WI BIO - Winnebago Co - SCHLOERB, George C.

History of Northern Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, v II, p 1155

George C. SCHLOERB, of the firm of Metz & Schloerb, tanners and leather 
dealers in all grades, was born 03 June 1821 in Germany. He emigrated to 
America in 1848, and located at Cleveland [Cuyahoga County], Ohio. He worked 
there one year in a tannery, having learned his trade in Germany. He then 
went to Racine, Wisconsin, and followed his trade one year. Mr. SCHLOERB 
then came to Oshkosh [Winnebago County], Wisconsin, and immediately engaged 
in the tannery business alone until 1859, after which he went in company as 
above noted [with August METZ; see also his biography].

In 1850 in Racine [Racine County, Wisconsin] he [George C. SCHLOERB] was 
married to Miss Wilhelmina STRANGMAN, who was born in Germany. They [George 
C. and Wilhelmina (STRANGMAN) SCHLOERB] have two children: (1) Amelia, who 
married Richard GUENTHER, the present member of Congress from this district; 
and (2) Otto E.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly