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Who's Who at Charles City Assembly, IA

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* Karolina Scheidecker (June 7, 1869 - Oct. 4, 1869 Dund., Ger.)
* Gottlieb Scheidecker (June 27, 1870 - July 12, 1870 Dund., Ger.)
* Anne Marie Scheidecker Sutter (b. 1871 Dund., Ger. - d. 1968 Charles City, IA). Husband (1892 @ Butler Co., IA): David Sutter (b. 1864 Altenheim, Ort., B-W., Ger. - ; emig. 1880; d. 1918 Fremont Twp., Butler, IA), son of Michael Sutter & Anna Maria Koenig Sutter.** Katie Marie Sutter Darby (b. 1894 Plainfield, Butler, IA - d. 1990 Independence, Buchanan, IA). Husband: Clarence Arthur Darby (b. 1896 Clarksville, IA - d. 1985 Waterloo, IA), son of '''Lucius Edwin Darby''' (b. 1868 Portland, Chautaqua, NY - d. 1943 Clarksville, IA) & Mary Amy Scott Darby (1867-1942 Clarksville, IA). Lucius Darby's father founded this assembly in his home. See Darby family.** Anna "Ann" Sutter (b. 1896 Plainfield, IA - d. 1978 Cedar Falls, IA). Never married. Alfred Pratt of [https://www.templebaptistcc.org/ Temple Baptist] (GARBC) @ Charles City officiated her memorial. ** Mary Sutter (b. 1899 Plainfield, IA - d. 1988 Cedar Falls, IA). Never married. * Karolina Scheidecker (b. 1872Dund., Ger. -d. 1893Plainfield, IA)* Marie "Katie" Katherine Scheidecker Rudy (b. 1875Dund., Ger. - d. 1945 Portland, Multnomah, [[Oregon|OR]]). In 1910, she was employed in Plainville as a dressmaker. Husband (1893 @ Butler Co., IA, officiated by F.C. Cluir): Johann Georg "George" Rudy (b. 1856 Weiler, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, B-W, Germany - d. 1898 CA), son of Ludwig Rudy (ca. 1825-1885) & Anna Margaretha Spengler Rudy (ca. 1825-1885), married 1851 @ Weiler, Ger.). In 1893, George was listed as a "minister of Gospel". In 1898, he was pastoring St. John in Pleasant Hill until health forced him to resign, and they moved to California. ** Theodora Rudy Felten (b. 1894 Plainfield, IA - d. 1990 Grand Rapids, Kent, MI). Husband: Emil Felten (b. 1889 Germany - d. 1959 Sheboygan, WI), brother of William Scheidecker's wife, and of Theodora's sister Matilda's husband. Also a son of John William Felten (b. 1848 Germany - d. 1929 Sheboygan, WI) & Caroline Nordmann Felten (b. 1847 Germany - d. 1914 Sheboygan, WI). Emil & Theodora had ten children, of which included son Lawrence Felten (1926-'''2020''' Sheboygan, WI) who served as a city clerk 24 years, and in his love for music co-founded at least two musical ministry groups ("Men of Harmony" & "King's Delegates Quartet"), and was active with [https://e-free-family.com/ Sheboygan E-Free]. Lawrence's wife was Mary Ann Verlare Felten, married 1956 at Broadway Avenue Gospel Chapel in Sheboygan.** Jonathan George Rudy (b. 1896 Plainfield, IA - d. 1986 Los Angeles, CA). Nicknamed "Dannie" in 1900. Wife (1925 @ Portland, OR): Ivy Dorothy M. Blessley Rudy (b. 1896 Lewisham, Kent, Eng. - d. 1985 Alhambra, L.A., CA), daughter of Charles John Blessley (b. 1856 Dorking, Surrey, Eng. - d. 1923 Minneapolis, MN) & Emilie Naomi Agate Blessley (b. 1869 Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng.; emig. 1903; d. 1942 Minneapolis, MN). In 1920, Dorothy was a schoolteacher in Minneapolis. In 1930, John & Dorothy lived in Montebello, L.A., CA and John was employed as an inspector for a tire company. By 1942, John was employed for the Vard Mechanical Laboratory, in Pasadena (where the family moved), which founded by Vard Beecher Wallace (1901-1988) of Sierra Madre, CA and Paul H. Ford. The company supplied drafting machines to aircraft engineers including Allen Lockheed & Jack Northrop, as per [https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_694136 National Museum of American History]. F.P. Carter of East Los Angeles was a reference on John's draft card.** Mathilda Rudy Felten (b. 1897 Plainfield, IA - d. 1965 Sheboygan, WI). Husband: William Felten (b. 1897 - d. 1985 Sheboygan, WI), son of John William Felten (b. 1848 Germany - d. 1929 Sheboygan, WI) & Caroline Nordmann Felten (b. 1847 Germany - d. 1914 Sheboygan, WI). William Felten's sister Martha married Matilda's mother's youngest brother William Scheidecker (1880-1945)in the below sketch. Also, William Felten's brother Emil married Matilda's sister Theodora. ** Lydia Rudy (b. 1898 Plainfield, IA - d. 1968 Portland, OR). As early as 1930 thru 1950, Lydia was employed as a machine operator for Bayly Mfg. (+1899-1991) which, according to [https://www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/2018/mss.01485.pdf HistoryColorado], was one of the largest factories in North America producing men's work clothes, founded in Denver, and "the first to sign union contracts for their employees. They also manufactured clothes for the Navy". Lydia resided in Tacoma, WA in 1930, and Portland by 1940. * Wilhelm "William" M. Scheidecker, Sr. (1880-1945) See below.
====William Scheidecker, Sr.====