiUd by 
 CHRISTIAN DENISSEN, 
 
 Pastor of St. Charles' Churcli, 
 
 Detroit. Michigan. 
 
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 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1896, by 
 
 CHRISTIAN DENISSEN, 
 
 in the Oifice of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 
 
 All Rights Reserved. 
 
 John F. Eby & Company. 
 Detroit. 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 I offer this pamphlet to the SCHELLS of America and 
 to those connected with them by family ties. Anybody else 
 will hardly be interested in reading this historical biography. 
 I was moved to compile this genealogy, to save from ob- 
 livion historical facts, which may otherwise be lost to pos- 
 terity. Such work, anyway, is quite to my liking. I do 
 not claim this work to be complete, but I hope, that, at some 
 propitious time, some one will bring it nearer to perfection. 
 I may have made some mistakes, the older members of the 
 Schell family will be able to detect them; and I wish they 
 would inform me of the same, to enable me to make cor- 
 rections. But I hope they will not be too rash in their con- 
 demnation, if they base their judgment upon certain books 
 or manuscripts, which contain erroneous information. 1 
 have not been partial to any branch of the family, but I give 
 what facts and dates I have obtained. I regret very much 
 that more is not at my disposal. I have looked for more 
 information, but it did not reach me and I have to give this 
 to the press. It seems advisable not to wait any longer. 
 
 To Mr. Robert A. Schell of Lexington, Mich., I am in- 
 debted for valuable information, and, in truth, he is greatly 
 the cause that I have compiled this work. Mrs. Mary 
 Amelia Jarvis, daughter of Daniel Schell and grand- 
 daughter of Henry Schell the twin, residing at present at 
 Riverside, county of Riverside, California, has furnished me 
 with abundant material from a reliable source. When 
 
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 young she has heard her grandfather and her grandmother, 
 Henry Schell and Mary Moyer, recounting their stories, 
 they residing at her father's home. Her own father is now 
 dwelHng with her family, and when she is not certain of 
 some facts, she knows how to clear away doubts by re- 
 freshing her fathers memory. She has the peculiar talent 
 of doing things systematically, hence her information is 
 clear and to the point. I ask of all the Schells to send to my 
 address further information, concerning this matter; it 
 might be used later for a new edition, to be compiled by 
 myself or somebody else. 
 
 CHRISTIAN DENISSEN, 
 287 Baldwin Ave., Detroit, Michigan. 
 
HISTORY. 
 
 First Generation. 
 
 In the beginning of the i8th century, a MR. SCHELL 
 was Hving on the Rhine, in the city of Baden-Baden, in the 
 grand duchy of Baden, Germany. Amongst his other 
 children, he had two sons, HANNES KRIST or JOHN 
 CHRISTIAN SCHELL and HANNES or JOHN 
 SCHELL. These two brothers, in their early manhood, 
 left their parents and their home and came to America. 
 
 That countr}' which is drained by the Mohawk river, 
 was occupied from time immemorial by the Mohawk In- 
 dians, as they were the fiercest, the head of the confederacy 
 of the Five Nations or Iroquois. This was a beautiful coun- 
 try. Tlie Dutch or Hollanders had penetrated it for the 
 purpose of trade, from the Hudson river, and Fort Orange, 
 now Albany, was built by Henry- Christiaans, in 1614. 
 Gradually they pushed their settlements up the Mohawk 
 river on the rich bottom lands, as far as Caughnawaga. 
 Beyond that point the first white settlers were Germans who 
 occupied the district known as the "German Flats." About 
 the year 1709, three thousand Germans came over from 
 the Palatinate or Rlienish Bavaria and from Baden. Some 
 of them settled in Pennsylvania, the large majority of them 
 ascended the Hudson river and found their way into the 
 rich valley of Schoharie-Kill, about the year 171 3, and from 
 there to the German Flats, which place was settled as early 
 as 1720. The settlers were industrious and prospered in 
 their new homes. Accessions from their relations and 
 friends in the Old Country, increased their number to a rc- 
 spectaljle district. All tlie colonial settlements West and 
 
South-West of Schenectady formed the county of Tryon, 
 set ofif from Albany county, organized in 1772 and named 
 after V/illiam Tryon then Governor of the Province. This 
 county was later on subdivided and part of it became 
 Herkimer county named after General Nicolas Herkimer 
 who fell there in battle in 1777, and had his home in that 
 locality. 
 
 The Schell brothers, having arrived in America, made 
 their way to the German Flats or the Mohawk valley, with 
 the intention of settling permanently among their country- 
 men of that district. They bought farms joining and 
 located upon them. Here they found their partners for 
 
 their new homes. John Schell married Barbara , 
 
 and John Christian selected Maria , who seemed to 
 
 have been patterned after himself for coolness and bravery. 
 Both had large families: John Christian Schell had three 
 daughters and five sons, and in due time each of his sons 
 raised five sons to add to the desirable citizens of this new 
 countr)^ The descendants of John Christian Schell moved 
 to Canada and most of them later on to Michigan, Illinois, 
 California, Australia and New Zealand. John Schell had 
 four sons and three daughters; his descendants remained 
 mostly in New York state. Besides his own family John 
 Schell and his wife Barbara found it convenient to adopt 
 and educate a little girl, Mary Moyer, whose parents had 
 died when she was two years old. She afterwards became 
 the wife of John Christian Schell's son, Henry. Her sub- 
 sequent life and the education she imparted to her children, 
 prove that she had acquired great domestic virtues at the 
 home of John Schell. 
 
 John Christian Schell took up his residence four miles 
 North of the village of Herkimer, at a place still called 
 "Schell's Bush," in Trj-on county, state of New York, where 
 
he became the owner of a large farm whicli he cultivated 
 with the usual success of the industrious German. He mar- 
 ried about the year 1755. He must have airived in this 
 county in the early part of the Fifties; allowing that he was 
 about twenty-five or thirty years old when he married, (the 
 common age for men to marry), he must have been born 
 about the years 1725- 1730. Supposing he was born in 1730, 
 he was then fifty-two years old in 1782, when he was killed, 
 at an age in which he yet showed the full vigor of his man- 
 hood. His wife Maria, in all probability, was born in the 
 Mohawk valley: supposing her a little younger than her hus- 
 band, she must have been born about the year 1735; her later 
 career as a mother would bear out this supposition. Their 
 oldest child was born in 1756 and their youngest in 1773: 
 five sons and three daughters blessed the family. John 
 Christian Schell prospered in his American home; the hard- 
 ship and reverses concomitant with a new country, only 
 helped to bring out his superior qualities. He had received 
 in his boyhood a liberal education, and his sons remem- 
 bered well and told their descendants, that they saw him 
 often busy with his books and papers; they not having had 
 the same advantages of schooling in the Mohawk valley 
 as their father from Baden, were not interested at the time, 
 but regretted afterwards that his papers had not been pre- 
 served. These documents together with the famous silver- 
 mounted tomahawk, of which we will speak later, probably 
 perished by the fiames, when sometime during the Revolu- 
 tionary war, the Schell homestead burned down. John 
 Christian Schell being a good scholar, a man honest in his 
 purposes, persevering in his undertakings, plucky and brave 
 in danger, was very much respected by his neighbors. He 
 was the leading man of the district; it is natural then that 
 he took a conspicuous part when the war of Independence 
 was raging. 
 
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 Unfortunately, when the American colonies reached out 
 for freedom and independence, Tryon county, which num- 
 bered at that time about 10,000 inhabitants, was under the 
 influence of a few rich and powerful loyalists who did their 
 best to hold the inhabitants of the Mohawk valley loyal to 
 the English Crown. In this they succeeded for a short 
 time, but the American fever of independence and liberty 
 became so contagious, that Tryon county also publicly and 
 strenuously espoused the cause of the so-called "Rebels." 
 To assure the Continental Congress that they were faithful 
 to the American cause, they, through their representatives, 
 on the i8th of May, 1775, wrote a letter to the committee of 
 Albany, in which they vowed that the country could be sure 
 of their support, promising to keep down all loyalists in 
 their district and to send deputies to the Provincial Con- 
 gress as soon as possible and vouching that, if Tryon county 
 had not as yet representatives, that they were not the less 
 attached to American liberty. "In a word, they wrote, it is 
 our fixed resolution to support and carry into execution 
 every thing recommended by the Continental Congress and 
 to be free or die." 
 
 No serious hostilities occurred that year in Tryon county ; 
 but when in January, 1776, the appearance of loyalists sol- 
 diers became threatening, General Herkimer ordered out 
 all the militia. They were paraded on the ice on the Mo- 
 hawk river. Amongst them in active service, were John 
 Schell and Christian Schell, Jr. The year passed on com- 
 paratively quiet. The Declaration of Independence on 
 the 4th of July was hailed with joy. The American Patriots 
 had calculated that the rich country of the Mohawk would 
 provide largely for the feeding of the armies. Tryon 
 county was well able to assume a great share of that re- 
 sponsibility; but the malicious loyalists took advantage of 
 tliis to sow discontent in Tryon county, trying to make the 
 
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 citizens see the liberalities of the benignant English gov- 
 ernment and representing that the American Patriots were 
 only spoliators, adventurers and malcontents. The scheme 
 of the loyalists only widened the chasm which existed be- 
 tween the two opposing parties. Tryon county remained 
 true to the cause of liberty. 
 
 The next winter England made great preparations for an 
 extensive campaign to subdue the rebellious Colonies. In 
 1777 the war raged in dead earnest; Tryon county from that 
 time on, shared in its vicissitudes. In that year General 
 Herkimer, a favorite of the Mohawk valley settlers, was 
 fatally wounded in one of the skirmishes in Tryon county. 
 The friends of independence had an exasperating time: 
 tliey had to contend not only with the well drilled English 
 armies, but more still and continually with the bloodthirsty 
 Indians and the perfidious tories. Had it not been for the 
 inflexibility, intrepidity and love of independence of the 
 colonists, the American cause would have been lost amongst 
 the various difficulties they had to contend with. The Eng- 
 lish campaign then proved a failure. The mother country 
 grew tired of sending her best men here to accomplish 
 nothing and furnishing supplies to colonies from which she 
 expected large revenues. And still with dogged sullen- 
 ness, the EngHsh government kept on harassing the Ameri- 
 can colonists. Their policy at the North was to divide their 
 own forces into small detachments and trouble the border 
 settlements at as many different points as possible, thus dis- 
 tracting the attention of the people, and by allowing them 
 neither a sense of security nor repose, rendering them dis- 
 gusted with the protracted struggle. Tory officers were 
 everywhere found leading bands of marauding Indians to 
 plunder and massacre the colonists. The Americans had 
 built several forts in different parts of the countr^^ At the 
 German Flats, fort Dayton was erected in 1776, named in 
 
honor of Colonel Dayton. With the present mode of war- 
 fare, the military forts did not prove sufficient to resist the 
 attacks of the enemy and shelter the colonists. In different 
 localities the settlers clubbed together and built their own 
 forts to serve as a refuge to the neighborhood in case of an 
 attack. These forts or houses were usually built of hewn 
 timber; the first story had no windows, but several loop- 
 holes through which those within, could fire upon the 
 enemy. The second story projected over the first, two or 
 three feet; through this projection there were likewise aper- 
 tures, through which the persons within could fire upon oi 
 cast down missiles upon the assailants, if they approached 
 the house to force an entrance. The whole building was so 
 constructed that it could withstand a siege from those plun- 
 dering freebooters. Arms and ammunition were kept close 
 at hand. The whole country was constantly on the alert to 
 watch for sudden attacks, and if danger seemed eminent, the 
 people would retire to their forts to be prepared for results. 
 
 John Christian Schell, of an independent character and 
 having ample means, built one of these forts upon his farm 
 for himself and family, and he laid in a supply of arms and 
 ammunition. 
 
 Notwithstanding all the precautions the Patriots had 
 taken, the sacrifices that they had cordially made; notwith- 
 standing their readiness to risk their lives at any time for 
 the freedom and independence of their countiT, it must be 
 confessed that as the war proceeded, the outlook grew 
 darker, and the Spring of 1781 may well be counted as the 
 darkest period of the Revolution. The Mohawk valley had 
 suffered more than any other district of the country. It 
 was most frequently invaded and overrun; for seven long 
 years, were its towns and villages, its numerous settlements 
 and isolated inhabitants, fallen upon by an untiring and 
 relentless enemy, until, towards the close of the war, the 
 
appearance of the whole district was that of widespread, 
 heart sickening and universal desolation. In no other sec- 
 tion of the confederacy were so many campaigns performed, 
 so many battles fought, so many dwellings burnt, or so 
 many murders committed. 
 
 John Schell, the brother of John Christian, had been for 
 a long time in the service of the American army; he was 
 wounded in some battle and disabled for further service. 
 He made his way home ragged and literally almost naked. 
 When he reached his family he was not able to support his 
 trousers and carried them in his hand. He at least escaped 
 with his life, but his brother John Christian, was destined 
 for a worse fate. 
 
 In the summer of 1781, the massacres and incendiaries, 
 instigated by the loyalists and executed by the freebooters 
 and Indians, were so numerous, that most of the inhabitants 
 of "Schell's Bush" had taken refuge in fort Dayton, four 
 miles distant; but John Christian Schell, not of a disposition 
 to fear, trusted in his own fort and remained with his family 
 around the premises, attending to his usual work. His son 
 Christian was yet in service in the American army; the only 
 assistance he could rely upon, were his sons Denis and 
 Frederick: the twins Henry and Mark being too young to 
 be of much avail in a serious attack. The tories had 
 planned the destruction of Schell's fort, and knowing that it 
 was substantially built and well calculated for a defence, 
 they fitted out a numerous and desperate band of assailants. 
 They lay in ambush in the vicinity of Schell's farm, waiting 
 for a favorable opportunity to make the attack. John Schell 
 and his sons, who were cutting peas saw them watching. 
 It being somewhat rainy and they being nearly out of pro- 
 visions, quit w^ork and went to the fort, two miles distant, 
 where Mrs. John Schell and the small children of the family 
 were harbored during these perilous times. Tlie next day 
 
they returned from the fort and were delayed in going to 
 work by the kilHng of a large bear which had left his haunts 
 in the woods on account of the presence of the numerous 
 tories and Indians. John Scliell and his sons were just out- 
 side the barnyard, over the fence, when they saw, early in 
 the afternoon, the tories and Indians running towards the 
 corn-crib on John Christian Schell's farm. The twins, 
 Henry and Mark Schell, accompanied by the family dog, 
 had gone to the corn-crib in the fields, to bring a corn-fan 
 home. The Indians headed rheni off upon their return: one 
 of the boys was captured at the crib, the other one, holding 
 the enemy somewdiat at bay through the dog, ran for home 
 and succeeded in reaching the barnyard-fence, but the large 
 dog who had kept between the boy and the Indian during 
 the pursuit, jumped the fence first and the Indian captured 
 the boy whilst he was getting over the high fence, then 
 holding the boy before him, he backed away out of reach 
 of gunshot. The twin boys who were eleven years old, 
 were not prisoners in the hands of the enemy. This was 
 the opening of the famous battle at Schell's Bush. At two 
 o'clock in the afternoon of the sixth of August, 1781, Don- 
 ald McDonald, one of the Scotch refugees who fled from 
 Johnstown, suddenly made his appearance at the head of 
 a band of sixty-six tories and Indians. The celebrated 
 traitors Empie and Kasselman were with the tories. John 
 Christian Schell and his sons were at work in the fields, but 
 reached their fort in spite of the endeavors of the assailants. 
 They barricaded the strong door and were ready for desper- 
 ate resistance. From that time on the battle commenced 
 and lasted until dark. The Schells by their galling fire, 
 kept the enemy at a distance. Mrs. Maria Schell, as brave 
 as the men, loaded the pieces for their continual use. Mc- 
 Donald attempted several times to set fire to the building, 
 but each time he was repulsed. The stubborn Scotchman 
 
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 procured himself a crowbar and alone attempted to force 
 the door; but Schell directed his blunderbuss upon him and 
 ^McDonald receiving- a shot in the leg, was disabled for fur- 
 ther action. The assailants being at a respectable distance, 
 Schell opened the door quickly and jerked him in, a pris- 
 oner. The beseigers being so numerous and the seige 
 being so protracted, Schell's ammunition began to run low, 
 but his prisoner ^IcDonald was amply provided and had 
 to surrender his cartridges to have them fired upon his 
 comrades. The work of Schell and his sons had told upon 
 the enemy and several were killed and wounded. They 
 drew ofT for a respite. Tliis gave the Schell family some 
 time for a much needed rest. Being moreover convinced 
 that now^, when they had their leader as prisoner, the enemy 
 would not burn the fort, they ceased firing. Schell went 
 upstairs and sang a religious hymn. The enemy soon 
 rallied and made a desperate effort to carry the fort by as- 
 sault. Rushing up the walls, five of them stuck the muzzles 
 of their guns through the loopholes to compel the Schells 
 to surrender; but Mrs. Schell frustrated their daring at- 
 tempt: W'ith an ax she struck and bent the barrels of the 
 guns and ruined every musket. The Schells drove the 
 enemy ofT to a distance. It was just getting dark. Schell 
 ran up to the second story and yelled to his wife in a loud 
 voice, that Captain Small was coming- to the rescue. To 
 deceive his assailants, he exclaimed still louder: "Captain 
 Small march your company round upon this side of the 
 house. Captain Getman, you had better wheel your men 
 off to the left, and come up upon that side." There were 
 no troops coming, but Schell's directions were given with 
 such precision and such apparent earnestness, that his strata- 
 gem succeeded. Night coming- on, the enemy fled to the 
 woods, taking with them the twins, Henry and Mark, as 
 prisoners. The wounded ^IcDonald was left with some 
 
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 provisions and given possession of the strong-hold that he 
 had so desperately endeavored to capture, and the Schell 
 family set out for fort Dayton, where they arrived safely. 
 A few of the Indians lingered about the Schell premises, to 
 ascertain what had become of their leader, and finding no 
 opposition or danger they ventured in and found Mc- 
 Donald in a condition unfit to be taken along upon their re- 
 treat. They left word with McDonald for Schell, that if he 
 would be kind to their leader, they would see to it that his 
 captive boys would be well taken care of. The next day 
 Captain Small removed McDonald to the fort, where his 
 wounded leg was amputated, but on account of loss of 
 blood, he died in a few hours. When McDonald was cap- 
 tured, he wore a silvermounted tomahawk which had thirty 
 scalp-notches. This proves well enough that he was a fit 
 leader of tories and savages. The numerous descendants 
 of Schell have often looked for this brilliant souvenir of 
 their ancestor's bravery, but up to date this trophy seems 
 lost. Tlie enemy left eleven killed and six wounded on the 
 battlefield and they took twelve of their wounded away 
 with them, nine of whom died before they reached Canada. 
 The Schell family escaped without a scratch, his two boys 
 were captured, it is true, but this was on account of the 
 suddenness of the attack. The result of the battle shows 
 conclusively that Schell had his fort well prepared for more 
 even than common emergencies and that his strategy and 
 coolness fitted him to be a leader in arduous projects. 
 When danger seemed removed, Schell and his family went 
 back from fort Dayton to their own castle. They made 
 the necessary repairs, procured fresh ammunition and held 
 themselves ready for a new attack. They lamented very 
 much at the loss of the twins, the pets of the family. In the 
 beginning they had hope, that the boys might find a chance 
 
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 to escape and return home, but as time went on, they be- 
 came more sure, that Henry and Mark were forever lost to 
 them. The abduction of his favorite twins irritated John 
 Christian Schell in such a manner, that he promised a warm 
 reception to any tory or Indian who would venture near 
 his place. The enemy on the other hand, who had sustained 
 a loss of dead and wounded of nearly one-half of their 
 forces, i. e. 29 out of 66, swore vengeance against John 
 Christian Schell and his family and clamored for their lives. 
 Enemies kept lurking around Schell's farm. At one time 
 they surprised Eve Schell, one of John Christian's daugh- 
 ters, in the woods, at some distance from the house, they 
 scalped her and left her for dead. A pipestem attached to 
 the tomahawk, had become fastened in her head; when she 
 regained consciousness, she extracted the obnoxious stem 
 and struggled home. She recovered and afterwards mar- 
 ried Mr. Plank and became the happy mother of children. 
 
 Christian Schell, Jr., had been a soldier in the American 
 armies for some years; he had filled an honorable place in 
 its ranks, having inherited the characteristics of his father, 
 he had conducted himself bravely. He had shared with his 
 comrades the hardships and privations of the campaigns. 
 He returned home in the summer of the year 1782. Not a 
 long time elapsed before he saw some more of the war. In 
 July, 1782, the enemy had found a good opportunity to 
 make a sudden attack upon John Christian Schell and his 
 sons. The tories and Indians concealed themselves in the 
 standing wheat, whilst Schell and his sons were at work at 
 no great distance from their house. The enemy took good 
 aim and fired one volley: Schell and his son Denis were 
 fatally wounded, and his son Frederick received a shot in 
 the thigh. The father called upon his sons, not to allow 
 the savages to scalp him. The brave boys kept the enemy 
 at bay and would not retreat. At a distance of one mile 
 
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 and a half, there was a fortified blockhouse, where his neigh- 
 bors had taken refuge. They heard the firing and imme- 
 diately hastened to the rescue. The tories and Indians 
 were put to flight. John Christian Schell was removed to 
 his fort, where the brave pioneer expired three days later, 
 surrounded by his griefstricken family and many of his 
 neighbors. Denis died the ninth day. Sad was the 
 funeral when the remains of father and son were laid to 
 rest, and desolate was the family. Frederick Schell who 
 had his thighbone somewhat splintered, not broken, recov- 
 ered from his wounds, but he showed lameness during the 
 remainder of his life. The armed forces of the Schells were 
 so reduced in number, that they were not able to hold the 
 fort against the repeated attacks of the enemy. The re- 
 vengeful tories and Indians sometime afterwards, set fire to 
 Schell's fort. Tlien perished the rare books and papers of 
 John Christian Schell, and the famous McDonald toma- 
 hawk probably disappeared at that occasion. 
 
 The war was coming to a close. By treaty of November, 
 1782, Great Britain recognized the independence of the 
 United States. Peace did not arrive an hour too soon. 
 The country was exhausted. Tryon county, whose name 
 was changed about that time into Montgomery county, was 
 spoliated and laid to waste. Hardly anything was left, but 
 the fertile soil and an abundant spirit of industry and enter- 
 prise in the citizens who had remained true to the American 
 cause. It was computed two years before the close of the 
 war, that one-third of the population had gone over to the 
 enemy, that one-third had been driven from the country, or 
 been slain in battle or had been murdered by the enemy. 
 And yet among the inhabitants of the remaining third, in 
 June, 1783, it was stated, at a public meeting held at fort 
 Plain, that there were three hundred widows and two 
 thousand orphan children. 
 
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 The Schell family had done their share to support the 
 cause of American Independence, and they had received 
 their share also of the damages, destruction and ravages of 
 the war which had been necessary to bring them that In- 
 dependence. Before the war, the people of Tryon county 
 had clamored, "either to be free or die.'' Many of the 
 good citizens had to die to bring freedom to the nation. 
 The Schell family had the father and one son killed, one 
 son crippled for life, one daughter scalped, two sons cap- 
 tured and abducted, their homestead lain in ashes, all this 
 happened, because they stood faithful to the American 
 cause. John Christian Schell was the leader of his family 
 to light the enemy of his country. He died like a hero 
 faithful and loyal to the American cause, being killed by 
 the enemy of his country, the tories and Indians. His 
 blood was needed to cement the foundation of this grand 
 Nation; his life was given for his countrymen. 
 
 Schell's twins, Henry and Mark, were born Oct. 7th, 
 1770, and were nearly eleven years old, when they were 
 captured and taken to Canada by the tories and Indians. 
 Tliey were left with the Indians: the boys and the savages 
 got along very well together and became quite attached 
 to each other: the lads learned the Indian language. They 
 were and remained the friends of the Indians during the 
 rest of their lives. When afterwards the Schells, Henry 
 and Mark, had settled in Upper Canada, there was no In- 
 dian who struck their neighborhood, but received their 
 hospitality. The twins showing themselves bright young 
 men, they attracted the notice of Captain Laws, an officer 
 in the British army. By some negotiation he got them 
 away from the Indians and kept them under his own 
 supervision and care. Mark was placed out as an appren- 
 tice to learn the tailoring trade. Henry became the favorite 
 
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 of the Captain and was his companion in his various jour- 
 neys. Captain Laws received a commission from England 
 to estabhsh and lay out a town site at Bay Chaleur. He 
 selected his party for this arduous undertaking, which re- 
 quired sturdy and hardy men. Young Henry Schell was 
 not thought unfit to accompany the Captain in this difficult 
 expedition, but his presence was desired more to furnish 
 agreeable company. They started from Quebec, by vessel, 
 in the fall of 1784 or 1785. The weather had been fine that 
 fall up to November. Tliey made a late start, thinking that 
 they would be able to reach Bay Chaleur before the winter 
 set in. They had not been out many days, when the 
 weather changed and it rained and then turned colder; it 
 snowed and froze hard enough to form a great amount of 
 ice on the rivers. Tliey drifted around through slush and 
 ice for three weeks. About Christmas, the weather moder- 
 ated; they forced their way through the ice, and finally in 
 the winter they reached their destination in Bay Chaleur. 
 They effected a landing and went to work to build cabins 
 to have shelter for the party. It is not known to the writer, 
 at what part of Bay Chaleur the town site was located: if it 
 were on the South side of the Bay, the project of the British 
 Government might have been in connection with the im- 
 migration of loyalists to New Brunswick, in 1783, from the 
 United States, where they were unwelcome citizens and 
 were considered enemies of the country. When the town 
 was laid out, Captain Laws patented 100 acres adjoining it 
 in his own name and 100 acres in the name of Henry Schell. 
 Whether these patents have ever been recorded is not 
 known: Robert Schell (Jacob's son) of Brantford, Ont., made 
 an effort one time to find the records, but he did not suc- 
 ceed. Captain Laws and Henry Schell returned to Canada. 
 The Captain had a great affection for young Henry, and 
 wanted him to remain with him and establish himself under 
 
his protection. But Henry and Mark had been away from 
 home already eight years, and according as they grew older, 
 they became more homesick. They did not know what had 
 happened since to their parents, brothers and sisters. 
 Schell's Bush, the delightful place in which they had spent 
 their boyhood was a lasting picture in their imagination. 
 The neighboring farms, the boys and girls of the Mohawk 
 valley, the playmates of their youth, had more attraction 
 for them, than the borders of the St. Lawrence river could 
 furnish. Henry would have accepted very readily the kind 
 and favorable offers of Captain Laws who had been as a 
 father to him ; but he liked to see his dear mother once more 
 before making a decision. The twins had an unlimited af- 
 fection for each other, and what was the wish of one became 
 the desire of the other. The more they conversed with eacli 
 other about their family and friends, the more they longed 
 to return home. They did not fear the distance; the coun- 
 try was at peace: their ingenuity would furnish them the 
 means to reach their destination. They decided to under- 
 take the journey. They bid farewell to their Canadian 
 friends. It was difficult to part from Captain Laws, but he 
 wished the lads a cordial Godspeed. To defray the ex- 
 penses of their long journey, they furnished themselves with 
 pins, needles and such trinkets and sold them on the way, 
 which had to be traveled entirely on foot. It did not take 
 the ambitious young men ver}' long to accomplish their 
 journey. After they had started, they did not linger on the 
 way. The attractions of Schell's Bush furnished them 
 speed in their march. But what a change! The old home 
 seems not the same. The large blockhouse is not there. 
 Their mother has grown older and where is their father? 
 Denis is missing, Fred is lame. Eve is deformed. But after 
 all the afiflictions and calamities, they all rejoice in meet- 
 ing; they who had been given up for lost, have returned. 
 
