BIOGRAPHIES: Fred SCHEIBE, Elk Mound Township, Dunn Co., WI ********************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Laura Abood 20 November 2004 ********************************************************************* Fred SCHEIBE, who was for many years engaged in farming in the town of Elk Mound, but is now retired, is a native of Dunn County, having been born on a farm in Section 25, town of Elk Mound, on Jan. 22, 1862, son of Frank and Martha Elizabeth (Ausman) Scheibe. He was reared on the home farm and educated in the district school. Until 1885 he was engaged in assisting his father and then went to Washington, where he operated a farm and was engaged in agricultural labor for seven years. In 1892 he returned home and took charge of the home farm, subsequently caring for his parents until their death. After continuing his agricultural operations here until 1919, he sold the farm to his brother-in-law, Otto Drummer, but still resides on it. He has erected his third set of buildings on the place, each marking a decided advance over the preceding set, and the present one being thoroughly modern in type, the residence being electrically lighted. He has also added to the farm 80 acres of land in Section 1, town of Spring Brook, and the farm is well stocked with grade cattle. Mr. Scheibe is a stockholder in the Elk Mound Co-Operative Creamery, and is a man of substance and influence in his community. He is a member of the Evangelical Church at Elk Mound. -Transcribed from the "History of Dunn County Wisconsin, 1925," page 286 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm