Scheese (Schiess) Family of Trevorton, Northumberland County File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John Paul Deeben jdeeben@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. The Scheese (Schiess) family originated from Uhingen, Wurttemberg, near Stuttgart. 1/1 BARTTLIN SCHIESS b. abt 1540 2/1 PETER SCHIESS b. 1603 3/1 PETER SCHIESS b. 1629 4/1 HANS SCHIESS b. 1641 - d. 1680. 5/1 HANS MELCHOIR SCHIESS b. 1671 6/1 HANS JAKOB SCHIESS b. 1721 7/1 JOHANNES SCHIESS b. 1740 - d. 1797, born in Uhingen, Wurttemberg. A shoemaker by trade. ELISABETHA BARBARA ALB 8/1 CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH SCHIESS b. July 18, 1769 - d. October 17, 1841, born in Uhingen, Wurttemberg. m. June 12, 1792 in Uhingen to MARIA MARGARETHA BUHLER b. February 16, 1768 - d. May 22, 1850. Born in Sebenhausen, Wurttemberg. [Maria's parents: Georg Ulrich Buhler von Sebenhausen, Cleopha Barbara Weisserin.] Christoph Friedrich was a shoemaker. 9/1 Georg Ulrich Schiess b. September 15, 1793 - d. 1864 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg. 9/2 Elisabeth Barbara Schiess b. March 9, 1795 - d. July 9, 1795 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg. 9/3 Johannes Schiess b. March 16, 1797 - d. June 7, 1797 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg. 9/4 Johan Georg Schiess b. August 8, 1798 - d. August 23, 1798 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg. 9/5 CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH SCHIESS b. August 13, 1799 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg - d. December 21, 1875 in Trevorton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. m. May 2, 1826 in Schaubach, Wurttemberg to CATHARINA DOROTHEA BADER b. April 16, 1802 in Schaubach, Wurttemberg - d. October 20, 1875 in Trevorton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Friedrich (Frederick Scheese) was a shoemaker, like his father and grandfather. [Catharina's parents: Georg Friedrich Bader (January 2, 1775 - December 10, 1812) and Elisabetha Dorothea Kiesel (December 8, 1778 - November 7, 1846); grandparents: Georg Adam Bader (October 18, 1736 - July 3, 1782)/Maria Catharina Hailerin (November 6, 1740 - August 26, 1822) and Johan Jakob Kiesel/ Sabilla Baderin; paternal great-grandparents: Christoph Bader/Margaretha Sharpin and Casper Hailer/Maria Catarina Scharpin.] Friedrich emigrated to America in 1851. Catharina came to America in 1852 with children Gottlieb Friedrich, Gottfried Adam and Johan Michael. 10/1 CLOPHIA BARBARA SCHEESE b. January 31, 1827 in Steinbach, Wurttemberg - d. December 31, 1898 in Trevorton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Emigrated to America as an adult with sister Elisabetha in 1853. m. September 2, 1854 in Trevorton to MATTHIAS BASSLER b. November 16, 1828 in Alberhausen, Goeppingen, Wurttemberg - d. January 22, 1889 in Trevorton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Matthias emigrated to America in 1851. 10/2 Friedrich Schiess b. October 15, 1829 - d. November 21, 1829 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg. 10/3 Margaretha Dorothea Schiess b. October 31, 1829 - July 2, 1831 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg. 10/4 Catharina Schiess b. May 23 1832 - d. May 20, 1896 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg. 10/5 Elisabeth Friedericka Schiess b. February 26, 1835 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg - d. abt. 1870 in Trevorton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Elisabeth emigrated to America as an adult in 1853 with sister Clophia Barbara. m. Joseph Schuck b. December 31, 1831 in Bruecken, Pfalz, Bavaria - d. 1906 in Trevorton. 10/6 Christoph Friedrich Schiess b. December 19, 1836 - d. 1837 in Schaubach, Wurttemberg. 10/7 Gottlieb Friedrich Schiess b. November 24, 1838 - d. ?. Gottlieb emigrated to America in 1852 with his mother, twin brother Adam, and brother Johan Michael. He returned to Uhingen, and was married on August 7, 1864 to Barbara Farion. At some point he or his children returned to America. Descendants eventually settled in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. 