Jan Schelling

Brief Life History of Jan

When Jan Schelling was born on 17 February 1880, in Geervliet, South Holland, Netherlands, his father, Rokus Schelling, was 33 and his mother, Adriaantje Spruijt, was 25. He married Lillian Mary Liubetich on 11 May 1933, in Stevenson, Skamania, Washington, United States. In 1943, at the age of 63, his occupation is listed as director. He died on 21 March 1943, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.

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Jan Schelling
1880–1943
Lillian Mary Liubetich
1912–1985
Marriage: 11 May 1933

Sources (23)

  • John Schelling, "United States Census, 1930"
  • John Schelling, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • John Schelling, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1890

Death by suicide of van Gogh.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Schilling .

Dutch: nickname from scellinc ‘shilling’, see Schilling .

Dutch (Van der Schelling): habitational name for someone from the West Frisian island of Ter Schelling.

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

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