NameAmelia Catherine Schettig
BirthNov 2, 1866, farm near Carrolltown, Pa.
DeathNov 13, 1917, Carrolltown, Pa.
BurialSt. Benedict's Church Cemetery, Carrolltown, Pa.
BaptismNov 4, 1866, St. Benedict's Church, Carrolltown, Pa.
FatherAdam Schettig (1833-1907)
MotherMary Magdalen Eckenrode (1839-1899)
Spouses
BirthDec 16, 1864, Carroll Township, Cambria County, Pa.
DeathMay 7, 1948, Carrolltown, Pa.
BurialSt. Benedict's Church Cemetery, Carrolltown, Pa.
FatherHenry Bender (1824-1907)
MotherSarah Ann Luther (1828-1912)
MarriageNov 27, 1888, St. Benedict's Church, Carrolltown, Pa.
ChildrenAlvin Augustine (1889-1968)
 Rosie (1891-1891)
 Bede Alphonsus (1893-1969)
 Grace Elizabeth (1896-1957)
 Edna Mary (1899-1981)
 Aline Mary (1901-1993)
 Herman Henry Joseph (1903-1980)
 Maurice Joseph (1907-1978)
Notes for Amelia Catherine Schettig
Amelia had hazel eyes and dark brown hair.
CATHOLIC VITAL RECORDS OF CENTRAL PA Vol V by Rev A Ledoux pg 142 Shettig
gp: Francis Shittig/Cath. Eckenrod
parents: Adam Shettig/Magd. Eckenrod
Info compiled by Caroline Eckenrode Kaiser, July 1978 pg 11, had 8 children
Ancestral File(TM)-LDS-1995--(AFN:B2XO-LG),married to Henry E. Bender
parents: omitted---no children listed
Marriage Application + License-Cambria Co. Pa-Henry E. Bender/Amelia Shettig
parents: Adam Shettig/Mary Ann Vol. 5 pg 396
1870 census Pa Cambria Co Cambria Twp pg 49A/17 house # 112 ?Skettlig
1880 census Pa Cambria Co Cambria Twp pg 486A/37 ED 209 house # 100 Schettig
Notes for Henry Englebert (Spouse 1)
Harry had hazel eyes and sandy hair. He moved his family to Carrolltown, Pa., in 1901. He was a wagon maker and carriage painter, and worked for the Luthers in Carrolltown. He played the small harp and guitar. According to his daughter Aline, Harry was named after a Mr. Adams in Carrolltown, who was a banker. According to his daughter Edna, the family annually used real lighted candles on their Christmas tree in the front parlor. The children's dinner plates at Christmas had an orange, apple, nuts and a stick of candy.

Info compiled by Caroline Eckenrode Kaiser, July 1978 pg 11
OBITUARY CLIPPINGS-A Claar-Vol II-1934/1935 pg 27 Amanda Wetzel,
of Carrolltown
Ancestral File(TM)-LDS-1995--(AFN:B2XO-57), md. to Amelia C. Shettig
parents: Henry Bender/Sarah A. Luther
OBITUARY CLIPPINGS by Archie Claar-Vol II-1934/1935 pg 77 Lucinda Link
CATHOLIC VITAL RECORDS OF CENTRAL PA Vol IV by Rev A Ledoux pg 228 Bender
gp: Sebastian & Mary Ellen Luther
parents: Henry Bender/Sara Anna Luther
Marriage Application + License-Cambria Co. Pa-Henry E. Bender/Amelia Shettig
parents: Henry Bender/Sallie Vol. 5 pg 396
Cambria Co Pa Query Forum-1998-posted by Dorothy Schendel wondrful@cctrap.com
parents: Henry Bender/Sarah Ann Luther
married: Henry E. Bender/Theresa
1870 census Pa Cambria Co Carroll Twp pg 78A/15 house # 87 Bender
1880 census Pa Cambria Co Carroll Twp pg 492A/1 ED 210 house # 4 Bender
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