| Married on June 21, 1892 |
Adolph Schilly and Anna Zeller
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| Adolph was born in Carondelet on April 11, 1867. It was his responsibility to deliver the clothes tailored by Lorenz. This was safe in "Germantown", but if the customer lived in or beyond "Irishtown" or "Frenchtown", Adolph took his brother Leo with him because there was certain to be a fight along the way. Leo was a tough "scrapper" and Adolph depended upon him to save their hides and get the delivery safely made. When Adolph finished his elementary education at St. Boniface School, he was given an additional year of business training. He learned the tailoring trade from his father Lorenz. He and his brother, Leo, then worked for their father at his shop on South Broadway. After 1893, he went into business for himself at 813 and 902 Manchester. In 1896, he moved to 805 Manchester, and by 1899 "The Standard" was located at 817 Manchester. Adolph was also President of Kaseebaum and Godfrey Clothing at 4248 Manchester. |
| Adolph M. Schilly married Anna Zeller on June 21, 1892. They had nine children (two sons and seven daughters):
with three children, Mary Louise Rottler (who became Sister Marie Gorette, SSND), Anna Marie and Monica.
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Adolph and Anna with their nine children in a photo taken prior to WW I
| The Zellers Michael Zeller was born in Freienwil, district of Baden; canton of Aargau, Switzerland on February 24, 1835. He was the youngest of ten children to Franz Joseph and Johanna Humbel Zeller. His older bother, Joseph, arrived with his family in 1846. His son, Charles Zeller, was a ferry boat captain on the Mississippi River. Joseph wrote glowing accounts of life in Carondelet and encouraged Michael to emigrate. Michael applied for a passport in may of 1853 and set sail for the U.S. with his mother and sisters, Johanna and Frances (who was deaf). They arrived in NY on June 10, 1853 aboard the Cotton Planter, which had sailed from Antwerp, Belgium. Michael arrived in Carondelet with fifteen cents with which to start life in America. At this time there were about nine hundred residents in Carondelet. These included a few Swiss and Elsaesser, seven German Families, three Irish families, one Negro family and all the others were French. There were about 200 homes, one sawmill, one lumber yard, one planing mill, three breweries and four saloons. St. Mary and Joseph was the only Catholic Church. (Editors Note: That is the church Michael T. "Floyd" Maurer would be baptised in 1953.) |
Anna and Adolph with their children on the occasion
of their 50th Wedding Anniversary.
of their 50th Wedding Anniversary.
Anna and Adolph with their children and their spouses, and their grandchildren on
the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary.
the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary.
The sixth child, but first son, born to Lorenz Schilly and Victoria Birkenmeier.
Anna died on July 29, 1955 and Adolph died
on September 4, 1948.
on September 4, 1948.
| Anna was a reluctant seamstress. She thought that, in marrying a tailor, she would have sons and he could make their clothes. Adolph believed that a man should live close to his work. He suspended this conviction when he decided to purchase land and build in south St. Louis, while his Standard Clothing and Tailoring Company remained on Chouteau and Manchester Avenues. The family moved into 4321 South Compton about November 23, 1910. This was the neighborhood of St. Anthony Church and the Maryville Academy of the Sacred Heart. |
| from his father, Lorenz. Whatever its source, Adolph's wine was an excellent Port. The west end of the basement, next to the laundry, was walled in and became known as the "wine cellar". The wine press stood to the right of the door. A low wood platform stood against the wall. It was covered with sand, in which the filled bottles were buried. Several barrels, in which the wine aged, were also on children became his wine tasters. When his daughter Rosemary children became his wine tasters. When his daughter Rosemary returned home in 1954, after having been widowed, there was one bottle left. It was being kept for a special occasion. When one arose, it was found that the cork had deteriorated and the wine was spoiled. |
Adolph's younger brother Joseph bought lots 9 & 10 in Block Fifteen
Hundred and Twenty-seven on Cherokee Street on March 11, 1925.
During the Great Depression, Adolph's son Amedee A. Schilly had to
foreclose on the property on September 28, 1934. Joseph and Lena
Schilly had taken a loan from Adolph's daughter, Clara Schilly, which they
could not repay, so on October 11, 1934 Adolph and Anna Schilly
assumed the Deed of Trust.
Hundred and Twenty-seven on Cherokee Street on March 11, 1925.
During the Great Depression, Adolph's son Amedee A. Schilly had to
foreclose on the property on September 28, 1934. Joseph and Lena
Schilly had taken a loan from Adolph's daughter, Clara Schilly, which they
could not repay, so on October 11, 1934 Adolph and Anna Schilly
assumed the Deed of Trust.
