August J Scheibelhut (1855)

Born Feb 1855 in Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., PA

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Biography

August was born in Feb 1855 in Pennsylvania. Although there is no currently known documentation of his parents' identities, his birth date and the hint from Grisby's Cowboys that he was born in Pottsville, PA both point to his parents as Lydia Reichert Scheibelhut and Joseph Scheibelhut. If this is true, then he is the son named August J who is enumerated in the 1860 and 1870 census records with Lydia and Joseph. See Lydia's profile for these census links. Because he lists himself as "single" and not "widowed" in both 1930 and 1940, it appears that he did not marry, and there are no records indicating any children.

Biography from Grisby's Cowboys^[1]

"August J. Scheibelhut was born at Pottsville, PA, where he was educated and where he learned the butcher's trade, which business he followed for 15 years, afterward engaging in the hotel and liquor business. He has traveled extensively over the United States, having been in thirty-seven states, and has also traveled abroad. He went to Billings, Mont. as soon as he heard that a troop of calvary was being organized there, and was made Farrier of Troop M, Third United States Volunteer Calvary, with which organization he was mustered in May 17, 1898 and served at Camp Thomas, Ga., until muster-out September 8, 1898. After leaving the volunteer service he returned to Montana, and being an expert miner, is now engaged in prospecting in the Judith mountains of that state."

1898 Spanish War Service Records
Service records indicate that he served as a private in the 3rd Volunteer Calvary in the Spanish War.^[2]

1900 Census
August Scheibelhut was enumerated in Lewistown District, Lewistown Village, Fergus Co., Montana.^[3]

1910 Census
August Scheibelhut was enumerated as Augustus J Scheibelhurts, single head of household, aged 55 farmer in School District 11, Fergus Co., Montana.^[4]

1923 Pension Record
The pension index at FamilySearch.org indicates an entry for Augustus J. Scheibelhut dated 11 Jun 1923 for a pension for service in the Third Volunteer Regiment.^[5]

1930 Census
August Scheibelhut was enumerated on 11 Apr 1930 as single head of household aged 75 in Fergus Co., Montana.^[6]

1940 Census, First Entry
August Scheibelhut was enumerated as Augusta Scheibelhut on 4 Apr 1940 as a patient at the United States Naval Hospital, aged 85 in Ward 26, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, PA.^[7]

1940 Census, Second Entry
August Scheibelhut was enumerated as August Scheibelhut, age 85, on 11 Apr 1940 as an uncle of Frances Millward in Ward 40, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, PA.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Excerpt on p. 326 from Grisby's Cowboys, a book by Otto I. Sues published in 1899 and available on Google.com:
   A photo of August sitting on a horse is on p. 327 of this book.
   https://books.google.com/books?id=KB0YJPdHaLgC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
2. ↑ 1898 Service record available from FamilySearch.org:
   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK7J-YRSD
3. ↑ 1900 US Census available at FamilySearch.org:
   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM5W-FBX
4. ↑ 1910 US Census available at FamilySearch.org:
   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLC7-K26
5. ↑ Pension Index Record available at FamilySearch.org:
   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHQ9-G6T
6. ↑ 1930 US Census available at FamilySearch.org:
   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCM2-WWP
7. ↑ 1940 US Census available at FamilySearch.org:
   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQXC-VCW
8. ↑ 1940 US Census available at FamilySearch.org:
   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ6B-W56