Untitled From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin, publ. 1901- page 930-931

JAMES F. SCHRODER. This is the name of one of the stirring and capable young men who are pushing to the front in business and agriculture. He lives in the town of Platteville, Grant county, and is both enterprising and successful.

Mr. SCHRODER was born in Montfort, Iowa county, in November, 1875, and is a son of C. F. and Mary I. (HARMS) SCHRODER. His father was born in Germany in 1840, and his mother was born in Grant county. After their marriage his parents settled at Montfort, Iowa county, and followed farming until 1882 in that locality, when he purchased the HUNTINGTON farm, two miles south of Platteville, which farm became his home for the rest of his life. He died March 17, 1894, leaving his wife with three children. The widow did not remain on the farm long after her husband's death, but moved into the city of Platteville, and is still a resident of that place. They were the parents of four children: (1) Anna, born in Iowa county, was educated in the Montfort and Platteville schools, as were the other children; she is now the wife of Jacob S. BRUGGER, and resides on a fruit farm one mile east of Platteville. They have four children, Clarence Elmer, Fernie Isabelle, Hazel May and Herbert D. (2) Ellen Jane died when ten months old. (3) James F. (4) George William, born at Montfort, married Miss Anna SHEEL, and resides in Plymouth county, Iowa, where he is engaged in farming; they have three children, Mabel Gertrude, Ethel Isabelle and Bessie Helen.

James F. SCHRODER was educated in the district and normal schools at Platteville. He lived on the farm until the death of his father, when he accompanied his mother into Platteville, the charge of the farm falling very largely into his hands. In May, 1898, Mr. SCHRODER married Miss Etta JOHNSTON, a daughter of John and Mary JOHNSTON, old and prominent residents of Grant county, but formerly of Germany. She was born in Platteville in June, 1875, and had her education in the local schools. Mr. and Mrs. SCHRODER lived in Platteville until 1900, when they moved to the old SCHRODER farm, which is one of the finest rural estates in the town, containing about 400 acres, in a high state of cultivation, and thoroughly kept up. Mr. SCHRODER is a Democrat. All the family are members of the Reformed Lutheran Church. The father of James F. SCHRODER was one of the old-time Californians, crossing the plains during the gold excitement there, and returning some years later to Wisconsin, where he invested his money in real estate and became one of the independent farmers of this county, and a man of real worth, with many friends. His widow and children are all prominent members of society, and county their friends among the best people in the community.




This biography generously submitted by Carol Holmbeck