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an active interest, and important part in the commercial development of the city for many years.
In 1875, Adolph Jaeggi and David Schupbach established a lumber yard, which they sold in 1888, after operating it for thirteen years. In 1879, they established a chain of lumber yards at Albion, Genoa and Humphrey, launching them as rapidly as railroad lines were built into those cities. Even before the rails were laid, they hauled lumber overland by team, from Columbus as far as Albion, to aid the settlers in building their prairie homes. The Columbus lumber yard was later the Kaufman Lumber Company, and is now the Mead Lumber Company.
After disposing of their lumber yards in the branchline towns, Schupbach and Jaeggi embarked in the milling business in Columbus, founding the Elevator Roller Mill, in 1885. It was the largest mill in Nebraska at that time, with the single exception of the Schuyler Mill. In 1895, David Schupbach sold his interest to Adolph Jaeggi and retired from active business.
For many years, Mr. Schupbach's hobby was forestry. Realizing through his experience in the lumber business that America's forests would be depleted in a comparatively short span of years unless systematically renewed, he became an ardent champion of the conservation of forests and was one of the best informed men on the subject in the state.
Mr. and Mrs. David Schupbach had two sons and three daughters: Werner married Hattie Baker and lived at Douglas Wyoming; Mrs. Fred Blaser; Rudolph W. ; Martha, and Hedwig Schupbach. Mr. and Mrs. David Schupbach, Werner and Hattie Baker Schupbach, Mrs. Fred Blaser and Rudolph W. Schupbach are all deceased. Martha and Hedwig live at the old family home, at 1903 Eleventh Street, in Columbus.
Chris Schupbach, born in Canton Berne, Switzerland, in 1871, came to America with his parents when he was eleven years old. The family, first settled in Iowa, and after residing there for thirteen years, came to Columbus, where Chris' father bought a farm four miles southwest of Columbus. Chris Schupbach farmed this land after his father's death.
In 1900, he married Marguerite Zybach, the daughter of John and Anna Zybach, of Columbus Township. They had ten children: Ida, Lena, Adolph, Otto, Helene, Anna, Edward, Eleanor, Marguerite, and Clarence.
Chris Schupbach had three brothers and three sisters: Fred, Rudolph, and Alfred; Mrs. Rose Ernst, Mrs. Frank Blaser, and Mrs. Otto Ernst.
Chris Schupbach was a member of the German Reformed Church. He died June 18, 1922, at Columbus.
William Edward Schure, known as "Bill," the son of John Frederick and Wilhelmina Streblow Schure, was born May 12, 1876, at Humphrey, Nebraska. His father, a gold miner and farmer, was born October 20, 1839, in Berlin, Germany, and died on April 19, 1926, at Humphrey. His mother, born January 2, 1851, at Pomerania, Germany, died October 29, 1926, at Humphrey. The John Schures came to Nebraska in March of 1875. William is one of seven children. His brothers and sisters are: twins, John and Fred, died in infancy; Charles, deceased, was married to Juliana Miller; Emma, Mrs. Theodore Mohlman; George, married to Adala Dollerschell; and Josephine, the widow of Reverend Rudolph Schimmelpfennig.
William Schure spent his entire life in Platte County. He attended the District 41 school, and after finishing his studies there was engaged in farming, as were his father and his brothers. For thirty years, William was the engineer of the neighborhood threshing gang.
When Mr. Schure retired from the farm, he moved to Humphrey to live with his sister, Mrs. Josephine Schimmelpfennig.
His hobbies are hunting and fishing. He takes a yearly fishing trip to Wisconsin and Minnesota.
He was president of the Humphrey Commercial Club for six years. He was a member of the School Board for twenty-one years, twelve years at District 41 and nine years at District 67. He served on both the federal and county juries.
William Schure holds membership in St. Peter's Lutheran Church of Creston. Politically, he is affiliated with the Republican Party, and has served that party as a committeeman for a period of twenty years.
