Carroll County IAGenWeb

HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY IOWA

A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement

VOLUME II ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1912

Transcribed by Sharon Elijah June 26, 2020

An enterprising son of Germany who has acquired a fine farm of two hundred acres on section 14, Sheridan township, is Philip Schleisman, whose natal day was the 20th of August, 1862, his parents being Adam and Catherine (Krohmer) Schleisman, natives of Germany. They emigrated to the United States in 1868, locating in Rock Island county, Illinois. Here the father, who had been a weaver in the fatherland, engaged in farming for four years. At the expiration of that period he came to Carroll county, buying a farm on section 22, Sheridan township; later he removed to section 15, continuing the operation of his land until he retired to Carroll about 1895. There he passed away in January, 1896, while his wife still survives and continues to make her home in Carroll. To Mr. and Mrs. Schleisman were born eleven sons, namely: Mike, Andrew, George, Mike, Henry and Gottlieb, all of whom are deceased; Philip, our subject; Adam, who is a resident of Sheridan township; Jacob, who is living in Louisville, Kentucky; and John and Theodore, both of whom are also residents of Sheridan township.

Philip Schleisman, who was only a lad of six years when his parents located in America, acquired his education in the common schools of Illinois and Iowa. As is common with the majority of farm boys he was early trained in the work of the homestead. He assisted in harvesting and threshing when only thirteen years old, at which age he also lent aid in the drilling of wells, always having displayed unusual mechanical skill. He remained a member of the parental household until he was twenty-two years of age when he removed to the farm where he is now residing. He now owns two hundred acres of land which he has brought to a high state of cultivation. His is one of the well improved as well as valuable properties of the township, and here he engaged in general farming in connection with which he is also an extensive feeder. Both ventures have proven most lucrative and Mr. Schleisman is known to be one of the successful and prosperous farmers of the county. He is also a stockholder in the Local Telephone Company, of which he was one of the organizers.

Mr. Schleisman completed his plans for a home by his marriage in 1885 to Miss Catherine Heim, who passed away June 5, 1896. They were the parents of five children: Molly, the wife of Henry Daniels, of Carroll county; Edward, who is a resident of Sheridan township; Walter, also living in Sheridan township; and Foster and Irene, who are at home. In 1902 Mr. Schleisman was married to Miss Kate Danner, and to them have been born four children: Philip J., who died July 19, 1903; and Blanch, Philip A. and Clarence.

The family are communicants of the Roman Catholic church, while fraternally Mr. Schleisman formerly was affiliated with the Foresters and the Modern Woodmen of America. In politics he is a democrat and has held various township offices. He is highly deserving of the prosperity which has rewarded his efforts, as his life has ever been directed along paths of integrity, industry and perseverance.

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