SCHAAL FAMILY


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The large Schaal family came to the United States from Germany in 1848.
They settled in Wisconsin, and many members of the family grew up on a farm just
west of Oconto Falls, including my mother and her three brothers, along with my
grandmother and grandfather, and my great-grandmother, many of whom are buried
in the Oconto Falls Cemetery. My great-grandmother lived to be 103 years old. I
have stories about my mother's early days on the farm, in addition to
information from other family members, particularly Emory Temple of Green Bay,
who also grew up near Oconto Falls and has written (along with his wife, Jean)
several poems and short books on this period. I also have a first-hand account
of the arduous trip the Schaal family made from Germany to the United States,
and the hardships they faced once they arrived in the United States and
Wisconsin.