SCHRODER BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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SCHRODER, John - b: 1845 Pittsburg, PA
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 718
residence: White Oak Twp

John Schroder, farmer and stock raiser, was born August 14, 1845, in Pittsburg, 
Pennsylvania. Richard Schroder, his father, was born July 18, 1818, in 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and married June 29, 1840, Miss Eliza Miller, 
who was born in March, 1821, in Lebanon County, of that state. By this union they 
had three sons and two daughters, of whom all are living. The subject of this 
sketch received his early education in the common school in his native state, and 
later was sent to the Darlington Academy, at Darlington, Beaver County, for a 
term of two years, which institution he left at the age of twelve years. He came 
with his parents to Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1857, but after remaining a few 
months they removed to Bates County, settling in Prairie City, and here the 
senior Schroder erected the second house in that place. About a year later they 
came to Henry County. While a young man John Schroder was occupied as hotel 
clerk at Otterville for nearly three years. He subsequently entered Worthington & 
Warner's Commercial College and went through a six months course, graduating in 
the spring of 1866. In the spring of 1867 the family returned to their farm in 
Henry County, consisting at that time of 480 acres, in a body. He was engaged in 
teaching for a short time in that locality, and (during this period received an 
offer for his services at Jefferson City, which offer was accepted, and where he 
was employed from April 1, 1868, to June 1, 1871. Returning to the farm he took 
charge of its affairs, and in 1880 came into possession of 170 acres from the 
home farm, as his share of the inheritance, to which he has since added forty 
acres, erected a residence, etc. He was married March 14, 1872, to Miss Eliza 
Aiken, born in County Tyrone, Ireland. November 7, 1844. She died November 17, 
1875. Since 1871 he has held the position of township register for one term, 
during the entire time of the existence of said office; was then elected township 
clerk, and in 1875 was elected magistrate. Mr. S. has an excellent library, and 
among his books are McCauley's writings, Knight's popular history of England, 
Rollin's ancient history, Gibbon's Rome, Lassing, Headley's Indian Races of 
America, Hume and many more of the standard authors. In politics he is a 
Democrat.

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