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Born 1870
From History of Madison County, Iowa, and its people (1915)
EDWARD D. SCHOENENBERGER.
Edward D. Schoenenberger, a prosperous and well known farmer residing in Walnut township, was born upon the family homestead in that township on the ist of July, 1870, the youngest son of Nicholas and Louisa (Tennis) Schoenenberger, who are mentioned at length in the sketches of Anthony and John Schoenenberger, which appear elsewhere in this work.
Edward D. Schoenenberger attended school in district No. 4 of Walnut township and helped his father with the farm work until he reached the age of twenty-two, when he was married and removed to Monroe township, where he had purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land. He operated that place for eighteen years and in the meantime bought an additional one hundred acre tract. In 1910 he sold his property in Monroe township and purchased two hundred and fifteen acres on sections 6 and 7, Walnut township, where he is living at present. He feeds about two carloads of cattle and one of hogs each year, breeding pure blooded Hereford cattle and Duroc Jersey hogs. He also does general farming and prosper in all of his undertakings.
On the 22d of February, 1892, Mr. Schoenenberger was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Harrell, a daughter of Luther and Martha Harrell, of Scott township, more extended mention of whom is made elsewhere in this volume. To Mr. and Mrs. Schoenenberger have been born two children. Ree, who makes his home with his father and assists him with the farm work, married Aleta
Silliinan, a daughter of Charles SiUiman, a farmer of Scott township. lUanche is attending school in district Xo. 4, Walnut township.
Mr. Schoeneiiberger is a democrat in ])politics and was for six years trustee of Monroe township. He is at present school director of district No. 4, Walnut township. Fraternally he is connected with Lodge No. 555, A. F. & A. M., of Lorimor, Iowa, while his wife is a member of the Eastern Star and of the Zion Methodist Episcopal church, and he is in sympathy with all efforts to promote the welfare of the community. He is a representative of a family that is well known in this county and, like the others of the name of Schoenenberger, is a progressive and successful agriculturist and a valued citizen.
As printed in History of Madison County, Iowa, and its people (1915). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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