According to his nephew, Roger Schockling, Aloysius Schwallie worked for Frank Smith (1873-1946) in Fulda in Frank's store, and helped on Frank's farm. Later, Aloysius owned the store for a few years before getting married. Aloysius then was a farmer for the remainder of his life. Initially, he had a farm near Summerfield in Noble County. Later, he moved to a farm on Boggs Road on the east side of Zanesville. Aloysius was found dead in his barn from a heart attack.
The following appeared in The Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on June 17, 1933:
HELD RECEPTION
A reception honoring Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Schwallie and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Miller, newly weds was held Thursday evening.
Following an old-fashioned serenade a barn dance was held with about
two hundred present, guests being present from Fulda, Berne, Summerfield,
Batesville, Temperanceville and other places.
Messrs. Miller and Schwallie, formerly of Fulda, purchased the W. C. Guller
farm north of here last fall.
Aloysius was a hard worker, a good manager of money matters, and full of fun.
Obituary:
Aloysius G. Schwallie, 77, of 2065 Boggs Rd. died at 5:31 p.m. Wednesday
[14 Dec 1977] at Good Samaritan Medical Center following an apparent heart
attack at his home. He had been in failing health for approximately a year.
Born March 13, 1900 at Caldwell, Mr. Schwallie was a son of the late John and
Helena Kinnen Schwallie. A farmer, he was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic church
and the Farm Bureau.
Surviving are his widow, the former Bertha Sigrist, whom he married Jun 12, 1933;
three daughters, Mrs. James (Josephine) Henry of Kent, Mrs. Jerry (Theresa) Arnold of 3060 Boggs Rd., and Mrs. Craig (Mary) Heydon of Roswell, Ga.; 11 grandchildren
and four sisters, Miss Anna Schwallie of 946 Greenwood Ave., Mrs. Gertrude Schockling
of Fulda Route 1, Miss Elizabeth Schwallie of 946 Greenwood Ave. and Mrs. Roy (Mary)
Miller of 2455 Chandlersville Rd.
Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Hillis Funeral Home. Funeral Mass
will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Nicholas Catholic church with Fr. James Walter
celebrating. Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery.
Bertha Sigrist and Aloysius Schwallie met and began their courtship at the wedding of Bertha's brother, Mart Sigrist to Viola Kinnen.
Bertha lived with her daughter Theresa Schwallie Arnold at their place 3060 Boggs Road, on the other side of Aloysius' farm.
Obituary:
ZANESVILLE - Bertha B. Schwallie, 94, of Zanesville, died at 4:45 a.m. Sunday,
Oct. 10, 1999 from a long illness. She was born Aug. 23, 1905 in Muskingum County.
She retired in 1970 as a Registered Nurse from Good Samaritan Medical Center
following 30 years of service. She was a 1926 graduate of the Good Samaritan School
of Nursing, a member of the Good Samaritan Nurses Alumni, D of I, St. Nicholas
Catholic church and Senior Citizens.
Surviving are three daughters, and sons-in-law, Josephine and James Henry of Kent,
Theresa and Jerry Arnold of Zanesville, and Mary and Craig Heydon of Roswell, Ga.;
11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.; two sisters, Rose Soller of Duncan Falls,
and Dorothy Houston of Adamsville; and caregivers, Iris Bates, Verna Hildebrand, and
Brook Dunlap.
Preceded in death by her parents, Casper ane Mary Ellerman Sigrist; her husband,
Aloysius G. Schwallie, who died Dec 14, 1977; three sisters, Helen Jackson, Francis
Sigrist, and Irene Boyde; three brothers, Herman, Henry and Martin Sigirst.
Calling hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1999, at Hillis Funeral Home.
Christian Vigil Services will be at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 12, 1999 with Sister Anne Marie
Selinsky O.S.F. officiating. Services ill be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Oct. 13, 1999 at St.
Nicholas Catholic Church, Zanesville, with Fr. Charles Klinger officiating. Burial will
follow at Mount Olive Cenetery, Zanesville. Memorial contributions may be made to
Genesis Hospice.
Ignatz was born on an 80 acre farm on Rado Ridge. When he was not quite two years old, the family moved back to the farm that had originally belonged to Matthias Schockling. Ignatz attended Fulda school.
At the time of the 1930 census, 23 year old Ignatz Shockling lived and worked on the family farm with his widowed mother and two siblings, Emma and Leonard, in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio.
Ignatz liked horses. He owned a horse named Laurie, who had Hannah, who gave birth to Cornel.
Ignatz did logging work for sawmills. He also worked for oil drillers, hauling stems to and from Marietta to be sharpened. The trip required an overnight stay. Ignatz and Albert Blake often did the work with horse teams together. Ignatz said that Albert was hard on a team of horses. Ignatz hauled store supplies from Caldwell to Fulda up Catstep Hill, often getting soaking wet if the weather was bad. In later years, he blamed his arthritis on the many times he got wet in the rain.
