Christiana Anna Neuschwanger was born in 28 May 1857 to Heinrich Neuschwanger and Froenika Neuschwanger. She lived in Zurich, Ontario, Canada, where her parents immigrated to from Germany in 1846. By 1875, the family had immigrated to Osborne County, Kansas. This is where she met and married Samuel Jefferson Shellenberger. They were married in Osborne County, Kansas, 31 October 1878. Samuel and Christiana would remain in Kansas until 1900 when they relocated to Noble Township, Cass County, Iowa. After the death of two children in Iowa, Samuel and Christiana returned to Kansas and resided in Grant, Jackson County, Kansas. By 1930 Samuel and Christiana were living in Bear Creek, Emmet County, Michigan where Christiana died 20 March 1932. She and Samuel are both buried together at Brutus Mennonite Cemetery, Brutus, Emmet County, Michigan.
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