Bio of SCHOCK, Peter E. (b.1863), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

Vol III, pg 656-659
PETER E. SCHOCK
Sweden has furnished a valuable class of citizens to the new world and among
them is Peter E. Schock, president and treasurer of the Schock Parlor Frame
Company of Minneapolis. He was born in Sweden, on the 4th of January, 1863. Mr.
and Mrs. Schock never came to this country. The father was a skilled cabinet
worker and his death occurred in December, 1904. His widow is still living in
the old country. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Schock nine children were born,
two sons and seven daughters, of whom Peter E. was the eighth in order of birth.
In the acquirement of his education Peter E. Schock attended the public schools
of his native country and at an early age learned the trade of cabinetmaker,
under the able tutelage of his father. In 1884 he came to the United States,
realizing that larger opportunities were to be found here, and he immediately
located in Min­neapolis, where for three years he was engaged in sash and door
work. Subsequently he became associated with the Northwest Casket Company, with
whom he remained one and one-half years and then was one of the seven men who
organized the Aaron Carlson Company. He severed his connections with that
company a short time afterward and in 1891 laid the foundation for his present
business. It was first operated under the style of P. Schock & Company, later
incorporated as the Schock Manufacturing Company, and in 1911 it became the
Schock Parlor Frame Company, of which he is president and treasurer. This
company is one of the representative business interests of Minneapolis and the
success it is enjoying is attributable to the keen business ability of its
president. He has utilized every opportunity that has come to him and his record
proves that success is ambition's result.
In Minneapolis, on the 4th of August, 1887, was celebrated the marriage of Peter
E. Schock to Miss Amanda Peterson, also a native of Sweden. Her death occurred
in May, 1920, and was deeply mourned by her family and many friends.
She was the mother of the following children: Esther, who is now the wife of
Daniel E. Billman of Minneapolis; Edith, who is now Mrs. Powell Anderson of this
city; Alyce, who is the wife of Paul Billman of Minneapolis; and Herbert and
Alvin, both of whom are associated with their father in the conduct of the
Schock Parlor Frame Company. Herbert Schock is a veteran of the World war,
having served in the Engineer Corps of the One Hundred and Fourth Division and
saw active service overseas. Alvin Schock was a second lieutenant in a machine
gun company and is now a member of the reserves. They are highly esteemed young
business men of this city. On the 16th of May, 1922, Mr. Schock was married the
second time, taking Mrs. Martin Nelson of Minneapolis, for his wife. She has one
daughter by a former marriage, Olive Nelson.
In his political views, Peter E. Schock is a stanch democrat, having firm belief
in the principles of that party as factors in good government. Although he has
never sought nor desired public preferment, he is ever cognizant of the duties
and obligations of good citizenship and he has been active in the furtherance of
many movements for the benefit of the community at large. He is an active
con­tributor to the Minneapolis Civic & Commerce Association. The religious
faith of Mr. Schock is that of the Methodist church. For recreation from his
manifold business duties Mr. Schock turns to the great outdoors and he is
particularly fond of playing golf and fishing. He is proficient in many sports
and is skilled in bowling.