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JOHN SCHLUMPBERGER.

    After a successful, honorable and varied career, John Schlumpberger, who has
also a reputation as a soldier, is living in retirement in his cozy home in New
Ulm. He was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, October 28, 1836, where he spent his
earlier years and attended school, coming to the United States in 1861. He was a
son of John and Ursula (Semmerman) Schlumpberger, who spent their lives on a
farm, and whose family consisted of twelve children, of whom the subject of this
sketch was the ninth in order of birth. Upon leaving school at the age of
fourteen John Schlumpberger served an apprenticeship as a mechanic for eight
years, then worked in a factory in Rolfinger, which was owned by the state of
Wurtemberg, and locomotives and railroad equipment were manufactured. He could
not secure employment at his trade when he reached America, the Civil War being
then in full blast, so he turned his attention to farming in Brown county,
Minnesota, which was then a new country. After working out for one year near the
town of Milford, he secured a position as bartender, in 1862, at the Dakota
hotel bar, and worked there for six months, then proved his loyalty to his
adopted country by enlisting in Company L, First Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry,
for the purpose of fighting the Indians, and served in the regiment one year. He
had previously been a member of the state militia, in which he enlisted on
August 18, 1862, and the same day had his first skirmish with the Indians. Later
he took part in the battle of New Ulm, and on November 1, 1862, he enlisted in
the army as before mentioned. He did scout duty, most of the time at South
Branch, near Fairmount, and was honorably discharged in November, 1863, later
receiving a pension from the government. After leaving the army he secured
employment in the plant of the Schell & Bankard Brewing Company where he worked
nine months, then bought a piece of land and got married, June 15, 1864. His
land was located three and one-half miles from New Ulm, and there he resided
until 1902, in April of which year he retired and moved to New Ulm. He was
married in Mankato, Blue Earth county, to Mary Rohner, who was born in Austria,
November 14, 1843, and was a daughter of Jacob and Anna Rohner. Her father was a
carpenter by trade; her mother died when she was very young and she was then
taken into her uncle's home—that of Frank Beltstein— where she lived until her
marriage with the subject. The Beltstein family came to the United States in
1854, locating in Ohio, where they spent one year, then removed to Iowa, where
they spent twelve months, then came to Brown county, Minnesota, in 1856, where
they bought land of the government three miles of New Ulm, and there the uncle
and aunt of the subject's wife spent the rest of their lives.

     Twelve children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Schlumpberger, only one of
whom is deceased; they are named as follow: Frank, who married Chrisenca
Weissensee, has five children, John, Florence, Ameil, Frank and Lucy; Mary, who
married Anton Springer, has six children, Amelia, Hugo, Otto, Bruno, Terry and
Egatha; Amelia, who married Max Reinhart, has three children. Alfred, Jenette
and Martha; Alfred, who married Jennie Small, has three children, Alvin, Bessie
and Leander; Hermonie, who married Joe Bruner, has nine children, Oscar, Lucile,
Albert, Josie, Mamie, Edgar, Grace, Cora and Dora (twins); Ludwig, who married
Ada Backer, has four children, Eleanor, Ray, Clifford and Charlotte; Gustav, who
died on March 19, 1913, married Theresa Schneider, and they had two children,
Arthur and Martha; Albert has remained unmarried; Caroline, who married Joseph
Portner, has four children, Armen, Elvira, Adeline and Leola; Magdelen, who
married Adolph Schneider, has three children, Clarence, Matthew and Alfonse;
Antonia is not married and lives at home; Amanda married John Nehls and has two
children, Norman and Elmer. Mr. Schlumpberger has two great-grandchildren,
Melvin, who is a son of Amelia, who is a daughter of Mary and Anton Springer,
Amelia, having married Valentine Zeller; Hugo Springer also has a child named
Elmora.

    Mr. Schlumpherger was a member of the Evangelical church in Germany, but has
not joined any denomination here. His wife is a member of the Catholic church.
He belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen, also Hager Post No. 48, Grand
Army of the Republic. He votes independently, and he was a member of the school
hoard in Cottonwood township for several years, representing district No. 3. He
was on the board of supervisors in Cottonwood township for four years.


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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