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 The suddenness of the dehght mixes the tears of joy with 
 the smile and laugh of bliss. Their former misfortunes are 
 for a while forgotten. The neighbors too, hearing the glad- 
 ful tidings, anxiously go to welcome Henry and Mark- 
 home. It is joyful news for the family of John Schell, tlic 
 uncle of the twins. They all immediately wish to see the 
 boys. Their cousins and Maiy Meyer, the adopted daugh- 
 ter, run to welcome them home. The boys of the neighbor- 
 hood fill the yard and cannot get through shaking 
 hands with their former playmates: the girls also who re- 
 member the twins so well as liaving participated in their 
 games of youth, also crowd around the happy Henry and 
 Mark, admire their noble countenance and their manly 
 bearing. The twins feel that the Mohawk valley is the hap- 
 piest place on earth. After the joyful demonstrations of 
 the happy reunion, the events, occurrences and incidents of 
 both sides have to be told and retold. The losses and 
 afflictions have to be lamented again. The death of the 
 father and brother is again a cause of mourning. Wounds 
 already healed are reopened. Hardship and suffering 
 cause again a shuddering. Brave deeds of the war make 
 again their bosoms swell. The losses of the neighborhood 
 are recounted and pitied. Anger rises in their breasts at the 
 traitorous tories; a sigh is heaved at the remembrance ot 
 the war. God is blessed in His Almighty Providence and 
 His Holy Will is praised. All are thankful that the bad 
 limes are over and that there is a happy reunion in the 
 Schell family. 
 
 A few years after this, Mrs. Maria Schell died and this 
 >..'iused a change in the family. In the Nineties of the last 
 c:?ntury, one after the other of John Christian Schell's chil- 
 dren married, taking to themselves partners of their own 
 na.tionality. When lastly Henry Schell married Mary 
 Moyer in 1794, a division of goods was made. Henry re- 
 
tained the homestead. All had been married in the 
 Mohawk valley. When one of the children found in 
 Canada a desirable home, at no great cost, the others slowly, 
 one after the other, followed, until finally, in the spring of 
 1798, Henry Schell sold the homestead and followed his 
 brothers and sisters in Canada. Henry settled at a place, 
 which is now called the town of Grimsby, county of Lin- 
 coln, between Hamilton and Niagara. A year or two aftei 
 that he moved to Markham, York county, Ont., near the 
 home of }vlark Schell. The twins always sought each 
 other's company. 
 
 a: 
 
 Second Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 Second generation— JOHN CHRISTIAN SCHELL and 
 MARIA SCHELL. 
 
 Tbi'ir Children. 
 
 DENIS SCHELL, born at Schell's Bush, N. Y., in 1756, 
 was not married when wounded by the tories and In- 
 dians in July, 1782. He died the ninth day after being 
 shot. 
 
 JOHN CHRISTIAN SCHELL, born at Schell's Bush, 
 
 N. Y., about 1759, married there, Elisabeth . 
 
 He died in Michigan. 
 
 FREDERICK SCHELL, born at Schell's Bush, N. Y., 
 about the year 1762, married there, N. N. 
 He died at Markham, Ont. 
 
EVE SCHELL, born at Schell's Bush, N. Y., about the 
 year 1765, married there, Mr. Plank. 
 
 MARY CATHERINE SCHELL, born at Schell's Bush, 
 N. Y., about the year 1768, married there, Adam 
 Kaiser. 
 
 HENRY SCHELL 1 Twins, born at Schell's Bush, 
 MARK SCHELL j N. Y., 7th October, 1770. 
 
 Mark Schell married at the old home, Delila Casler, born 
 at the Mohawk valley, N. Y. He moved to Markham, 
 Ont., 24 miles North of the city of Toronto, where his family 
 were born, and where he remained until 1842, when he 
 moved with his son Peter to Sanilac county, Mich. 
 
 Delila Casler died in Markham before 1842. 
 
 Mark Schell died from an accident: going from the vil- 
 lage of Lexington, Mich., to his home, in crossing a creek 
 and stepping from one stone to another, he missed his step 
 and fell on a washboard he was carrying under his arm ; his 
 side was punctured by the sharp edge and the result proved 
 fatal. During his illness, his twin brother Henry, then 75 
 years old, walked all the ways from IngersoU, Ont, to 
 Sanilac county to visit his sick twin brother. A great 
 afifection always existed between those twins and they were 
 lonesome without each other. That long walk from Inger- 
 soU to Sanilac county and return, must have been very ar- 
 duous to the old gentleman even in those days of pedes- 
 trianism: it would be so now even in these days of fast 
 trains, electric cars and bicycles. Mark Schell died in 
 Worth, Sanilac county, Mich., in June, 1845, ^^^ was buried 
 in the Bardwell cemetery, in that vicinity. 
 
 Henry Schell married at Schell's Bush, in 1794, Mary 
 Moyer, born at the Mohawk valley, 14th Aug., 1775. Mr. 
 
^ -^^ 
 
 HHNRY SCHELL, 
 
 Born at Schell's Bush, Mohawk Valley, N. Y. 
 October'?, 1770. 
 
and Mrs. ]\Ioyer died in 1777, and Mary was adopted by 
 John Schell. 
 
 Henry Schell moved in 1798, to the "Nellis Settlement/* 
 at the "forty miles creek" in the township of Grimsby, be- 
 tween Hamilton and Niagara. One or two years later he 
 moved to Markham, Ont, 24 miles North of Toronto. 
 Here all his children were bom except Henry and Elisabeth, 
 the two elder. Henry Schell died at Ingersoll, Ont., at the 
 residence of his son Daniel, 12th April, 1859. His wife 
 jMary Aloyer died at the same place, 26th September, i860. 
 
 ELISABETH SCHELL, born at Schell's Bush, about the 
 year 1773, married there, Peter Martz. 
 They moved to Markham, Ont. 
 She died 12th April, 1858, at Ingersoll, Ont. 
 
 Second Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 Second Generation— JOHN (HANNES) SCHELL and 
 BARBARA SCHELL. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 CHRISTIAN SCHELL, born at Schell's Bush, N. Y., 
 married and died there. 
 
 JOHN SCHELL, born at Schell's Bush, N. Y., married 
 there, Anna Casler, born at the Mohawk valley. 
 
 PETER SCHELL, born at Schell's Bush, N. Y. 
 
 MARK SCHELL, born at Schell's Bush, N. Y. 
 
 AND THREE DAUGHTERS SCHELL, born at Schell\ 
 Bush, N. Y. 
 
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 Third Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 Schell. 
 
 Third generation— CHRISTIAN SCHELL and ELISA- 
 BETH SCHELL. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 HENRY SCHELL, 
 ANDREW SCHELL, 
 BENJAMIN SCHELL, 
 MONY SCHELL, 
 PAUL SCHELL, 
 ELISABETH SCHELL, 
 LENA SCHELL, 
 ANNIE SCHELL, 
 And other children. 
 
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 Third Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation— FREDERICK SCHELL and MiRS. 
 
 SCHELL. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 CHRISTIAN SCHELL, married Miss Baker. 
 He died at Markham, Canada, about 1817. 
 
 HENRY SCHELL, 
 
 JOHN SCHELL, 
 
 ISAAC SCHELL, 
 
 JONATHAN SCHELL, 
 
 EVE SCHELL, 
 
 A DAUGHTER SCHELL, married Mr. Hilts. 
 
 A DAUGHTER SCHELL, married John Perkins. 
 
 A DAUGHTER SCHELL, married Mr. Deguer. 
 
 Third Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation— MARK SCHELL and DELI LA 
 
 CASLER. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 FREDERICK SCHELL, born at Markham, Ont., mar- 
 ried Miss Gerou. 
 
JOHN SCHELL, born at ^larkham, Ont., married Elisa- 
 beth Schell. 
 
 PETER SCHELL, born at ^larkham, Ont., about 24 
 miles North of Toronto, i6th October, 1802, married 
 there, 6th October, 1825, Mary Hebner born at Mark- 
 ham, Ont., 24th May, 1809. 
 Peter Schell left Markham with his family, 29th June, 
 1842, and moved to St. Clair county, (now Sanilac county), 
 Mich. He went by the way of Detroit and celebrated the 
 4th of July there to initiate himself to become a good Ameri- 
 can citizen. He settled in the township of Worth, in San- 
 ilac county ; ten years later lie moved to the township ot 
 Grant, St. Clair county. In 1862 he moved to Attica, La- 
 peer county, Mich., where he buried his wife, Mary Hebner, 
 24th August, 1874. He himself was buried there 5th July, 
 1886. 
 
 DAVID SCHELL, born at Markham, Ont., married 
 Rachel Avery. He moved to Lexington, Mich., where 
 he was killed on the Wild Cat road, three miles West 
 and one mile South of the village of Lexington. 
 
 MICHAEL SCHELL, born at Markham, Ont., died in in- 
 fancy. 
 
 MICHAEL SCHELL, born at Markham, Ont., married 
 Marion Wright. 
 
 DELILA SCHELL, born at Markham, Ont, married 
 there, John Cline (originally spelled the German way 
 Klein) born in the Mohawk valley, N. Y. 
 Delila Schell died at Markham, Ont., before 1861. 
 John Cline left Markham, and moved to Worth, Sanilac 
 county, Mich., in 1861, where he died a few years later. 
 
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 MARILLIS MARGARET SCHELL, born at MarkhanL, 
 
 Ont., married there, Dr. Cook. She married a second 
 
 time, Mr. Hebner, and a third time, at Lexington, John 
 
 Tool, a widower. 
 
 She died at Lexington, Mich., in 1885, John Tool having 
 
 died a few years before her. 
 
 EVE SCHELL, born at Markham, Ont., married Arthur 
 Spring. 
 
 NANCY SCHELL, born at Markham, Ont, married 
 George Hebner. 
 
 MARY SCHELL, born at Markham, Ont., married Peter 
 Spring-. 
 
 CATHERINE SCHELL, born at Markham, Ont, mar- 
 ried Richard Watson. 
 
 Third Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation— John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation— HENRY SCHELL and MARY 
 
 MOYER. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 ELISABETH SCHELL, born at Schell's Bush, in the 
 Mohawk valley, N. Y., in 1796, married at Markham, 
 Ont, Abraham Baker. She died in June, 181 2, at 
 Markham. ^•'^=^~ ^^ — 
 
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 HENRY SCHELL, born in the Nellis settlement, at a 
 place called the "forty miles creek" in the township of 
 Grimsby, Ont, between Hamilton and Niagara, i6th 
 June, 1798, married at Markham, Ont., in 1820, Elisa- 
 beth Loonen born in Markham, Ont., in 1800, daugh- 
 ter of Christian Loonen and Maria Loonen, who had 
 emigrated from Holland to Canada. 
 Elisabeth Loonen was an invalid for about 20 years and 
 died at West Oxford, in Oxford county, Ont, i6th Decem- 
 ber, 1843. 
 
 Henry Schell married again, at Toronto, Canada, loth 
 September, 1845, Hannah Hugill born in Bransdale, York- 
 shire, England, i8th Februan^, 181 5, widow of Robert 
 Swailes, daughter of Solomon Hugill and Esther Hugill. 
 Henry Schell moved to North Branch, Lapeer county, 
 Mich., 20th October, 1858. He died there, 3d September, 
 1881. 
 
