Sunday, March 23, 2014
Shatzel Family information
My great, great grandfather Albert F. Shatzel, (whom I posted about previously) wrote down a great deal of family history for his grandchildren before he died. The pages below were given to me by my grandma Karen Haenke MacDonald. It goes back to when the first Shatzels came to the United States and traces the genealogy to my my great grandmother Lucy Shatzel Haenke. There is great detail when it comes to including siblings and distant relatives. Perhaps the most intriguing story is about Albert's Uncle, John Peter Shatzel who was a very wealthy man that mysteriously disappeared (along with 40,000 dollars in gold) before traveling west to avoid the financial hardships of the Civil war. Albert thought it relevant to write about him because Albert was one of the heirs to his fortune that was somehow never inherited do to government chaos caused by the Civil War, Peter's mysterious disappearance, and booming oil and gas companies. He also wrote a great deal about his own father, Jacob Meyer Shatzel who moved his family to Ohio with just 10 dollars to his name. Over the years Jacob had many professions including a roofer, upholsterer, town clerk and later city clerk, lawyer, and elected official of the county commissioners office. There is a lot more information about Jacob and other relatives if you feel like taking the time to read through what he wrote. I'm very grateful that he wrote down what he did. The photo below is of Jacob. Again, I am really sorry, but pages two and three are out of order for the document. I am not sure how to order the photos after uploading them.
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