Submitted by Doug Schorey; email: dms@gra.midco.net.

First Generation

1. Bendicht SCHORI. Died 24 Oct 1832 in Radelfingen, BE Switzerland.
He married Christina SALVISBERG, 15 Nov 1793 in Radelfingen, BE Switzerland.
Died 21 Jun 1821 in Switzerland.
They had the following children:
2 i. Bendicht SCHORI (Jr.)
3 ii. Albrecht SCHORI
4 iii. Jakob SCHORI
5 iv. Christian SCHORI
6 v. Johannes SCHORI
7 vi. Peter D. SCHORI
8 vii. Anna SCHORI
9 viii. Elisabeth SCHORI



Second Generation

5. Christian SCHORI. Born 2 Feb 1803 in Radelfingen, BE Switzerland. Died 8 Sep 1894. Buried in Osnaburg Twp (Stark) OH Salem Church Cemetery.

Came to US in 1833 New York- National Archives Passenger List for ship Boreas 17 June 1833 says born 1803. Living in Paris Twp. Stark Co. 1850 with brothers Jacob and Benjamin (Bendicht)

He married Anna ZWAHLEN, daughter of Henry ZWAHLEN. Born 24 Dec 1821 in Switzerland. Died 22 Mar 1892. Buried in Osnaburg Twp (Stark) OH Salem Church Cemetery.

Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church Register (8 1/2x 11) p.74 says Anna's birthdate 25 Dec 1821 and death date 23 Mar 1882, in the possession of Evelyn Shaffer 8825 Valleybrook St. S. Canton OH 44730.

They had the following children:
22 i. Sophia SCHORY
23 ii. Henry SCHORY
24 iii. Elizabeth Ann SCHORY
25 iv. Mary SCHORY
26 v. Christian W. SCHORY
27 vi. Peter S. SCHORY
28 vii. Amelia Margaret SCHORY
29 viii. Caroline (Carrie) Josephine SCHORY
30 ix. Malinda Martha SCHORY



Third Generation

22. Sophia SCHORY. Born 12 Sep 1840. Died 7 Jan 1911. Buried in Osnaburg Twp (Stark) OH Salem Church Cemetery.

Date of death 7 Jun 1911 per 'Cemetery Inscriptions Stark County OH' Stark Co. Ohio Genealogical Society Living with son in law William in 1900 Brown Twp Carroll Co Ohio 1900 census.

She married Charles LEBEAU, son of Charles LEBEAU (Sr.) & Mary HOUK. Born 24 Aug 1834. Died 23 Mar 1898. Buried in Osnaburg Twp (Stark) OH Salem Church Cemetery.

They had the following children:
81 i. Mary LEBEAU
82 ii. Emma LEBEAU
83 iii. Malinda LEBEAU
84 iv. Florence (Flora) LEBEAU
85 v. Edward LEBEAU
86 vi. William LEBEAU


23. Henry SCHORY. Born 31 Jul 1843 in Paris Twp (Stark) OH. Died 2 Dec 1913 in Canton OH. Buried in Canton Twp (Stark) OH Westlawn Cemetery.

Place of birth from Old Landmarks of Canton and Stark County, Ohio by John Danner 1904-Carroll Co Library-same book says married 26 Mar 1867. Have copy of death certificate, Volume 1251 certificate #71992 code 76.

He married Mary Margaret GEIGER, daughter of John P. GEIGER & Mary Magdalena SNYDER, 31 Mar 1867 in (Carroll) OH. Born Jun 1848 in Malvern Brown Twp (Carroll) OH. Died 3 Mar 1922 in Canton (Stark) OH. Buried in Canton Twp (Stark) OH Westlawn Cemetery.

Birthdate per 1900 Paris Twp Stark Co Ohio 1900 census. Death info from Ohio Historical Society Ohio Death Certificate file #18880

They had the following children:
87 i. Flora E. SCHORY
88 ii. Elizabeth F. (Ella) SCHORY
89 iii. Ida E. SCHORY
90 iv. Alice ( Allie ) L. SCHORY
91 v. Mary SCHORY
92 vi. Edward H. SCHORY
93 vii. Grace A. SCHORY
94 viii. Erma E. SCHORY


24. Elizabeth Ann SCHORY. Born 7 Sep 1845. Died 1922. Buried in Osnaburg Twp (Stark) OH Salem Church Cemetery.

She married William FOLTZ, 1865. Born 4 Mar 1841 in Brown Twp Carroll Co. OH. Died 1924. Buried in Osnaburg Twp (Stark) OH Salem Church Cemetery.

There is a William J. Foltz 1863-1924 and Elizabeth 1858-1939 buried in Paris Twp (Stark) OH Liberty cemetery. Williams birth place from Brown Twp. Pioneers.