 Hannah Schell, nee Hugill, is still living. (May, 1896). 
 
 ABRAHAM SCHELL, born 12th December, 1800, in 
 Markham, Canada, married at Toronto, Ont, i8th 
 March, 1832, Esther Hugill born in Bransdale, York- 
 shire, England, 4th April, 1813, daughter of Solomon 
 Hugill and Esther Hugill. 
 He moved to North Branch, Lapeer county, Mich., 4th 
 March, 1867. Esther Hugill died at North Branch, Lapeer 
 county, Mich., 3d May, 1875. Abraham Schell died in the 
 town of Rich, Lapeer county, Mich., i8th May, 1889. 
 
 JACOB SCHELL, born at Markham, Canada, 17th May, 
 1803, married there, before Magistrate James Miles, 
 26th March, 1822, Elisabeth Ever of Markham town- 
 ship. She died about 1833. 
 
HHNRY SCHHLL, 
 Born June 16, 179^. 
 
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 Jacob Schell married again, at Toronto, in 1839, Cath- 
 erine Smith, of Scotch origin. 
 
 Jacob Schell died in East Oxford, near Woodstock, Ont., 
 in 1874. 
 
 SUSANNE SCHELL. born at Markham, then called 
 "Muddy York," 17th August, 1806, married in 1822, 
 John Casler of Markham., Canada. 
 
 They had two sons and six daughters. 
 
 He died in 1836, being accidentally shot while on a bear- 
 hunt. 
 
 Susanne Schell married again, in 1839, Zenas Ross ot 
 Streetsville, Ont., born at Port Hope, Ont., 5th January, 
 1800. They moved to the southern part of Lexington, 
 Sanilac county, Mich. 
 
 Zenas Ross was buried at Lexington, Mich., in 1882, 
 5th April. 
 
 Susanne Schell died in Port Huron, Mich., 22d Novem- 
 ber, 1890. 
 
 SOLOMON SCHELL, born at Markham, Ontario, i6th 
 December, 1868, married at Chincuacossy, Peel 
 county, near Toronto, Ontario, 6th May, 1830, Arti- 
 missa Patience Hopkins born at St. Laurence, N. Y., 
 nth June, 181 1. 
 Solomon Schell died at Ingersoll, Ontario, nth Janua^}^ 
 1888. 
 
 Artimissa P. Hopkins died at Hagersville, Haldimand 
 county, Ont., 28th August, 1895. 
 
 FANNY SCHELL, born at Markham, Ontario, 6th July, 
 181 2, married in 1830, James Borland. 
 
 They resided at Tilsenburg, Ontario. 
 
 Fanny Schell died at Ingersoll, Ont., 21st November, 
 1891. 
 
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 DANIEL SCHELL, born at Markham, Ontario, 29th 
 August, 181 5, married at Etobicoke, 12 miles from To- 
 ronto, Canada, 29th August, 1838, Eliza Mercer born 
 28th April 1 82 1, daughter of Samuel Mercer and Ann 
 Anderson, who married at York, about 1812. Ann 
 Anderson was born in New Brunswick; Samuel Mer- 
 cer was born in the States, from an Irish father. 
 Eliza Mercer died at Riverside, Southern California, 9th 
 
 May, 1881. 
 
 Daniel Schell is still living, at Riverside, Cal. (May, 
 
 1896.) 
 
 Third Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John (Hannes) Schell and Barbara 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation— CHRISTIAN SCHELL and MRS. 
 
 SCHELL. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 JOHN CHRISTIAN SCHELL, born in Herkimer county, 
 N. Y., married there and died without leaving a family. 
 
 AND THREE DAUGHTERS SCHELL, born in Herki- 
 mer county, N. Y. 
 
 Third Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John (Hannes) Schell and Barbara 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation— JOHN SCHELL and ANN CASLER. 
 
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 Their Child len. 
 
 JOHN SCHELL, born in Herkimer county, N. Y., in 
 
 1795, became a soldier in the American army, during 
 
 the war of 181 2. He married Nancy Hilts born in 
 
 Herkimer county, N. Y., 2d January, 1793. 
 
 John Schell died in Fremont, Steuben county, N. Y., 23d 
 
 April, 1880. 
 
 Nancy Hilts died loth December, 1892; she lacked only 
 twenty days to be one hundred years old. 
 
 PETER SCHELL, born in Herkimer county, N. Y. 
 
 JACOB SCHELL, born at Herkimer county, N. Y. 
 
 MARK SCHELL, born at Herkimer county, N. Y. 
 
 ADAM SCHELL, born at Herkimer county, N. Y., in 
 1814, married Delia Fultz born in Herkimer county, 
 in 1813. 
 He moved to Orleans township, Jefiferson county, N. Y., 
 where he died in 1894. 
 
 AND FIVE DAUGHTERS SCHELL, born in Herki- 
 mer county, N. Y. 
 
 :x 
 
 Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John (Hannes) Schell and Barbara 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — John Schell and Anna Casler. 
 Fourth generation— JOHN SCHELL and NANCY 
 
 HILTS. 
 
Their Children. 
 
 ISAAC SCHELL, born in the state of New York, about 
 the year 1816, married and is living now (May, 1896) 
 at Stone Mills, N. Y. 
 
 AND SIX OTHER SONS SCHEEL younger than Isaac, 
 and born in the state of New York. 
 
 AND EIGHT DAUGHTERS SCHELL, born in the 
 state of New York. 
 
 Of these fifteen children, twelve yet survive (May, 1896). 
 
 These fifteen children themselves have sixty-five chil- 
 dren, ninety grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. 
 
 Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John (Hannes) Schell and Barbara 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — John Schell and Anna Casler. 
 Fourth generation— ADAM SCHELL and DELIA 
 
 FULTZ. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 CATHERINE SCHELL, born in Orleans, Jefferson 
 county, N. Y. 
 
 FREDERICK SCHELL, born at Orleans, Jefferson 
 County, N. Y. 
 
 JOSEPH SCHELL, born -n Orleans, Jefferson county, 
 N. Y. 
 
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 JEREMIAH SCHELL, born in Orleans, Jefferson county, 
 N. Y., 24th March, 1838, married at Clayton county, 
 N. Y., 25th December, 1859, ]^^^ Elisabeth Sheldon 
 born at Clayton county, N. Y., ist Januaiy, 1839, 
 daughter of Potter Sheldon and Nancy Hill. 
 Jeremiah Schell died at Clayton county, N. Y., f/th April, 
 
 1872. 
 
 MARY SCHELL, born at Orleans, Jefferson county, 
 N. Y. 
 
 MARTHA SCHELL, born at Orleans, Jefferson county, 
 N. Y. 
 
 HENRY SCHELL, born at Orleans, Jefferson county, 
 
 N. Y. 
 
 HARVEY SCHELL, born at Orleans, Jefferson county, 
 N. Y. 
 
 CYNTHIA SCHELL, born at Orleans, Jefferson county, 
 N. Y. 
 
 LUCINDA SCHELL, born at Orleans, Jefferson county, 
 N. Y. 
 
 Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — ^John Christian Schell and Maria 
 Schell. 
 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 
 Fourth generation— HENRY SCHELL and ELISA- 
 BETH LOONEN. 
 
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 Their Child. 
 
 ROBERT ADDISON SCHELL, born at Toronto town- 
 ship, Ont., 4th September, 1821, married at Oxford, 
 near Ingersoll, Ont., 15th March, 1842, Catherine Eitz- 
 Gerald, born in Tipperary, Ireland, 22d December, 
 1823, daughter of Patrick EitzGerald and Mary 
 Meagher. 
 Robert A. Schell resided at Oxford until 1848, when he 
 moved to Tilsenburg, where he remained one year and 
 then returned to West Oxford. In 1852, he moved to Bur- 
 ford, Ont. Leaving his family at home he went from there, 
 in April, 1853, to California, having caught the gold fever, 
 so prevalent in those days. Whilst he was handhng the 
 gold on the Pacific coast, his family moved to Ingersoll, 
 where he rejoined them, Alarch 17th. 1854. In the begin- 
 ning of July, 1856, he went to McGillivray, Out., to engage 
 in storekeeping. Two years later, he sold out and crossed 
 the Canadian border and settled with his family in Lexing- 
 ton, Mich., in November, 1858. Here he became an Ameri- 
 can citizen, like his grandfather and great grandfather. He 
 was much respected by the people and filled various offices 
 of trust: he served honorably for two terms as Sheriff of 
 Sanilac county. Here he remained ever since, and the de- 
 lightful shore of Lake Huron has witnessed the growth 
 of many gray hairs in his venerable head: contented and 
 happy, he is passing there his old days, after every meal 
 taking a walk to smoke his pipe of peace and having an- 
 other look at the grandeur of the vast waters of beautiful 
 Lake Huron. 
 
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 Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — ^John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation— HENRY SCHELL and HANNAH 
 
 HUGILL. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 WILLIAM SCHELL, born in Oxford, Ont, nth June, 
 1846, married in Lapeer county, Mich., ist January, 
 1 87 1, Harriet Whiting, daughter of Samuel Whiting 
 and Eliza Whiting. 
 
 FANNY SCHELL, born at Oxford, Ont, 3d June, 1849, 
 died there, 14th October, 185 1. 
 
 ALBERT SCHELL, born at Dereham, Ont, 19th Jan- 
 uary, 1852, married in Lapeer county. 
 
 CHARLES EDGAR SCHELL, born at North Branch, 
 Lapeer county, Mich., 23d December, i860, married 
 there, 4th October, 1887, Mary Ellen McClintock, 
 daughter of Edward McClintock and Jane McClin- 
 tock who were born in Scotland. 
 Mary Ellen McClintock died in Lapeer county, Mich., 
 8th February, 1896. 
 
 Edgar Schell, treasurer of Deerfield township, Lapeei 
 county, Mich., was instantly killed by lightning, 5th June, 
 1896, while shutting a window during a thunderstorm: his 
 body was seared from head to foot, his undergarments were 
 burned to a crisp, his outergarments seemed intact His 
 
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 child received an electric shock and did not regain con- 
 sciousness for two days. His mother was hurled from one 
 room to the next, but was unhurt. 
 
 Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourt generation— ABRAHAAI SCHELL and ESTHER 
 
 HUGILL. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 ELIZA SCHELL, born at East Oxford, Ont., loth 
 
 October, 1833, married there, 3d September, 1855, 
 
 Francis J. Galbraith born at Toronto, Ont., 26th June, 
 
 1829, son of James Galbraith and Martha Bridgeland, 
 
 Eliza Schell died at North Branch, Lapeer county, Mich., 
 
 2d September, 1882. 
 
 Francis J. Galbraith died near North Branch, Lapeer 
 county, Mich., 25th January, 1892. 
 
 LOVINA SCHELL, born at East Oxford, Ont., 20th 
 March, 1835, married there, 15th November, 1866, 
 Daniel Rowel born at East Oxford, Ont., 23d August. 
 1827, son of Stratten Rowel and Alice Jones. 
 
 SOLOMON SCHELL, born at East Oxford, Ont., in 
 
 1837, married there, 13th January, 1869, Mary C. van 
 
 de Car born at East Oxford, Ont., 14th July, 1846, 
 
 daughter of Robert van de Car and Mary A. Smith. 
 
 Mary C. van de Car died at Fidelgo, Washington, 15th 
 
 May, 1890. 
 
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 MARY ANN SCHELL, born at East Oxford, Ont, 6th 
 July, 1839, married there, 9th April, 1857, James Over- 
 holt born at Brantford, Ont., 23d September, 1833, son 
 of Alichael Overholt and Mary Everett. 
 
 HANNAH SCHELL, born at East Oxford, Ont., 8th 
 May, 1841, married there, I2tli May, 1862, William 
 Demond born at Woodstock, Ont, 4th April, 1831. 
 Hannah Schell died in Illinois, in June, 1865. 
 
 HENRY SCHELL, born in East Oxford, Ont., in 1844, 
 married at North Branch, Lapeer county, Mich., Ella 
 Keeler. 
 
 DANIEL SCHELL, born at East Oxford, Ont., in 1846, 
 married at Burlington, Lapeer county, Mich., 5th Feb- 
 ruary, 1 87 1, Sarah Ann Curry born at Paris, Ont., 3d 
 October, 1851, daughter of George E. Curry and 
 Sarah Stearns. 
 
 SARAH JANE SCHELL, born at East Oxford, Ont, in 
 1848, married at North Branch, Lapeer county, Mich., 
 14th January, 1870, Thomas Bass born in Yorkshire, 
 England, 20th March, 1847, son of Robert Bass and 
 Ellen Wilson. 
 Sarah Jane Schell died at North Branch, Mich ist May, 
 
 1872. 
 
 Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Meyer. 
 Fourth generation— JACOB SCHELL and ELISABETH 
 
 EYER. 
 
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 Their Children. 
 
 JOHN SCHELL, born at Markham, Ont, 15th February, 
 1823, married 2d June, 1846, Elisabeth Barber. 
 He died at East Oxford, Ont., 13th Alay, 1872. 
 
