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Hermann von Wechlinger Schulte
Hermann von W. Schulte, distinguished educator of Omaha, was born at Utica, Oneida County, New York, August 9, 1876, the son of Bernard Schulte. His father, who was born at Hanover, Germany, June 24, 1848, and died at Omaha, April 6, 1927, was a clergyman of the Episcopal Church. He was awarded the following degrees: A. B., Hobart College, 1870; A. M., 1873; 5. T. D., 1894; B. D., Berkely Divinity School, 1873. He was the son of Hermann von Schulte and Adelaide von Wechlinger.
His mother, the daughter of Edward Delevan Nelson, a landscape painter, and Susan Blanchard McDonald, was born in New York City, November 15, 1853, and died at Omaha, July 13, 1928. She held many offices in the Girl's Friendly Society and was a life member of the national board of this society. She was at one time president of the society for the home study of the Holy Scriptures and was co-author of the handbook of the Church's Mission to the Indians in 1898.
She was a descendant of: John Nelson, a resident of Flatbrush (sic), Long Island, 1670; of Major Nathaniel Delevan, born in 1746, who with nine brothers served in the same regiment during the Revolution-they were called the ten sons of the Revolution. One of the brothers, Captain Samuel Delevan, commanded the West Chester White Horse escorting General Washington in the evacuation day parade after which General Washington took leave of his officers in Fraunces Tavern. She was a descendant also of Colonel Lewis McDonald who was born at Strathspy, Scotland, and came to America in 1732; of Peter Cornelius Low, who came to America. in 1659; and of Jan Jansen Bleeker who came to America in 1658 and was mayor of Albany, New York, in 1700. Fourth in descent from Jan Bleeker was Anthony Lispenard Bleeker, 1742-1816, from whom Bleeker Street of New York City was named.
Dr. Schulte attended St. Paul's School at Concord, New Hampshire, 1888-1893. In 1897 he was awarded the A. B. degree at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticutt; M. D., Columbia University, 1902. He was a student at the University of Berlin during the summer of 1904. He was elected to membership in Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Delta Psi, and Phi Beta Kappa. He was valedictorian of the senior class at Trinity College, and served as literary editor of the Trinity Tablet, 1896-97.
He has held the following professional and civic positions as one of Nebraska's foremost physicians and educators: successively demonstrator, adjunct professor, assistant professor, associate professor of Anatomy, member of the faculty of the pure science and of medicine Columbia University, 1904-17 was junior dean, 1917, professor of anatomy, 1917 to date, and dean, 1918 to date of the School of Medicine of Creighton University. Since 1918 he has been chief of the staff at St. Joseph's Hospital. He is now dean and professor of anatomy at Creighton University School of Medicine.
Dr. Schulte is a member of: Omaha-Douglas County Medical Society; having served as advisor to the council since 1927, chairman of municipal affairs committee, 1927-8, and chairman of the publicity committee, 1928-9; the American Medical Association; Association for the Study of Internal Secretions; Catholic Hospital Association, Harvey Society, Nebraska State Medical Society, in which he served as a member of the public affairs committee, 1928; the United States Public Health Association; National Tuberculosis Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Society for the Study of Internal Secretions.
He holds membership in: Nebraska Conference for Social Work, of which he was president, 1929-30; Society for the Relief of The Disabled of which he is trustee; and the Nebraska Writer's Guild, of which he was president in 1930. He is a member of the board of the Public School Lunch and Milk Fund; is a member of the board of governors of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce; also Councillor to Women's Division of Omaha Chamber; was president of the Council of Social Work, 1929-30; and was president of the Omaha Chapter of the American Interprofessional Institute, 1924-26.
Dr. Schulte acted as board member of the Omaha Public Library, 1927 to 1930, and was president of the Omaha Art Institute, 1929-30. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; was vice president of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1915-17; was vice president of the Nebraska Academy of Science, 1923-24, president 1924-5; is a fellow of the New York Zoological Society; and is a member of the American Museum of Natural History of New York City. He is a member of the Association of American Anatomists; and American Society of Mammologists. He was president of the University Club 1927-8, and is a member of the Omaha Athletic Club, and the Century Club of New York.