| Freienwil is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The village lies in the eastern edge of the Siggenbergs in a valley between the Limmat and the Surb valleys. The Rickenback is the main stream. The commune has a kindergarten school, primary, a middle and a secondary school. The secondary school is in Lengnau and the district school is in Endingen. The canton school is in Baden and Wettingen. The local economy is limited to a number of jobs in agriculture, in trade and within the service range. Most employed persons are commuters and work in Baden and Zürich. It was first mentioned in 1230 as Friginwillare. |
- Freienwil
Switzerland
District of Baden, Canton of Aargau
Freienwil
Switzerland, Aargau, Baden
| Michael met his future wife through Father E. Schindel of St. Boniface who knew an "old maid", twenty-five years old, who lived in Columbia, Illinois. He took Michael to meet her. They found her in the yard stirring apple butter and, according to the young lady, it was love at first sight between her and Conception Church on September 15, 1868. Michael's children (Lizzie, age 9; Henry, age 8; and Emma, age 2) loved theirnew mother, and Michael did everything in his power to make life pleasant for Elizabeth. Anna was the first child of Michael and Elizabeth Zeller, born on March 14, 1871. They would have three other children, Ludwig, Michael Joseph, and Joseph Williams. Adolph M. Schilly and Anna Kunigunda Zeller were married on June 21, 1892 in St. Boniface Church. |
| In Michael's youth, there were only four young ladies in Carondelet who were eligible for marriage. Michael successfully courted Margaret Schubert and they had five children. Elisabetha (Lizzie), Henry and Emma lived while Magdalina and John (Johannes) must have died in early infancy. When Elisabetha was nine, her mother Margaret nee Schubert Zeller died of tuberculosis. Michael was working nights and Elisabetha was responsible for her little bother and sister. She was frightened and Michael would find her sitting on the door-step, anxiously waiting for him. He appealed to the pastor of the church to find him a wife. |
| The Schneiders Michael Schneider (b. 1795; d. 8/9or10/1854) and Mary Catherina Schultheis (b. 1805; d. 1/1/1857) came from Bavaria with seven children. Anna Catherina was their eight child born in Taos, Missouri as were her two younger sisters Mary Elizabeth and Anna Cunegunda (Mary Elizabeth b. 2/5/1843; d. 5/26/1939; m. Michael Zeller 9/15/1868 in Columbia, Ill.). Michael Schneider was a farmer. When Elizabeth was fourteen her older sister, probably Margaret, found employment for her as a maid in the home of Levi Van Reed, who lived in north St. Louis. She worked with a Negro servant, who may have been free, polishing brass on the fence, etc. She accompanied her mistress on shopping expeditions, walking behind her and carrying a basket. Her sister Kate married John Friedrich, an artist, in 1860. They were living in Columbia, Illinois when Elizabeth became ill and was brought to Kate for care. She was still there at age 25, when the widower, Michael Zeller, applied to Father Schindel for help in finding a woman to take care of his three children. |
| St. Anthony of Padua Church in 1931 with the Friary yet to be built. Adolph and his family were involved with its' yearly Corpus Christi Processions. 1863 - February 5. St. Anthony's Friary in St. Louis was founded, and two priests and a brother occupied a temporary residence. |
| Sacred Heart Province had its beginning in 1858 in Teutopolis, Illinois. Nine friars (eight friars and one tertiary) were sent from the Franciscan Province of the Holy Cross in Paderborn, Westphalia, Germany, (Saxony Province). 1875 - July 3 and 4. The first group of Franciscan, arrived at Teutopolis. The second group, 24 in number, came on July 12. Two more small groups followed in 1876. |
| Editors Note: Same Friars to staff St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Oakville, Mo. |
Schilly
Zeller
Where did the German Zeller family come from? What is the German coat of arms/family crest? When did the Zeller family first arrive in the United
States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?
The ancestral home of the Zeller family is found in the German state of Bavaria. Zeller is a local name for a person who lived in the place named Zell.
This place-name can be found in several areas in Germany, but the most well known town of this name is in the region of Freiburg, which is in the
Schwarzwald, or the Black Forest, just north of the Swiss border. The place-name has appeared in several countries where the Germanic people
had influence.
The German states were home to a diverse assortment of national groups during the medieval era. As a consequence, German surnames were
subject to frequent spelling alterations and are distinguished by scores of regional variations. Surnames also evolved and changed with the German
language, which was characterized by a multitude of local dialects and divided into the broad language groups of High and Low German. High
German became the standard, Modern German language, whereas Low German, which was spoken in Westphalia, is closer to Dutch. Many
German surnames may be recognized as belonging to a particular region by their suffixes. It was also common in Germany to add phrases to a
name to express something about a person's place of origin, religious background, or character. Furthermore, since very few people were literate in
the Middle Ages, names were often recorded in official documents by scribes who transcribed them according to how they sounded, rather than
according to uniform spelling rules. The many spelling variations of the name Zeller include Zeller, Zellers, Zell, Zelle, Zella, Zellmer, Zelleman,
Zellaman, Zellemann, Zellner, Zelmer, Zelman, Zelkmann, Zellman, Zelner, Zellerman and many more.
First found in Bavaria, where the name could be considered to make a great early contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of
early development of Europe.
Thousands of German settlers came to North America between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries. The hardships of the long voyage were
balanced by the opportunity to escape poverty and religious persecution. The descendents of these settlers still populate the states of Pennsylvania,
Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. Many also live in Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. An inquiry into the early roots of North
American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Zeller or a variant listed above: Bacshe Zeller, who came with his wife
Verena Schaublin and their three children to Carolina in 1749; Heinrich Zeller came to Philadelphia in 1738; Peter Zell came to Philadelphia County
in 1734.
Suggested Readings for the name Zeller
* Cradled by the Massanutten: The Zellers/Sellers Family by Mary Marie Koontz Arrington.
* From A B to Z: A Genealogy by Margaret Zeller Garrett.
Some noteworthy people of the name Zeller
* Eduard Zeller (1814-1908), German philosopher
* Carl Zeller (1842-1898), Austrian composer of operettas
* Rabbi David Zeller, singer/songwriter and teacher in Jewish spirituality, meditation, and psychology
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