 ISRAEL SCHELL, born in Toronto township, Ont, 25th 
 September, 1825. 
 
 A'lARY ANN SCHELL, born in Toronto township, 15th 
 May, 1828. 
 
 HENRY SCHELL, born in Toronto township, Ont., 14th 
 July, 1830. 
 
 SUSANNE SCHELL, born in Toronto township, Ont, 
 17th December, 1832. 
 
 Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 Schell. 
 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 
 Fourth generation— JACOB SCHELL and CATH- 
 ERINE SMITH. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 ROBERT S. SCHELL, born in Toronto township, Ont, 
 6th March, 1840, married 21st January, 1874, Emma 
 Peers of East Oxford, Ont., daughter of Henry Peers. 
 
 WILLIAM SCHELL, born in Toronto township, 15th 
 July, 1842, married Priscilla Louisa Carroll daughter 
 of William Carroll of the township of Norwich, Ont. 
 
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 D UNTAX M. SCHELL, born in the township of Toronto, 
 8th September, 1844, married in July 1873, Phoebe 
 CorneHa Cornwell of Long Island, N. Y. 
 He became a ]\Iethodist Minister. 
 
 MARGARET E. SCHELL, born in the township of East 
 Oxford, 22d December, 1845, married Rev. Reuben 
 Millyard of the ?^Iethodist church. 
 
 JACOB THOMAS SCHELL, born in East Oxford, 27th 
 December, 1850, married loth January, 1882, Sarah 
 Mclntyre of Tilsonburg, Ont. 
 
 ISABELLA ALICE SCHELL, born at East Oxford, 
 Ont., nth April, 1853, married 12th June, 1880, Wal- 
 ter J. Francis. 
 
 MALCOLM S. SCHELL, born at East Oxford, 13th 
 November, 1855, married 2d Januar}', 1894, Josephine 
 Russ, daughter of Rev. A. E. Russ. 
 
 WALTER SMITH SCHELL, born at East Oxford, Ont., 
 24th February, 1858, married 12th October, 1893, 
 Luella E. Ede, daughter of John Ede of East Oxford, 
 Ont. 
 
 Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — X. X. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Alaria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Meyer, 
 Fourth generation— SOLOMON SCHELL and ARTI- 
 
 rvIISSA p. HOPKIXS. 
 
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 Their Children. 
 
 AMANDA SOPHIA SCHELL, born at Toronto, 6th 
 October, 1831, married at West Oxford, 27th Sep- 
 tember, 1853, Henry Rivers. 
 
 ALMIRA SCHELL, born at Toronto, Ont, 21st July, 
 1833, married at West Oxford, 4th October, 1853, 
 Georg-e Galloway. 
 She died at West Oxford, Ont., 3d October, 1882. 
 
 ISABELLA PATIENCE SCHELL, born at Toronto, ist 
 November, 1835, married at Dereham, 20th October, 
 1854, Seymour M, Hogan. 
 
 MARY MELISSA SCHELL, born at Toronto, 17th July, 
 1840, married in West Oxford, 29th October, 1867, 
 Robert McMillan. 
 
 HIRAM EDWIN SCHELL, born at Toronto, 31st May, 
 1842, married at Niagara, 24th June 1861, Louisa 
 Dumart. 
 
 ELIZA JANE SCHELL, born at Toronto, 15th April, 
 1844, married at West Oxford, ist November, 1872, 
 Cyrus Fierheller. 
 
 ROBERT HOPKINS SCHELL, born at Toronto, 19th 
 November, 1846. 
 
 WARREN H. SCHELL, born at Toronto, 26th Novem- 
 ber, 1848, married at West Oxford, 9th December, 
 1873, Catherine Maybee. 
 
 BRADFORD THOMAS SCHELL, born at Toronto, 
 nth May, 1858, married in California, in November, 
 1875, Clara van de Car. 
 
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 Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation— DAXIEL SCHELL and ELIZA 
 
 MERCER. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 SAMUEL SCHELL, born 9th August, 1839, married at 
 Ingersoll, Ont., 15th May, 1866, Emily Lamport. 
 
 FRANCIS H. SCHELL, born 19th April, 1841, married at 
 Cincinnati, Ohio, i8th July, 1877, Minnie Hoffman 
 born 2d February, 1854. 
 
 ERASTUS SCHELL, born 2d December, 1842, died 15th 
 January, 1843. 
 
 MARTHA ANN SCHELL, born 2d March, 1844, mar- 
 ried 22d December, i860, Lambert F. Crawford, M. D. 
 She died loth October, 1875. 
 
 CHARLES HENRY SCHELL, born 4th December, 
 1846. 
 
 MARY AMELIA SCHELL, born i6th October. 1849. 
 married at Ingersoll, Ontario, 6th October, 1869, 
 Joseph Jarvis born 26th October, 1842. 
 
 ELLEN SCHELL, born 5th April, 1852. died 14th 
 October 1878. Unmarried. 
 
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 HARRIETTE SCHELL, born 31st July, 1854, married at 
 Ingersoll, Ontario, 23d June, 1877, William B. Chaffey, 
 bom 2 1 St October, 1854. 
 Harriette Schell died 6tli October, 1889. 
 
 EMILY SCHELL, born nth January, 1857, married at 
 Ing-ersoll, Ontario, 26th June, 1878, William Jonston 
 Waddingham, born 12th November, 1854. 
 
 ELIZA SCHELL, born 19th April, 1859, married in New 
 Zealand, 25th June, 1892, Frederick Hugh Oldham 
 born 27th August, 1863. 
 
 Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — ^N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Mark Schell and Delila Casler. 
 Fourth generation— PETER SCHELL and MARY HEB- 
 
 NER. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 GEORGE ALEXANDER SCHELL, born at Markham, 
 Ont., 31st January, 1827, married at Port Huron, 
 Mich., 31st December, 1850, Jane Cox born in Ireland, 
 15th January, 1833, daughter of Thomas Cox and 
 Elisabeth Cox. 
 
 HARRIET SCHELL, born at Markham, Ont., 13th Feb- 
 ruary, 1829, died there, 28th March, 1829. 
 
 DAVID SCHELL, born at Markham, Ont., 12th Feb- 
 ruary, 1830, died unmarned in Worth, Sanilac county, 
 Mich., 24th May, 1851. 
 
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 DENIS SCHELL, born at ^larkham, Ont, loth April, 
 1832, married in Sanilac county, 23d May, 1854, Maria 
 Allen. 
 
 MATILDA SCHELL, born at Markham, Ont., 25th July, 
 1834, married in Sanilac county, Mich., Jehiel Lock. 
 She married a second time, John Hinkley, and a third 
 time, Joseph Scott. She died 12th August, 1890. 
 
 MARY JANE SCHELL, born at Alarkham, Ont, 17th 
 November, 1836, married in Sanilac county, Mich.. 
 31st October, 1854, Hugh ]\lclntyre. 
 
 CATHERINE SCHELL, born at Alarkham, Ont, 13th 
 June, 1838, married in Sanilac county, Mich., 17th 
 June, 1856, John Spring. 
 Catherine Schell died 5th July, 1887. 
 
 MARK SCHELL, born at Markham, Ont., 22d October, 
 1840, was buried in Sanilac county, Mich., 19th Oc- 
 tober, 1842. 
 
 HENRY SCHELL, born in Worth, Sanilac county, Mich., 
 2ist August, 1843, was buried there, 2d February, 
 1845- 
 
 ELISABETH SCHELL, bom in Worth, Sanilac county, 
 Mich., 20th August, 1845, married 8th October, 1861. 
 George L. Baker. 
 
 WASHINGTON SCHELL, born in Worth, Sanilac 
 county, Mich., 21st January, 1848, married in Sanilac 
 county, Mich., 22d August, 1874, Sarah Jane Groat. 
 
 TERESA SCHELL, born in Worth, Sanilac county, Mich., 
 1st April, 1 85 1, married in Sanilac county, Mich., in 
 1 87 1, Irvin Batchelor. 
 
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 t Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Mark Schell and Delila Casler. 
 Fourth generation— JOHN SCHELL and ELISABETH 
 
 SCHELL. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 WILLIAM SCHELL, born in Canada, moved to Lexing- 
 ton, Mich., enlisted in the army during the civil war 
 and was killed in battle. 
 He married in Lexington, Mich., before the war. 
 
 :x 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 Schell. 
 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 
 Fourth generation — Henrv^ Schell and Elisabeth Loonen. 
 
 Fifth generation— ROBERT A. SCHELL and CATH- 
 ERINE FITZGERALD. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 MARY ELISABETH SCHELL. born at Oxford, Ont., 
 24th July, 1843, married at Detroit, Mich., i8th June, 
 
Mrs. REBECCA NIMS, 
 
 yt'i' SCHELL. 
 
 Mrs. MARY E. JANETTE, 
 AVc ScHF LI- 
 
 HELEN L. SCHELL. 
 
 Mrs. C. HELENA NIMS, 
 .\W S<:hh.i . 
 
—45— 
 
 i86i, Peter Janette born at Janette's Creek, near Chat- 
 ham, Canada, i6th August, 1829, son of Peter Janette 
 and CorneHa Tiffany. 
 
 For biography of Peter Janette see Appendix E. 
 
 Peter Janette was buried at Lexington, Sanilac county, 
 Mich., 20th November, 1893. 
 
 TERESA REBECCA SCHELL, born at Oxford, Can- 
 ada, on Friday, at 6.30 o'clock in the afternoon, 22d 
 August, 1845, niarried at Detroit, 27th June, 1869, 
 Edward Loomis Nims bom at Richmond, Vermont, 
 26th July, 1842, son of Reuben Nims and Sophia 
 Whiton. 
 
 CATHERINE HELENA SCHELL, born at Tilsenburg, 
 Dereham township, Ont., at eleven o'clock in the even- 
 ing, 9th September, 1848, married at Lexington, San- 
 ilac county, Mich., 17th January, 1872, William Reuben 
 Nims born at Richmond, Vermont, 7th June, 1829, 
 widower of Susanne B. Greene, son of Reuben Nims 
 and Sophia Whiten. 
 
 JAMES SCHELL, born at Oxford, Canada, 21st Decem- 
 ber, 1850, died loth September, 1852. 
 
 AUGUSTIN ROBERT SCHELL, born at Ingersoll, 
 Canada, 4th November, 1853. 
 
 JAMES MEAGHER SCHELL, born at Ingersoll, Can- 
 ada, I2th February, 1856, died at Port Huron, Mich., 
 21 St August, 1873. 
 
 HELEN LOUISA SCHELL, born at Lexington, Sanilac 
 county, Mich., on Sunday, at 7 o'clock in the evening, 
 22d January, i860. 
 
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 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Jacob Schell and Elisabeth Eyer. 
 Fifth generation— JOHN SCHELL and ELISABETH 
 
 BARBER. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 CATHERINE SCHELL, born at Oxford, nth April, 
 1847, married nth December, 1873, James Henry 
 Davis. 
 
 DAVID SCHELL, born at Oxford, Ont., 5th March, 1849, 
 married 25th December, 1879, Eleanor Hebner. 
 
 MARY ELISABETH SCHELL, born at Oxford, Ont., 
 24th March, 1850. 
 
 JEANNETTE SCHELL, born at Oxford, Ont., 23d 
 August, 1852, married 28th October, 1875, Frederick 
 Moses Koehler. 
 
 ISRAEL SCHELL, bom at Oxford, Ont, 21st May, 1854. 
 
 ANN SCHELL, born at Oxford, Ont., 20th November, 
 1856, married 31st May, 1882, Nathan Wesley. 
 
 AGNES SCHELL, born at Oxford, Ont., 9th March, 
 1858, married 31st September, 1891, Lincoln Saulsley. 
 
 JOHN HENRY SCHELL, born at Oxford, Ont, 22d 
 August, 1862, married 4th August, 1891, Mary Ellen 
 Lak. 
 
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 IDA ELSIE SCHELL, born at Oxford, Out., 14th Feb- 
 ruary, 1867. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation— Alark Schell and Delila Casler. 
 Fourth generation — Peter Schell and Alary Hebner. 
 Fifth generation— GEORGE A. SCHELL and JANE 
 
 COX. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 CAROLINE SCHELL, born in Worth, Sanilac county, 
 Mich., died in infancy. 
 
 ANNABEL SCHELL, born in Worth, died in infancy. 
 
 LAFAYETTE SCHELL, born in Worth, Sanilac county, 
 Mich., 28th July, 1854, married in Fremont, Sanilac 
 county, Mich., 24th December, 1883, Fanny A. Fletchei 
 born in Wisconsin 6th December, 1862, daughter oi 
 Charles Fletcher and Dinah P. Goy. 
 
 NATHAN SCHELL, bom in Worth, Sanilac county, 
 Mich, 20th March, 1856, married in Canada, 13th 
 August, 1 88 1, Jessie Mitchell born in Canada, loth 
 March, 1862. 
 
 JOHN R. SCHELL, born in Worth, Sanilac county, Mich., 
 married there, Miss MacKenzie. 
 