10/8 Gottfried Adam Scheese b. November 24, 1838 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg - d. May 17, 1893 in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Emigrated to America in 1852. m. June 19, 1865 in Trevorton to Maria Knoedler b. 1845 in Wurttemberg - d. ?. 11/1 Gottfried Scheese b. May 21, 1868 in Trevorton, Pennsylvania - d. ?. 11/2 Leonard Henry Scheese b. January 27, 1871 in Trevorton, Pennsylvania - d. ?. 11/3 Lewis Adam Scheese b. 1875 in Trevorton, Pennsylvania - d. ?. m. August 24, 1906 in Trevorton to Emma Price. 11/4 Caroline Scheese b. 1877 in Trevorton, Pennsylvania - d. ?. 11/5 Albert Franklin Scheese b. February 6, 1880 in Trevorton, Pennsylvania - d. ?. m. March 12, 1908 in Trevorton to Annie Kleppinger b. 1887 in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania. 11/6 Elizabeth Amelia Scheese b. October 5, 1882 in Trevorton, Pennsylvania - d. ?. 11/7 George Scheese b. January 19, 1885 - d. February 114, 1885 in Trevorton, Pennsylvania. 11/8 Walter Aloise Scheese b. December 9, 1886 in Trevorton, Pennsylvania - d. ?. 10/9 Georg Ulrich Schiess b. April 26, 1841 - d. April 28, 1841 in Steinbach, Wurttemberg. 10/10 Johan Michael Scheese b. April 24, 1842 in Steinbach, Wurttemberg - d. February 5, 1877 in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Michael emigrated to America in 1852. m. May 14, 1871 in Trevorton, Penna. to Anna Maria Bader b. September 18, 1842 in Dettingen, Wurttemberg - d. March 9, 1938 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. 11/1 Elizabeth Cleopha Scheese b. February 28, 1872 in Trevorton, Pennsylvania - d. September 17, 1961 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. m. March 7, 1893 in Shamokin to Jacob Elmer Long b. December 13, 1870 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania - d. October 13, 1929 in Shamokin. 12/1 George W. Long b. February 22, 1894 - d. January 21, 1966 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. m. Bertha V. McClain b. February 11, 1894 in Coal Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania - d. January 3, 1969 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. 13/1 George Long b. March 20, 1916 - d. July 31, 1937 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. 13/2 Paul S. Long b. June 2, 1924 - d. November 30, 1924 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. 12/2 David M. Long b. September 30, 1899 - February 15, 1960 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. m. Elva T. Christ b. January 21, 1903 - d. November 15, 1942 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. 12/3 Ralph W. Long b. May 24, 1901 - d. August 29, 1901 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. 12/4 Harry Long b. April 22, 1902 - d. October 29, 1902 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. 12/5 Helen G. Long b. April 22, 1902 - d. February 26, 1903 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. 12/6 Infant Daughter Long b. July 14, 1913 - d. July 14, 1913 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. 11/2 George Frederick Scheese b. 1873 in Trevorton, Pennsylvania - d. 1937. m. June 17, 1903 in Shamokin to Libbie Boughner b. 1872 - d. 1939. 11/3 Fredericka Matilda Scheese b. November 28, 1875 in Trevorton, Pennsylvania - d. ?. m. April 3, 1898 in Shamokin to John Henry Wiedenshafer b. July 18, 1873 in Trevorton, Penna. - d. December 9, 1913 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. 9/6 Johan Michael Schiess b. January 24, 1802 - April 7, 1807 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg. 9/7 Johannes Schiess b. July 24, 1803 - d. September 4, 1852 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg. 9/8 Johan Jacob Schiess b. June 10, 1806 - August 19, 1806 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg. 9/9 Cleopha Barbara Schiess b. July 27, 1807 - d. November 9, 1880 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg. 9/10 Johan Michael Schiess b. November 5, 1810 - d. October 10, 1885 in Uhingen, Wurttemberg.