Person Sheet


Name Mathilda "Tilly" Josephine Schaefer
Birth 22 Jun 1888, Kreis Buren, Westphalia, Germany
Death 4 May 1969, Miller, South Dakota
Occupation Housewife, Registrar of Deeds
Religion Roman Catholic
Father Carl Schaefer (1845-1924)
Mother Anna Marie Schaefers (1851-1925)
Spouses
1 Eugene "Gene" Michael Donlin
Birth 12 Jun 1883, Union Twp, near Kingsley, Iowa
Death 10 Apr 1965, Miller, South Dakota
Occupation auctioneer, farmer, railroad worker, registrar of deeds
Religion Roman Catholic
Father Michael "Mike" Patrick Donlin (~1837-1918)
Mother Delia H Powers (1859-1920)
Marriage 15 Jun 1909, Orient, South Dakota
Children Bert Francis (Private, Male)
Aloyious "Al" George (Private, Male)
Joseph "Joe" Arthur (Private, Male)
Anne Marie Claire (Private, Female)
Elizabeth "Betty" Agatha (Private, Female)
Veronica "Vera" Theresa (Private, Female)
Irene Marie (Private, Female)
Paul George (Private, Male)
Louis "Louie" Eugene (Private, Male)
Mary Theresa (Private, Female)
Edith Rose (Private, Female)
Emmett Michael "Mike" (Private, Male)
Charles "Chuck" Eugene (Private, Male)
Notes for Mathilda "Tilly" Josephine Schaefer
"Mathilda" was sometimes spelled without the 'h'.
AKA "Tillie"
"Buren" is spelled with an umlat (?).
Because one Schaefer who immigrated in 1892 did so after Tille's birthday, we're guessing she was four years old upon immigration.
Misc. Notes
Tilly Schaefer was born in Büren County, Westphalia, Germany, and immigrated with her family at age four . The Schaefer family settled in Polo , Hand County, South Dakota.


Tilly was not given to crafts, but she was a great cook. She baked great power biscuits and beautiful pies.
Notes for Eugene "Gene" Michael & Mathilda "Tilly" Josephine (Family)
Gene & Tilly were married in Orient, South Dakota on June 15, 1999. They raised a family of thirteen children and 33 grandchildren.
Last Modified 14 Feb 2003 Created 27 Jan 2008 by Reunion for Macintosh

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