 ELISABETH A. SCHELL, born in Worth, Sanilac 
 county, Mich., married there, William Bragg. 
 
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 MARY H. SCHELL, born in Worth, Sanilac county, 
 Mich. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Mark Schell and Delila Casler. 
 Fourth generation — John Schell and Elisabeth Schell. 
 Fifth generation— WILLIAM SCHELL and MRS. 
 
 SCHELL. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 SCHELL, born at Lexington, Mich., 
 
 married there, William Miller, who resided during the 
 longer part of his life, one mile West and one-half mile 
 South of the village of Lexington, Mich. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Daniel Schell and Eliza Mercer. 
 Fifth generation— SAMUEL SCHELL and EMILY 
 
 LAMPORT. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 HATTIE SEXTON SCHELL, born 6th March, 1867, 
 married in Hamilton, Ohio, 27th April, 1891, William 
 B. Chaflfey. 
 
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 FREDERICK CHESTER SCHELL, born 5th March, 
 1869, married in San Francisco, Cal., 23d March, 1893, 
 Clara Owen. 
 
 CARL H. SCHELL, born 20th October, 1870. 
 
 LILIAN E. SCHELL, born 20th October, 1873. 
 
 EDWARD LAMPORT SCHELL, born ist November, 
 1874. 
 
 ELISABETH SCHELL, born 14th November, 1875. 
 
 ]\IARY E. SCHELL, born 31st October, 1877. 
 
 HUGH DANIEL SCHELL, born 14th February, 1879. 
 
 LEE G. SCHELL, born 2d September, 1880. 
 
 INFANT SCHELL, born 22d October, died 31st October, 
 1881. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Mark Schell and Delila Casler. 
 Fourth generation — Peter Schell and Mary Hebner. 
 Fifth generation — WASHINGTON SCHELL and 
 
 SARAH JANE GROAT. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 EFFA MAY SCHELL, born at Attica, Lapeer county, 
 Mich., 1st July, 1875, died there 5th May, 1877. 
 
—50— 
 
 MARY AMELIA SCHELL, ] '^"''"'' ''°"' '* ^"'''' 
 MYRON HUBERT SCHELL b"^'" """'>'■ "5"' 
 
 ) December, 1876. 
 
 VERA RUTH SCHELL, born at Detroit, Mich., 8th 
 April, 1893. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Sciiell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Henry Schell and Hannah Hugill. 
 Fifth generation— WILLIAM SCHELL and HARRIET 
 
 WHITING. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 NELLIE SCHELL, born in Lapeer county, Mich., 26th 
 August, 1875, tli^tl there, 13th August, 1886. 
 
 EVA SCHELL, born in Lapeer county, 26th August, 1875, 
 died there, loth November, 1878. 
 
 ERNEST SCHELL, born in Lapeer county, 7th May, 1879. 
 
 EDNA SCHELL, born in Lapeer county, 2d May, 1883. 
 
 PERCIVAL SCHELL, born in Lapeer county, i8th July, 
 1886. 
 
 LORA SCHELL, born in Lapeer county, 20th November, 
 1890. 
 
 MYRTILLA SCHELL, born in Lapeer county, i8th 
 November, 1893. 
 
—51— 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Abraham Schell and Esther Hugill. 
 Fifth generation — HENRY SCHELL and ELLA 
 
 KEELER. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 HERBERT SCHELL, born at North Branch, Lapeer 
 county, Mich., 27th August, 1875. 
 
 MINA SCHELL, born at North Branch, Lapeer county, 
 Mich., 22d October, 1877. 
 
 CARRIE SCHELL, born at North Branch, Lapeer county, 
 Mich., 1st December, 1880. 
 
 CARL SCHELL, born at North Branch, Lapeer county, 
 Mich., nth April, 1883. 
 
 ROY SCHELL, born at North Branch, Lapeer county, 
 Mich., 14th March, 1886. 
 
 LEITA SCHELL, born at North Branch, Lapeer county, 
 Mich., 19th October, 1889. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 Schell. 
 
—52— 
 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Henery Schell and Hannah Hugill. 
 Fifth generation — ALBERT SCHELL and MRS. 
 SCHELL. 
 
 Children. 
 
 FIVE CHILDREN SCHELL. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Abraham Schell and Esther Hugill. 
 Fifth generation— DANIEL SCHELL and SARAH ANN 
 
 CURRY. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 ARTHUR LLOYD SCHELL, born at Burnside, Lapeer 
 county, Mich., 28th February, 1878. 
 
 EDITH SCHELL, | Twins, born at Almont, Mich., 3d 
 ETHEL SCHELL, [ August, 1880. 
 
 JENNIE GRACE SCHELL, born at Almont, Mich., 28th 
 December, 1882. 
 
 ERNEST SCHELL, born at Almont, Mich., 13th January, 
 1886. 
 
 JOHN SCHELL, born at Rich, Mich., 25th November, 
 1893- 
 
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 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Daniel Schell and Eliza Mercer. 
 Fifth generation— FRANCIS H. SCHELL and MINNIE 
 
 HOFFMAN. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 GEORGE H. SCHELL, born 20th May, died 14th Decem- 
 ber, 1878. 
 
 HOWARD F. SCHELL, born 4th October, 1879. 
 
 MABEL H. SCHELL, born 30th January, 1882. 
 
 CHARLES H. SCHELL, born 14th January, 1884, died 
 19th November, 1886. 
 
 ROBERT SCHELL, born 5th August, 1890. 
 
 CLARENCE R. SCHELL, born 19th March, 1893. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Henry Schell and Hannah Hugill. 
 Fifth generation— EDGAR SCHELL and MARY ELLEN 
 
 McCLINTOCK. 
 
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 Their Children. 
 
 FLORENCE SCHELL, born in Lapeer county, Mich., 
 19th October, 1888. 
 
 RAY SCHELL, born in Lapeer county, Mich., 15th Janu- 
 ary, 1893. 
 
 GRACE SCHELL, born in Lapeer county, Mich., 21st 
 June, 1894. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John (Hannes) Schell and Barbara 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — John Schell and Anna Casler. 
 Fourth generation — John Schell and Nancy Hilts. 
 Fifth generation— ISAAC SCHELL and MRS. SCHELL. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 DAVID H. SCHELL, born in the state of New York, now 
 residing at Stone Mills, N. Y., who has given the 
 Compiler valuable information concerning the Schells 
 of New York state. It is to be regretted that Mr. 
 David H. Schell furnished nothing about himself and 
 his family. 
 
—55— 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John (Hannes) Schell and Barbara 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — John Schell and Anna Casler. 
 Fourth generation — Adam Schell and Delia Fultz. 
 Fifth generation— JEREMIAH SCHELL and JANE 
 
 ELISABETH SHELDON. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 ESTELLA SCHELL, born at Clayton, N. Y., in 1862, 
 died there, in 1863. 
 
 LUKE ELLSWORTH SCHELL, born at Clayton, N. Y., 
 22d September, 1864, moved to Detroit, Mich., where 
 he is a practicing physician. 
 
 JOHN SCHELL, born at Clayton, N. Y., 15th August, 
 1866, died there, in 1871. 
 
 BRAYTON ELAM SCHELL, born at Clayton, N. Y., 2d 
 April, 1 87 1, died there, 21st January, 1889. 
 
 :x 
 
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 ARMSTRONG. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Susanne Schell and Zenas Ross. 
 Fifth generation— CHARLOTTE ROSS and JAMES 
 
 ARMSTRONG. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 SUSANNE ARMSTRONG, born at Lexington, Mich. 
 
 LAURA ARMSTRONG, born at Lexington, Mich. 
 
 CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG, born at Lexington, Mich. 
 
 HATTIE ARMSTRONG, born at Lexington,' Mich. 
 
 RUFUS ARMSTRONG, born at Lexington, Mich. 
 
 ALTON ARMSTRONG, born at Lexington, Mich. 
 
 MARGARET ARMSTRONG, born at Lexington, Mich. 
 
 SILAS ARMSTRONG, born at Lexington, Mich. 
 
 CECIL ARMSTRONG, born at Lexington, Mich. 
 
 MARY ARMSTRONG, born at Lexington, Mich., died 
 there, in early youth. 
 
—57— 
 
 BAKER. 
 
 Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 Schell. 
 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 
 Fourth generation— ELISABETH SCHELL and ABRA- 
 HAM BAKER. 
 
 Their Child. 
 EVE BAKER, born at Markham, Ont, in June, 1812. 
 
■58- 
 
 BORLAND. 
 
 Third Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation— FANNY SCHELL and JAMES 
 
 BORLAND. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 JOHN HENRY BORLAND, bom at Streetsville, Ont., 
 25th November, 1830, married at Ingersoll, Ont., 5th 
 January, 1859, Effie McKiggan. 
 
 DIANA SCHELL BORLAND, married D. Moore. 
 
 MARY JANE BORLAND, married Isaac Fergison. 
 
 EDWARD BORLAND, married at Dereham, Ont, Jane 
 York. 
 
—59— 
 
 CASLER. 
 
 Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation— SUSANNE SCHELL and JOHN 
 
 CASLER. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 RICHARD CASLER, born in Canada. 
 
 MARY A. CASLER, born in Canada, married Mr. Mus- 
 tard. 
 
 SOLOMON CASLER, born in Canada. 
 
-6o- 
 
 CHAFFEY. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 Schell. 
 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 
 Fourth generation — Daniel Schell and Eliza Mercer. 
 
 Fifth generation— HENRIETTA SCHELL and WIL- 
 LIAM B. CHAFFEY. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 ARTHUR CHAFFEY, born 5th March, 1878. 
 
 KARL CHAFFEY, born 23d December, 1881. 
 
 EVELYN CHAFFEY, born 29th December, 1883. 
 
 HELEN CHAFFEY, bom 21st September, 1885, died 
 22d September, 1886. 
 
 WILLIAM HERBERT CHAFFEY, born 23d September, 
 1887. 
 
 MAURICE CHAFFEY, born i8th September, 1889, died 
 21 St January, 1890. 
 
-6i- 
 
 CHAFFEY. 
 
 Sixth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Daniel Schell and Eliza Mercer. 
 Fifth generation — Samuel Schell and Emily Lamport. 
 Sixth generation— HATTIE S. SCHELL and WILLIAM 
 
 B. CHAFFEY. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 LILLIAN S. CHAFFEY, born loth March, died 13th 
 August, 1892. 
 
 GEORGE FREDERICK CHAFFEY, born 2d July, 1894- 
 
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 CLINE. 
 
 Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N, Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Mark Schell and Delila Casler. 
 Fourth generation— DELILA SCHELL and JOHN 
 
 CLINE. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 JACOB CLINE, born at Markham, Ont., 30th April, 1815, 
 
 married there, 15th September, 1845, ]^^'^^ Finney born 
 
 in Scotland, who came with her parents to Canada at 
 
 the age of three years. 
 
 Jacob Cline came with his parents and family to Worth, 
 
 Sanilac county, Mich., in 1861. 
 
-^3- 
 
 CUNE. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation^ — -John Cliristian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Mark Schell and Delila Casler. 
 Fourth generation — Delila Schell and John Cline (Klein). 
 Fifth generation— JACOB CLINE and JANE FINNEY. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 JOHN CLINE, 
 WILLIAM M. CLINE, 
 TENA (CHRISTINA) CLINE, 
 LILLIE CLINE, 
 SEWALL CLINE, 
 INFANT CLINE died. 
 
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 CRAJ^'FORD. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 Schell. 
 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 
 Fourth generation — Daniel Schell and Eliza Mercer. 
 
 Fifth generation— MARTHA ANN SCHELL and LAM- 
 BERT F. CRAWFORD. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 VERNON CRAWFORD, bom 20th June, 1871, died 8th 
 September, 1875. 
 
 CLARA LOUISA CRAWFORD, born 28th June, 1873. 
 
 ELIZA CRAWFORD, born ist September, died 24th 
 October, 1875. 
 
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 DEMOND. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Abraham Schell and Esther Hugill. 
 Fifth generation— HANNAH SCHELL and WILLIAM 
 
 DEMOND. 
 
 Their Child. 
 
 FREDERICK DEMOND, born in New Jersey, 26th 
 March, 1863. 
 
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 GALBRAITH. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Scheli, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Scheli and Maria 
 
 Scheli. 
 Third generation — Henry Scheli and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Abraham Scheli and Esther Hugill. 
 Fifth generation— ELIZA SCHELL and FRANCIS J. 
 
 GALBRAITH. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 ANNA GALBRAITH, born at East Oxford, Ont., 17th 
 November, 1856. 
 
 ALBERT C. GALBRAITH, born in East Oxford, Ont., 
 22d January, 1858. 
 
 WILLIAM F. GALBRAITH, born in East Oxford, Ont., 
 25th February, 1861. 
 
 ELEANOR GALBRAITH, bom at East Oxford, Ont., 
 26th May, 1863, married at North Branch, Mich., 17th 
 June, 1885, Frank W. Draper. 
 
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 JARVIS. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First g-eneration — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Daniel Schell and Eliza Mercer. 
 Fifth generation — MARY AMELIA SCHELL and 
 
 JOSEPH JARVIS. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 JOSEPH STANLEY JARVIS, born 23d January, 1872, 
 died 6th April, 1873. 
 
 BERTHA LOUISA JARVIS, born 30th January, 1874, 
 died nth November, 1893. 
 
 KARL ALLEN JARVIS, born 7th March, 1875, died. 
 
 CLARENCE CRAWFORD JARVIS, born i6th Febru- 
 ary, 1876. 
 
 EDITH LISLE JARVIS, born 24th July, 1877. 
 
 FRANCIS JOSEPH JARVIS, born i6th March, 1882. 
 
 CHARLES HOWARD JARVIS, born 27th March, 1885. 
 
 BEATRICE AMELIA JARVIS, born ist August, 1888. 
 
 HELEN MERCER JARVIS, born i6th April, died 26th 
 October, 1890. 
 
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 KAISER. 
 
 Third Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 Second generation— John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation— MARY CATHERINE SCHELL and 
 
 ADAM KAISER. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 CHARLES KAISER, 
 
 ADAM KAISER, 
 
 A DAUGHTER KAISER, married Benjamin Cole. 
 
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 MARTZ. 
 
 Third Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation— ELISABETH SCHELL and PETER 
 
 MARTZ. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 DAVID MARTZ, 
 WALTER MARTZ, 
 PETER MARTZ, 
 CHARLES MARTZ, 
 STEPHEN MARTZ. 
 
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 NIMS. 
 
 Sixth Generation. 
 
 First g-eneration — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — -Henry Schell and Elisabeth Loonen. 
 Fifth generation — Robert A. Schell and Catherine FitzGer- 
 
 ald. 
 Sixth generation— TERESA REBECCA SCHELL and 
 
 E. LOOMIS NIMS. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 FRANCES HELENA NiMS, born at Port Huron, Mich., 
 15th September, 1873. 
 
 BESSIE NIMS, born at Port Huron, Mich., 22d April, 
 1876. 
 
 ANNA TERESA NIMS, born at Lexington, Mich., ist 
 August, 1878. 
 
 LOUISA CLARA NIMS, born at Lexington, Mich., 25th 
 February, 1881. 
 
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 NIMS. 
 
 Sixth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Henry Schell and Elisabeth Loonen. 
 Fifth generation — Robert A. Schell and Catherine FitzGer- 
 
 ald. 
 Sixth generation— CATHERINE HELENA SCHELL 
 
 and WILLIAM R. NIMS. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 WILLIAM REUBEN NIMS, born at Lexington, Mich., 
 15th December, 1874. 
 
 MARY AUGUSTA NIMS, born at Lexington, Mich., 24th 
 May, 1880. 
 
 ROBERT JEROME NIMS, born at Lexington, Mich., 
 22d September, 1883. 
 
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 OLDHAM. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First g-eneration — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Daniel Schell and Eliza Mercer. 
 Fifth generation— ELIZA SCHELL and FREDERICK 
 
 H. OLDHAM. 
 
 Their Child. 
 
 EDWARD HUGH OLDHAM, born in New Zealand, 
 1st November, 1893. 
 
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 OVERHOLT. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Abraham Schell and Esther Hugill. 
 Fifth generation— MARY ANN SCHELL and JAMES 
 
 OVERHOLT. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 MARTHA ANN OVERHOLT, born in Brantford, Ont., 
 nth October, 1859, married there, 22d December, 1885, 
 William Forrest. 
 
 EDWARD LEVI OVERHOLT, born in Brantford, Ont., 
 loth October, 1861. 
 
 JOHN EMERSON OVERHOLT, born in Brantford, 
 Ont., 14th September, 1863, married at Inneskip, Ont., 
 24th August, 1887, Harriet Eliza Murdock. 
 
 NETTIE OVERHOLT, born in Brantford, Ont., 14th 
 July, 1866, married there, 19th November, 1890, 
 Samuel Robert Perry. 
 
 SARAH MARIA OVERHOLT, born at Brantford, Ont., 
 23d July, 1870, married there, 13th November, 1889, 
 Edward James W. Perry. 
 
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 PHILIPS. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Susanne Schell and Zenas Ross. 
 Fifth generation— MARGARET ROSS and GEORGE 
 
 PHILIPS. 
 
 Their Children. 
 ALPHARETTA PHILIPS, born 6th February, 1875. 
 PHLETA MAY PHILIPS, bom 5th January, 1891. 
 
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 PLANK. 
 
 Third Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation— EVA SCHELL and MR. PLANK. 
 
 Their Child. 
 JOHN PLANK, married N. N. 
 
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 PLANK. 
 
 Fourth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Eva Schell and Mr. Plank. 
 Fourth generation— JOHN PLANK and MRS. PLANK. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 BARTHOLOMEW PLANK. 
 A SON PLANK. 
 
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 ROSS. 
 
 Fourth]Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation— SUSANNE SCHELL and ZENAS 
 
 ROSS. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 ROXY ROSS, born 8th July, 1840, married Joseph Utley. 
 She died 9th March, 1873. 
 
 JOHN ROSS, born 24th December, 1841, died 8th April, 
 1852. 
 
 HENRY W. ROSS, born 22d January, 1843, married 26th 
 September, 1866, Annette Philips born at North Her- 
 mon, Maine, nth July, 1842. 
 He resided in the Southern part of Lexington, Mich., 
 during the longer part of his life. 
 
 CHARLOTTE ROSS, born loth May, 1844, married 
 James Armstrong. 
 
 MARGARET ROSS, born 17th August, 1847, married 
 George Philips. 
 
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 ROSS. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Susanne Schell and Zenas Ross. 
 Fifth generation— HENRY W. ROSS and ANNETTE 
 
 PHILIPS. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 ZENAS ROSS, born at Rock Falls, Mich., 26th June, 1868. 
 
 NETTIE ROSS, born at Lexington, Mich., 19th April, 
 1872. 
 
 FLORENCE ROSS, born at Lexington, Mich., 28th June, 
 1876. i 
 
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 ROIVEL 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Scliell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 SchelL 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Abraham Schell and Esther Hugill. 
 Fifth generation— LOVINA SCHELL and DANIEL 
 
 ROWEL. 
 
 TJieir Children. 
 
 CALVERT ROWEL, born at North Branch, Lapeer 
 county, Michigan, i6th February, 1867, died 12th June, 
 1877. 
 
 ESTHER ALICE ROWEL, born at Dayton, Mich., loth 
 May, 1870, died 15th November, 1876. 
 
 SARAH ELEANOR ROWEL, born at North Branch, 
 Lapeer county, Mich., nth August, 1872, married at 
 Caro, Mich., i8th July, 1894, Silvester Miller. 
 
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 UTLEY. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Susanne Schell and Zenas Ross. 
 Fifth generation— ROXY ROSS and JOSEPH UTLEY. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 LOTTIE UTLEY, born in December, 1866, married Mr. 
 Lindow. 
 
 JOHN UTLEY, born in March, 1868. 
 
 R. Z. UTLEY, born 20th April, 1871. 
 
 MARGARET UTLEY, bom ist March, 1873, married Mr. 
 Yake. 
 
H^ADDINGHAM. 
 
 Fifth Generation. 
 
 First generation — N. N. Schell, of Baden Baden. 
 
 Second generation — John Christian Schell and Maria 
 
 Schell. 
 Third generation — Henry Schell and Mary Moyer. 
 Fourth generation — Daniel Schell and Ehza Mercer. 
 Fifth generation— EMILY SCHELL and WILLIAM J. 
 
 WAD D INGHAM. 
 
 Their Children. 
 
 ETHEL AUGUSTA WADDINGHAM, born 12th June, 
 1880. 
 
 FLORENCE ISABEL WADDINGHAM, born i8th 
 April, 1882. 
 
 HAROLD WADDINGHAM, born ist March, 1884, died 
 15th November, 1886. 
 
 ELSIE KELLS WADDINGHAM, born 19th July, 1885. 
 
 GERTRUDE SCHELL WADDINGHAM, bom 5th 
 December, 1886. 
 
 ALICE MARGARET WADDINGHAM, born 6th May, 
 1888. 
 
 WILLIAM MERCER WADDINGHAM, born 29th 
 September, 1889. 
 
 EMMA WADDINGHAM, born 17th January, 1891. 
 
 ARTHUR WADDINGHAM, born 29th August, died ist 
 December, 1802. 
 
APPENDIX A. 
 
 Extract from "Life of Joseph Brant-Thayendanegea,"' by 
 William L. Stone. Vol. 2, Chap. 5, page 164: 
 
 "Another affair, as an individual exploit, was as remarks 
 able for its coolness and bravery, as for the singular incident 
 occurring in the course of the battle, or rather siege, by 
 which the leader of the enemy was made to supply ammu- 
 nition to be used against his own troops. There was, and 
 is to this day, a wealthy German settlement about four 
 miles north of the village of Herkimer, called "Schell's 
 Bush.'' Among those of the settlers who had built block- 
 houses of their own, was John Christian Schell. His stock- 
 ade was large and substantial, and well calculated for 
 defence. The first story had no windows, but small loop- 
 holes, through which the inmates could fire upon any 
 persons venturing to assail them. The second story pro- 
 jected two or three feet over the first, so constructed that 
 the garrison could either fire upon those who approached 
 too near, or cast down missiles upon their heads. Schell 
 had a family of six sons, the youngest two of whom were 
 twins and but eight years old. In the afternoon of the 6th 
 of August, Donald McDonald, one of the Scotch refugees 
 who fled from Johnstown, made an attack upon Scheli'a 
 Bush at the head of a band of sixty-six Indians and tones 
 among the latter of whom were two celebrated traitors, 
 named Empie and Kassellman. Most of the inhabitants 
 of Schell's Bush, however, had taken refuse in fort Day- 
 ton, four miles distant; but John Christian Schell, being 
 a sturdy believer in the doctrine that every man's house is 
 his castle, refused to quit his own domicile. He and his 
 sons were at work in the field when McDonald and his 
 
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 party made their appearance; and the children were unfor- 
 tunately separated so widely from their father, as to fall 
 in the hands of the enemy. Schell and his other boys suc- 
 ceeded in reaching their castle, and barricading the pon- 
 derous door. And then commenced the battle. The be- 
 sieged were well armed, and all behaved with admirable 
 bravery; but none more bravely than Schell's wife, who 
 loaded the pieces as her husband and sons discharged them. 
 The battle commenced at two o'clock, and continued until 
 dark. Several attempts were made by McDonald to set 
 fire to the castle, but without success; and his forces were 
 repeatedly driven back by the galling fire they received. 
 McDonald at length procured a crowbar and attempted 
 to force the door; but while thus engaged received a shot 
 in the leg from Schell's blunderbuss, which put him "hors 
 de combat." None of his men being sufiticiently near at 
 the moment to rescue him, Schell, quick as lightning, 
 opened the door, and drew him within the walls a prisoner. 
 The misfortune of Schell and his garrison was, that their 
 ammunition began to run low; but McDonald was very 
 amply provided, and to save his own life, he surrendered 
 his cartridges to the garrison to fire upon his comrades. 
 Several of the enemy having been killed and others 
 wounded, they now drew off for a respite. Schell and his 
 troops, moreover, needed a little breathing time; and feeling 
 assured that, so long as he had the commanding otiicer 
 of the besiegers in his possession, the enemy would hardly 
 attempt to burn the citadel, he ceased firing. He then went 
 upstairs, and sang the hymn which was a favorite of Luther 
 during the perils and afflictions of the Great Reformer in 
 the controversies with the Pope.^ While thus engaged the 
 enemy likewise ceased firing. But they soon afterwards ral- 
 lied again to the fight, and made a desperate effort to can7 
 the fortress by assault. Rushing up to the walls, five of 
 
them thrust the muzzles of their guns through the loopholes, 
 but had no sooner done so, than Mrs. Schell, seizing an 
 axe, by quick and well directed blows ruined every musket 
 thus thrust through the walls, by bending the barrels. A 
 few more well directed shots by Schell and his sons once 
 more drove the assailants back. Schell thereupon ran up 
 to the second story, just in the twilight, and calling out 
 to his wife with a loud voice, informed her that Capt. Small 
 was approaching from fort Dayton with succor. In yet 
 louder notes he exclaimed: "Captain Small, march your 
 company round upon this side of the house. Captain Get- 
 man, you had better wheel your men off to the left, and 
 come upon that side." There were, of course, no troops 
 approaching; but the directions of Schell were given with 
 such precision, and such apparent earnestness and sincerity, 
 that the stratagem succeeded, and the enemy immediately 
 fled to the woods, taking away the twin lads as prisoners.^ 
 Setting the best provisions they had before their reluctant 
 guest, Schell and his family lost no time in repairing to 
 fort Dayton, which they reached in safety, leaving McDon- 
 ald in the quiet possession of the castle he had been striving 
 to capture in vain. Some two or three of McDonald's 
 Indians lingered about the premises to ascertain the fate of 
 their leader; and finding that Schell and his family had 
 evacuated the post, ventured in to visit him. Not being 
 able to remove him, however, on taking themselves oft, 
 they charged their wounded leader to inform Schell, that if 
 he would be kind to him (McDonald), they would take 
 good care of his (Schell's) captive boys. McDonald was 
 
 (i) A literal translation of this hymn has been furnished 
 the author by Professor Bokum of Harvard University, 
 which will be found in Appendix. 
 
