Rev. Jacob Schneller

1844 - 1925  (81 years)

• Name	Jacob Schneller
  Title	Rev.
  Birth	1844	Switzerland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1925	Neenah, Wisconsin   [1]
  Person ID	I7824	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	John Hans Schneller,   b. 1809   d. 1890 (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Buehler,   b. 1815   d. 1872, Troy, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	20 Jan 1839	Felsberg, Graubunden, Switzerland   [1]
  Family ID	F1150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Katherine Hass,   b. 1852   d. 1900 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1870	Sauk County, Wisconsin   [1]
  Children	1. Tusnelda Schneller,   b. 1886   d. 1920 (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jacob Schneller,   b. 1882   d. 1962 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John B. Schneller,   b. 1876   d. 1962 (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Anna Schneller,   b. 1873   d. 1967 (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Peter Schneller,   b. 1880   d. 1962 (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Frank Schneller,   b. 1878   d. 1954 (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Harry Schneller,   b. 1890   d. 1960 (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Lydia Schneller,   b. 1875   d. 1974 (Age 99 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Leonard G. Schneller,   b. 1885   d. 1973 (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Hillman,   b. Between 1840 and 1860   d. Between 1875 and 1944 (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	Between 1875 and 1908  [1]
  Children	1. Edith Schneller,   b. Between 1865 and 1894   d. Between 1896 and 1976 (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #5006, Date of Import: Apr 26, 1997] Excerpt from the 1942 Schneller Genealogy: The scholar of the family. Ambitious and courageous in seeking an education. At Naperville, a neighboring school became jealous and with their fighting bully at the head came over to challenge the N. W. students. Father was their best boxer and took him on and knocked out the bully in less than one minute. (It was fun to have Dad show us how he started the K.O. blow from his shoe top.) He taught school at Witwen after attending there before going to Naperville. Reverend Jacob and John went to the Monroe Conference and slept together. During the night the bed broke down and each thought the other had kicked him out of bed. A Battle Royal followed until John lit the lamp and found the difficulty. Jacob entered the Evangelical Ministry in 1870 and served until 1923. He had 18 appointments, always increasing the number of congregations; often preaching four and five times on a Sunday. I know, for I supplied for him at times when he could not attend..... Even on his last sick bed, he insisted he must do more for "Jesus", and insisted on writing sermons which he asked me to deliver. A Grand Man of God.

  
  

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