Georg Heinrich Scheck
b. 5 November 1819, d. between 1893 and 1900
- Father: Johann Jakob Scheck
- Mother: Anna Katharina Bubigöfer
- Georg Heinrich Scheck was born on 5 November 1819 in Baden probably Altlußheim.
- He was baptized/christened on 5 November 1819 in Baden.
- He was known as George after his marriage.
- He married Anna Magdalena Dexheimer, daughter of Johann Jacob Dexheimer and Anna Margaretha Hofmann, on 6 June 1850 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with Rev. William Julius Mann, of St. Michael's and Zion Lutheran Church, officiating.
- Georg Heinrich Scheck and Anna Magdalena Dexheimer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Spring Garden, Ward 5, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Their household actually was enumerated on 12 August 1850.
- He was a wheelwright, according to the 1850 census.
- Georg Heinrich Scheck and Anna Magdalena Dexheimer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Other members of the household included George H. Scheck, Louisa Scheck, Amelia Scheck, Pauline Scheck, Matilda Scheck and Adeline Scheck.
- He was a coach maker, according to the 1860 census.
- In 25 February 1865, Georg Heinrich Scheck and Anna Magdalena Dexheimer were living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 815 North 4th Street when their daughter Christine died.
- Georg Heinrich Scheck and Anna Magdalena Dexheimer, appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Other members of the household included George H. Scheck, Louisa Scheck, Pauline Scheck, Matilda Scheck, Adeline Scheck, William Scheck and Wilhelmina Scheck.
- He was a wheelwright, according to the 1870 census.
- Georg Heinrich Scheck appeared in the 1875 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, City Directory at 2051 Philip listed as a wheelwright..
- Georg Heinrich Scheck and Anna Magdalena Dexheimer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 1316 Ogden Street. Other members of the household included Matilda Scheck, Adeline Scheck, William Scheck, Wilhelmina Scheck, Joseph R. Turner, Louisa Scheck, William Henry Turner and Joseph Constant Turner.
- He was a carriage builder, according to the 1880 census.
- In 1893, Georg Heinrich Scheck and Anna Magdalena Dexheimer were living in Hurffville, Gloucester County, New Jersey, at 829 Geary Street when their daughter Louisa Turner died on 20 March 1893.
- The following appeared on 23 March 1893 in The Philadelphia Inquirer: [Died] Suddenly, on the 20th instant, at Hurtville, N. J., Louisa, wife of Joseph R. Turner, and daughter of George H. and L. Scheck. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Thursday, 23d, at 2 o'clock, from her parents' residence, 829 Geary street.
- Georg Heinrich Scheck died between 1893 and 1900.
- Anna Magdalena Dexheimer became a widow at his death.
- Last Edited: 30 Apr 2015
Family: Anna Magdalena Dexheimer b. 21 September 1826, d. 19 December 1910
- George H. Scheck+ b. 14 January 1852, d. 4 October 1930
- Louisa Scheck+ b. circa 1853, d. 20 March 1893
- Amelia Scheck b. circa 1855, d. between 1860 and 1870
- Pauline Scheck+ b. 17 April 1856, d. 9 November 1919
- Matilda Scheck+ b. July 1857, d. 23 September 1906
- Adeline Scheck b. 3 March 1860, d. 28 October 1934
- Christina Scheck b. circa May 1863, d. 25 February 1865
- William Scheck b. circa 1866, d. 21 January 1895
- Wilhelmina Scheck+ b. 1 April 1868, d. circa 10 March 1964