Jacques "Jacob" Scheidel is buried in Forest Cemetery, Hull Twp., Portage Co., WI. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this picture available.

Justina Emma "Lucy" (Luhn) Shidel is buried in Forest Cemetery, Hull Twp., Portage Co., WI. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this picture available.

Jacob immigrated to the United States from France, leaving in 1856.

Name: Jacob Scheidel

Event Type: Immigration

Event Date: 24 Jun 1856

Event Place: New York, New York, New York, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 20

Birthplace: France

Occupation: Unknown

Ship Name: James L Bogert 

Birth Year (Estimated): 1836

Departure Port: Havre

Literacy: Unknown

Last Place of Residence:

Destination Place: New York

Transit or Travel Compartment: Staying in the USA (Transit); Steerage (Travel)

Affiliate Manifest ID: 00008653

Affiliate Publication Title: Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897

Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1746067

Jacob "Jake" Shidel Naturalization Record.

The Gazette, Stevens Point, WI, Wednesday, November 6, 1907

SOUTH SIDE AND RAILROAD

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shidel have removed from Fremont street to the home of their daughter, Mrs. E. C. Ellis, 1200 Division street, where they will reside indefinitely.

The Gazette, Stevens Point, Portage Co., WI, Wednesday, July 15, 1908

ANOTHER VETERAN GONE

Jacob Shidel, a Hero of the Civil War, Dies This Morning - Funeral Friday Afternoon

The second veteran of the Civil war to pass away in this city within a week, died at 8:30 o'clock this morning, when Jacob Shidel breathed his last at his home, 532 Fremont street. Mr. Shidel had been in poor health for a year or more, among his other afflictions being a partial loss of eyesight, but he was able to be around the house and occasionally visited at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. C. Ellis, until a week ago, since which time he had been confined to his bed. Mr. Shidel suffered from no particular ailment, his death being caused by a general breaking down of the system. Jacob Shidel was born in the town of Grittvil, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany, 73 years ago the 18th of last June. He came to America when he was 21 years of age, locating for a short time at Rockaway, N. J., and then came west to the town of Byron, Fond du Lac county. Aug. 14, 1862, he enlisted at Byron in Co. F, 21st Wis. Reg., and served until the close of the war, a period of over three years. In the Battle of Resacca, Ga., Mr. Shidel was shot through the hand and for several weeks was in a southern hospital. He was later transferred to Madison and then to Milwaukee, where he remained until the final surrender of Gen. Lee. Mr. Shidel took part in a number of important battles and gave three years of conscientious service to his adopted country. After the close of hostilities he returned to Byron and remained there until 1877, when the family moved to the town of Carson, about three miles northwest of Milladore, where they developed a good farm. Nine years ago last March Mr. and Mrs. Shidel disposed of their property and moved to Stevens Point, the family home being on Fremont street most of this time. The surviving members of the family are the widow, one son, Fred C. Shidel of Amherst, and the daughter, Mrs. E. C. Ellis of this city. Another son, John, was killed in a wreck on the Wisconsin Central near Chicago five years ago last fall. The deceased gentleman also leaves a brother, Adam Shidel, of Milladore, and two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Burns, of Shiocton, and Mrs. Sarah Edwards, of Fond du Lac. There are also three grandchildren. The deceased was an honorable citizen, a man who always endeavored to do that which he believed was just and right, and was therefore respected by his fellowmen. In his death a good husband and father has gone. Funeral services will be held at his late home, 532 Fremont street, at 2:00 o'clock Friday afternoon, followed by interment in the Episcopal cemetery. Rev. Webster Millar, pastor of the Methodist church at Waupaca, will officiate.

The Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point, Portage Co., WI, Wednesday, July 15, 1908

JACOB SHIDEL

Resident of the East Side Passes Away After Week's Serious Illness.

Jacob Shidel died at his home at 532 Fremont street at 8:30 this morning after a week's illness with paralysis of the intestines. He had been in a critical condition almost from the first and for several days there had been no hope for his recovery.