Fred Schwantje, farmer and stockman in Columbus Township, was born in Oldenburg, Germany, October 17, 1858, and died in Columbus, in August, 1927. His parents were Johan and Katrina Seeger Schwantje, natives of Oldenburg, Germany.
Fred received his early education in Germany, and after his father's death, came with his mother and stepfather to the United States. After arriving in New York, they came directly to Colfax County, Nebraska, and settled on a farm there in Shell Creek Township. After his stepfather's death, Fred Schwantje bought the farm. The village of Bissell, which Mr. Schwantje named, was laid out on this farm. In March, 1910, Mr. Schwantje moved to Columbus Township, in Platte County, where he owned land.
In 1894, Fred Schwantje married Emma Saalfeld, the daughter of Henry and Katrina Krumland Saalfeld, natives of Oldenburg, Germany. Emma Saalfeld was born in Oldenburg, Germany, December 1, 1868, and immigrated to the United States alone in 1893. After her arrival in New York, she came west to the home of her uncle, John Saalfeld, near Columbus.
Fred and Emma Saalfeld Schwantje had twelve children, four of whom died in infancy. The others are: Herbert P., born June 29, 1900, died in 1945, was mar-
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ried to Elsie Schmitt; William F., born August 27, 1895, married to Ivy McClain, they lived in Columbus; Albert, born July 31, 1902, married to Irene Smith, and they lived in Columbus; Rose is the wife of W. F. Branfas, a Columbus contractor and builder; Emma is the wife of R. F. Gorham, of Wichita, Kansas; Irene is the wife of J. D. Rohrbough, of Omaha; Alyce is secretary to Otto F. Walter, a Columbus lawyer; and Hilda works in Omaha.
Emma Saalfeld Schwantje died March 10, 1948, in Columbus.
Albert E. Schwantje, son of Fred and Emma Saalfeld Schwantje, was born on July 31, 1902, in Colfax County, Nebraska, and came to Platte County with his parent March 1, 1910.
Albert received his early education in the Colfax County schools, and the Columbus schools. He was graduated from the Columbus High School, and attended the University of Nebraska. He learned accounting and as an accountant was with the Becher, Hockenberger and Chambers Company for several years. Following this he was a salesman for the Nielsen Chevrolet Company, and then was the Deputy County Treasurer of Platte County. He is now in the life insurance business in Columbus.
On September 8, 1932, at Omaha, Nebraska, Albert E. Schwantje was married to Irene Smith, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton S. Smith, of Madison, Nebraska. Mr. Smith was born August 26, 1862, in Pennsylvania, and died July 18, 1931, in Madison, Nebraska. He was a sheriff of Madison County. Mrs. Smith was born July 3, 1869, in Germany.
Irene Smith Schwantje has three brothers and two sisters: Howard S.; Reno; Deldey, Mrs. H. A. Sillerton; Myra, Mrs. R. L. Huse; and Clinton S. Smith, Jr.
Albert and Irene Smith Schwantje have two children: Robert S., born October 5, 1933, and Sally Katherine, born May 31, 1936. Both attended the Columbus grade schools. Robert S. attended Kramer High School.
Albert E. Schwantje had four years of Military Service, one year in the R.O.T.C., at the University of Nebraska, and three years as a member of the National Guard. He also was in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for four years.
Mr. Schwantje is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and has been active in civic projects. During World War II, he served as chairman of the Scrap Drive for one year, treasurer of the Red Cross for three years and was chairman of the County Infantile Paralysis Foundation for one year. He has served on the Platte County Agricultural Fair Committee, and on the Racing Committee. He is a member of the B.P.O.E. (Elks), and of the Columbus Bowling Association. He is affiliated with the Federated Church in Columbus, and is a Republican.
