John Eischeid, 1899 Biography

EISCHEID, SCHORNAGEL, WALTERSCHEID

Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 1/7/2006 at 16:38:13

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:

John Eischeid

Mr. John Eischeid, an industrious and able farmer in Roselle Township, was born on the 16th of July 1857. [Location is not stated] He spent his youth in his hometown, and when the time came to choose an occupation, he took up the plow and worked faithfully and diligently on his parents’ farm. In 1873, his parents moved to Roselle Township, Carroll County, Iowa, where they again worked in farming. Their son John worked for his parents until he was 21 years old, when he rented a farm in Roselle Township. The good old “Vater Eischeid” died on the 23rd of March 1878, and then the dear wife and mother followed her life’s companion and husband into eternity on the 25th of August 1881.

Two and a half years later, on the 25th of February 1884, Mr. John Eischeid married the virtuous young woman, Theresia Schornagel. This very happy marriage has produced eight children, two of whom died at a tender age. The names of the children still living are: Johann, Joseph, Theodor, George, Wilhelmina, and Heinrich.

At first, Mr. Eischeid purchased a farm in Sioux County, Iowa, which he later exchanged for a 160-acre farm in Roselle Township. Later, he purchased another 80 acres, so that he is now the owner of a beautiful 240-acre farm, which is equipped with good buildings.

NOTES: The biography does not say where John Eischeid was born or what town the family came from. Roselle Cemetery records list the parents: Wm. F. Eischeid, 14 Feb 1815 to 1 Mar 1878; and Katharina Eischeid, 1 Aug 1825 to 25 August 1881, and that her maiden name was Walterscheid.