Author talk:Frederic Boley Schell

Sources

• Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists. Artists native to the United States or working in the United States from 1606 to 2002. Four volumes. Edited by Anita Jacobsen. Carrollton, TX: A.J. Publications, 2002. (JacBIAA)

Burial

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 Frederic Benjamin Schell
Birth 14 Mar 1838, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 26 May 1902 (aged 64), Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Burial Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Memorial ID 205356662

• Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records

Name: Frederick B Schell
Event Type: Burial
Death Date: 26 May 1902
Burial Date: 29 May 1902
Burial Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Organization Name: Monument Cemetery

death

• New York City Department of Records & Information Services. New York City Death Certificates.

Name: Frederick B Schell
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Age: 64
Birth Place: USA
Residence Street Address: 591 Walton
Years in US: Life
Death Date: 26 May 1902
Death Street Address: 591 Walton Ave
Death Place: New York City, Bronx, New York, USA
Cause of Death: Shock, Compound Fracture Vertex Skull Extending To Base Due To Fall from 3rd Storey Window
Burial Date: 29 May 1902
Burial Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Artist
Father's Birth Place: USA
Mother's Birth Place: USA
Father: Henry Schell
Mother: Elizabeth Schell
Certificate Number: 2215

census

• 1880 USA

Name: Frederick B. Schell
Age: 40
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1880: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Street: Wallace St South Side
House Number: 1534
Dwelling Number: 124
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Schell
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Artist
Neighbors:
Household Members Age Relationship
Frederick B. Schell 40 Self (Head)
Mary Schell 38 Wife
Mary Schell 15 Daughter
Fred B. Schell 13 Son
Harry H. Schell 7 Son
Emily Schell 7/12 Daughter

military

• Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

Name: Frederick B Schell
Enlistment Date: 18 May 1861
Enlistment Rank: Private
Muster Date: 18 May 1861
Muster Place: Pennsylvania
Muster Company: C
Muster Regiment: 19th Infantry
Muster Regiment Type: Infantry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Muster Out Date: 29 Aug 1861
Muster Out Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Muster Out Information: Mustered Out
Side of War: Union
Survived War?: Yes
Residence Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Title: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865

passenger

See passenger records for F. B. Schell in

• 1885 out of San Francisco to Australia (no age, no occupation, ? related) => evidence exists that he was in Australia
• 1889 into New York on board Britannic, occupation artist, age 51 (call confirmed)

newspaper

• https://trove.nla.gov.au/search?keyword=f.%20b.%20schell
  • Daily Telegraph, Thursday 3 December 1885, page 2

Marriage

• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Index, 1885–1951." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Clerk of the Orphans' Court. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia marriage license index, 1885-1951." Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Name: Frederick Boley Schell
Gender: Male
Spouse: Susie May Peddrick
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage Year: 1892
Marriage License Number: 54866
Digital GSU Number: 4141922

Ancestry

• Some Australian Artists (compiled by Kent Wilson)

Frederick Boley Schell
Frederick Boley Schell
1838–1902
Birth 14 MAR 1838 • Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 26 MAY 1902 • 501 Walton Avenue, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA

Birth 14 Mar 1838 • Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

He usually went by the name ‘F. B. Schell’ or ‘Frederic(k) B. Schell.’ He rarely used his second forename, ‘Boley,’ which is his mother’s maiden surname, although some collections do cite it. Some sources incorrectly give his second forename as ‘Benjamin.’