The deceased was born in Germany on June 18, 1835, but came to this country when he was 21 years old. He spent a year or two in New Jersey and then came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Byron in Fond du Lac county. In 1859 he married Miss Lucy Luhn. On August 14, 1862, he enlisted in Co. F of the Twenty-first Wisconsin infantry and served with his regiment until mustered out on May 5, 1865. He was wounded in an engagement at Resaca. After the war he returned to Wisconsin and finally settled on a farm near Milladore, where he remained until about nine years ago, when he removed to this city. For several years he has been going blind, his sight being so poor of late that he was only able to distinguish large objects as hazy shadows.

Mr. Shidel was of the frugal, honest German type and was in all respects a worthy neighbor and a good citizen. He is survived by his widow and two children, Fred C. Shidel of Amherst and Mrs. E. C. Ellis of this city. His oldest son, John A. Shidel, an engineer on the Wisconsin Central, was killed in a wreck at Des Plaines five years ago. He also leaves a brother and sister and half-sister, Adam Shidel of Milladore, Mrs. Elizabeth Burns of Shiocton, and Mrs. Sarah Edwards of Fond du Lac. Fred Shidel had been assisting in the care of his father since Friday. The brother and sister are here and Mrs. Edwards will also be present at the funeral. He was a member of the local Grand Army post.

The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 at St. Paul's M. E. church, Rev. Webster Miller of Waupaca officiating.

The Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point, Portage Co., WI, Saturday, July 25, 1908

FUNERAL OF JACOB SHIDEL

The funeral of Jacob Shidel was held Friday p. m. from the house at 2 o'clock and from St. Paul's M. E. church at 2:30. Rev. Webster Millar of Waupaca, in the absence of Rev. Spray, conducted the services. The hymns were sung by a quartet consisting of Misses Grace Sellers, Anna Benson, Mylderd Kelsey and Amy Bloye, with Miss Etta Bloye at the piano. Interment followed in Forest cemetery. There were many beautiful flowers, the casket was draped with the American flag, and the remains were clothed in the uniform of the Grand Army, of which organization Mr. Shidel had for many years  been a faithful member. In his death an honest man, a good and faithful soldier, when his country needed the services of her loyal sons, has passed away. The pallbearers, all members of the Grand Army, were E. M. Copps, Wm. Reading, S. G. Stoddard, S. S. Obourn, Chas. Dake and E. McGlachlin.

MANY FLORAL OFFERINGS

Following is a list of the floral offerings at the funeral of Jacob Shidel: Pillow, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Shidel and Mrs. E. C. Ellis; carnations, Harold Shidel; carnations, Jessie and Fredrick Shidel, Jr.; carnations, Mrs. Elizabeth Burns; potted plants, Mrs. Sarah Edwards; chrysanthemums, Mrs. John Mensch; Canterbury bells and red and white carnations, Wallace Shidel; wreath, W. R. C.; carnations and roses, B. of L. F. & E.; crescent, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Dwinell and Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Dwinell; carnations, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Krembs; carnations, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Kingsbury; carnations, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Haase, Mr. and Mrs. E. Weber and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Haase; carnations, Mr. and Mrs. J. Glocksine; carnations and feverfew, Mrs. Gaso and  Mrs. Combs; sweet peas, Mr. and Mrs. Wollenschlager; pansies and nasturtiums, Mr. and Mrs. Simonson; carnations and chrysanthemums, Mr. and Mrs. Macklin; roses, Mmes. J. Altenburg, Irvin Altenburg, J. Meyers, G. West, I. Crossman, S. Swenson, E. McCreedy, W. Hurlbut, A. Relachl, A. Redfield, J. Manchester, W. Sherbert, M. Cutting, Messrs. Wm. H. West and Charles Hurlbut: cut flowers, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall; sweet peas, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eddy; carnations and roses, Mrs. Mary Empey; carnations, Mrs. M. Leary. Among friends and relatives from out of town who attended the funeral were Adam Shidel and wife and Wallace Shidel of Sherry; A. J. Empey, Geo. Hooper, Mrs. A. Burrow, Mrs. E. Smith and Herman Burrow, of Milladore; B. E. Dwinell and daughter of Amherst; Mrs. Sarah Edwards and Mrs. Minnie Mensch, Fond du Lac; Harold Shidel, North Fond du Lac. 