Louis Schwarz, born in Frankenfield, Germany, October 23, 1848, came to the United States in January, 1873, spent two years in Pennsylvania, then came to Columbus, in 1875. For four or five years, he clerked in the Wiggins Hardware Store, and then went into the same line of business for himself. Later he formed a partnership with Jacob Ernst, under the firm name of Ernst and Schwarz. Later, Mr. Ernst sold his interests to Charles Easton, and the firm name was changed to Schwarz and Easton.
On October 10, 1878, at Columbus, Louis Schwarz was married to Minna Wilke, of Columbus. They had two sons: Louis, Jr., who died March 23, 1901, at the age of fourteen, and Emil Schwarz.
Louis Schwarz was prominent in both business and social circles. He served as a member of the City Council from April, 1886, to April, 1888. From 1907 to 1913, he represented Districts 6 and 7 on the County Board of Supervisors. He joined the Columbus Fire Department in the early days, and took an active interest in its affairs for many years, serving as vice-president of the department in 1889; treasurer, from 1890 to 1893, and chief, in 1894. After that, his name was placed on the honor roll.
Around 1899, Mr. Schwarz sold his hardware business to his partner, Mr. Easton, and then conducted a drygoods business for three years, in a store building one door west of the former Pollock Drug Store, now the Fricke-Fleisher Drug Store, on Thirteenth Street.
In 1914, he moved with his family to Kearney, Nebraska, where he bought a hardware store. He returned to Columbus in 1918, at which time, his son, Emil, took sole charge of the Kearney hardware store.
Louis Schwarz was a member of the Sons of Herman, the Woodmen of the World and the Maennerchor Society. He died May 13, 1919. Pastors of both the German Reform Church and the Federated Church officiated at his funeral services.
Mrs. Minna Schwarz was one of the oldest living organizers of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus.
Fredrick G. Schweser, the son of George and Elsie Baumgartner Schweser, was born in David City, Nebraska, on April 10, 1899. He had two brothers and one sister.
He attended the David City schools and was graduated from the David City High School in 1919 and from Northwestern University in 1922.
He came to Columbus as manager of the George Schweser and Sons store in 1929.
In Columbus, on October 20, 1930, Fredrick G. Schweser was married to Hortense Von Bergen, the daughter of Mrs. Charles Louis, Sr. Mrs. Schweser was graduated from the Columbus High School.
Fred and Hortense Von Bergen Schweser have three
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children, two sons and a daughter: Fredrick, Jr., born in 1935, in Columbus; Barbara, born in 1937, in Columbus; and Robert born in 1947.
Fred Schweser was associated with George Schweser and Sons Department Store from 19221929, at David City, and from 1929 in Columbus and at Fremont. In 1950 he was the owner and manager of the Schweser stores located at David City, Columbus, Fremont, and Kearney.
Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Schweser and their family now live at Fremont. They are members of the Congregational Church. Mr. Schweser is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the A.F. and A.M., and the B.P.O.E. (Elks).
Fred A. Scofield, Columbus resident and the postmaster for thirteen years, was born at Hermon, New York, November 24, 1864, the son of Richard P. and Olive Alexander Scofield. His father was born at Laray, New York, July 12, 1835, and throughout his lifetime was engaged in farming. He died at Stuart, Nebraska, February 2, 1909. Mrs. Scofield, also a native of New York, was born in East Dekalb, March 4, 1843, and died in Stuart, April 12, 1904.
Fred had eight brothers and sisters: Carrie Scofield Knox, deceased; F. E.; A. Gertrude; Harriet M. Scofield Winslow; Bessie; Edward P.; Earl P.; and Carl P., deceased.
Fred attended the schools near his home and the Hermon College, at Hermon, New York. He came to Platte County from St. Lawrence County, New York, in October, 1887, where he was engaged in farming and stock raising for several years. From 1922 to 1934 he was the postmaster of Columbus.
