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Author: L. A. Fritsche

WILLIAM F. RUEMKE, JR.

     An enterprising merchant of New Ulm, Brown county, is William E. Ruemke,
Jr., in which place he has been content to spend his life, and where he was born
on August 17, 1865. He is a son of William and Frederica M. (Schroer) Ruemke,
both parents natives of Germany, from which country they immigrated to the
United States in 1857, locating in Cincinnati, Ohio, where the father followed
his trade of carpenter and contractor. About 1864 he removed with his family to
New Ulm, Minnesota, where he formed a partnership with Louis Buenger, which
continued for about fifteen years. The firm did a good business building
dwelling houses, principally, until about 1875, when the partnership was
dissolved, Mr. Ruemke taking as a partner Herman Schapekahm, which partnership
continued successfully for about twenty years, the business being conducted
along the same lines as formerly. Thus for a period of thirty-five years the
eider Ruemke was one of the best-known contractors and builders in this section
of the state He was not only successful in a business way but a good citizen,
respected by all. His death occurred in 1910, at the age of seventy-two, his
birth having occurred on February 22, 1838, at Minden, Germany. In 1862 he
married Frederica M. Schroer, whose death occurred about 1876. Not long
thereafter Mr. Ruemke married for his second wife, May Schapekahm. To these two
unions seven children were born, four by the first, of whom William F. Ruemke,
Jr., is the only survivor, his brother, C. F. Ruemke, having died on April 18,
1915. The three children by the second marriage were Lena, Bertha and Emma, the
last named becoming the wife of A. P. Boock.

     William F. Ruemke, Jr., grew up in his native community and there he
received a common-school education, for when but a boy he decided to follow in
the footsteps of his father, and began learning the carpenter's trade, working
with him for many years and becoming an expert workman. He finally entered into
partnership with his father and Mr. Schapekahm. In 1895 he gave up contracting
and entered the mercantile field in New Ulm, with his brother. Christ P. Ruemke.
They started with a stock of goods valued at about five thousand dollars; being
successful from the first they gradually increased their stock, adding new
lines, until they had one of the largest mercantile establishments in New Ulm.
Upon the death of his brother Mr. Ruemke purchased the entire business.

     William J. [sic] Ruemke was married on May 1, 1890, in New Ulm, to Emma
(Boock) Cords, a native of that place, and a daughter of Henry and Carrie Boock,
both natives of Germany. To Mr. and Mrs. Ruemke four children have been born,
namely: Elmer, whose birth occurred on October 7, 1895, is now in college,
studying to be a lawyer; Estella, October 13, 1897; Ruth, March 21, 1902; Edgar,
June 9, 1904. Mr. Ruemke and family are members of the Evangelical Lutheran
church.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY MINNESOTA
ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS

L. A. FRITSCHE. M. D.
Editor

With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records
of Many of the Old Families

VOLUME II
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana


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