From 1918 to 1920 Dr. Schulte was a member of the Mayor's Committee on Communicable Diseases, and is a member of the Omaha World's Court Committee, and since 1930 secretary. Since 1922 he has been lieutenant colonel in the Medical Reserve, commanding General Hospital Number 55. He is a member of the Omaha Chapter of the Reserve Officers' Association of the United States. He is a Democrat. His hobby is reading. He was arbitor in the wage scale dispute in the Typographical Union Number 190 versus the Omaha Daily Papers, 1927; was lecturer for the Omaha School Forum, 1928; and was lecturer on social work for the Episcopal Diocesan Conference of Nebraska, 1927 and 1928, and for the Episcopal Diocesan Conference of Iowa, 1930. Dr. Schulte was president of Council of Social Agencies from 1924-28.
Dr. Schulte
is the author of scores of articles on medical-subjects, most of them published
in professional journals. Among them are: The Range of Variations in Montromes
and Australian Marsupials, published in the Journal
of Anatomy, Volumne (sic) 6, 1906; Further Communications on the
Venous System of Marsupials, Anatomical Record, 1907; The Development
of the Human Salivary Glands, Studies in Cancer and Allied Subjects;
Columbia University Press, Volume 6, 1913; The Development of the Salivary
Glands in the Cat; The Mammalian Aveolingual Salivary Area; Early Stages
of Vasculogenesis in the Cat (Felis domestica with special reference
to the Mesanchymal Origin of Endothelium), 1914; Anatomy of a Foetus
of Balaenoptera borealis (Lesson), 1914, 1914; The Fusion of the
Cardiac Anlages and the Formation of the Cariac Loop in the Cat, (fells
domestica), American Journal of Anatomy, Volume 20, 1916; The Development
of the Neuraxis in the domestic cat to the state of twenty-one somites,
in collaboration with Frederick Tilney, 1915 published in the New
York Academy of Science, Volume 29; The Early Stages of the Development of the Great
Veins and of the Hepatic Circulation in the Cat, 1917; The Skull
of Kopia breviceps, 1917; A Note on the Lumbar Vertebrae of Scutisorex;
The External Character, Skeletal Muscles and Nerves of Kogia breviceps (Blainville),
in collaboration with M. de Forest Smith; Memoranda upon the Anatomy
of the Respiratory Tract, Foregut and Thoracic Viscera of a foetal Kogia
Breviceps, 1918; John Hunter, The Creighton Chronicle, Volume
9, 1918; The Spirit of Professionalism, Junior American Institute of
Architects, 1924, and Association of Professional Men's Quarterly,
1925; Hospital Social Service, 1925; The Physician and
His Community, published in the Nebraska State
Medical Journal, 1926; Some
Thoughts on Education, 1926; Social Aspects of Medicine, published in
the Nebraska State Medical Journal, 1927; Building of a New County Hospital,
Omaha Bee News, November 20, 1927; Fear and the Physician, published
in Shadows, 1928; Medical Education as it strikes the Anatomist,
1928; Medicine and the Middle Class, published in the Nebraska
State Journal of Medicine, 1928; The Future of Medicine, published in
the Association of Professional Men's Quarterly, 1928; Professional Ethics,
address given at the annual meeting of the Iowa State Nurses' Association,
1928; Obligation of the Hospital to the Doctor in Relation to his Patient,
published in Hospital Progress, 1929; The Patient, published in
the American Journal of Nursing,
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1930; and Approval of Hospital for Residencies, published in Hospital Progress, 1931.
Dr. Schulte was united in marriage with Susan Augusta Embury at New York City, September 10, 1907. Mrs. Schulte, who was born at Bridgeport, Connecticut, April 10, 1867, has been a leader in Omaha's social and civic affairs for the past 14 years. Residence: Omaha. (Photograph on Page 1067).
Susan Embury Schulte
Susan E. Schulte was born at Bridgeport, Connecticut, April 10, 1867, the daughter of James William and Phila Delaplane (Brett) Embury. Her father, who was born at Brooklyn, New York, April 24, 1830, and died at Salem, New York, October 9, 1889, was a distinguished landscape painter. His English and Dutch ancestors came to America about 1640; among his noted ancestors were Dr. Robert Manley, 1732, Catharine Popplesdorf, 1742, and Colonel Anthony Post, 1752.
