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SCHELL, MRS. BARBARA, residence between 8th and 9th, on Kentucky street; was born in Bavaria, April 4, 1799; married John Schell in 1817; came to New York, in 1834, and to Quincy in 1835. Mr. Schell was a blacksmith, and worked at his trade the greater part of his time until he died, which occurred the 15th of Feb., 1864. They have four children living; George, Aplonia, Phoebe and Mary, and eight dead. John built what is known as Schells’ Distillery, near the head of Quincy bay, in 1856, but discontinued the business in 1858, after expending a great deal of money. He died Christmas Eve., in 1876. Peter died March 13, 1857, leaving two sons, Reinhold and Peter. Mrs. Schell has thirty-three grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. When she and her husband settled in Quincy, there was not a brick building in the place; could not get brick to build chimneys. They built a log house on the northwest corner of 6th and Kentucky streets. She afterward traded for property between 8th and 9th on Kentucky, where she now lives. Property valued at $2,000.