Jacob Shidel's Land Patent

Stevens Point Daily Journal, Stevens Point, WI, Saturday, July 31, 1915

FUNERAL OF MRS. SHIDEL.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Lucy Shidel, was held from the home, 532 South Fremont street, at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Rev. James Blake of the Baptist officiating. Interment was made in Forest cemetery; W. E. Macklin, John Hebal, E. Francis, Robert Holman, Emil Zimmer and A. J. Empey, acting as pallbearers.

The Gazette, Stevens Point, WI, Wednesday, August 4, 1915

AGED LADY IS CALLED

Mrs. Lucy Shidel, Seventy-six Years Old, Succumbs to Paralytic Stroke Thursday.

The death of Mrs. Lucy Justine Shidel, widow of the late Jacob Shidel, occurred at her home, 532 Fremont street, at 6:45 o'clock last Thursday morning, the result of a third stroke of paralysis, with which she was stricken on July 19. Mrs. Shidel was in poor health for seven years during the last two years failed rapidly. She was cared for by her daughter, Mrs. J. L. Roy, who resided with her. Her son, F. C. Shidel, wife and son, Frederick, of Amherst, arrived in the city the day after she suffered the fatal stroke and remain with her until the end, while Miss Jessie Shidel, another grandchild, who had been visiting at St. Paul, arrived on the following Thursday.

Mrs. Shidel was seventy-five years age on July 5. She was born in Berlin, Germany, her maiden name being Lucy Luhn, and came with her mother to this country in 1855. By way of the Great Lakes they came westward to Manitowoc, this state, and from there by ox team to Fond du Lac. She was married at the latter city in 1859 to Jacob Shidel and in 1877 they removed to Milladore, where they lived on a farm until sixteen years ago, when they came to Stevens Point. Mr. Shidel died in 1908.

Among her friends and neighbors Mrs. Shidel was held in deep affection. She was by nature kind and sympathetic, a lover of her home and her home sphere. Those who are left to mourn the death of a devoted mother are Mrs. J. L. Roy and F. C. Shidel, the latter of Amherst. Another son, John, who was an engineer on the old Wisconsin Central railway, was killed a wreck at Des Plaines, Ill., thirteen years ago, leaving a widow and son, Harold Shidel, who now reside in Salt Lake City, Utah, where the latter is a civil engineer. Mrs. Shidel had three brothers and one sister, all of whom have preceded her to the life beyond.

The funeral was held from the residence at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Rev. James Blake officiating. The pallbearers were A. J. Empey, John Hebal, W. E. Macklin, F. C. Holman, Emil Zimmer and Ed. Francis. Interment was in Forest cemetery beside her husband. Among those from outside the city who attended the funeral were: Mrs. Libby Burns, Shiocton; Mrs. John Muench and Mrs. Sarah Edwards, Fond du Lac; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Oertlib, Chilton; Adam Shidel, Milladore; Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Shidel and children, Miss Jessie and Frederick, B. E. Dwinell and family, Mrs. C. H. Dwinell and Mrs. A. E. Dwinell, Amherst.

Stevens Point Daily Journal, Stevens Point, WI, Thursday, August 5, 1915

FLORAL OFFERINGS

At the funeral of Mrs. Lucy Shidel, Saturday afternoon, July 31: Clara Resch, Mrs. Haag, Mrs. Hebal, sweet peas; Mr. and Mrs. O. Halverson, Mr. and Mrs Ed Francis, W. R. C., carnations; Mrs. Resech, nasturtiums; Mrs. Hubbard and granddaughter, cut flowers; Mrs. Ellen Carpenter, dahlias and feverfew; Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Nesman, dahlias and ferns; Mrs. L. F. Betlach, lillies and feverfew; Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Dwinell and family, B. L. F. & E. No. 131, carnations, roses and feverfew; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Empey, carnations and feverfew; Mrs. John Ambrose, nasturtiums and feverfew; Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. L. Ortlieb and Mrs. J. Mensch, begonias; Mrs. Rieschl, Mrs. Mc Ginnis, Mrs. Hurlbut and Charles, Mrs, Scherbert, Mrs. McCreedy, Mrs. Altenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Empey, yard roses and feverfew; family, pillow.

The Gazette, Stevens Point, WI, July 17, 1918

TEN YEARS AGO (July 15, 1908)

Jacob Shidel died at his home on Fremont street, this morning. Mr. Shidel, who was a Civil War veteran, was 73 years of age in June.