WI BIO - Dane Co - SCHERNECHER, George
Biographical Review of Dane County, WI. Chicago: Biographical Review Pub. Co. 
1893, Vol II, pp 615-616

George SCHERNECHER is a farmer and stockman of Bristol Township [Dane County, 
WI], residing on section 9. The name of his father was Lawrence, and his 
grandfather was Andrew. The latter came to the United States in 1846 from 
Germany, and after thirty-six days they landed in New York City. Via the 
great Erie Canal they reached Buffalo [Erie County, NY], by the lakes they 
made their way to Milwaukee, and then drove out to what is now Bristol 
Township. An old neighbor had met them with an ox team, and they finally 
settled on section 10, where they bought eighty acres of Government land, at 
ten shillings per acre. When this purchase was concluded, they had but 
little money left, only enough to buy one cow, and they had to hire oxen to 
break the land. Here a little log cabin was built and covered over with hay 
and brush, and this remained until they were able to put on a better roof. 
This pioneer grandfather [Andrew SCHERNECHER] is still alive, at the age of 
ninety-one years, residing with his son-in-law, Charlie MORETH, on section 2. 
His [Andrew's] wife died about 1870, having reared a family of seven 
children: Margaret, living in the town of Hampden [Columbia County, WI]; 
Lawrence; Mary, in Dakota; Valentine, deceased; Catherine, in Indiana; Rosie 
and Theresa, in the town of Hampden, Columbia County [WI].

Lawrence was the second child of this union, and was born in Germany, and 
came with his parents to this country in 1846. He was educated in the old 
country, and had a common school education. He was brought up on a farm, 
where he may yet be found. He [Lawrence SCHERNECHER] was married in 1860 to 
Miss Mary STROMENGER, a native of Germany. During his youth he had to work, 
and thus formed habits of economy and industry, and worked for one shilling a 
day in his early youth, and provided money for the necessities of life, 
sometimes having to take his pay in the various articles which his employer 
could spare, at one time taking a calf, which in time became an ox, which 
they used on the farm, and thus made one-half of a team. He has always lived 
on the old farm, which has never [p 616] gone out of the family. His 
[Lawrence SCHERNECHER's] children are as follows: (1) Andrew, married 
Lizzie DERBY, and lives in Mankato, Minnesota; (2) Fred, married Makena 
SCHEY, and lives in the town of York [Dane County, WI]; (3) Annie, is living 
at home; (4) John, married Josie CONRAD, and lives on section 26, near 
Bristol [Dane County, WI]; (5) Charlie lives in North Bristol [Dane County, 
WI]; (6) George and (7) Lawrence, both living at home.

Our subject [George SCHERNECHER] was the sixth child and lived at home until 
he was twenty-six years of age, working on the farm. He received a good 
common school education, which he attended until he was fifteen years old, 
standing well in his classes. At twenty-six years he went on a farm on 
section 9, where he may be found. His father [Lawrence] bought the land in 
1889 at $45 per acre. George is living on the farm and has full control and 
management, and engages in general farming. This is good land, nicely 
divided into woodland and meadow, and is fairly well improved. George brings 
to this place the labor habits of industry and economy formed in boyhood, and 
will no doubt succeed in this enterprise. He is a young man of good habits, 
and will add strength to the best class of citizens in the county. The 
entire family are members of the Catholic Church, and are highly educated in 
the county where they have been so industrious. They have all been 
hardworking citizens, and have gained the esteem of the community.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly