The Schofield, Ellis, Ziegel, and Meils families

5 generations 5 Generations:
Juanita (Ellis) Schofield 1933-2016
mother, Mildred (Ziegel) Ellis 1913-2005
grandmother, Johanna (Meils) Ziegel 1894-1982
great grandmother, Hannah (Becker) Meils 1879-1960, holding great, great grandson, David Schofield.

Fred and Bertha Schofield family

Fred Schofield (1895-1970) and Bertha Ramthun (1899-1996) had:
Marie Schofield (1921-2008), Louis Schofield (1923-1997), Donald Schofield (1930-2015), and Duane Schofield (1935-2016)

Fred, Louis, and Anton Schofield

Fred, Louis, grandpa Anton, Jean and Rita Schofield.

Louis & Fred Schofield

Louis and Fred Schofield

Louis, Duane, Fred, and Don Schofield

Louis, Duane, Fred, and Don Schofield

Don, Bertha, Fred, and Duane Schofield

Don, Bertha, Fred, and Duane Schofield

Duane & Janis Schofield wedding

Wedding of Duane & Janis Schofield

Don Shofield confirmation

Confirmation class - Don Schofield, back row on left


Bertha Schofield and her children

Don, Marie, Lavon, Bertha, Marge,
Louis, and Duane Schofield

Fred & Bertha Schofield and grandchildren

Grandchildren of Fred & Bertha Schofield (abt. 1955)

Ellis family

Donald Schofield (1930-2015) married Juanita Ellis (1933-2016). Juanita Ellis was the daughter of Lloyd T. Ellis (1912-1994) and Mildred I. Ziegel (1913-2005).

Lloyd T. Ellis was the son of Oscar Ellis (1881-1933) and Effie Spiess (1883-1941). The children of Oscar and Effie Ellis were: Claus Ellis (1905-1967), Oscar J. Ellis (1907-1944), Grace Ellis (1909-1998), Lloyd T. Ellis (1912-1944), Kenneth Ellis (1915-1974), and Delmar Ellis (1916-1955).

family of Oscar & Effie Ellis

Family of Oscar & Effie Ellis

4 generations

left - Hannah (Becker) Meils, back - Mildred (Ziegel) Ellis,
right - Johanna (Meils) Ziegel, middle - Juanita Ellis

Ziegel family

Mildred Ziegel, wife of Lloyd T. Ellis, was the daughter of Virgil M. Ziegel (1891-1943) and Johanna H. Meils (1894-1982). The children of Virgil & Johanna Ziegel were: Mildred Ziegel (1914-2005), Clarence Ziegel (1917-1980), Chuck Ziegel (1920-1944), and Orville Ziegel (1925-1996).

Mildred Ziegel, school class

Mildred Ziegel school class (Mildred is the little girl with long curls, next to her teacher)

confirmationa class with Mildred Ellis

Confirmation Class, with Mildred Ziegel


Clarence & Mildred Ziegel

Clarence & Mildred Ziegel

Chuck & Mildred Ziegel

Chuck & Mildred Ziegel

Virgil M. Ziegel was the son of Charles Ziegel (1855-1917) and Mattie Wright (1859-1946). Charles & Mattie Ziegel had 12 children. They were: Vernie Elizabeth Ziegel (1878-1963), Nellie Ziegel (1880-1941), Beulah Maddie (1882-1971), Edward Ziegel (1884-1952), Thurber Ziegel (1887-1889), Lulu Ziegel (1888-1969), Vergie Marie Ziegel (1891-1924), Virgil Ziegel (1891-1943), Irvin Charles Ziegel (1894-1966), May Ziegel (1896-1992), Homer Ziegel (1899-1948), and Melvin Ziegel (1901-1978).

Ziegel siblings

Ziegel Siblings (Apr 18, 1948, Homer's funeral)
back row: Irvin, Melvin, Edward
front row: Lulu, Vernie, May, Maddie

Homer & Melvin Ziegel

Homer & Melvin Ziegel

Meils family

Johanna H. Meils, wife of Virgil M. Ziegel, was the daughter of Hillerich Meils (1866-1941) and Hannah Becker (1879-1960). The children of Hillerich & Hannah Meils were: John H. Meils (1891-1973), Johanna H. Meils (1894-1982), Tena Meils (1896-1964), Sena Meils (1903-1984), and Henry H. Meils (1908-2002)

Meils family

Hillerich & Hannah Meils Family
back row: Sena, Tena, Hannah, Johanna
front row: Hillerich, Henry, John

Johanna & John Meils

Johanna & John Meils

Johanna, John, Tena Meils

Johanna, John, and Tena Meils

Sena & Henry Meila

Sena & Henry Meils

Henry Meils & Mildred Ziegel

Henry Meils & Mildred Ziegel

Johanna & Tena Meils

Johanna & Tena Meils

John H. Meils (1891-1973), the son of Hillerich & Hannah Meils, married Elsie T. Kamm (1902-1991), and had 4 children: Deloss L. Meils (1921-1994), Marvin D. Meils (1923-1944), Robert W. Meils (1925-2006), and Mary Lou Meils (1932-1979).

Elsie Meils with Deloss, Marvin, and Robert

Elsie Meils with Deloss, Marvin,
and Robert

Deloss, Marvin, and Bob Meils

Deloss, Marvin, and Bob Meils

Marvin and Mary Lou Meils

Marvin and Mary Lou Meils