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Ella Schuler
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Ella Frieda Schuler (née Winkelmann, September 5, 1897 - May 7, 2011) was an American supercentenarian who upon her death at the age of 113 years, 244 days was the oldest living person in the state of Kansas. Family Schuler married John Cecil Schuler on August 19, 1923. Ella met John, originally from Virginia, when he traveled through Kansas working on the Union Pacific Railway. Over the next ten years, Ella gave birth to three sons: James, John Jr. and Robert, all born in Page City, Kansas. Biography Schuler was born Ella Winkelmann in Fontenelle, Nebraska, the fourth child of German-immigrant parents Clausen Henry and Mary Winkelmann. Her family raised horses, milked cows, and grew corn and oats. While her brothers eventually enrolled in school, her childhood was mostly spent working at home. Schuler has stated "if you don’t want to work hard, don’t go to a farm." In 1934, husband John left his post in the railroad industry and with Ella founded Schuler’s Grocery Business in Topeka. Eventually the Schulers expanded their business and purchased the gas station adjacent to their grocery store. While in her 50s, Schuler earned her high school diploma and soon after completed a two-year program at what was then known as Washburn College, now Washburn University. Schuler was an avid user of Facebook and at the time of her life was considered to be one of the oldest members of Facebook. 
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