Catherine Belsly
1860 - 1926 (66 years)-
Name Catherine Belsly [1, 2] Birth 17 Apr 1860 Woodford Co., IL Gender Female Death 13 Oct 1926 Washburn, Woodford Co., IL - (11 Oct 1926)
Burial Eure - Olio Township Cemetery
Person ID I5346 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 15 Apr 2023
Father Christian Belsly (Belsley), b. 31 Jul 1835, Partridge Twp, Woodford Co., IL d. 5 Mar 1917, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL (Age 81 years) Mother Mary Magdalene Schertz, b. 3 Mar 1837, Lemon Twp., Butler Co., OH d. 28 Nov 1911, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL (Age 74 years) Marriage 28 Oct 1856 Trenton, Butler Co., OH [1, 3, 4] - Witnesses: John Schweitzer, Annie Schrack; Joseph Lehman, Annie Moseman
Married by Rev. N. Augspurger. (Noah?)
Family ID F3423 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Edward C. Engel, b. 11 Nov 1858, Woodford Co., IL d. 8 May 1912, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 53 years) Marriage Feb 1881 Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Children 1. Eva Louise Engel, b. Feb 1883 d. 1942 (Age ~ 58 years) 2. Frank Delbert Engel, b. 1885 d. 1958 (Age 73 years) 3. Meda Emma Engel, b. 23 Feb 1887 d. 1 Sep 1961 (Age 74 years) Family ID F3745 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Apr 2023
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Event Map Birth - 17 Apr 1860 - Woodford Co., IL Marriage - Feb 1881 - Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Death - 13 Oct 1926 - Washburn, Woodford Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Catherine was the third child and the first to live to maturity. She married Edward Engel who was a farmer and later became a clerk of county court in Eureka. In a Portrait and Biographical Album of Woodford County, the Engel’s home was referred to as a center of true hospitality with Catherine a charming hostess. Their daughter Eva married Adolph Woltzen, a banker in Washburn. Their daughter Meda married Ralph DeMotte who became treasurer of Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago. Their son Frank played professional baseball. He never married. [1]
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Sources - [S450] John Robert Belsly, The Descendants of Joseph “Red Joe” Belsly (1802-1982 - 180 Years, A Proud Heritage).
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73930491/catharine-engel.
- [S1022] Marriage Record of Christian Belsly and Mary Schertz.
- [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., 18 Nov 1856.
- [S450] John Robert Belsly, The Descendants of Joseph “Red Joe” Belsly (1802-1982 - 180 Years, A Proud Heritage).