Walter Adam Schuck1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 3731, (1899 - 1949)
FatherGeorge W. Schuck4,5,6 (25 Dec 1873 - 29 Mar 1951)
MotherKatherine Elizabeth Oetzel4,7,8 (4 May 1878 - 14 May 1955)

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Aug 1899, Peoria, Illinois9,10,11
Marriage: 1924, Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, Almarie Peel (9 May 1903 - 3 Oct 1987)12,13,14
Marriage: 29 Oct 1938, Marion Co., Indiana, Beulah E. Deniston (18 Mar 1891 - Mar 1985)15,16
Death: 7 Dec 1949, Urbana, Illinois17,18,19
Burial: East Lawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois2
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe
AncestryThe Glabe Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Walter Adam Schuck was born on 3 Aug 1899 in Peoria, Illinois.9,10,11 He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents, George W. Schuck and Katherine Elizabeth Oetzel.5
     He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents.6
     He moved to Urbana with his parents between 1910 and 1912. He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents.20
     Walter married first Almarie Peel, daughter of Dr. Charles E. Peel and Rosa Wearren, in 1924 in Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois.12,13,14
     Walter and Almarie were living at 405 E. California Ave., Urbana, in 1927.21 They then moved in with his parents, at 306 S. Vine, in Urbana, where they are listed in the 1928 city directory.22
     Walter appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, at 304½ E. Illinois, enumerated 9 Apr 1930, reporting that he rented his home for $30 per month, and owned a radio. His first wife, Almarie Peel, and their daughter, Frances, appear to be listed with him. However the record is in some doubt because both his wife and child are recorded as Ruth, a name neither of them ever used.23 Further, family oral history has them as engaged in custody litigation in connection with divorce proceedings about two years before this. However, neither Almarie nor their daughter can be found elsewhere in the 1930 census.24
     Walter married second Beulah E. Deniston, daughter of Charles E. Deniston and Carrie A. [surname unknown], on 29 Oct 1938 in Marion Co., Indiana.15,16
     Walter and Beulah appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, at 4411 Winthrop Ave., enumerated 2 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a home valued at $4,500, and that he had lived in the same city, and she in the same house, in 1935. Also listed as living with them were her sister, Hazel B. Taylor, and her daughter, Melba.25
     He was a store room clerk in a steam shop by 1920. He is listed as an accountant for the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company in the 1927 and 1928 city directories, but as a clerk in the 1930 census, so his exact position is unclear.26,27,28 In the 1940 census his occupation is shown as timekeeper for a steam railroad. He reported he had worked 44 hours the last week of March, and had worked 52 weeks the prior year, earning $1,598.25
     Walter died on 7 Dec 1949 in Urbana, Illinois, at age 50.17,18,19 He was buried in East Lawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois.2

Children:
     Child with Almarie Peel:

  • Frances Jane Schuck4,29 (22 Jun 1925 - 9 Apr 2009)

Children:
     There were no children with Beulah E. Deniston

Citations

  1. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows name as Walter Adam Schuck.
  2. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 67280223, Walter Adam Schuck.
  3. [S3893] George Schuck household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows name as Walter A. Schuck.
  4. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family.
  5. [S3893] George Schuck household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  6. [S3894] George Schuck household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  7. [S3893] George Schuck household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S3894] George Schuck household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  9. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date, town, and state.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 67280223, Walter Adam Schuck, shows date.
  11. [S3893] George Schuck household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 9/12, and state.
  12. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows year, town, and state.
  13. [S3900] "Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1934," FamilySearch.org, record for Walter Adam Schuck and Almarie Peel, citing FHL #338047, shows year, county, and state.
  14. [S3905] Walter Schuck household, 1930 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows married, with his first marriage at age 25 and hers at 20.
  15. [S3901] "Marion Co. Circuit Court Marriage Records," IndyGov.Biz, record for Walter Schneck and Beulah Claffey, citing bk 151 pg 109, shows date.
  16. [S3906] Raymond C. Miesel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Marion Co., Indiana, shows married.
  17. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date, with day as 8th, town, and state.
  18. [S381] Reed, "oetzel connection?," e-mail to author, 22 Feb 2001, shows date, with date as 7th.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 67280223, Walter Adam Schuck, shows date, as 8th.
  20. [S3895] George Schuck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois.
  21. [S3899] Champaign and Urbana City Directory, 1927, pg 301.
  22. [S3899] Champaign and Urbana City Directory, 1928, pg 298.
  23. [S3905] Walter Schuck household, 1930 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois.
  24. [S3909] Reed, "Re: Almarie," e-mail to author, 24 Oct 2012, shows Walter petitioned for custody of Frances then age around 2.
  25. [S3906] Raymond C. Miesel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Marion Co., Indiana.
  26. [S3895] George Schuck household, 1920 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows occupation as clerk store room, industry a steam shop.
  27. [S3905] Walter Schuck household, 1930 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows occupation as clerk, industry as railroad shops.
  28. [S3899] Champaign and Urbana City Directory, 1927, pg 301, and 1928, pg 298, both show occupation as "acct Big 4."
  29. [S3907] Hendricks County Flyer, 10 Apr 2009.