On April 8, 1891, in Columbus, Fred Scofield was married to Anna Belle Swartsley, the daughter of John C. and Jennie L. Cameron Swartsley. They had two daughters, both born in Columbus: Faye C. is the wife of Fred C. Schmocker, and lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Ferne O. Scofield Fitzsimmons is married to Stanley Gembol, and lives in Columbus.
Politically, Fred Scofield endorsed the Republican Party. The Scofields were members of the Federated Church, in Columbus.
Mrs. Scofield died in 1949.
Carl Seefeld, son of Ferdinand and Lydia. Rantz Seefeld, was born November 1, 1898, in Platte County. His father, a farmer, was born February 2, 1855, in Germany and came to Platte County in 1885, from Saunders County, and died July 10, 1928, in Columbus. His mother, born July 12, 1857, in New York State, died July 31, 1915, in Columbus.
Carl has one brother and seven sisters: Martha, Louise, Lydia, Sarah, Mary, Alvina, Ferd, and Hilda. He has always lived in Platte County, and attended the school in District 10, Bismark Township.
On July 25, 1922, in Platte County, he was married to Katie Jelden, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Jelden, Sr. Mr. Jelden, a sailor and farmer, was born in Germany, and died in Platte County, in June, 1913. Mrs. Jelden was born in Germany, December 10, 1864. Katie has four brothers and three sisters: Gerhard, deceased, Herman, Edward, Lena, Freda, Johnnie, and Minnie.
Carl and Katie Jelden Seefeld have two children: Quentin Keith, born in Columbus, August 3, 1923, married Maxine Michaelsen, and they live on a farm ten miles north of Columbus; Donna Mae was born in Platte Center, December 10, 1934. They both attended school at Districts 10, 11, and 72, and Quentin was graduated from the Platte Center High School.
Carl Seefeld is a farmer and stock raiser. He was previously employed as a painter, in California. He is affiliated with the Republican Party.
The Carl F. Seefeld family are members of the Baptist Church.
Charles Segelke was born in Doerverden, Germany, on February 19, 1848, and came to this country in 1870. After his arrival in New York, he went to Chicago, where he was married, on January 25, 1873, to Wilhelmina Hackelberg.
Mrs. Segelke was born at Silkaroda, Saxony, Germany, July 7, 1843, and immigrated to the United States with her parents in 1867. They located first in Philadelphia, and later went to Chicago.
After their marriage, Charles and Wilhelmina Hackelberg Segelke, known to their friends as Carl and Minna, lived for a short time in Fort Wayne, Indiana, before coming to Columbus in the spring of 1876.
Mr. and Mrs. Segelke had four daughters and one son: Alma, Mrs. James Haney, of Columbus; Emily, Mrs. Carl Leach, of Fairbury, Nebraska; Clara, Mrs. James Politis; and Eleanora Segelke of Columbus. Their son, Charles Segelke, Jr., was married to Bess Trachta, of Schuyler. He died in 1938.
Charles Segelke, Sr., established the Columbus Bottling Works, and in later years, he conducted the business in association with his son, under the name Segelke and Son.
From 1876 to 1919, during his years here, Mr. Segelke saw Columbus grow from a village, and the business which he founded, grow to be the largest of its kind in Central, Nebraska.
His brother, William Segelke, came to Omaha, in 1871, and was engaged there in the manufacture of mineral water. He died in 1909. His sister was Mrs. Louis Hoppe, of Richland, Nebraska.
Charles Segelke was a member of the Modern Woodmen Order. In the early days, he was an active member of the Columbus Fire Department and later an honorary member. He was a member of the Maennerchor Society.
Wilhelmina Hackelberg Segelke died March 18, 1917, and Charles Segelke died April 27, 1919.
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Charles Segelke, Jr., was born on October 9, 1874, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and came to Columbus with his parents, at the age of two.
He attended grade and high school in Columbus, and at the age of seventeen, went to Omaha, Nebraska, where he was enrolled in a business college.
