Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Schinkel, Fred 1874 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com October 23, 2006, 1:34 am Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908) FRED SCHINKEL is an Elk township farmer who has lived in Nobles county eighteen years. He owns and farms the northwest quarter of section 9. Mr. Schinkel was born in Grundy county, Iowa, April 8, 1874, the son of the late Andrew and Mary (Klie) Schinkel. The former was born in Germany Sept. 4, 1824, and died at Worthington March 14, 1896. The latter was also a native of Germany, having been born Oct. 2, 1828; she died Aug. 6, 1880. Our subject received his education in the country schools of Grundy and Blackhawk counties, Iowa, and made his home in the former until 1890. He then came to Nobles county with his parents, and for two years lived with his father on the farm in Dewald township. Thereafter for several years he worked at farm work in different parts of the county. He was married at Sioux Falls, S. D., March 3, 1899, to Mamie Baker, a native of Chicago and. a daughter of Geo. Baker, of Worthington. They have two children—Roy and Alice. After his marriage Mr. Schinkel moved onto the farm where he now resides, having purchased it two years before his marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Schinkel are members of the Presbyterian church of Reading, and the former is treasurer of school district No. 29, which he has held for the last, five years. Additional Comments: Extracted from: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY MINNESOTA BY ARTHUR P. ROSE NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA PUBLISHERS 1908 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mn/nobles/bios/schinkel138gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mnfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb