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1849 - 1937 (87 years)

Name	Samuel Slagel
Born	30 Nov 1849	Wisconsin, United States [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Gender	Male
Birth	30 Nov 1849	Pulaski, Davis, Iowa, United States [9, 10]

Birth	30 Nov 1850	Wisconsin, United States [11]

Census	1870	Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States [12]

Moved	1871
	Moved from Iowa to Indian Grove Twp, Livingston, Illinois
Census	1880	Belle Prairie City, Livingston, Illinois, United States [13]

Occupation	1880 [1]
	Farmer
Census	1900	Indian Grove, Livingston, Illinois, United States [4]

Occupation	1900 [4, 14]
	Farmer
Residence	1900	Indian Grove, Livingston, Illinois, United States
	Owns farm there
Moved	Between 1908 and 1937 [2]
	Retired from farming and moved to 407 E Walnut Street, Fairbury
Census	1910	Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States [15]

	Address: Walnut Street
Census	1920	Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States [16]

Census	1930	Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States [17]

Occupation	Blacksmith [18]
Religion	Apostolic Christian
Residence	1937	Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States [3]
	407 East Walnut St.
_COLOR	21
Died	29 Nov 1937	Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States [5, 6, 8, 11, 19]
	Address: 407 East Walnut St.

Buried	2 Dec 1937	Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States [2, 8, 20]
	Address: Graceland Cemetery

Notes	Census Place: Belle Prairie, Livingston, Illinois Source: FHL Film 1254226 National Archives Film T9-0226 Pag e 186C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Samuel SLEGEL Self M M W 30 WI Occ: Farmer Fa: SWIT Mo: SWIT Mary SLEGEL Wife F M W 24 BADEN Occ: Keeping House Fa: BADEN Mo: BADEN Daniel SLEGEL Son M S W 1 IL Fa: WI Mo: BADEN Emma SLEGEL Dau F S W 2M IL Fa: WI Mo: BADEN Kate DOMLES MotherL F M W 56 BADEN Occ: At Home Fa: BADEN Mo: BADEN Frederick VESKLER Other M S W 17 SWIT Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: SWIT Mo: SWIT Andrew STEIDINGER Other M S W 23 BADEN Occ: Farmer Fa: BADEN Mo: BADEN Fairbury Blade (as reprinted on AC web site) Dec. 3, 1937 Funeral services of Samuel Slagel held yesterday Passed away Monday evening at 6 o'clock at his home on East Walnut Stre et. Samuel Slagel, prominent farmer of this community for many years, passe d away Monday evening at six o'clock at his home at 407 East Walnut Str eet, death being due to the infirmities of advanced age. He was born November 30, 1849, in Wisconsin and grew to young manhood t here. In the early seventies he came to this community, and on Novembe 28, 1875, in this city he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Demler. Mr. Slagel was engaged in farming most of his life and resided on his f arm, about five miles southeast of this city, for many years. Retiring from the farm in 1908, he and Mrs. Slagel moved to the home in t his city where he had since resided. He leaves surviving one daughter, Mrs. Paul Hoffman, and one son, Danie l, both residents of this community. One son, Samuel, died at the age o f four years, and another son, Joseph, passed away a number of years ag o in New Mexico. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Sophia Rapp, of Evans ton, and Mrs. Albert Reiman, of Oakville, Iowa. Mrs. Slagel died about t en years ago. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at one o'clock at the Ch istian Apostolic Church on East Elm Street, of which he was a member. I terment was in Graceland Cemetery. Out-of-town relatives who were here yesterday to attend the funeral inc lude: Mr. and Mrs. Al Himelich, of Francesville, Inc.; Mr. and Mrs. Er est Mueller and J.D. Swing, of La Crosse Ind.; Joe Swing, of Hoopston; M s. Sam Getz, of Tremont; Mrs. Lena Schaab, of Normal, and friends from C issna Park, Remington Ind., Peoria, Morton, Elgin, Tremont, and Sabetha K an. 1930 Fairbury E. Walnut 407 440 449 Slagel, Sam Head 0 $4000 No M W 79 Wd no yes Wisc onsin Switzerland Switzerland 63 11 0 yes none no Hoffman, Martha granddaughter-H No F W 23 S no yes Illinois France Illi ois 61 12 1 yes none Illinois, Livingston, Indian Grove Township, Fairbury City, January 13, 1 920 Forrest L. Fitzgerald Sup 9 Enum 29 First Ward Sheet 10B Image 20 o f 35 East Walnut St. 907 266 271 Slagel, Samuel head O F M W 70 M no yes Wisconsin Switzerla d German Switzerland German yes none ---Mary wife F W 63 M 1864 No yes yes Germany German Switzerland German S witzerland German yes none Demler, Lena niece F W 32 S yes yes Kansas Germany German Germany Germa yes housework W Illinois, Livingston, Indian Grove Township, June 25, 1900, Lincoln C. V eatek Sup 5 Enum 102 Sheet 12A Image 23 of 26 235 235 Slagel, Samuel 6-1/Of 6 Head 3C-1R W M Nov 1849 50 M 24 Wiscons in Switzerland Switzerland Farmer 1-1-a 0-2-3 yes yes yes O F F 105 ---Mary Wife W F Jan 1855 45 M 24 4 3 Switzerland Switzerland Switzerla d yes yes yes ---Daniel Son W M Feb 1878 22 S Illinois Wisconsin Switzerland Farm Lab orer 0 yes yes yes ---Joseph Son W M Feb 1882 18 S Illinois Wisconsin Switzerland Farm Lab orer 0 yes yes yes ---Emma Daughter W F Mar 1880 20 S Illinois Wisconsin Switzerland yes y es yes Demler, Lena Neice [sic] W F Oct 1887 12 S Kansas Switzerland Ohio yes y es yes 1870 Census: Page 9, Morton Township, Tazewell Co., Illinois July 9, 1 870 61 61 Headbury (?), William 29 M W Farmer 5000 1500 Illinois (check mar k under male citizen of U.S. 21 and older) ---- Julia 25 F W Keeping house Illinois ---- Walter 9/12 M W Illinois (check mark under mother of for eign birth) Sept Slagel, Samuel 20 M W Farm Laborer Wisconsin April 19 1910 Fairbury Livingston Illinois Sup 8 Enum 28 Sheet 5A Walnut St. 123 123 Slagel Samuel Head M W 59 M1 35 Wisconsin Ger German Ger German E glish Own income yes yes O F H ---Mary Wife F W 54 M1 35 4 3 Ger German Ger German Ger German 1870 Eng lish None yes yes
Person ID	I795	Megan's Big Tree
Last Modified	31 Dec 1969

