Gazlay Family History
John Schoellkopf
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 10 April 2011; Last Edited: 5 December 2021 |
| Person ID | 2317 |
| Name | John Schoellkopf |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | June 1863 in Cold Spring, Jefferson County, Wisconsin1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 2 July 1886 in Jefferson County, Wisconsin to Sadie Jane Gazlay (born Gunderman)3, 7, 8 |
| Died | 9 February 19402 |
| Buried | in Lakeview Cemetery, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Sadie Jane Gazlay (born Gunderman) (daughter of James E. Gunderman and Harriet Drusilla ‘Hattie’ Roe) |
| Born | 27 October 1869 in Koshkonong, Jefferson County, Wisconsin |
| Married | 2 July 1886 in Jefferson County, Wisconsin to John Schoellkopf |
| Died | 30 November 1929 |
| Children | of John Schoellkopf and Sadie Jane Gazlay (born Gunderman): |
| +1. | John Gurther Schoellkopf |
| Born | 27 February 1887 in Koshkonong, Jefferson County, Wisconsin |
| Married | ca. 1921 to Ruth M. Peterson |
| Died | 13 April 1969 |
| 2. | Gertrude Schoellkopf |
| Born | 4 December 1889 in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin |
| Married | to Bert Saxton |
| Died | March 1974 |
| +3. | Esther M. Schoellkopf |
| Born | 13 April 1894 in Wisconsin |
| Married | 3 February 1917 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to John William Shillcock |
| Married | ca. 1925 to Henry Kutz |
| Died | 28 May 1985 in Walworth County, Wisconsin |
| 4. | Cleodine ‘Bessie’ Schoellkopf |
| Born | 1903 in Wisconsin |
| Died | 29 July 1921 |
Sources
- Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926, available at familysearch.org; Gertrude Schoellkopf, born 4 Dec 1889, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin; Father: John Schoellkopf, born in Cold Spring, Wisconsin; Mother: Sadie Jane Gazlay, born in Koshkonong, Wisconsin.
- Find a Grave (website). Lakeview Cemetery, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, John Schoellkopf, born: 1863; died: 9 February 1940 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and three children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Wisconsin, Jefferson County, Koshkonong, Enumeration District 142, Sheet 10B, family of John Schoellkopf (36, WI, June 1863, farmer), wife of 14 years Sadie Schoellkopf (30, WI, Oct 1869, 3 children, 3 living), son John Schoellkopf (13, WI, Feb 1887), daughter Gertrude Schoellkopf (10, WI, Dec 1889), daughter Ester Schoellkopf (6, WI, Apr 1894), father-in-law John Gazley (83, NY, Apr 1817), daughter-in-law/wife of 24 years Hattie Gazley (56, NJ, Sept 1843, 3 children, 1 living), boarder George Parks (52, WI, May 1848, farm laborer), border Elias Roe (15, WI, Mar 1885, farm laborer).
- Wisconsin State Census, 1905, Jefferson County, Town of Koshkonong, Sheet Nos. 14-15, family of John Schoellkopf (42, WI, farmer), wife Sadie Schoellkopf (35, WI), son Gunther J. Schoellkopf (18, WI, farm laborer), daughter Gertrude Schoellkopf (15, WI), daughter Esther Schoellkopf (10, WI), daughter Cleodine Schoellkopf (1, WI), father-in-law John Gazley (87, NY), mother-in-law Hattie M. Gazley (56, NJ), border Benjamin Roe (91, NJ, Widow, landlord).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Wisconsin, Jefferson County, Fort Atkinson City, Enumeration District 123, Sheet 9B, family of John Schoellkopf (46, WI, weigher, sugar), wife of 23 years Sadie Schoellkopf (40, WI, 4 children, 4 living), son Gurther Schoellkopf (23, WI, butter wrapper, creamery), daughter Esther Schoellkopf (16, WI), daughter Bessie Schoellkopf (6, WI), mother-in-law Harriet Gazlay (67, NJ, Widow, 3 children, 1 living).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Wisconsin, Jefferson County, Koshkonong Township, Enumeration District 82, Sheet No. 11B, family of John Shoelkopf (54, WI), wife Sadie Shoelkopf (50, WI), son Gurther Shoelkopf (32, WI), daughter Esther Shillcock (25, WI), daughter Bessie Shoelkopf (16, WI), grandson Jack Shillcock (3 7/12, WI), mother-in-law Hattie Gazlay (73, NJ, widow).
- Find a Grave (website). Lakeview Cemetery, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Sadie Jane Gazley Schoellkopf, born: 27 October 1869 in Koshkonong, Jefferson County, Wisconsin; died: 30 November 1929 in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin [from record, which provides the names and links for her mother, husband, and three children; her obituary provides vital and biographical details, including the name of a fourth child along with date of death.]
- Wisconsin Marriages 1836-1930, available at familysearch.org; Groom: John Schoellkopp; Bride: Sadie Gasylag [sic]; Marriage Date/Place: 2 July 1886, Jefferson County, Wisconsin; Groom’s Father: John Schoellkopp; Groom’s Mother: K. Mary Schoellkopp; Bride’s Father: James Gunderman; Bride’s Mother: Harriet D. Gasylag [sic].