Person:Edward Shissler (1)

1850 census-PA-Schuylkill-Minersville-12 Aug 1850-lines 16-21-dwelling/family 22-Edward Shissler; 25; shoemaker; Louisa; 21; Albert; 2; Ann; 3 mos; Catharine Driscol; 22; all b PA

1860 census-PA-Schuylkill-Minersville-E Ward-25 Jul 1860-pg 340-lines 1-9-Edward; 35; Leather ???; born PA; Louisa; 30; personal estste value $8,000; born MA; Albert E; 12; Walter; 8; Frederick; 4; Henrietta; 1; all born in PA. Patrick Kelly; 13; is living in the household and was born in Ireland. Edward Shissler; 13; born PA; is also living in the household [this would be Edward Landes Shissler, son of William C Shissler]; Ann Britt, age 20, a servant, born in Ireland

1861-1865-Military Service-see various Civil War Records and the 1901 Veterans' Burial card; enlisted 17 Sep 1862 as a Major in Co S, 17th Regt; mustered out Co S, 17th Regt 28 Sep 1862 at Harrisburg; enlisted 1 Jul 1863 Co K, 39th Regt as Private and mustered out 2 Aug 1863 Co K, 39th Regt; there is also an Edward Shissler in the 93rd Regt, but he died from wounds in May 1864. Edward L Shissler was in the 48th Regt.

1862-1866-Tax Lists-I looked at and attached the first 9 Tax Lists found on ancestry.com. there are at least 30 that I did not look at or attach. On all of the lists Edward Shissler is listed as doing business in Minersville. At first he is listed being taxed as Retail and Mfg. with one one horse carriage. Then he is listed as being taxed on Boots & Shoes; Rough Leather; Calf Skins; Boots & Shoes for Sale; Boots & Shoes to Order; Damaged Leather; Finished Leather, etc. [I have to raise the question: do these lists belong to this Edward Shissler (1825-1901) or to his nephew, Edward Landes Shissler (1848-1904). Apparently Edward Landes Shissler was also in the shoe business according to the 1916 book, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Vol II, pg 866.

1870 census-PA-Schuylkill-Minersville-pg 46-25 Jul 1870-lines 3-9-dwelling/family 369-Edward; 45; boot & shoe merchant; real estate value $25,000; personal estate value $2,000; Albert E; 22; Walter S; 18; Frederick C; 12; Henrietta; 11; Henry F; 9; John C; 8

1880 census-PA-Schuylkill-Minersville-pg 31-ED 215-15 Jun 1880-lines 33-44-dwelling 335-family 339-Edward; 55; superintendent of boot & shoe factory; Cecelia H; 43; wife [wife #2]; boot & shoe manufacturer & dealer; born PA as are her parents; Henrietta; 21; works in boot & shoe factory; born PA; father born PA; mother born MA; Henry F; 19; works in boot & shoe factory; born PA; fatgher born PA; mother born MA; John C; 17; works in boot & shoe factory; born PA; father born PA; mother born MA; William K; 8; at school; born PA as are his parents; Emily; 6; at school; born PA as are her parents; Jennie Kaufman; 21; step-daughter; works in Boot & shoe factory; born PA as are her parents; Carrie Kaufman; 19; step-daughter; at home; born PA as are her parents; Lucy Hartz; 27; boarder; works in boot & shoe factory; born PA as are her parents; Annie Ach?????; 27; boarder; works in boot & shoe factory; born PA as are her parents; Maggie Bettinger; 17; servant; born PA; parents born Prussia

1900 census-PA-Schuylkill-Minersville-Ward 1-25 Jun 1900-ED 126-sheet 14A-lines 31-33-dwelling 274-family 269-Edward; born Oct 1824; 75; married 28 years; owns his house with a mortgage; Cecelia; born May 1837; 63; mother of 6, 3 living; Emily; born May 1874; 26

1901-Veterans Burial Card-Edward Shissler; b 1824; d 1901; Civil War Army; 17 Sep 1862-28 Sep 1862 (10 days?); Co ????; 17th Regt; Private; Co K; 39th Regt; Major; buried Methodist cemetery; Branch, Minersville, Schuylkill, PA; lot 251

1. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census (1)
   Database online. Minersville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, ED 215, roll T9_1192, page 258.3000, image 0817.

   Record for Edward Shissler _FOOT: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Database online. Minersville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, ED 215, roll T9_1192, page 258.3000, image 0817.

2. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census
   Database online. Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, ED 126, roll T623 1482, page 14A.

   Record for Edward Shissler _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Database online. Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, ED 126, roll T623 1482, page 14A.

3. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census (1)
   Database online. Minersville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, post office Minersville, roll 1447, page 89, image 180.

   Record for Edward Shissler _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003), Database online. Minersville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, post office Minersville, roll 1447, page 89, image 180.

4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;)
   Database online. Minersville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, post office Minersville, roll M653_1178, page 262, image 264.

   Record for Edward Shipler [Edward Shissler] _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Database online. Minersville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, post office Minersville, roll M653_1178, page 262, image 264.