Father	Samuel John Slegel, b. Between 1815 and 1816, Bern, Switzerland , d. Y
Mother	Mary Walty, b. Between 1819 and 1820, Bern, Switzerland , d. Iowa, United States
Family ID	F19883	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Demler, b. Jan 1855, Switzerland
, d. 3 Feb 1928, Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States
(Age ~ 73 years)

Married 24 Nov 1875 Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States [21]

Married 28 Nov 1875 Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States [2, 3, 11]

Married 30 Nov 1875 Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States [22]

Notes

SCHLEGEL, SAMUEL DEMLER, MARY LIVINGSTON 11/30/187
5 F /182
http://cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/marriage.s
[23]

Children

	1. Daniel Slagel, b. Feb 1878, Illinois, United States , d. 17 Mar 1967, Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States (Age ~ 89 years)
	2. Emma Alice Slagel, b. 5 Mar 1880, Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States , d. 25 Dec 1961, Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States (Age 81 years)
	3. Joseph J. Slagel, b. 12 Feb 1883, Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States , d. 5 Sep 1915, Deming, Luna, New Mexico, United States (Age 32 years)
	4. Samuel Slagel, d.

Photos

Samuel Mary.jpg

Last Modified 17 Jun 2022

Family ID F368 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 30 Nov 1849 - Wisconsin, United States
	Birth - - 30 Nov 1849 - Pulaski, Davis, Iowa, United States
	Birth - - 30 Nov 1850 - Wisconsin, United States
	Census - - 1870 - Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
	Married - 24 Nov 1875 - Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States
	Married - - 28 Nov 1875 - Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States
	Married - - 30 Nov 1875 - Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States
	Census - ,Address: Walnut Street - 1910 - Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States
	Census - - 1920 - Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States
	Census - - 1930 - Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States
	Residence - 407 East Walnut St. - 1937 - Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States
	Died - Address: 407 East Walnut St. - 29 Nov 1937 - Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States
	Buried - Address: Graceland Cemetery - 2 Dec 1937 - Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States

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Sources

[S14] 1880 Census .
[S722] The Hoffman and Slagel Families .
[S614] Obituary of Samuel Slagel .
[S16] 1900 Census .
[S256] Graceland Cemetery Records .
[S1079] Death Certificate of Samuel Slagel .
[S292] Iowa State Census Collection .
[S1090] Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947 .
[S720] The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Livingston County , pgs. 1048-1049, article on Joseph Slagel
.
[S235] From Schlegel to Slagel .
[S3181] Slagel Services , Slagel Services; 1 December 1937; Samuel Slagel Obituary; online; 9 December 2018
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[S12] 1870 Census .
[S14] 1880 Census .
Listed as Samuel Slegel.
[S18] 1900 Census (Illinois, Livingston County) .
Lived in Indian Grove, Dwelling #235, Family #235
[S23] 1910 Census .
[S25] 1920 Census .
[S27] 1930 Census .
[S720] The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Livingston County .
[S722] The Hoffman and Slagel Families .
He died on a Monday, and the funeral was on December 2, 1937.
[S256] Graceland Cemetery Records .
"East Graceland"
[S560] Obituary of Mary Demler Slagel .
[S341] Livingston County, Illinois Marriages Up to 1900 .
SCHLEGEL, SAMUEL DEMLER, MARY LIVINGSTON 11/30/1875 F /182
SCHLEGEL, ULRICH BRECHER, EMMA LIVINGSTON 01/31/1884 G / 1854
[S2224] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1951 and 1880-1940 .

Samuel Slagel