After their marriage, Ignatz and Gertrude lived on the Schockling farm with Ignatz' mother. On 7 Mar 1932, a public sale was held at the farm by August Schockling's heirs. Ignatz bought three cows, a horse, a wagon, a disk, the Hoosier grain drill and some hand tools. Following the sale, Ignatz and Gertrude bought other household items in Zanesville. They continued to rent the $130 acre farm from August's heirs until 11 Mar 1936, when they purchased the farm for $3,800.
Ignatz often made popcorn for the children by using a wire mesh popper over the fire. He also enjoyed reading hunting or horse books the children brought home from the school library. The Schockling children were raised without a TV in the house.
For years, the seven Schockling children walked one mile to Lizzie Michel's place to get on the school bus in the mornings. In the afternoon, they got off the bus at Clark Blackstone's farm and walked a path home through the field over the hill. On the way home, they picked up the Times Recorder and the mail. The kids also took turns getting the mail and bringing it to their neighbor, Rosie Hill. The child who delivered Mrs. Hill's mail got a treat such as candy, an apple, or a slice of orange Rose called a "snich" in German.
Ignatz hurt his knee jumping out of a wagon. He described the injury as being like a stick stuck behind an open door... the door would neither open nor close. He eventually needed surgery on the cartilage of the knee. Ignatz’s nephews Harold and Ralph Schockling (sons of William) helped out with chores when Ignatz was recovering from knee surgery.
Ignatz worked on the farm right until the end of his life. In July 1963, a few months before his death, Ignatz was able to cut the wheat with a horse and binder.
Ignatz Schockling's obituary appeared on page 7 A of the Zanesville Times Recorder on 25 Oct 1963:
CALDWELL -- Ignatz R. Schockling, 56, of Caldwell Route 1
died at 11 p.m. Wednesday at his home after a long illness. He
was a farmer, born at Fulda, Nov. 26 1906, a son of August and
Catherine Miller Schockling. Mr. Schockling was a member of St.
Mary's Catholic Church at Fulda and its Holy Name Society.
Surviving are his widow, Gertrude; three daughters, Mrs. Patricia
Fox of Columbus, Mrs. Geneva Schultheis of 827 Lenox avenue,
Mrs. Phyllis Hill of 58 Green Street; four sons, James and Roger,
both of Columbus, Clair of the home, and Virgil Schockling of
Greenlawn Trailer Court; three sisters, Mrs. Emma Noll and Miss
Mary Schockling both of East Pike and Mrs. Ida Gerst of Wester-
ville; five brothers, Harry, Ed, and Leonard of Braddock, Pa.,
Isadore of Caldwell and Brother Stephen Schockling of Belmont,
N.C.
Rosary will be recited at Estadt Funeral Home here at 7:30 p.m.
today. Services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary's Church
with Rev. Fr. J. J. Donaldson officiating. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Gertrude was born and raised at her parents' farm on Rado Ridge, less that a mile from the birthplace of her future husband, Ignatz Schockling. Gertrude's godparents were her uncle and aunt, Frank and Gertrude (Smith) Schwallie. Gertrude attended Rado school.
As a young woman, Gertrude worked in the Fulda store owned by her brother Aloysius. Ignatz Schockling came in one day to by a length of chain for his widowed mother's well pump. Ignatz and Gertrude began their courtship after that and were soon married.
Frank and Gertrude Schwallie 's daughter, Emma Schwallie Durant, was a bridesmaid at Gertrude Schwallie's wedding to Ignatz Schckling.
When James was an infant, his cousin Harold Schockling often baby sat so that Gertrude could do farm chores. Harold would pull James up and down the road in a wagon as Ignatz and Gertrude worked in the field. (source: Roger Schockling)
Harold -- who was about 7 years older than James -- stayed overnight and took James to school on his first day of school. James had perfect attendance in school. He was not tardy or absent a single day in 12 years.
James' family nickname -- christened by his brother Virgil -- was "Skinny."
After World War II, the Rural Electric Association (REA) brought electric power through rural Noble County. Prior to that, James would site in the living room with a radio on his lap that was powered by a six vold car battery on the floor. He strained his ears to pick up hillbilly music mixed with static from WCKY in Cincinnati. After 8 pm., his dad would join him, and together they would listen to Lum and Abner through the static.
James was a trouble-free student, and a pet of Sister Aloysius. Sister was the coordinator of the boys who served Mass, She repeatedly called on James to serve wedding masses. This was fine with James, because the boys got paid to serve wedding masses. Many a summer vacation day saw James peddling off on his bike to church to serve at a wedding mass.
