Louis Schröder [Schroeder], 1899 Biography

SCHROEDER, KRUEGER

Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 3/1/2006 at 00:24:44

I translated the following biography from Der Carroll Demokrat, a German-language newspaper published in Carroll, Iowa, between about 1874 and 1920. It was originally published in a special 25th Anniversary Edition of the paper on Friday, 20 September 1899. Information in brackets and notes at the end are my own explanations. It reads as follows:

Louis Schröder [Schroeder]

This man was born on 7 August 1840 in Zaatzke, County of Ostpriegnitz, Province of Brandenburg. He received his early education there, and then he devoted himself to farming. In 1870, he moved to Berlin and acquired the burgership [rights of citizenship], an obsolete tradition from the good old days, which was associated with certain privileges. Mr. Schröder worked there for a time in a hotel, then operated a restaurant and a beer pub, and later a transport wagon. He immigrated to America in 1871 and settled in Sac Township, Sac County, Iowa, where he purchased and operated a 120-acre farm. On 21 July 1872, he married Miss Wilhelmina Krüger, a respected young lady, who was born in Berlin. Mr. Schröder operated his farm very successfully, and he later had occasion to increase his real estate by 100 acres. The land is very productive and is equipped with fine buildings. The Schröder family is very well known in Sac County as well as Carroll County, and enjoys an excellent reputation. The children’s names are: Louis, Meta, Hedwig, Anna, Paul, Otto, and Gertrude.