Roland Lee Schacher

Brief Life History of Roland Lee

When Roland Lee Schacher was born on 16 October 1895, in St. Paul, Saint Charles, Missouri, United States, his father, John Schacher, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Frances Creech, was 43. He married Florence Elizabeth Lockett on 12 June 1926, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Normandy Township, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1940 and St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1950. He died on 23 October 1959, in St. Charles, Saint Charles, Missouri, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Bel-Nor, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Roland Lee Schacher
1895–1959
Florence Elizabeth Lockett
1895–1982
Marriage: 12 June 1926
Paul Schacker
1927–2023
Calvin Lee Schacher
1928–1928
Herbert George Schacher
1929–2025
Bernard John Schacher
1931–2020

Sources (10)

  • Roland Schacker, "United States, Census, 1930"
  • Roland Schacher, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Roland Lee Schacher, "United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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1898 · War with the Spanish

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1912 · The Girl Scouts

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Name Meaning

German (also Schächer): unflattering nickname from Middle High German schāchære ‘robber, swindler’.

German: variant of Schach 1.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): unflattering nickname from Yiddish shakher ‘petty traffic, bartering’, or ‘cheating’; or from the Polish word szacher ‘swindler’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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