von Seggern & SchulzFamily History

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The Schulz family

The Schulz branch connects with the Mead and Clark histories through Harry Schulz and Erma Leona Mead. The family books and later records preserve the connections through Billie Jean Schulz and subsequent generations. Similar names and conflicting places remain identified in the individual profiles.

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Harry Schulz

The family genealogy identifies Harry Schulz as Erma Leona Mead’s husband and Anton’s son. It gives his birth as April 4, 1899, in Scribner, Nebraska, and describes him as a farmer near Hooper.

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Erma Leona Mead Schulz

Erma Leona Mead is the daughter who connects the Mead and Schulz lines in this edition. The Clark genealogy names her in Ira Elsworth Mead and Ella Henrietta Molle’s family and gives her birth as August 31, 1900, in Snyder.

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People and their family connections

Recorded names can include a birth surname, a married surname, or another spelling. Inclusion on this page does not by itself establish that every person belongs to the same ancestral line.

Connected family histories

These families are connected by the relationships currently recorded in the archive. Each profile provides its supporting evidence.

MeadMollevon Seggern

What the sources can tell us

Original records, family accounts, and compiled genealogy have different evidential value. Unverified connections remain marked in the person profiles. A missing marriage, sibling, child, or date means it is not yet established here.

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  1. The Clarks · PDF page 28 · printed 49 Family account Historical excerpt checked against the cited scan; a family compilation rather than an independently verified vital record.
  2. 1930 census · Harry and Erma Schulz · ED 4, sheet 4B Original record Original couple rows checked: Harry, 31, is head and Erma, 29, wife, in Everett, Dodge County. Their reported ages at first marriage are 21 and 19; these are not an exact marriage date.
  3. Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Harry Joseph Schulz · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry The individual profile records April 4, 1899–April 13, 1951. Its Hooper birthplace differs from the family book’s Scribner birthplace.
  4. The Clarks · PDF page 16 · printed 25 Family account Historical excerpt checked against the cited scan; a family compilation rather than an independently verified vital record.
  5. 1920 census · Ira Mead household · ED 111, sheet 9A Original record Original image checked: Irma Mead, age 19, is daughter; Ira, 48, is head; Ella, 43, is wife. Snyder Village, Pebble Township, Dodge County, January 27, 1920. Index renderings include Irma/Ioma.
  6. Nebraska death index · Erma Schulz · 1975 Record index Index attributed to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services: born August 31, 1900; died December 16, 1975, in Dodge County. The original death certificate has not been viewed.
  7. The Clarks — physical PDF page 28, printed 49 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
  8. The Clarks · PDF page 28 · printed page 49 · entry 84212 Read cited record Family account Harry and Erma’s child is spelled Billy Jean in the book; the birth date matches Billie Jean in the family tree.
  9. Fremont Tribune · John von Seggern, Sr. obituary · August 2, 2008 · page 2 Newspaper obituary Original clipping visually reviewed. It names Harvey and Erna (Schmidt) as John’s parents, Billie Jean Schulz as his wife, and Stewart among his sons.
  10. Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Billie Jean Schulz · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry Family-tree information, distinguished from an independently reviewed vital record.
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