The Shemwell Family

Frank D SchroederAge: 61 years18621924

Name
Frank D Schroeder
Given names
Frank D
Surname
Schroeder
Birth February 5, 1862
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 4 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 6 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageKatherina RempelView this family
November 14, 1886 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Frederick Schroeder
September 6, 1890 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 53 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 54 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 55 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death January 2, 1924 (Age 61 years)
Family with Katherina Rempel - View this family
himself
Frank D Schroeder
Birth: February 5, 1862Crimea, Ukraine, Russia
Death: January 2, 1924Mountain Lake, Cottonwood, Minnesota, United States
wife
Marriage: November 14, 1886Butterfield, Watonwan, Minnesota, United States
4 years
son
William Frederick Schroeder
Birth: September 6, 1890 28 27Butterfield, Watonwan, Minnesota, United States
Death: June 12, 1939Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Frank D Schroeder - Household

Butterfield, Watonwan, Minnesota, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Schroeder, FrankheadWMFeb186238M13RussiaRussiaRussia187327NoLumber Dealer0YesYesYesOFH
Schroeder, KatherinawifeWFFeb186337M135RussiaRussiaRussia187624YesYesYes
Schroeder, CorneliussonWMJan188812SMNRussiaRussiaAt School7YesYesYes
Schroeder, FranksonWMJan188812SMNRussiaRussiaAt School7YesYesYes
Schroeder, PetersonWMApr188911SMNRussiaRussiaAt School7YesYesYes
Schroeder, WillhelmsonWMSep18909SMNRussiaRussiaAt School7YesYesYes
Schroeder, BernhardsonWMFeb18955SMNRussiaRussiaAt School7YesYesYes