The Schroeder Families of Jackson County, Minnesota

WILLIAM M. F. SCHROEDER (1886) owns and farms two hundred acres on section 27, Petersburg township, which has been his home for the last twenty-three years.

Mr. Schroeder is a native of Mccklenberg, Germany, where he was born March 16, 1840, and where he lived until he was twenty-four years of age. He landed in New York on the twelfth day of January, 1864, to seek a home in the new world. During the first five years of his residence in America he worked at farm work in Illinois. He married in 1869 and then took up his residence near the town of Niles Center, Cook county, only eight miles from the city of Chicago, and there he engaged in farming until his arrival to Jackson county. During the great Chicago fire of 1871 Mr. Schroeder assisted in removing the homeless from the stricken city, and remembers vividly the tragedies of that great calamity.

On the twenty-fourth day of March, 1886, Mr. Schroeder arrived in Jackson county and located upon the farm where he has ever since resided. His initiation to the county was not of the most pleasant nature. During his first

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In addition to his farming interests Mr. Schroeder owns stock in the Petersburg Creamery company. He served as treasurer of Petersburg township ten years and has held other offices of trust. He is a member of the German Lutheran church.

Mr. Schroeder was married in November, 1869, to Mary Man, who died a little over a year later. His second marriage occurred in April, 1872, when he wedded Mary Kopa. The latter died in July, 1880. His present wife was Maria Meyer. Mr.

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WILLIAM J. C. SCHROEDER (1886), grain and dairy farmer of Petersburg township, has resided in Jackson county since he was five years of age. He was born in Cook county, Illinois December 5, 1881, the son of William and Maria (Meyer) Schroeder.

The family arrived in Jackson county March 24, 1886. William received a country school education and was brought up on the farm, working for his father and for other farmers until he was of age. Soon after reaching his majority he engaged in farming for himself two years, then hauled cream one year. After that he bought machinery and has since been engaged in business for himself, farming land on the northwest (quarter of section 27, Petersburg township. Mr. Schroeder owns stock in the Petersburg Creamery company and is a member of the German Lutheran church.

Mr. Schroeder was married November 20, 1907, to Mary Schulte, of Arcadia, Iowa. To them has been born one child, Ella, bom February 10, 1909.

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The family moved from Winona county to Blue Earth county in 1863, and there our subject resided for the next fifteen years. The family home was made in Christiania township, Jackson county, in 1878. After a residence of three years in that township the family again returned to Blue Earth county. In 1800 Mr Schroeder took up his residence in AVindom. where he lived until 1900 and where, in 1802. he took the position of salesman for the McCormick Harvester company. In the last named year he came to Jackson county as the representative of the International Harvester company, making his headquarters at Lakefield and Jackson. In 1904, he was selected as one of a party of fourteen of the International's salesmen from all parts of the United States to make a tour of Europe. This party visited England, Scotland, Germany and France and was gone five months. Returning he continued with the International company for a time, but in 1905 he went to Canada. For about nine months after his return he held a position with Grandetone Plow company of Dixon, Illinois, and at the beginning of the year 1907 entered upon his duties as clerk of the district court.

Mr. Schroeder has taken quite an active part in local politics. In 1900 he was the democratic nominee for treasurer of Cottonwood county, but was defeated at the election. He was elected a member of the state legislature on the democratic ticket in 1902 and served one term. He was defeated for the same office in 1904 by L. O. Teigen. In Novem- BinrjRAPHICAl, IIISTollV.

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THEODORE SCHROEDER (1898) is one of the prosperous young farmers of Sioux Valley township, where he controls 240 acres of fine farming land. He is a native of Cedai county, Iowa, and was born February 15, 1874.

In his native county Theodore grew to manhood, making his home with his parents and working on the farm until nearly twenty-five years of age. He was educated in the district schools and in the Wilton Commercial academy. He came to Jackson county in 1898 and located upon the northwest quarter of section 17, Siou.x Valley township, then owned by his father, but later purchased by him. The farm was bare of improvements when he located on it in 1898, but he has built the place up until today he has a fine, well improved farm. In 1909 he raised about 2,5U0 bushels of corn and 1,600 bushels of small grain. He feeds about lUU head of hogs each year. Mr. Schroeder is a director of the Sioux Valley Creamery company and was its president one year. He also has stock in the Lake Park Farmers E.change elevator and in the Midland Telephone company.

The parents of our subject are John and Sophia (Krohnke) Schroeder, both of whom were born in Germany and who came to America when children, having been married at Davenport, Iowa. They resided in Cedar county, Iowa, many years and later became residents of Scott county. Mr. Schroeder became a heavy land owner and is now living a retired life at Durant, aged 67 years. Mrs. Schroeder died at Durant June 15, 1905, aged 51 years. They had four children, as follows: Theodore and Minnie (twins), Richard and Herman.

Theodore Schroeder was married in Cedar county, Iowa, in the year 1898, to Alvina Miller, who born in the country in which she was married October 22, 1879. She is the daughter of William and Lena Miller, both of whom live in Cedar county. Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder are the parents of four children: Harvey, born May 24, 1899; Lillie, born September 24, 1900; Luerna, born May 4, 1902; Irvin, born December 25, 1905. Mr. Schroeder was township supervisor four years and was clerk of school district 72 for seven years.

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