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William Schaal 1879 - 1967

William Schaal of Levittown, Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania United States was born on December 5, 1879. He was married to Jeanette Schaal, and had children Nenette Schaal and Wilma Schaal. William Schaal died at age 87 years old on August 2, 1967 at Delaware Valley Hospital in Bristol, Bucks County, and was buried circa August 4, 1967 at Mt. Moriah Cemetery 62nd & Kingsessing Avenue, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.

William Schaal

9003 Mill Creek Road in Levittown, Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 19054, United States

December 5, 1879

Pennsylvania, United States

August 2, 1967

Delaware Valley Hospital in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 19007, United States

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William Schaal's History: circa 1879 - circa 1967

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Introduction

William Schaal was married first to Jeanette, who died in about 1941. They had two daughters: Nenette, who died approximately 1935 of pneumonia, and Wilma, who died in the 1920's of tuberculosis. During the Depression in the 1930's William and Jeanette were living in Philadelphia and operating a successful business. They lost nearly everything due to the economy, and moved to a summer cottage that they owned in Falls Township, Bucks County, on Bristol Pike/Route 13. William found work as a crane operator for the Baldwin Locomotive Co. in Philadelphia. William was a skilled hobbyist landscaper, and his work attracted the notice of the landscaper who was responsible for providing the plant and tree materials for the huge Levittown development that was being built across the highway. The landscaper saw that the property (approximately 10 acres) was ideal for a nursery, and made William an offer that he could not refuse. William and Jeanette then built their new house nearby at 9003 Mill Creek Road, which had a Levittown address, but was not a Levitt-built house. After his first wife's death, William married Minnie, who survived him. The Ella Richite listed in William's obituary as a "daughter" was actually Minnie's daughter from another marriage.
12/5

1879

Birthday

December 5, 1879

Birthdate

Pennsylvania United States

Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

German
Nationality & Locations

United States
Professional Career

The obituary stated that he was a train operator, but William truly operated a crane, not a train.
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1967

Death

August 2, 1967

Death date

Long illness

Cause of death

Delaware Valley Hospital in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 19007, United States
Death location

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1967

circa

Gravesite & Burial

circa August 4, 1967

Funeral date
Mt. Moriah Cemetery 62nd & Kingsessing Avenue, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 19142, United States
Burial location
Obituary

Obituary from the Bristol (PA) Courier: Funeral services were held today for William Schaal, husband of Mrs. Minnie Schaal of 9003 Mill Creek Road, Falls Township, who died Wednesday at Delaware Valley Hospital after a long illness. He was 90. Mr. Schaal was born in Philadelphia and resided in Falls Township for 15 years. He was retired from the Baldwin Locomotive Co., Philadelphia, where he had been employed as a train (really crane) operator. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ella Richite of Morrisville, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The funeral was held at 1 p.m. from the J. Allen Hooper Funeral Chapel, 45 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Morrisville, with Rev. James Gilbert officiating. Interment was in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia. Death Notice, Bristol (PA) Courier: Schaal - On August 2, 1967, William Schaal, age 90 years, husband of Minnie Schaal of 9003 Mill Creek Rd., Falls Township, PA. The funeral was held this afternoon from the J. Allen Hooper Funeral Chapel, 45 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Morrisville, PA with the Reverend James Gilbert officiating. Interment was in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.

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William Schaal lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.

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In 1879, in the year that William Schaal was born, on October 22nd, Thomas Edison tested the first practical electric light bulb. Lasting 13½ hours before burning out, it used a "a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected to platina contact wires". He applied for a patent on November 4th, receiving the patent in January 1880.

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In 1891, when he was only 12 years old, on March 14th, a lynch mob stormed the Old Parish Prison. The mob lynched 11 of the 19 Italians who were arrested for - but found to be innocent of - the murder of New Orleans Police Chief David Hennessy.

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