Stella died in 1912 giving birth to their fourth child. Their first child Cora had died a few days after she was born. The other three child were raised by other families after Stella's death.
Sources
Information from her grand-daughter.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMTL-3CY : 20 January 2015), Stella M Schenck in household of Richard Schenck, Banner Township (excl. Harper city), Harper, Kansas, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,482.
Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q29Q-M82T : 10 February 2016), William Karl Will and Stella May Schenck, 14 Sep 1906; citing Marriage, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,364,158.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2CZ-TV7 : 29 October 2015), Stella May Wills in household of Carl Wills, Pilot Knob, Harper, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 68, sheet 8A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,454.
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