Bernetta Schell did not live with her parents at the time of the 1930 census, taken on 16 Apr 1930. She was found in the household of her married sister, Helen Schehl Noll and her husband Perry Noll. Bernetta attended school that year.
BERNETTA LEONARD TO MARK 90TH BIRTHDAY
Bernetta Schoeppner Leonard of Canton will celebrate her 90th birthday next
Sunday with a party from 2 to 5 p.m. at the CYC at 1333 Park Ave. NW.The party is given by her children and their spouses, Louis and Ruth
DiAntonio, Victor and Jean Schoeppner, Dean Campanaro, and Thomas and
Cathy Schoeppner, all of Canton; Dale and Lois Schoeppner of East Sparta;
and Joseph and Jeanne Schoeppner of South Attleboro, Mass.Mrs. Leonard was born May 4, 1913, in Fulda, Noble County, Ohio. Her
parents were Leo and Mary Schehl. She was married to Joseph Schoeppner
and Paul Leonard. Both are deceased.There are 29 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and two great-great-
grandchildren.Mrs. Leonard is a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and the Altar
Society at the church.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
The following notice appered in The Canton Respository newspaper on May 4, 2008 Bernetta Schoeppner Leonard of Canton is celebrating her
95th birthday today. Bernetta was born May 4, 1913, in Fulda
to Leo and Mary Schehl.
She is the mother of Ruth DiAntonio, Vic Schoeppner, Dale
Schoeppner and Thomas Schoeppner. Two children, Roma
Campanaro and Joseph Schoeppner, are deceased.
She has 29 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren and eight
great-great-grandchildren.
Living in Caldwell, Noble Co., OH in Dec 2000.
Obituary from the Zanesville Times Recorder, pg 1, 5 Sep 1952:
RITES TODAY FOR JOSEPH SCHAFER
CALDWELL, O. - Joseph Edward, one day old son
of Reuben and Delores Schell Schafer of Cumberland Route
died Thursday morning at 4 o'clock in St. Francis hospital,
Cambridge.
Last rites will be held this morning at 9:30 o'clock
from St. Mary's church in Fulda, with Rt. Rev. Fr. B. J. Mattes
officiating. Interment will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
Survivors in addition to the parents are the grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clem Schafer of Olive and Mrs. and
Mrs. Clyde Schell of Caldwell, Rt. 1.
Obituary:
CALDWELL -- Thomas Schafer, 12, of Caldwell Route 4
died at 7 p.m. Wednesday at his home after a long illness. A son of Ruben and Delores Schell Schafer of Caldwell Route
4, he was born July 3, 1961, in Zanesville. The youngster was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Survivors include the parents; three sisters, Joann, Kay and
Connie, all of the home; the grandparents, Mrs. Clem Schafer
of Caldwell Route 4, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Schell of Chandlersville
Route 2; and a great-grandmother, Mrs. Mary Schell, formerly
of Caldwell. Tow brothers, bob and Ed, are deceased. Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Murphy Funeral
Home here. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in St.
Mary's Church with Rev. Fr. Walter Heinz as celebrant. Burial will
be in St. Mary's Church Cemetery.
Sources conflict on date of birth. Dolores Snider, in "St. Mary's 150 Years..." has 27 Feb 1930. However, Clyde Jr. does not appear in the 1930 census, which was taken on April 1, 1930. The "peopledata" website shows a Clyde J. Schell born Feb 1931 currently living in Ohio.
Wedding announcement:
ST. NICHOLAS CATHOLIC CHURCH PROVIDES BACKGROUND On June 23 in St. Nicholas church, Miss Marjorie Eck,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Erhardt Eck of Chandlersville
became the bride of Clyde Schell, Jr., son of the senior
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Schell also of Chandlersville. the
Reverend father Ralph Huntsinger officiated at the vows.
Mr. and Mrs. James Birt of Coldwater, O. brother-in-law
and sister of the bridegroom, were attendants. For her morning rites the bride selected a white eyelet
lace frock with street length skirt. The dress featured brief
sleeves, a scoop neckline and was designed along princess
lines. The bride wore a matching white hat and carried an
arm bouquet of white carnations. Mrs. Birt was attired in a yellow frock and carried pink
carnations. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of
the bride groom's parents. Both young people are employed by Chicago Standard
Transformer corporation. Following a wedding trip they
will establish their home near Chandlersville.
