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Schmidt
(Fred H. Schmidt & John B. Schmidt)
Fred H. Schmidt
is a member of the firm of Schmidt Bros., proprietors of
the rolling mills of Elkader, who have succeeded in
building up a large general and local trade. Our subject
is an enterprising and progressive young business man,
being numbered among the leading citizens of this triving
town. He is a native of Clayton County, having been born
in Read Township, in 1863; he has passed his entire life
in this region, and is identified in every respect with
its welfare. |
source: Portrait and
Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties;
Chicago: Chapman Pub. Co., 1894; pg
385-386
-transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall
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John
B. Schmidt is one of the sturdy German Americans
who have been such important factors in the upbuilding
and general prosperity of Clayton County, and he has
always been found in the front ranks of all movements
which have had for their object the growth and prosperity
of this region. His home is now in Elkader, where he is
one of the most influential citizens. A native of
Germany, his birth occurred in 1834, his father being
Frederick Schmidt, who was also a native of the
Fatherland. In 1847 he crossed the Atlantic to American,
and the following year made a settlement in this county,
where he became well known, and one of the sterling
pioneers. |
source: Portrait and
Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties;
Chicago: Chapman Pub. Co., 1894; pg 358
-transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall