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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

MRS. ANGELICA L. SCHAFER.
Throughout her residence in Ottumwa Mrs. Angelica L. (Horn) Schafer has been
prominently identified with the business interests of the city, having in
connection with her husband embarked in the ice business on their arrival here
in 1879, and she is still actively connected with that industry. She comes of a
very old and highly respected family in Germany, being born on a farm belonging
to the Hohenzollern family, it being the property of King William. Her paternal
grandfather had charge of this farm for thirty years and was also mayor of the
city in which he resided, being one of the most prominent men of that community.
Her parents were Ambrose and Mary C. Horn, who spent their entire lives in
Germany. In their family were seven children.

Mrs. Schafer was reared and educated in her native land and in 1864 was united
in marriage to Ludwig Schafer. Later they came to America and located in Wapello
county, Iowa, and here the husband died in 1887. Ten children were born of this
union, namely: Frank, who is still at home and is now engaged in the ice
business in partnership with his mother; Louis H., also of Ottumwa; Mary T., the
wife of William J. Dinklage; Elizabeth C., the wife of George Siebert of Sioux
City, Iowa; Ella M., the wife of L. P. Eisenbeis, of Ottumwa; Fred C.; Charles
L.; Anna L., who is a graduate of a business college and now has charge of some
of her mother's business; John; and Jacob. The six brothers are in business in
connection with their mother. One of Mrs. Schafer's grandsons, Frank Strohauer
is a graduate of Leland Stanford University of Palo Alto, California, and two
granddaughters, the Misses Desdemona and Juletta Eisenbeis, the former eighteen
years of age the latter sixteen, will graduate from the Ottumwa high school this
year.

On locating in the city of Ottumwa in 1879 Mr. and Mrs. Schafer embarked in the
ice business, which is still carried on by the widow in connection with her
children. Mr. Schafer was a good, reliable business man and was a supporter of
the Democratic party. The family hold membership in the Catholic church and are
highly esteemed by all who know them.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY IOWA
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1914


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