James only absence from school in 12 years was the few days when all the Schockling kids had chicken pox in the same week.
James was neat and handy. He kept things fixed around the house. He patched leaks and kept the bar roofs painted.
Every Sunday, James pumped a bucket of water and washed his car. From the time he got his first car in 1949, until he left home for the Air Force in 1952, James would leave early for Sunday Mass and pick up Grandma Schwallie and Aunt Anna Schwallie so that they would no longer have to walk to mass.
The following appeared in the Zanesville Signal newspaper, Zanesville, OH on Sep 2, 1952 CALDWELL-- Cpl. James A. Schockling, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Schockling, Caldwell, Route 1,
has been spending a 20-day furlough with his
parents and friends. He will report back to Fort
Warren, Wyoming, where he is an instructor in
motor maintenance. Before entering the Air corps,
he was employed with Albert G. Schoeppner,
local contractor.James served in the Air Force from January 1952 to December 1955. He was a vehicle mechanic instructor for most of his Air Force tour.
The following engagement announcement appeared in The Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on March 25, 1953: CALDWELL -- Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Crum of
Caldwell, have announced the engagement and
approaching marriage of their daughter, Shiley Ann,
to James Shockling(sic), son of Mr. and Mr. Richard
Shockling (sic) of near Caldwell.
The bride-elect is a graduate of Caldwell high school
and is associated with the Farm Bureau Insurance
company, Columbus. Mr. Shockling a graduate of the
same school and is stationed at Francis E. Warren air
force base, Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he is serving
as an instructor with the U.S. air force.
The double ring ceremony will be read in St. Philomena
Catholic church, Saturday, April 18 at 9 a.m. with Rev. Fr.
S.J. Pekalla officiating. The custom of open church will
be observed.
Following James and Shirley's wedding in Caldwell, a reception was held in the Fulda dance hall. When James married Shirley, he married the whole Crum family. He and his father-in-law Clarence had a great relationship.James Schockling was living in Groveport, Franklin Co., OH in Dec 2001. His obituary appeared in the Marietta Times on 3 May 2006.
GROVEPORT — James A. Schockling, 74, of
Groveport, passed away Monday (May 1, 2006)
at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital after a
valiant battle with cancer. He was born May 11, 1931, in Fulda, Ohio, to
the late Richard and Gertrude Schockling. He was
also preceded in death by brother, Virgil Schockling;
and sisters, Geneva Schulties and Phyllis Hill. He
was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, attended Franklin
University and worked for 40 years at Columbia Gas
of Ohio. Jim was active in Boy Scouts, his church
and St. Vincent DePaul Society. He enjoyed bike
riding and woodworking. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years,
Shirley (Crum) Schockling; sons, Scott Schockling
of Groveport, Todd (Tamie) Schockling of Groveport
and Kevin (Debby) Schockling of Pickerington; three
cherished granddaughters, Jordan, Morgan and
Cameron Schockling; sister, Patricia (Carl) Fox of
Columbus; brothers, Roger (Karen) Schockling of
Jacksonville, Fla., and Clair (Janet) Schockling of
Caldwell; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Ruth Schock-
ling, William Hill, Doris Crum, Richard and Donna
Crum, and Rosemary Crum; and nieces, nephews
and host of dear friends. Friends may visit from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursday at the Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home,
650 W. Waterloo St., Canal Winchester, with a vigil
service at 8:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will
be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary’s Church,
5684 Groveport Road, Groveport, Ohio 43125, with
the Rev. Father Richard L. Metzger as celebrant.
Interment with military rites to follow at Franklin
Hills Memory Gardens, Canal Winchester. Memorial donations may be made to the American
Cancer Society, 5555 Frantz Road, Dublin, Ohio 43017;
or the St. Vincent DePaul Society, St. Mary’s Church,
Groveport.
Shirley Crum Schockling lived in Groveport, Franklin County, Ohio in 1985.
Childhood family nickname: Woody
Virgil was a farmer. He enjoyed tilling the soil and planting crops. Later, he worked at Timken Co., building roller bearings. He also built roads and produced coal.
Many people turned to Virgil for advice. He was always there with a helping hand.
Virgil cherished life. He treasured his pickup truck, his cattle, horses, and ponies, the green grass, the trees and flowers, the rain and sun. He enjoyed football, baseball, and card games. He loved his family, his friends, and his home.
Living in Zanesville, Muskingum Co., OH in Dec 2001.
Childhood family bnickname: Ronnie Ronnie Round
Patty and her brother Roger were coming home from First Friday Mass on James' and Virgil's bikes one year when Patty fell off the bike on the gravel road coming down the hold house hill. She slid into a post and hurt her leg badly below the knee. She still has the scars.
Patty and Roger used to "play church." using popcorn as the host.
Pattty was living in Columbus, OH in Dec 2001.