In 1920, Clem Schafer (30) and his wife Margaret lived in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Living with them was Margaret's widowed father, Jacob Schockling, and her siblings, George (20), Albert (17), Veronica (15) and Walter (12). Clem and Margaret did not have any children. Also living in the household was Ignatz Rupple (65) his wife, Frances (Hohman) Schafer (63) and their daughter Margaret (17). Although Margaret Rupple would later marry a man named Francis Schafer, no blood relationship has been found between either Francis Schafer or the Rupples and the families of Clem Schafer or the Schocklings. The census-taker deviated from convention because he did not assign separate "family numbers" to each of the families in the household. All of the men in the household were farmers.
Obituary from the Zanesville Times Recorder, pg 6 B, 4 Jul 1965:
CALDWELL - Clem L. Schafer, 76, of Caldwell Route 4,
died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday (July 3) at his home following an apparent
heart attack. He had been ill for four years.
Born near Caldwell, March 22, 1889, he was the son of
Joseph and Catherine Fisher Schafer. He was a member of St. Mary's
Catholic church at Fulda, the Holy Name Society, and the Fulda Grange.
Mr. Schafer was a retired farmer.
He is survived by his widow, the former Margaret Schockling;
three sons, Ralph of Canton, Vincent of Senecaville, and Ruben of Cald-
well Route 4; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Mae Riski of Sunset Hills (Noble
County); 16 grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. Lavina Schott of Caldwell,
Mrs. Mary Pittet of Canton, and Mrs. Freda Michel of Louisville (Stark
County).
The body was taken to Estadt Funeral Home where friends may
call. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today and requiem mass will be
celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the church with Rev. Fr. J. J. Donaldson
officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
In 1900, 37 year old farmer Joseph Schafer lived in on a farm that he owned Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his 34 year old wife Catherine and five children: John (13), Clemence (11), Loretta (8), Louvina (6), and Mary (7 months). Joseph was born in Ohio to German-born parents.
Joseph Schafer's obituary appeared in The Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH) newspaper on October 13, 1931
JOSEPH SHAFER DIES AT HIS HOME NEAR CALDWELL
CALDWELL, O., Oct. 12 -- Joseph Shafer, aged 69, well
known Noble county farmer, died at the family home south-
east of Caldwell, Monday morning at 7:40 o'clock, following
a month's illness of complications. He was a lifelong member
of the St. Mary's catholic church at Fulda, where Requiem high
mass and last rites will be held Thursday morning by Rev. Fr.
Mattes, and burial will be made in the church cemetery by
Estadt.
The deceased is survived by one son, Clem Shafer of the
home; and five daughters; Mrs. John Shindler, Mrs. C. J. Petit,
Mrs. G. C. Hohman all of Canton; Mrs. W. D. Schott, Caldwell,
route 4, and Mrs. Bede Michael, Caldwell, route 1. One brother
Lawrence Shafer, of near Caldwell, also survives. Mrs. Shafer
died six years ago.
Sisters Catherine and Mary Ann Fisher married brothers Joseph and Lawrence Schafer.
In 1900, five of Catherine Fisher Schafer's six children were living at the time of the census. Her son William died in 1898. Catherine could read and speak English, but she was unable to write.
Although Joseph Schafer was the informant for Catherine Fisher Schafer's death certificate, the cerificate clearly states taht Catherine's husband was Lawrence Fisher. Lawrence's name was written on the death certificate in a different hand and with a different pen than was used for the rest of the death certificate.
From death certificate:
Name: Catharine Schofer
Age: 59 years 9 months 28 days
Occupation: Housewife
Birth: [blank]
Marital status Married
Spouse: Lawrence Schafer
Father: Frank Fisher, Germany
Mother: Margaret Hipp, Ohio
Informant: Joseph Schafer
In 1970, Denver Schell lived on Caldwell Rt. 4. He was employed as a superintendent at the Dexter City Plan of Stone Container.
In 1970, Denver Schell lived on Caldwell Rt. 4. He was employed as a superintendent at the Dexter City Plan of Stone Container.
In 1970, Melvin and Leona Schell lived at 627 Roth Ave., Columbus Ohio. At that time, Melvin was an office manager and accountant at Fruehauf Trailer Sales in Columbus.
Sources conflict on year of birth:
19 Aug 1932 Muth & Fox
19 Aug 1937 Dolores Snider (sister of Leona Schoeppner)Living in Columbus, Ohio in 1965.