Katharina Schemel

1858 - 1923  (65 years)

• Name	Katharina Schemel
  	to US
  Birth	13 Sep 1858	Werbeln, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany   [1, 7, 8, 9]
  	Birth Record of Catharina Schemel
  Immigration	1881 (22 years)  [1, 5]
  Nicholas and Catherine arrived in New York City in 22 September 1881 on board the SS Belgenland, from Antwerp, Belgium.
  Census	1900 (41 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 41, living on Ridge Road, Archbald, Pennsylvania.
  Census	1910 (51 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 51, living on Greenhill Street, Archbald, Pennsylvania. She was a widow.
  History	6 Apr 1917 (58 years)	US Enters World War I
  Census	1920 (61 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 61, living on 204 Sauarence Street, Archbald, Pennsylvania. She was a widow living with her brother-in-law, John Burg, and three children.
  Death	17 Nov 1923	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [6]
  	Certificate of Death for Katherine Burg
  Burial	Aft 17 Nov 1923	Saint Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Saint Thomas Aquinas Cemetery,  Archbald, Pennsylvania   [6]
  Siblings	6 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Peter Schemel,   b. 14 Jan 1851, Werbeln, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany   2. Paul Schemel,   b. 30 Mar 1852, Werbeln, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany   3. Magdalena Schemel,   b. 26 Mar 1854, Werbeln, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany   4. Jakob Schemel,   b. 20 Dec 1855, Werbeln, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany + 5. Katharina Schemel,   b. 13 Sep 1858, Werbeln, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany d. 17 Nov 1923, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 65 years) ▻ Nicholas Burg,  m. 27 May 1879   6. Anna Schemel,   b. 19 Feb 1860, Werbeln, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany   7. Johann Schemel,   b. 8 Feb 1862, Werbeln, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany d. 8 Apr 1924, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 62 years)   8. George Schemel,   b. 22 Dec 1863, Werbeln, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany d. Before 1930, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 66 years)   9. Mattias Schemel,   b. 10 Mar 1867, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany   10. Margarethe Schemel,   b. 2 Sep 1869, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany d. 25 Jul 1928, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 58 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Johann Christian Schemel,   b. 6 Sep 1685, Bickenbach, Hesse, Germany d. 30 Nov 1744, Bickenbach, Hesse, Germany  (Age 59 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Lucia Hirtz,   b. 2 Jan 1703, Differten (now Wadgassen), Saarland, Germany d. 30 Apr 1779, Hostenbach, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany  (Age 76 years)  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I9824	Sullivan Line
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Schemel,   b. 14 Jul 1826, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany d. 9 May 1892, Differten (now Wadgassen), Saarland, Germany (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Anna Rupp,   b. 25 Oct 1826, Werbeln, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany d. 22 Sep 1897, Differten (now Wadgassen), Saarland, Germany (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F6857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Nicholas Burg,   b. 16 Aug 1853, Differten (now Wadgassen), Saarland, Germany d. 1905, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	27 May 1879	Differten (now Wadgassen), Saarland, Germany   [7, 9]
  	Marriage Record of Catharina Schemel and Nicholas Burg
  Age at Marriage	She : 20 years and 8 months - He : 25 years and 9 months.
  Children	4 sons and 5 daughters
  1. Jacob Burg,   b. 8 Sep 1879, Differten (now Wadgassen), Saarland, Germany d. 3 May 1881, Differten (now Wadgassen), Saarland, Germany (Age 1 year)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Katie Burg,   b. Jan 1882, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Barbara Burg,   b. May 1883, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   4. John William Burg,   b. Apr 1885, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 13 Feb 1961, Blakely, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 75 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Harriet Beck  m. Yes, date unknow +   5. Mary A. Burg,   b. 7 Feb 1892, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 13 Jun 1941, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 49 years) ▻ John Andrew Gaughan  m. 1918     6. George Burg,   b. Dec 1890, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. William Burg,   b. Mar 1894, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Annie Burg,   b. Jan 1896, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Florence Burg,   b. About 1906, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F6856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Katharina Schemel(1858 – 1923) 2Jacob Schemel(1826 – 1892) 4Peter Schemel(1798 – ) 8Johannes Schemel(1749 – 1806) 16Johann Peter Schemel(1708 – 1798) 17Maria Udinger(1717 – 1773) 9Gertrud Wagener(1760 – 1805) 18Anton Wagener(1722 – 1776) 19Susanna Hermes(1719 – ) 5Barbara Gärtner(1803 – ) 10Johann Nikolaus Gärtner(1771 – ) 20Matthias Gärtner(1740 – ) 21Maria Olinger(— – ) 11Maria Katharina Diwo(1769 – 1832) 22Jacques Divo(1724 – 1790) 23Maria Schellenbach(1745 – 1808) 3Anna Rupp(1826 – 1897) 6Nikolaus Rupp(1787 – ) 12Nikolaus Rupp(1760 – 1815) 24Nikolaus Rupp(1718 – 1783) 25Barbara Arweiler(1719 – 1752) 13Maria Magdalena Daub(1758 – 1812) 26Johannes Theobald Daub(1732 – 1775) 27Maria Appolonia Hubig (Hubich)(1736 – 1794) 7Maria Schmidt(1792 – 1862) 14Johannes Schmidt(1764 – 1807) 28Nikolaus Schmidt(1722 – 1799) 29Barbara Ahr(1729 – 1779) 15Johanna Leistenschneider(1768 – 1807) 30Johannes Peter Leistenschneider(1728 – 1772) 31Anna Tabellion(1732 – 1779)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Sep 1858 - Werbeln, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany Marriage - 27 May 1879 - Differten (now Wadgassen), Saarland, Germany Census - 1900 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 17 Nov 1923 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 17 Nov 1923 - Saint Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Archbald Ward 1, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1241418. [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: Archbald Ward 1, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1356; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1375369. [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Archbald Ward 1, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1576; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S2239] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010). [S121] Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1973, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Certificate of Death for Katherine Burge. [S121] Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1973, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Certificate of Death for Mary Gaughan. [S2241] Saarland, Germany, Births, 1876-1903, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Birth Record of Catharina Schemel. [S2240] Saarland, Germany, Marriages, 1876-1923, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016).