WI BIO - SCHROEDER, August & William H.

Biography of August SCHRODER [father of William H.]

History of Racine & Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 
1879, p 699

August SCHROEDER, harness maker, city of Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, 
was born in 1831 in Germany, and came to Wisconsin in 1854, locating at 
Kenosha, where he worked for Smith & Lines, manufacturing harness for eight 
years. In 1862 he enlisted at Kenosha in Company C, 26th Wisconsin Volunteer 
Infantry, joined the regiment at Milwaukee, and was present at the battles of 
Mission Ridge and Gettysburg. He was wounded 22 June 1864 near Kenesaw 
Mountain in Georgia, when he was sent to Nashville, remaining eleven weeks in 
the hospital, and was sent thence to the hospital in Milwaukee for eight 
weeks. He was mustered out in June 1865 and returned to Kenosha.

Having returned to Kenosha, August SCHROEDER formed partnership with L. SMITH 
in the harness business. Mr. SMITH sold out to G. LIMPERT [LIPPERT?], and 
the firm changed to Schroeder & Limpert [Lippert?]. In the spring of 1870 
August SCHROEDER sold out and went to Iowa. He returned [to Kenosha] in 
1872, and in 1873 formed partnership with Joseph DUNNEBACKE, which was 
continued until the spring of 1877, when he bought out Mr. DUNNEBACKE and 
continued alone.

In 1854 he [August SCHROEDER] married Miss Dora JANES, who was born in 
Germany. [Note in the biography of William H. SCHORODER, a son, that her 
name is given as Dorothea JOHNS.] They [August and Dora (JANES) SCHRODER] 
have had eight children, five boys and three girls; one boy died in 1873. 
Mr. SCHROEDER, a Republican, served as Alderman of the Second Ward.




Biography of William H. SCHROEDER [son of August]

History of Kenosha & Kenosha County, Wisconsin. Lyman. Clarke Publishing, 
1916, v 2, pp 508-511 (Portrait of William H. SCHROEDER p 509)

William H. SCHROEDER, sales manager of the saddlery leather department of the 
N. R. Allen's Sons Company, to which place he worked his way upward from a 
humble position, was born 11 April 1867 in Kenosha, Kenosha County, 
Wisconsin, a son of August and Dorothea (JOHNS) SCHROEDER, both of whom were 
born in Germany. Crossing the Atlantic, they became residents [p 511] of 
Kenosha in 1854 and here the father [August SCHROEDER] worked at the trade of 
harness making until his industry had brought him sufficient capital to 
enable him to embark in business on his own account, after which he conducted 
a shop for himself.

William H. SCHROEDER was educated in the public schools, graduated from the 
Kenosha high school, and started out in business life as a clerk in a drug 
store, spending five years as a registered pharmacist. On 01 February 1890 
he entered the employ of the N. R. Allen's Sons Company, proprietors of the 
largest individually owned tannery in the world. This plant was destroyed by 
fire the following day, but was at once rebuilt. Mr. SCHROEDER continued 
with the company, working in various departments and winning advancement step 
by step until he is now sales manager of the saddlery leather end.

On 27 July 1905 Mr. [William H.] SCHROEDER was married to Miss Madeline E. 
TIMME, a daughter of Hon. E. G. TIMME, a prominent statesman of Wisconsin who 
long was active in shaping political history, and who for twelve years served 
as secretary of state. He was also one of the early settlers of Kenosha 
County, and contributed in large measure to its material development. To Mr. 
and Mrs. SCHROEDER [to William H. and Madeline E. (TIMME) SCHROEDER] were 
born three children, but the only one now [1916] living is William TIMME, ten 
years of age. Mr. SCHROEDER is identified with several fraternal 
organizations, including the Elks, Royal Arcanum, Modern Woodmen and the 
Equitable Fraternal Union. His political support is given to the Republican 
party.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly