This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2EC.2ACE/3112.2 Message Board Post: This was sent to me about a week ago. If you would like me to, I can get in touch with her for youy. Let me know.... Amber, I have been referred to you by Romy Myszka whom I stumbled onto during my search for my ancestors, the Schilling family, who were pioneers in rural Marathon County, namely the Wausau area. My father who passed away in 1995 was Robert Schilling, born and bred in Wausau. He was one of 12 children of parents Francis Xavier (known simply as "FX") and Catherine Deininger. He was the grandson son of Anthony and Margaret Fischer. Anthony and a brother, Romuald, had immigrated here from Bavaria in the mid-1850's. Their brother, Robert had arrived there a year prior. Romuald susequently became a Civil War veteran. I have in my possession the complete lineage which had been given to the family by one of Anthony's daughters, Anna Schilling who became Sister Everlidis. She had written a very compelling narrative of her parents struggle to arrive in Wisconsin and establish a home. I have re-typed that and sent it to Romy Myszka at her request to be contributed to the website. If you are interested I can also forward it to you. Romy said that you are very active in the Marathon County historical endeavor and suggested that you might be able to fill in a few missing gaps to the information that I already have. My interest mainly is in Francis Xavier Schilling, my grandfather. I can't seem to pull up anything on him, yet, through my mother, I have learned that he was very active in the area with something to do with World War I flour rationing circa 1914. He was also very politcally active as an assembyman in the Senate in Madison, Wisconsin, the Capitol. He also taught school during those years, probably a German speaking school. There was some sort of a scandal Mom has heard about him concerning the flour rationing. Well, thank you for any light that you many be able to shed on the Schillings and I will be anxious to hear from you. S. Faith Schilling-Vivolo Fort Laudedale, Florida