Her mother was born at New York City, June 21, 1830, and died at Orange, New Jersey, March 11, 1922. She was of Dutch, English, and French descent; among her ancestors who were prominent in the very early history of the country were: Francis Rombonts, who served as mayor of New York City in 1678; Philip Milledoler, her grandfather, who was president of Rutger's College at New Brunswick from 1825 to 1840.
Mrs. Schulte received her education in private schools. On September 11, 1907, she was united in marriage with Hermann von W. Schulte. Dr. Schulte, who is dean of the Creighton University School of Medicine at Omaha, has been a leader in the civic and educational affairs of his state for some time. Mrs. Schulte has lived at Omaha for the past 14 years and has led in social and welfare work during that time. Residence: Omaha.
Frank B. Schultz
Frank B. Schultz has lived at Clarkson, Nebraska, all his life and for the past 30 years has been engaged in the practice of dentistry there. He was born April 8, 1878, the son of Anton and Teresa (Novotny) Schultz. His father was born in Czechoslovakia, and died at Clarkson, April 12, 1904. His mother was born in Czechoslovakia, and died at Clarkson, May 3, 1916.
Dr. Schultz attended country school in Colfax County, and on May 1, 1901, received the D. D. S. degree at the University of Omaha. He is a member of the American Dental Association, the Nebraska State Dental Society, the Red Cross, and the Clarkson Commercial Club. He is a Mason. During the World War he was a member of the draft registration board and took an active part in loan drives in Colfax County. He is first sergeant in the National Guards, a member of the Zion Presbyterian Church at Clarkson, and a Democrat.
His marriage to Josephine Bohac was solemnized at Clarkson, on November 28, 1901. Mrs. Schultz was born at Clarkson, July 27, 1878. Their children are: Alice J., born May 6, 1903, who married L. D. Stastny; and Frank A., born May 22, 1907. Residence: Clarkson.
William Will Schultz
William W. Schultz, sheriff of Cheyenne County, was born at Orient, Iowa, July 25, 1894, son of Otto A. and Christina (Leuers) Schulz.
The father, born in Germany, November 7, 1854, died at Orient, Iowa, April 20, 1923. He was a farmer. His wife, Christina, was born at Orient, Iowa, September 18, 1861 and died there on November 11, 1928.
Mr. Schulz has resided in Nebraska for 11 years. He is a Republican, and has served two years on the city council of Sidney. He was appointed as deputy sheriff by the late J. M. Nelson, who was shot February 20, 1930. On February 25, 1930 he was appointed sheriff, and on November 4, 1930 was elected for a term of four years.
On February 16, 1916, he was married to Laura Laurana (Low) near Macksburg, Iowa. Mrs. Schulz was born near Winterset, Iowa, November 14, 1896. Their children are as follows: Wilma, born February 18, 1918; Lucile, born December 3, 1919; and Ada, born August 28, 1921.
Mr. Schulz is a member of the Methodist Church and the Odd Fellows. His hobby is baseball. Residence: Sidney. (Photograph in Album).
Rudolf Lorenz Schumacher
Born at Alexandria, South Dakota, June 1, 1887, Rudolf Lorenz Schumacher is the son of John Pierre and Mary Theresa (Schrupp) Schumacher. His father, who was a tailor, was born at Luxemburg, Germany, and died at Alexandria, South Dakota. His mother was born at Dycrsville, Iowa, and died at Alexandria, South Dakota.
Mr. Schumacher completed a course at the Alexandria High School, and for the past 20 years has been engaged in the jewelry business at St. Paul, Nebraska, where he is a member of the Royal Arch and Knights Templar bodies of the Masons.
On July 16, 1911, he married Florence E. Tinkham at Fremont, Nebraska. Mrs. Schumacher, who is a daughter of O. B. Frances Tinkham is descended from Peter Brown, who came to America in the Mayflower, and John Brown, the abolitionist. She was born at Oak, Nebraska, November 22, 1887, and is a graduate of the University of Nebraska. Their children are: Montague Tinkham, born October 6, 1914; and Jack Rudolf, born July 12, 1917. Residence: St. Paul.
