Edith Ida Schlachter

Brief Life History of Edith Ida

Edith Ida Schlachter was born on 26 October 1886, in Maple Grove Township, Saginaw, Michigan, United States as the daughter of Cornelius Schlachter and Nancy Schlachter. She married Albert Philip Wendling on 6 October 1908, in Maple Grove Township, Saginaw, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 12 February 1979, at the age of 92, and was buried in Saint Michael Catholic Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Saginaw, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Albert Philip Wendling
1883–1938
Edith Ida Schlachter
1886–1979
Marriage: 6 October 1908
Bertella Rosalia Wendling
1909–2000
Florence Catherine Wendling
1911–2005
Cornelius Frank Wendling
1913–2014
Alfred William Wendling
1915–2001
Helen Agnes Wendling
1917–2004
Clair Joseph Wendling
1920–2006
James John Wendling
1922–2005
Ernest Michael Wendling
1924–2008
Rose Theresa Wendling
1926–2021
Harvey Albert Wendling
1928–2015
Kathryn Marie Wendling
1935–2016

Sources (25)

  • Edith Wendling, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Schlacter, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
  • Edith Schlacther, „Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925“

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World Events (8)

1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain

The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit "water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream." H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, "TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII".

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

North German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (also Schlächter): occupational name for a slaughterer of animals, from Middle Low German slachtere, slechter, German Schlachter ‘slaughterer, butcher'.

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

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