In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
Born 1880
From An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910)
EDWARD SCHUMACHER (18801 is an Alba township farmer and conducts his father's place, the south half of section 12, a short distance west of Okabena. He is a native of the county, living been born on the farm he now conducts April 26, 1880,
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Edward Sohumaoher grew to manhood on his fathers farm in Alba, attending the district school and working on the farm. In the spring of 1905 he took a homestead in Lyman county,.South Dakota, and the next year moved onto his land. After a residence there of over a year he proved up on the claim and then returned to Jackson county. He has since been engaged in farming his father's farm of.320 acres.
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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.
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