Albert Bernard Schuster
Albert Bernard Schuster, merchant at Virginia, Gage County, Nebraska, was born at Tecumseh, Nebraska, February 11, 1898, the son of Lawrence and Pauline Mary (Lempka) Schuster. His father, who was a farmer and dairyman, was born at Tecumseh, August 12, 1872, and is now living in Minnesota. His mother, whose ancestors were prominent in Germany for several generations, was born in Germany, September 12, 1872, and is still living.
Mr. Schuster was graduated from the Chokio High School in 1918, and was prominent in debating there. He served as class treasurer during his senior year. Later he attended the Sioux Falls Business College at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He served as assistant cashier in the Farmers State Bank at Chokio, Minnesota, was head bookkeeper for the G. F. Bucke Company, in South Dakota, and at this time is president and manager of the Schuster Store at Virginia, Nebraska. He is director of the Virginia Cheese Company there.
Mr. Schuster is a strong supporter and promoter of progressive civic activities, and is now serving as president of the Virginia Commercial Club. He is secretary of the Chautauqua Association, was clerk of order in the Modern Woodmen of America for seven years, and for two years was township treasurer. He and his family attend the Christian Church. His hobby is reading history.
During the late war Mr. Schuster was assistant solicitor of government bond sales. He is an independent, politically.
His marriage to Nina Claire Burrows was solemnized at Adams, Gage County, Nebraska, June 25, 1924. Mrs. Schuster, whose ancestry is Scotch, Irish, and German, was born at Adams, March 19, 1901. She is vice president of the local Parent-Teachers' Association, and is a member of the Methodist Church of Adams. Their children are: Alberta, born May 17, 1925; Dean, born February 6, 1927; and Virginia, born September 30, 1929. Mr. Schuster is especially interested in biography. Residence: Virginia.
Henry Schwab
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Nebraska and for over 50 years has been engaged in farming in this state. He was born at Dellfeld, Reinish Bavaria, Germany, May 27, 1852. His father, Henry Schwab, was born in Bavaria, June 14, 1809 and died at Hooper, Nebraska, December 14, 1902, where he had been a farmer for many years. His mother was born at Dellfield December 16, 1816, and died at Hooper, February 27, 1902.
Mr. Schwab received his education in the public schools, and for the last 20 years he has been director of the school board, district 15 in Dodge County. He is a member of the Red Cross and the Nebraskana Society, a Mason, and a member of the Lutheran Church at Hooper. He is a Democrat, and in 1887 served as a member of the lower house of the Nebraska Legislature.
His marriage to Louisa Christina Weigle was solemnized at Fremont, Nebraska, June 2, 1874. Mrs. Schwab was born at Long Grove, Lake County, Illinois, July 16, 1855. Seven children were born to this union all of whom are living. They are: Minnie Hooper, born December 1, 1875, who married Henry Wagner; Harry, born April 22, 1877, who married Kate Schwein; Frank, born December 4, 1882, who married Anna Sommers; Edward, born August 21, 1885, who married Martha Bauer; Louise, born September 11, 1887, who married Peter Ewald; Robert, born March 25, 1893, who married Margaret Panning; and Elmer, born August 9, 1895, who married Ida Bolte. Residence: Hooper.
George Schwake
George Schwake, general manager of Grainger Brothers Company, is a native of Hannover (sic), Germany, born on February 21, 1862, who came to Nebraska on June 27, 1879. He became a naturalized citizen in 1884. His father, Henry Schwake, was a farmer. George Schwake received his education principally in the public schools of Germany, although he attended school two winters in Lancaster County.
He was married to Mary D. Newton at Lincoln October 8, 1890. Mrs. Schwake was born at Princeton, Illinois, October 8, 1867, the daughter of Ezra Newton and Jane Ferguson Newton. She is a member of the P. E. O. Sisterhood, the Young Women's Christian Association, the Woman's Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution. There is one daughter, Florence, born October 20, 1891.
Mr. Schwake clerked in a general merchandise store from 1881-84; traveled on the road from 1884 to 1885; engaged in the retail grocery business from 1885 to 1886; served as assistant cashier of the German National Bank 1886-95. For the past thirty-five years he has been engaged in the wholesale grocery business as general manager of Grainger Brothers Company, in which he is also a director.
