Pennsylvania Family Group Sheet for the Johann SCHILDT Family *********************************************** Copyright © Jean NEWMAN HOPPER. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Jean NEWMAN HOPPER Email address: jeanhopper2@aol.com Husband: Johann Schildt Birthdate:October 27, 1784 Birthplace: Alsace Twp., Berks County, PA Death date: January 30, 1813 Place of death: Reading, PA Burial: Schildt Family Farm Father: Andreas SCHILDT Mother: Catharinae Elisabeth GEHRET Marriage date: 1806 Marriage place: First United Church, Reading, Berks County, PA Wife: Margaret WENTZELL Birthdate:March 14, 1780 Birthplace: Alsace Twp., Berks County, PA Death date: 1865 Place of death: Butler County, PA Burial: Unknown Father: John WENTZEL Mother: unknown CHILDREN Child No. 1: Sarah (Sally) SCHILDT Sex: F Birthdate: February 10, 1809 Birthplace: Alsace Twp., Berks County, PA Death date: December 1, 1880 Place of death: Alsace Twp., Berks County, PA Burial: Unknown Marriage date: May 29, 1831 Marriage place: Reading, PA Spouse's name: Samuel MOORE/MOHR Child No. 2: Susanna SCHILDT Sex: F Birthdate: November 17, 1809 Birthplace: Alsace Twp., Berks County, PA Death date: March 5, 1885 Place of death: Reading, PA Burial: Aulenbach's Cemetery, Reading, PA Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Never married Child No. 3: John W. SCHILDT Sex: M Birthdate: July 8, 1810 Birthplace: Alsace Twp., Berks County, PA Death date: December 3, 1889 Place of death: Berks County, PA Burial: Spiess Church Cemetery, Berks County, PA Marriage date: October 25, 1833 Marriage place: Reading, PA Spouse's name: Hannah SEILER Child No. 4: Jacob SCHILDT Sex: M Birthdate: February 3, 1812 Birthplace: Alsace Twp., Berks County, PA Death date: November 11, 1892 Place of death: Berks County Alms House Burial: Aulenbach's Cemetery, Reading, PA Marriage date: June 4, 1834 Marriage place: Reading, PA Spouse's name: Margaret (Rebecca) LORAH =============================================================================================== Documentation: Documents and resources: Reading Eagle/Times Newspapers, US Census, Berks County Tax and city directory of Reading PA. Aulenbach's Cemetery, Schwartzwald, Spiess and Trinity Churches of Reading, Berks County, PA Also research of Donna Morganti. ************************************************************************************************ John SCHILDT was acting very paranoid and unstable for a while previous to his rampage on the afternoon of August 12, 1812. His family did not know what to do with him and it was getting worse, He murdered his parents that fatefull day in the summer of 1812. Afterwards, his father- in-law asked him if he would have killed his wife and children, to which John said "No" not his children. He was arrested annd tried in court November 5th, 1812. He was hanged in Reading, PA., on January 30, 1813.