THIRD GENERATION

3. William SCHEELS was born on 17 Aug 1885 in Concord Township, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. He died on 26 Mar 1969 in Jefferson County Hospital, Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. He was buried on 28 Mar 1969 in St John's Lutheran Cemetery, Sullivan, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. He was baptised in St John's Lutheran Church, Sullivan, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.

He was married to Adelheit Veronica BACKHAUS (daughter of Herman BACKHAUS and Mrs BACKHAUS) on 15 Dec 1909 in Concord Township, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Adelheit Veronica BACKHAUS was born on 25 Aug 1890 in Ixonia, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. She died on 7 Jul 1974 in Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital, Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. She was buried on 10 Jul 1974 in St John's Lutheran Cemetery, Sullivan, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. William SCHEELS and Adelheit Veronica BACKHAUS had the following children:

7 i. LaVerne Emilie Wilhelmine SCHEELS was born on 24 Nov 1910 in Concord Township, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. She died on 14 Jun 1942 in Columbia Hospital, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. She was buried on 17 Jun 1942 in St John's Lutheran Cemetery, Sullivan, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
8 ii. Arnold SCHEELS.
9 iii. Gordon William SCHEELS was born on 29 Mar 1921 in Concord Township, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. He died on 18 Sep 1978 in Sullivan, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. He was buried on 21 Sep 1978 in St John's Lutheran Cemetery, Sullivan, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
10 iv. George SCHEELS.
+11 v. Eva SCHEELS.
+12 vi. Florence SCHEELS.