A. M. Schroeder

As printed in 1910

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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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On October 2, 1907, Mr. Seliroed.i was united in marriage to Miss Delia firannis, of Wortliington.

.JOHN W. CO\Vl.\(; (1868). In the early days of its history the village of Jackson was fortunate in the class of business men who were attracted to the little town on the banks of the Des Moines. It was due to the enterprise of these men that Jackson continued to hold its place on the map in the early days and became the prosperous and flourishing city it did in after years. Among the first to come and the oldest to remain of these men is the subject of this biography.

John W. Cowing was born in Hcxliaiii. Knuland, on July 21, 1843. His parents, John and Klizabeth (IJavidson) Cowing, came 1o Jackson in the seventies and both died in that city. The family moved from England to the I'filed States in 18.')2 and settled on a farm in Dane county. Wisconsin. Three years later they moved to Adams county, of the same state, and there they lived until 1808. Our subject received a common school education in Wisconsin and completed it with a commercial course in the Worthington business college of Madison. In February. ISti. Mr. Cowing enlisteil in company A. of the 4n(li Wis((in-in volunteer infantry, and served in the army until his discharge in Oclobcr of the same year.

It was as a young man. twenty-five years of age, that John W. Cowing eauie to Jackson in 18(is. and engaged in the mercantile business, a business in which he was destined to be engaged thirty-eight years, excepting a temporary withdrawal of two years. When the Hrown Xational Itank was organized in in05 (succeeding the Hank of.jackson) Mr. Cowing was made vice president, and in October, IIHKI. he became president of the bank, which position he still retains, and disposed, of his mercantile business. He owns his home and a business block in.jackson. city property in Minneapolis and farm lands in Cottonwood county. Minnesota, and in Xortli Dakota.

On numerous occasions.Mr. Cowing has been called upon to serve in an olTicial cajiacily.

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Mr. Cowing was married at Preston, Minnesota, August 1, 1870, to Alice 0. McMnrtrie, a native of Racine, Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Cowing are the parents of the following named children: Mrs. A. R. Albertus, of Worthington; Mrs. J. C. Durfee, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota; Mrs. Malcolm Weikle, of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota; Nell M. Cowing and Lillian J. Cowing.

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As printed in An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.