He is a member of St. Paul Methodist Church, the Chamber of Commerce, University Club,, and the Masonic Orders. He enjoys golf and is interested in horticulture and farming. Residence: Lincoln. (Photograph in Album).
Mary Dell Schwake
Mary Dell Schwake, homemaker and clubwoman, was born in Bureau County, Illinois, October 8, 1867. She is the daughter of Francis Ezra and Jane (Ferguson) Newton. Her father was born at Marathon, Cortland County, New York, October 8, 1839, the son of Mary Tuttle and Caleb Newton. The family is descended from early English settlers in Amercia (sic). Francis Newton was a farmer and business man, and served four years and six months in the Civil War with the rank of captain. His wife, Jane, was a native of Scotland, born in Glasgow, August 26, 1844. She died at Lincoln on March 10, 1923. Francis Newton died at Paden, Indian Territory, July 18, 1903.
Mrs. Schwake attended the Lincoln public and high schools and the University of Nebraska. Of her marriage on October 8, 1890, there is a daughter, Florence, born October 20, 1891. Mrs. Schwake is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and from 1916-18 was regent of Deborah Avery Chapter. She has been active for many years in the civic and educational life of Lincoln, and is a member of the Red Cross, the Lincoln Woman's Club (president 1912-14), the P. E. O. Sisterhood, the American Association of University Women and the Young Woman's Christian Association. She attends St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church. Residence: Lincoln. (Photograph in Album).
Elmore Charles Schweser
A leading merchant at Surprise, Nebraska, Elmore Charles Schweser was born at David City, on August 9, 1895, the son of John Carl and Linnie Adaline Schweser. His father, born in Mokena, Illinois, May 3, 1869, was a merchant who came to Nebraska, in 1886. His ancestry is German. Linnie Adaline Schweser was born in Ada, Ohio, April 24, 1876, of French parentage.
Elmore Schweser was graduated from David City High School in 1914, and then entered the University of Nebraska, remaining two years. In high school he earned a letter in athletics, and at the university was made a member of Delta Tau Delta and Xi Psi Phi. , He is a graduate of the School of Military Aeronautics, situated at the University of Texas, and was commissioned an air pilot. In the World War he had eighteen months service with the rank of second lieutenant in the United States Army, was a member of the County Training Service, and is a charter member of Kregger Post No. 125 of the American Legion.
On January 2, 1921, Mr. Schweser was united in marriage to Theresa Nadine Dolgner, at Rising City. Mrs. Schweser, who was born at Rising City, August 19, 1898, was of German descent in the paternal line and Welch descent in the maternal line. She is a registered nurse, and is president of the Butler County Parent-Teachers' Association. Their only child, Vergene Gail, was born August 11, 1922.
Since the World War, Mr. Schweser has been engaged in the mercantile business, and at the present time is manager of Schweser's store at Surprise.
He is a Republican, a member of the Bethesda Baptist Church, the Red Cross and the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He is a member also of the Parent-Teachers' Association, the school board (treasurer), the Mid-Continent Retail Association, the Elks, Knights of Pythias and the State University Club. He is interested in football and golf and enjoys reading. He is a life member of the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Surprise. (Photograph in Album).
Ernest Sumner Scofield
Born at Blairstown, Iowa, February 22, 1872, Ernest Summer Scofield is the son of R. H. and Charlotte (McDearman) Scofield. His father, born in Saratoga, New York, was a school teacher whose death occurred at Elgin, November 25, 1911. His ancestry was traced to Daniel Scofield who came from England to America with early Massachusetts colonists. Charlotte McDearman, also a teacher, was born in Chicago, and died at Madison, Nebraska, April 5, 1885.
Educated in the public schools at Syracuse, Nebraska, Mr. Scofield was graduated from high school in 1889 and from Western Normal College at Shenandoah, Iowa, in the class of 1891. For more than forty years he has been in the newspaper business in Antelope County, and is the founder of the Elgin Review, the Neligh Register and the Neligh News. He is at the present time co-editor with his son, Kenneth Alan, of the last mentioned paper. (See Nebraskaaa).
Mr. Scofield
married Addie Lois Hodges, who was born at Owosso, Michigan, January 31, 1873.
He is a
