Henry Jacob Schultz (1827 - 1901)

Born 22 May 1827 in Clausdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Margaretha Magdalena Henrietta (Peterson) Schultz — married 4 May 1852 in Schleswig, Germany

Descendants

Died 7 Apr 1901 at age 73 in Sutherland, Iowa

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Biography

First name was originally spelled Heinrich.

He was baptized at the Maria Magdalenen Church of Elmschenhagen.

Served in the German-Danish War (1848-49) and was awarded the Iron Cross for bravery.

Was a weaver/tailor in Germany.

Immigrated in 1867, on a difficult passage on a sailing ship -- 45 days with limited water.

In America, he and his wife and two children settled at Sabula, Iowa. Four years later they moved to Tama County, Iowa and located on a farm twelve miles north of Toledo. Here they lived until 1898, when they moved to Sutherland to be near his children.

Apx. 1880 opened a pool hall in Gladbrook, Iowa. Moved to Sutherland to be near his two children, Gustav and Mary.

He died in Sutherland in 1901.

Sources

• Schultz/Morgan family records

• The American Descendants of Gottfried and Marie Schultz of Schleswig-Holstein Germany compiled by Thomas B. Schultz. 1990.

• Past and Present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa, Volume 2 pp1156-57 https://books.google.com/books?id=A884AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=Schultz&f=false