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Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Notes:
Michael was from Kolinreich, West Germany. Buried: Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery
Family/Spouse: Ruff, Barbara. Barbara (daughter of Ruff, Georg Leonhard and Froschauer, Katharina) was born on 16 Feb 1807 in Grosshabersdorf, Bayern, Deutschland; died in Mar 1868. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Sister Valentine stayed in Germany
Buried: Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery
Family/Spouse: Olfilish, Franciska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Fablinger, Margaret. Margaret (daughter of Fablinger, George and Pope, Margaret) was born about 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Birth: based on 1860 & 1870 census dates
Family/Spouse: Berger, Henry. Henry was born in 1811 in Hannover, Germany; died before 1868. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Theresa married Klaushofer, Jacob about 1867. Jacob was born in 1826 in Bayern, Bavaria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Urban, Charles. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Heep, Jacob. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Martina married Moyr Or Meyer, G. in 1856. G. was born in 1836 in Bavaria, Germany; died in 1911 in Jefferson County, Colorado, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
"History of Jackson County Iowa" authored by Hon. James W. Ellis, Volume II, 1910, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co, Chicago, page 438 ...was born in Germany and came to America as a lad of nine years with his parents. They located in Bellevue, Iowa, and as soon as he was old enough Joseph Schlecht began work as a farm hand, being thus employed at the outbreak of the Civil war, when he enlisted in the Union army, serving until the close of hostilities-a period of four years. When the nation no longer needed his aid he returned to Jackson county, Iowa, and again engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was almost forty years of age, however, before he was in a position to buy land, his first purchase being one hundred and sixty acres in Washington township which he cultivated successfully until 1898. In that year he sold all but forty acres to one of his sons and removed to an adjoining farm of one hundred and two acres, which he had bought in the meantime. After operating it for a year he sold it to his son, George, and for five years thereafter lived in retirement in Bellevue, going thence to Crawford. Oklahoma, where he took up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres, it remaining his place of residence to the present. He has now reached the ripe old age of seventy years and yet is active in supervising his various interests. His wife, who was Frances Menger in her maidenhood, was likewise a native of Germany and came to Iowa as a child. She died some years ago at the comparatively early age of forty-nine years. Eight children were born to Joseph Schlecht and wife, seven of whom are living, as follows: Frank, a farmer of Washington township; Sophia, the wife of Henry Eggers, who is engaged in agricultural pursuits in that township; Anna, who is living in Bellevue; Clara, the widow of a Mr. Knowles, formerly of Sabula; Lena, who is the wife of Benjamin Daggets, of Bellevue; Mary, the wife of William Schmidt, of the same city; George, the subject of this sketch; and Katherine, who died at the age of twelve years. Buried: Catholic Cemetery
Joseph married Menger, Francisca on 1 Jun 1868 in Jackson Co., Iowa, USA. Francisca was born on 17 Jun 1849; died on 3 Oct 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Maria and Joseph were twins.
Family/Spouse: Alber, Edward. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Buried: Saint Boniface Cemetery
Family/Spouse: Moesle, Josepha. Josepha was born in in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Webber, Agnes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Capesius, Margaret. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Schmoeger, Charles. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Sietz, Jacob. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Louisa married Stuart, William Glover on 29 Jul 1878 in Jackson Co., Iowa, USA. William (son of Stuart, John and Glover, Eliza Jane) was born on 31 Aug 1851 in Lebanon, St Clair, Illinois, USA; died on 27 Dec 1922 in Jackson Co., Iowa; was buried in Bellevue, Jackson, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Bazzell, Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Lived in Dayton, OH.