 (2) One of Schell's neighbors lay in ambush during the 
 battle and heard Schell's directions to Small and Getman. 
 
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 the next day removed to the fort by Captain Small, where 
 his leg was amputated; but the blood could not be stanched, 
 and he died in a few hours."' The lads were carried into 
 Canada. The loss of tlie enemy on the ground was eleven 
 killed and six wounded. The boys, who were rescued after 
 the war, reported that they took twelve of their wounded 
 away with them, nine of whom died before they arrived in 
 Canada.* 
 
 At a subsequent day, Schell, being at work in the field 
 with his two sons at no great distance from the fort, was 
 fired upon by a party of Indians concealed in the standing 
 wheat, and severely wounded. He called to his sons not 
 to allow the Indians to scalp him; and neither of the brave 
 boys would retreat until a guard came from the fort to 
 their relief. But in the discharge of this filial duty, one of 
 them was killed and the other wounded. John Christian 
 Schell himself died of his wound, in the fort. His deeds 
 were commemorated in one of the most rude and prosaic 
 of ballads. But his memory is yet green in the remembrance 
 of the German population of Herkimer."^ 
 
 (3) McDonald wore a silver mounted tomahawk, which 
 was taken from him by Schell. It was marked by thirty 
 scalpnotches, showing that few Indians could have been 
 more industrious than himself in gathering that descrip- 
 tion of military trophies. 
 
 (4) Among the slain was a white man, who had two 
 thumbs on one hand. One of Schell's sons is yet living 
 in Canada, being a member of the Dunkard's Society, in 
 the neighborhood of Toronto. (Reference is made here to 
 Frederick Schell.— C. D.) 
 
 (5) This account of John Christian Schell's exploit has 
 been drawn chiefly from the MS. statement of the venerable 
 Col. William Feeter, yet living in that town (February, 
 1838), and from the ballad mentioned in the text, which 
 contains a pathetic and particular recitation of the facts. 
 
APPENDIX B. 
 
 A Ballad originally written in German, translated into 
 English by Professor Bokum of Harvard University. 
 
 Copied from "Border Warfare of New York," by Hon. 
 William W. Campbell. 
 
 A story, a story, 
 
 Unto you I will tell. 
 Concerning a brave hero, 
 
 One Christian Schell, 
 
 Who was attacked by the Savages, 
 
 And tories, as is said. 
 But for this attack 
 
 Most dearly they paid. 
 
 The sixth of August 
 
 He went to his field, 
 Determined if the enemy 
 
 Came, never to yield. 
 
 Two sons he had along with him 
 
 Resolved were the same; 
 About the middle of the afternoon, 
 
 These invaders, they came. 
 
 He fled unto his blockhouse. 
 
 For to save his life 
 Where he had left his arms 
 
 In the care of his wife. 
 
 The enemy took prisoners. 
 
 Two sons that were twins. 
 About eight years of age; 
 
 Soon the battle it begins. 
 
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 Tliey advanced upon him 
 
 And began to fire, 
 But Christian with his blunderbus 
 
 Soon made them retire. 
 
 He wounded Donald McDonald, 
 
 And drew him in the door, 
 Who gave an account 
 
 There were strength sixty-four; 
 
 They fought from two in the afternoon 
 Until the closing of the light ; 
 
 Schell's son was slightly wounded 
 Before that it was night. 
 
 The old woman she has spoiled. 
 
 Five guns, as I have since been told, 
 
 With nothing but a chopping ax. 
 Which shows that she was bold. 
 
 Six there were wounded. 
 
 And eleven there was killed. 
 Of this said party, 
 
 Before they quit the field. 
 
 The Indians were forty-eight. 
 
 And tories full sixteent. 
 By old Schell and his two sons. 
 
 Oh the like was never seen. 
 Not Hke to get assistance. 
 
 Nor anybody's help. 
 They thought for to affright him 
 
 By setting up their Yelp. 
 
 But God was his assistant, 
 
 His buckler and his shield, 
 He dispersed this cruel enemy. 
 
 And made them cjuit the field. 
 
Come all you Tr}^on county men, 
 
 And never be dismayed, 
 But trust in the Lord, 
 
 And he will be your aid. 
 
 Trust in the Lord with all your might, 
 
 And call upon his name, 
 And he will help you as he did Schell 
 
 To his immortal fame. 
 
 a: 
 
 APPENDIX C. 
 I. 
 
 A firm fortress is our God, a good defence and weapon: 
 He helps us free from all our troubles which have now 
 
 befallen us. 
 The old evil enemy, he is now seriously going to work; 
 Great power and much cunning are his ciniel equipments, 
 There is none like him on the earth. 
 
 IL 
 
 With our own strength nothing can be done, we are very 
 
 soon lost: 
 For us the right man is fighting, whom God liimself has 
 
 chosen. 
 Do you ask, who he is? His name is Jesus Christ, 
 The Lord Jehovah, and there is no other God; 
 He must hold the field. 
 
III. 
 
 And if the world were full of devils, ready to devour us, 
 We are by no means much afraid, for finally we must 
 
 overcome 
 The prince of this world, however badly he may behave, 
 He cannot injure us, and the reason is, because he is 
 
 judged; 
 A little word can lay him low. 
 
 IV. 
 
 That word they shall suffer to remain, and not to be thanked 
 
 for either: 
 He is with us in the field, with his Spirit and his gifts. 
 If they take from us body, property, honor, child and 
 
 wife, 
 Let them all be taken away, they have yet no gain from it. 
 The kingdom of heaven must remain with us. 
 
 (The above is from a hymn book A. D. 1741. In one 
 printed in 1826, and now (1838) in use in Pennsylvania, the 
 following is added :) 
 Praise, honor and glory to the Highest God, the Father of 
 
 all Mercy. 
 Who has given us out of love His Son, for the sake of our 
 
 defects. 
 Together with the Holy Spirit. He calls us to the 
 
 Kingdom : 
 He takes away from us our sins, and shows the way to 
 
 heaven ; 
 May He joyfully aid us. Amen. 
 
APPENDIX D. 
 
 A copy of the marriage certificate of Jacob Schell : 
 Whereas, Jacob Schell of Markham and Elisabeth Eyer 
 of the same place, were desirous of intermarrying with each 
 other, and there being no parson or Minister of the Church 
 of England, being within eighteen miles of them or either 
 of them, they have applied to me for that purpose; now 
 these are to certify that in pursuance of the powers granted 
 by an act of the Legislature of this Province passed in the 
 thirty-third year of his majesty's Reign, I, James Mills, one 
 of his majesty's Justices of the peace have caused the pre- 
 vious notice by the Statute required to be given, have this 
 day married the said Jacob Schell and Elisabeth Eyer to- 
 gether and they are become legally contracted to each other 
 in marriage. 
 
 Markham, March 26th, 1822. 
 
 JAMES MILLS, J. P. 
 
 his 
 JACOB X SCHELL, 
 mark 
 his 
 NANCY X SCHELL, 
 
 mark 
 JOHN EYER, 
 WILLIAM HUNT, 
 
 her 
 ELIZA X HENRY, 
 mark 
 
 her 
 SUSANNAH X HENRY, 
 mark 
 
APPENDIX E. 
 
 The following obituary notice was printed in the "Sanilac 
 Jeffersonian," Nov. 24th, 1893: 
 
 DEATH OF PETER JANETTE. 
 
 BY REV. C. DENISSEN. 
 
 Sanilac county has lost another of its early settlers. At 
 one o'clock last Friday morning-, November 17th, Peter 
 Janette of the village of Lexington expired suddenly. 
 Though his health has been in a precarious condition this 
 last year on account of heart trouble, the news of his death 
 caused surprise to the community. 
 
 His funeral took place last Monday, November 20, from 
 St. Denis church at Lexington and his remains were laid to 
 rest in the Catholic cemetery, north of the village. 
 
 Mr. Janette leaves Mary Elizabeth Janette, his devoted 
 wife, to mourn his loss. 
 
 Peter Janette descended from an old French family of 
 Montreal, whose family name was "Le Tourneux." Through 
 his grandfather, John Le Tourneux his name was changed 
 to Janette. John in French, "Jean," the diminutive 
 "Johnnie" in French, "Jeannet" became by bad spelling 
 "Janette,'' and the descendants of John Le Tourneux have 
 been known ever since as Janette. 
 
 John Le Tourneux (Janette) our Peter's grandfather, had 
 settled on the Canadian border of the Detroit river near 
 Sandwich. His son Pierre (Peter) Janette secured a farm 
 further inland, at what is now called Janette's Creek, back 
 of Windsor, near Chatham, Ont. 
 
 Pierre Janette married Cornelia Tiffany. Our Peter 
 Janette was born at his father's farm at Janette's Creek on 
 
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 the i6th of August, 1829. His boyhood was spent in Dela- 
 ware, Ont. His father died, and Peter being the oldest son, 
 it became incumbent on him in his youth to manage the 
 business of the family. 
 
 True to his French ancestry, loving adventure, young 
 Peter at the age of about 20 years, became infected with the 
 "gold fever" and went to California in 1849. He traveled 
 by the Atlantic ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, over land to 
 Panama, by the Pacific ocean to San Francisco. 
 
 On the Pacific coast he engaged in mining, and after- 
 wards in various business according as he saw profitable 
 investments. His success in business made him drift south- 
 ward. Not liking the Southern states and wanting to in- 
 vest his profits, he met his fate in Lexington, Mich., where 
 he settled about the year 1856. 
 
 Peter Janette became acquainted with Robert A. Schell 
 who also had been hunting for gold in California. Peter's 
 mind being set so much upon finding precious things, fell 
 in love with Mr. Schell's daughter, Mary Elisabeth, and 
 married her. In the numerous contracts that Peter Janette 
 has made during his busy life, he never made a better one. 
 
 His first business in Lexington was buying shingles and 
 staves, a business which was carried on extensively at that 
 time on the shore of Lake Huron. 
 
 At the beginning of President Buchanan's administra- 
 tion, he was appointed mail contractor between Port Huron 
 and Port Austin. He remained at that business for several 
 years. He also, at the same time, secured the contract to 
 carry the mail between Flint and Saginaw; this was before a 
 railroad was built there. In connection with this contract 
 he opened a line of numerous stage coaches between those 
 cities. Up to the year 1875 the shore of Lake Huron, be- 
 tween Port Huron and Port Austin, saw daily Petei 
 Janette's stage coaches, with many a reckless driver, accom- 
 
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 modating the public with mail, express and passengers. 
 Previous to this, in the early 6o's, Mr. Janette was in part- 
 nership with Jeremiah Jenks, who died lately at Sand Beach, 
 Mich. They carried on a business of lively and stageing at 
 the old Cadillac of Lexington. 
 
 At the same time Mr. Janette cultivated two good-sized 
 farms and made stageing and farming lend each other a 
 helping hand to make fair profits. Of late years he has 
 been engaged extensively in the grain business. The farm- 
 ers from Port Huron northwards as far as Huron county, 
 will remember him well on account of his great ambition to 
 compete with other grain dealers. Occasionally Peter 
 would be out of his ordinary business, and have a drove 
 of cattle or a train load of hay or some other merchandise 
 and make a trip to Buffalo, Chicago or New York. These 
 trips, it seems, were not exclusively for profit, Peter knew 
 how to draw pleasure from his business. He was a man 
 who liked to see the world, its inhabitants and curiosities. 
 
 Some years ago Peter Janette was appointed adminis- 
 trator of a large estate, left by his two aunts, the Mesdames 
 Janette, in Windsor, Ont. Much of his time was taken up 
 in improving and administermg the estate. Being one of 
 the heirs, he became a large real estate owner in Windsor. 
 He platted the old farm in city lots, and Janette street will 
 perpetuate the family name. 
 
 On December 5th, 1892, Sunday, he was taken sick in 
 St. Charles' church, Detroit, with heart trouble. The resi- 
 dence of Rev. C. Denissen, his old friend, was near at hand, 
 and he was confined to bed there about two weeks before he 
 could be removed to his home in Lexington. Since then 
 his friends have been in constant anxiety about his life 
 Good nursing and extreme care made him live until Novem- 
 ber 17, 1893. 
 
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 In religion Peter Janette, like his forefathers, belonged to 
 the Catholic church. 
 
 In politics he was a democrat, always willing though to 
 split his ticket for the best man. 
 
 The business he was engaged in, being profitable to him- 
 self, was at the same time advantageous to his vicinity. 
 
 Peter Janette was a man who longed for society and social 
 talks; he was lonesome without his fellow-beings. He had 
 the French characteristic of being frank and at the same 
 time polite and kind hearted. He was true to his friends 
 and at their service. 
 
 At home he provided generously and abundantly; and 
 for hospitality the Janette home of Lexington is famous. 
 As husband he adored his estimable wife, fully convinced 
 that she is one of the truest and most brilliant jewels of 
 womanhood. 
 
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