By: Mark Holtsberry
Samuel Amandus Schuler was born on November 11, 1889, in Paulding, Ohio, Samuel Amandus Schuler was the son of William Hamilton Schuler, born on January 30, 1849, in Hamilton, Indiana, and Alice Athalia “Allie” (Dodon) Schuler, born on December 28, 1859, in Ohio. William and Alice were married on September 10, 1881. Alice was William’s second wife.
William was previously married to Anna “Annie” (Cattell), who was born on April 23, 1854. They were married in 1873 and had three children: Marinda Geraldine, born in 1874; Flora A., born and died in 1875; and twin boys, born in 1876, who are believed to have been stillborn. Anna passed away on May 11, 1876, likely due to complications from childbirth. She and their children were buried in Sherman Cemetery.
By 1890, William and Alice had additional children: Bessie Rowena, born on May 2, 1883, who passed away on April 3, 1884, and was buried in Sherman Cemetery in Charloe, Ohio; Nellie Blanche, born on August 6, 1886; Laura Jane “Jennie,” born on June 23, 1888; Samuel Amandus, born on November 11, 1889; and Bertha Alice, born on April 17, 1892.
William worked as a carpenter. By 1900, the family was living in Defiance, Ohio, where William worked as a day laborer, and Samuel was attending school. By 1910, the family had moved to Oakwood, Brown Township. Samuel had left school after the seventh grade and helped his father on the farm. William and Samuel lived with William’s sister, Martha J. Mary.
On June 3, 1917, Samuel joined the National Guard in Paulding, serving in Company B of the Ohio National Guard. This unit later consolidated into Company K, 146th Infantry, 37th Division of the United States Army. On June 15, 1918, Samuel was sent to Hoboken, New Jersey, where he boarded the ship Leviathan and set sail for France. He was promoted to Private First Class on August 1, 1918, and to Corporal on October 13, 1918. Samuel served in the Ypres-Lys and Meuse-Argonne defensive sectors. He continued his service until March 31, 1919, and was honorably discharged on April 13, 1919.
By 1920, Samuel was living in Oakwood and working as a farm laborer. On July 22, 1925, he married Maud L. Fetterolf in Detroit, Michigan. Maud was born on September 15, 1898, in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. Samuel operated a grocery business in Coleman, Michigan, for S. Markle and Son before moving to Gladwin, Michigan, where he continued to manage a grocery store for the same company.
On May 27, 1926, Samuel and Maud welcomed a daughter, Gertrude Eleanor Schuler. On January 12, 1927, Samuel’s father, William, passed away and was buried in Sherman Cemetery. Later that year, on December 22, 1927, another daughter, Louisa Belle Schuler, was born.
By 1930, the Schuler family was living at 1542 Spruce Street in Detroit, Michigan, where Samuel worked in a machine shop for an automobile manufacturer. By 1940, they had moved to 437 West Columbia, Detroit, where he continued working in the car manufacturing industry.
In 1942, Samuel registered for the World War II draft. At the time, the family was living at 1594 Livernois Drive in Detroit.
Samuel passed away on January 19, 1949. Services were held in Detroit on January 22, 1949. He was buried in Roseland Park Cemetery in Berkley, Michigan, in Section 34, Lot 215, Grave 1. His grave is marked with a flat granite military stone.
Maud passed away on April 3, 1987, and was buried in Highland Cemetery in Gladwin, Michigan.
… Until next time!
