I created a family hourglass chart to illustrate how the Schillinger generations go. I’ve also created a family group record as a .pdf file that has more information than last night’s post. To explain:

• An hourglass chart shows both the ancestors and descendants of the couple at the center of the hourglass.  In this case, I’m showing all the information about the known ancestors, but I have limited the descendants to 2 generations and blanked out the information on the one living person (my Pop) for privacy reasons.
• A family group record is all the information about one family laid out in a very organized fashion and is a standard form in genealogical research.  In this case, I’m only including the FGR for Louis F. Schillinger and his wife, which will include their children, but not their ancestors or their descendants beyond their children.  I’ve only included notes from Louis and his wife.

Related articles

• Louis F. Schillinger in the New York Times
• Louis F. Schillinger and his Family
• Schillinger House on Jerome Street
• Xaver Schillinger’s Last Will and Testament, Along with the Probate Records
• Xaver Schillinger’s Death Certificate
• How-To Presentations & Companion Guides