Daniel Webster Slagel b. 26 Mar 1864 Pike Twp., Livingston Co., IL d. 4 Jan 1947 Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Daniel Webster Slagel

Male 1864 - 1947  (82 years)


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  • Name Daniel Webster Slagel  [1, 2] 
    Birth 26 Mar 1864  Pike Twp., Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Religion Mennonite 
    Death 4 Jan 1947  Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Waldo Cemetery
    Person ID I591  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2022 

    Father Bishop Christian Schlegel,   b. 17 Jan 1819, SW Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1884, Pike Twp., Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Salome Sommer,   b. 1 Jul 1819, Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1890, Pike Twp., Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 16 May 1842  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F5299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Catharine Roeschley,   b. 9 Aug 1869, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1928, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 2 Feb 1888  Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Laura Slagel,   b. 1889   d. 1923 (Age 34 years)
     2. Arthur William Slagel,   b. 13 Jan 1891, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1943, LaGrange Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     3. Alma Slagel,   b. 30 Jan 1893, Graymont, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1989, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
     4. Amos Slagel,   b. 1895
     5. Emma Slagel,   b. 1897   d. 1945 (Age 48 years)
     6. George Slagel,   b. 1899   d. 1978 (Age 79 years)
     7. Willis Slagel,   b. 1900
     8. Edna Slagel,   b. 1903   d. 1991 (Age 88 years)
     9. Edwin Slagel,   b. 1904
     10. Irene Slagel,   b. 1906
     11. Gilbert Slagel,   b. 1908   d. 1961 (Age 53 years)
     12. Milton Slagel,   b. 1912
    Family ID F254  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Mar 1864 - Pike Twp., Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Feb 1888 - Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Jan 1947 - Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Gospel Herald, January 1947:
      "Slagel, Daniel W., youngest son of the late Christian and Salome Slagel, was born near Meadows, Ill., March 26, 1864; passed away at the home of his daughter (Mrs. Edward Eigsti), Flanagan, Ill., after several years of failing health, Jan. 4, 1947; aged 82 y. 9 m. 9 d. In 1888 he was married to Mary Roeschley, Eureka, Ill., who preceded him in death on Oct. 19, 1928. One son (Arthur), 2 daughters (Laura and Emma), and one grandson also predeceased him. Surviving are 6 sons (Amos, La Belle, Mo.; George, Willis, Edwin, and Gilbert of Flanagan; and Milton, Chicago, Ill.), 3 daughters (Alma-Mrs. Edward Eigsti, of Flanagan; Edna-Mrs. Ray Dillman, Fisher, Ill.; and Irene-Mrs. Elmer Byler, Freeport, Ill.), 18 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. In his youth he became a member of the Mennonite Church and on July 3, 1909 he was ordained to the ministry, in which capacity he served faithfully as long as his health permitted. Funeral services were held Jan. 6 at the Waldo Mennonite Church, Flanagan, in charge of A. H. Leaman, of Chicago. Text: II Tim. 4:6, 7. Interment was made in the Waldo Cemetery."

  • Sources 
    1. [S147] Myrna Slagell Park, Arthur Slagel and MCC.

    2. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62310646/daniel-webster-slagel.

    3. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    4. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.


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