- WILLIAM SCHROEDER, one of Outagamie county's younger agriculturists, who is cultivating a nice property in Grand Chute township along scientific lines, is a native of this county, having been born in Freedom township, November 19, 1878, a son of Charles and Johannah (Beyer) Schroeder. Charles Schroeder was born August 22, 1824, in Mecklenburg, Germany, where he was married to Johannah Beyer, born at that place, November 13, 1834. They came to America in 1871, and located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where they remained four years, and at the end of that time came to Outagamie county, Mr. Schroeder becoming a farmer and residing there until his death, August 3, 1900. He had a family of eight children: Charles, a retired citizen of Appleton; Sophia, wife of Henry Schabo, a contractor of Appleton; Frederick, who is deceased; Mary, the wife of Fred Schultz, a painter of Appleton; Eliza, deceased; Adam, deceased; and John, who is operating the old homestead in Freedom township. William Schroeder attended school in Freedom township, and at the age of eighteen years commenced working in a brick yard in Appleton in the summer months, and in the woods during the winters, so continuing to be occupied until his marriage. He then bought the ninety-five acres which he is now cultivating in Grand Chute township, and later added another tract of forty-one acres, and here he has carried on general farming to the present time, also engaging to some extent in dairy work. Since coming here he has devoted his entire attention to his farm, and the success which he has attained has justified the attention given to it. Mr. Schroeder was married October 18, 1894, to Miss Anna Launstein, and they have had four children, born as follows: Harvey, September 23, 1895; Alvin, January 21, 1897; Frances, July 24, 1898, and Eleanor, May 8, 1906
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