They had the following children:
95 i. FOLTZ
96 ii. FOLTZ
97 iii. M. Ellen FOLTZ
98 iv. Ella FOLTZ
99 v. Cora FOLTZ
100 vi. Almon FOLTZ
101 vii. Emeline G. FOLTZ
102 viii. Leona FOLTZ
103 ix. Arthur FOLTZ
104 x. Dwight FOLTZ


25. Mary SCHORY. Born 184747. Died 1926. Buried in Osnaburg Twp (Stark) OH Salem Church Cemetery.

She married Jacob GEIGER. Born 1846. Died 1918. Buried in Osnaburg Twp (Stark) OH Salem Church Cemetery.

They had the following children:
105 i. GEIGER
106 ii. GEIGER (Twin)
107 iii. GEIGER (Twin)
108 iv. Emma GEIGER
109 v. John Q. GEIGER
110 vi. Franklin P. GEIGER
111 vii. Anna Salome GEIGER
112 viii. Edwin Christian GEIGER
113 ix. William H. GEIGER
114 x. Mary E. GEIGER


26. Christian W. SCHORY. Born 25 Apr 1850 in (Stark) Minerva OH. Died 24 Jan 1925 in Canton OH. Buried in Canton Twp (Stark) OH Westlawn Cemetery.

Middle name listed as William on 1850 census Stark Co OH Paris twp in father's listing. Birthdate and marriage date per 1900 Paris Twp Stark Co Ohio 1900 census. Death info from Ohio Historical Society Ohio Death Certificate file #5242

He first married Emma MILLER, 1895. Born May 1870. Buried in Lexington Twp (Stark) OH Alliance Cemetery.

They had the following children:
115 i. Ralph Miller SCHORY

He second married Emma RILEY. Born 14 Jul 1857 in Alliance Ohio. Died 9 Nov 1893.

They had the following children:
116 i. SCHORY
117 ii. Ruth SCHORY
118 iii. Elbert SCHORY


27. Peter S. SCHORY. Born 17 Jan 1853 in (Stark) Minerva OH. Died 8 Feb 1933 in (Stark) OH. Buried in Paris Twp (Stark) OH Liberty Cemetery.

Living in Stark Co per 1920 census. Birthdate Feb 1853 per 1900 Sandy Twp Stark Co Ohio 1900 census. Birth/death info from Ohio Historical Society Ohio Death Certificate file #12030

He married Catherine E. WEIMER. Born Apr 1857. Died 1947. Buried in Paris Twp (Stark) OH Liberty Cemetery.

Birthdate per 1900 Sandy Twp Stark Co Ohio 1900 census.

They had the following children:
119 i. Virgil S. SCHORY
120 ii. Charles H. SCHORY
121 iii. William SCHORY


28. Amelia Margaret SCHORY. Born 1856. Died 1947. Buried in Lexington Twp (Stark) OH Alliance Cemetery.

Living in Canton Stark Co Ohio per 1920 census.


29. Caroline (Carrie) Josephine SCHORY. Born 1858. Died 1945. Buried in Lexington Twp (Stark) OH Alliance Cemetery.

Living in Alliance Stark Co Ohio per 1920 census. Appears in 1900 Canton twp Stark Co census in household of sister Malinda Miller.


30. Malinda Martha SCHORY. Born 1862. Died 1949. Buried in Lexington Twp (Stark) OH Alliance Cemetery

Appears in 1900 Canton twp Stark Co census.

She married John R. MILLER. Born 1861. Died 1950. Buried in Lexington Twp (Stark) OH Alliance Cemetery

They had the following children:
122 i. Herbert MILLER



Fourth Generation


115. Ralph Miller SCHORY. Born 13 Jul 1885 in (Stark) OH. Died Feb 1971. Buried in Canton Twp (Stark) OH Westlawn Cemetery40.

Ralph birth/death dates from Social Security Death Index. Living in Minerva Stark Co Ohio with wife Helen and daughter Jane E. per 1920 census. Birth place from death certificate file #39725 of daughter Erma

He married Helen Bruce SMITH. Born 188540 in (Stark) OH. Died 13 Jan 1967. Buried in Canton Twp (Stark) OH Westlawn Cemetery40

Ohio Death Index 1958-1969
Certificate Number: 07158
Volume Number: 18743
Sex: Female
Race: White
Name: SCHORY, HELEN B
County of Death: Stark County
City of Death: Alliance
County of Residence: Stark County
City of Residence:
Date of Death: January 31, 1967
Age of Death: 81 Years[1886]
Marital Status: Married

They had the following children:
290 i. Erma Jane SCHORY
291 ii. Jane E. SCHORY


116. Unnamed SCHORY.

117. Ruth SCHORY.

118. Elbert SCHORY.


Reference Note
The Schorys in America 1833-1928 An Historical Outline of the Schory Family Collated by the Historians of the Schory Reunion by Charles H. Schory. Copy in the Allen Co. Public Library Fort Wayne Indiana.

Reference Note
National Archives Passenger List-ship Boreas arrived from [Le] Havre France at Port of New York 17 June 1833.

Reference Note
Pedigree chart/family group records extracted from Civil Registers Radelfingen BE Switzerland by Yvonne Gygli Ringstrasse 3 3052 Zollikofen Switzerland 2 Nov 1995.




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