Katrina married Flitton, William J. on 2 Oct 1888. William was born on 7 Apr 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Francis married McLaughlin, John on 5 Oct 1892. John was born on 25 Jun 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Matilda married Walbrook, Charles H on 30 Jun 1891 in Colorado, USA. Charles was born about 1867 in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Francis married Gerlach, Katherine on 15 Feb 1898. Katherine was born on 25 Aug 1870; died on 11 Mar 1933. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
"History of Jackson County Iowa" authored by Hon. James W. Ellis, Volume II, 1910, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co, Chicago, page 438 GEORGE SCHLECHT. George Schlecht is one of the prosperous farmers of Jackson county, owning one hundred and two acres on section 22, Washington township, which is a neat and well improved property. He has other business interests in the township and has taken some part in the public affairs so that he may well be classed among the representative citizens of the community. He was born in Bellevue, Iowa, June 22, 1870, his parents being Joseph and Frances (Menger) Schlecht. The father was born in Germany and came to America as a lad of nine years with his parents. They located in Bellevue, Iowa, and as soon as he was old enough Joseph Schlecht began work as a farm hand, being thus employed at the outbreak of the Civil war, when he enlisted in the Union army, serving until the close of hostilities-a period of four years. When the nation no longer needed his aid he returned to Jackson county, Iowa, and again engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was almost forty years of age, however, before he was in a position to buy land, his first purchase being one hundred and sixty acres in Washington township which he cultivated successfully until 1898. In that year he sold all but forty acres to one of his sons and removed to an adjoining farm of one hundred and two acres, which he had bought in the meantime. After operating it for a year he sold it to his son, George, and for five years thereafter lived in retirement in Bellevue, going thence to Crawford. Oklahoma, where he took up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres, it remaining his place of residence to the present. He has now reached the ripe old age of seventy years and yet is active in supervising his various interests. His wife, who was Frances Menger in her maidenhood, was likewise a native of Germany and came to Iowa as a child. She died some years ago at the comparatively early age of forty-nine years. Eight children were born to Joseph Schlecht and wife, seven of whom are living, as follows: Frank, a farmer of Washington township; Sophia, the wife of Henry Eggers, who is engaged in agricultural pursuits in that township; Anna, who is living in Bellevue; Clara, the widow of a Mr. Knowles, formerly of Sabula; Lena, who is the wife of Benjamin Daggets, of Bellevue; Mary, the wife of William Schmidt, of the same city; George, the subject of this sketch; and Katherine, who died at the age of twelve years. George Schlecht, who was the seventh in order of birth in this family, attended the district schools of Washington township in pursuit of an education in the winter months and through the summer season worked upon his father's farm. He remained at home until he reached the age of twenty-four years, when he started to make his way in the world independently. For two years he worked as a farm hand and then secured employment as a member of a section gang on the railroad for four years. In 1896 he returned to agricultural pursuits, renting a tract of one hundred and seventy-five acres of land, which he operated in partnership with another for two years. At the end of that time he bought from his father the farm of one hundred and two acres where he now lives. When he purchased the place there was only a dwelling upon it, and he has since built a large barn and other outbuildings and a new windmill, the character of his improvements indicating his good management and progressive spirit. The greater part of his land is under cultivation, some being reserved for pasturage for stock, however, and by reason of his unwearied industry and perseverance he has gained a gratifying measure of success in the conduct of his agricultural interests. He holds stock in the Washington Township Farmers Mutual Telephone Company and is connected with other enterprises which look toward advancing the welfare of the community. On the 8th of February, 1899, Mr. Schlecht was married in Sabula, to Miss Katherine Pogeman, a daughter of Herman and Anna (Gerlach) Pogeman, both natives of Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Schlecht have become the parents of two daughters: Anna Irene, born April 19, 1901, and Mary Alverta, born March 28, 1908. The parents are members of the Catholic church of Green Island and are recognized as persons of genuine worth. Mr. Schlecht is a democrat in his political views, and his fellow citizens, recognizing his ability, have called him to the office of township trustee. Although still a young man he has gained a large measure of success in his business, and this may be regarded as indicative of the good fortune which he will win in the future. Buried: Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery
George married Pogeman, Catherine on 8 Feb 1899 in Sabula, Jackson, Iowa, USA. Catherine (daughter of Pogeman, Herman and Gerlach, Anna) was born on 24 Jan 1878; died on 17 Jun 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Schmidt, William. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Eggers, Henry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Knowles, Emnuel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Dagitz, Ben. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Hildegard and Matilda were twins.
Family/Spouse: Schlecht, Elizabeth M. Elizabeth was born in Jul 1861 in Iowa, USA; died in 1932; was buried in Clinton Co., Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
William and Emil were twins.