Orland Eugene Schell

1879 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Orland Eugene Schell  [1]
  Birth	12 Jul 1879	Forester, Sanilac County, Michigan   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Witness-Obituary	27 Feb 1939	Battle Creek, Michigan   [3]
  	Catharine Mabee Schell, 86, the widow of Warren Schell and a survivor of the Sanilac county forest fire of 1881 which killed hundreds of persons, died at 11 pm Sunday in the home of a son, DeLoyd Schell of Pennfield township. She had been seriously ill since last Wednesday, when she fractured her right hip in a fall at the home . She had resided with her son for more than 20 years. Mrs Schell and her parents escaped death in the fire by lying in a clover field and wrapping wet clothing around their faces to protect them from the smoke. Their home and all their possessions were destroyed. Some estimates put the death toll at 500. [Note- in 1881 Catherine's parents were living in Oxford County, Ontario, and Catherine was married to Warren Schell and two son's in 1881 - that may have been the family - jdm] Born Dec 12, 1852 in Ingersoll, Ont. She moved to Sanilac county with her parents, Walter and Lavine (Jaynes) Mabee when a young girl. Her husband died 12 years ago. Surviving besides the son at whose home she died is another son Orland Schell of Georgia and two grandsons Rolan Schell of Detroit and Francis Schell of Pennfield township. Funeral services will be held Tuesday in the Shaw funeral home with the Rev Arthur L Ellsworth in charge.
  Reference Number	40896
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I40631	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Warren H. Schell,   b. 26 Nov 1848, West Oxford Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Jun 1926, Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catherine Mabee,   b. 12 Dec 1852, Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Feb 1939, Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Michigan (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Dec 1873	West Oxford Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  	Warren Schell, 25, a farmer of West Oxford, born in West Oxford to Solomon and Artemisia Schell married Catharine Mabee, 20, of West Oxford, born in West Oxford to Walter Bishop Mabee and Lovina Mabee by C, G, Schell on 9 Dec 1873 at the home of the bride's father in West Oxford. Witnesses were Andrew Capin of Embro and Francis Mabee of West Oxford
  Family ID	F633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Vera May Wilbur,   b. 30 Oct 1880, Pennfield, Calhoun County, Michigan d. 18 Mar 1961, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1901	Pennfield, Calhoun County, Michigan   [1]
  Divorce	28 Oct 1907	Calhoun County, Michigan   [6]
  Family ID	F15284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Esther Mae Leonard,   b. Abt 1873, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	20 Nov 1907	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [7, 8]
  	her first, his second
  Divorce	8 Jan 1913	Michigan   [6]
  Family ID	F15285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Michigan, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911. [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, obit in the Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Michigan), 27 Feb 1939, Mon, Page 2. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922. [S241] Barbara Miller, Emails from Barbara Millar; Compiler Address: millarbje@sympatico.ca, appeared in Woodstock Sentinel, 12 Dec 1873 , page 2 , column 3. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952. [S76] 1910 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Battle Creek Ward 4, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T624_640; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1374653. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920.