I am not sure. I communicate with so many people. I would love to know if you have anything you can tell me. Oliver is part of the family. The Schelp family came from Germany and were in Morgan Co for a while. Hanna Schelp married my great grandfather William Schmidt (later Smith) in Morgan Co. They later moved to Sangamon and then Montgomery Co. They had 15 living children. Hope to hear from you. Donna Smith Wisconsin

Donna, I cannot help you a whole lot, but do have an obit for Oliver Schelp. He married my cousin Ivarene Stratton. They never had any children. Oliver b 24 Feb 1915 in New Berlin, Sangamon Co, IL, d 27 April 1997 in Springfield, Sangamon Co. IL; m. Opal Ivarene Stratton ca 1945. Opal Ivarene Stratton b 19 July 1919 in S. Palmyra Twp., Macoupin Co. IL and d 26 March 1961 in Sangamon Co. IL. She was the daughter of Bessie Opal Stewart and Joseph Wilbur Stratton. Below is Oliver's obit. He had children by the second marriage. Hope this little bit helps. Mary Ann OBIT: IL STATE JOURNAL, Springfield, IL - 28 April 1997 OLIVER L. SCHELP, 82 of New Berlin died Sunday(27 Apr 1997) at the Regency. He was born in New Berlin the son of George and Louise Basse Schelp. He married Ivarene Stratton, she preceded him in death in 1961. He then maried Phyllis R. Siever in 1964; she preceded him in death in 1993. Mr. Schelp, a member of St. John's Lutheran church in New Berlin, was a retired farmer of the New Berlin area. Survivors: two daughters, Mrs. Daniel (Elizabeth) Beams of New Berlin and Mrs. Mark (Brenda) Walsh of Bartlett; two grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and two cousins. Sevices at 10:30 a.m Wednesday, St. John's Lutheran Church. At 09:50 PM 7/23/2001 -0400, you wrote: >I am not sure. I communicate with so many people. > >I would love to know if you have anything you can tell me. Oliver is part of >the family. > >The Schelp family came from Germany and were in Morgan Co for a while. Hanna >Schelp married my great grandfather William Schmidt (later Smith) in Morgan >Co. They later moved to Sangamon and then Montgomery Co. They had 15 living >children. > >Hope to hear from you. > >Donna Smith >Wisconsin > > >==== ILMAGA Mailing List ==== >Morgan Area Genealogical Association and Wavery Genealogical & Historical >Society >are the proud sponsors of MAGA Web site and the generous contributors of >most of the free resources. Our thanks to both organizations!