William H. and Sarah (Beckel) Schultz
William H. Schultz was born October 28, 1881, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Schultz, Sr.
Sarah Beckel was born July 13, 1890, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Beckel,
Sr. of Woodbine.
William and Sarah were married March 17, 1909 by a Methodist pastor of Woodbine
at the bride's home.
They lived in the rural farm community of Woodbine.
To this union fifteen children were born. William died August 12, 1937. Sarah
died November 23, 1970.
Their children: Leslie Schultz, Gebruary 8, 1910, deceased; Lela Sweigart,
September 11, 1911, Norwalk, California; Adolf Schultz, April 4, 1913, deceased;
Sylvia Cornwell, January 16, 1915, deceased; Lillian Gentz, August 23, 1916,
deceased; Irene Elliott, July 10, 1918, Detroit, Kansas; William Schultz, August
23, 1920, Herington, Kansas; Genevieve Roehrman, April 24, 1922, Hope, Kansas;
Wayne Schultz, October 5, 1923, deceased (infant); Verl Schultz, October 17, 1924,
deceased (infant); Gladys Harrison, September 21, 1925, deceased; Merl Schultz,
February 24, 1928, Modesto, California; Clara Schultz, July 27, 1929, deceased
(infant); Clarence Schultz, February 15, 1932, Herington, Kansas; and Norma Baker,
January 3, 1936, Salina, Kansas.
Source: Woodbine, Kansas Centennial, 1887 - 1987,
Woodbine through the years pg. 118
Submitted by Clarence Schultz