His father founded the Segelke Bottling Works in Columbus, and also established branch plants in some of the surrounding towns.
At the completion of his business course, Charles, Jr. went to David City to manage the Segelke Branch Plant there. Later, he came to Columbus to take the position of deputy to Gustavus B. Speice, when Mr. Speice became Clerk of the District Court. He remained there for a few years and then went to Humphrey, Nebraska, where he spent a year managing another of his father's bottling plants. He sold insurance in Columbus for a time, and again, in 1902, went to Omaha, as collector for the Omaha Bottling Company.
In Omaha, he met Bess Trachta, of Schuyler, who was studying nursing at the Clarkson Memorial Hospital. They were married in Schuyler, on November 7, 1904. They lived in Omaha until 1908, when they returned to Columbus, where Charles, Jr. formed a partnership with his father, in the Segelke and Son Bottling Company.
After his father's death in April, 1919, Charles bought his father's interest from the Segelke estate and retained the ownership of the Bottling Company until he retired from active business, in January of 1936.
He was a general favorite both in the business and the social groups of Columbus. Charles Segelke, Jr., was a charter member of the Eagles (F.O.E.) and served as its first president. He was a member of the B.P.O.E. (Elks), the Sons of Herman and the Wayside Country Club. Politically, he was a Democrat.
He served one term, from 1916 to 1917, as a representative from Platte County in the State Legislature. It was during this term that Woman's Suffrage in Nebraska was enacted.
He was a sports fan and attended many major league baseball games and several of the World Series games. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Segelke traveled extensively in the United States and abroad, which included all of Europe, and a Mediterranean cruise which they made in 1925, in company with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Curry and son, William Curry, Jr. They spent Easter of that year in Rome. For many years they wintered in Florida and Cuba, where they enjoyed deep sea fishing in the surrounding waters.
Charles Segelke, Jr. died March 22, 1938. Mrs. Charles Segelke lives at the Whitmoyer Apartments, in Columbus.
Reverend Martin Luther Seybold was born in Rockport, Indiana, October 31, 1895. He came to Columbus, Nebraska, as pastor of the Independent Evangelical Protestant Church, on December 5, 1941. He is the son of Reverend and Mrs. Immanuel T. Seybold, and a grandson of Reverend J. C. Seybold, who was a pastor in Stuttgart, Germany.
His father was born in Warsaw, Illinois, in 1858, arid his mother was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1857. His father died March 14, 1930, at Blue Springs, Missouri, and his mother died there on February 9, 1944.
Reverend M. L. Seybold is one of a family of seven. A brother, Ernst, is deceased. Theodore, who was a missionary to India, is now a high school principal, married to Elizabeth Hartmann. Reverend Gottlob Seybold, who married Lena Braendli, is pastor of the Evangelical and Reformed Church in Omaha. A sister, Bertha, lives at Higginsville, Missouri. Dora is married to Reverend A. C. Rasche, a pastor at Bay, Missouri; and Hulda is married to Reverend D. C. Jensen, a pastor at Lexington, Missouri. A note of interest is that five nephews of Reverend M. L. Seybold are now ordained ministers.
Reverend M. L. Seybold attended Elmhurst College in Illinois, and later entered the Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was ordained a minister.
Reverend M. L. Seybold and Hilda C. Rosenthal were married June 12, 1921, at New Douglas, Illinois. Hilda is the daughter of John and Julia Ulrich Rosenthal. Her father was born in Illinois, and her mother was born in Missouri.
Reverend and Mrs. M. L. Seybold have two daughters: Esther, born at Mayview, Missouri, attended school at New Salem, North Dakota; Lester Prairie, Minnesota; Gustavus Adolphus College; and Dana College, at Blair, Nebraska. She is a high school teacher. Dorothy, born at Union, Missouri, attended school at New Salem, North Dakota; Lester Prairie, Minnesota; and Dana College, at Blair, Nebraska. Both Esther and Dorothy were honor students and recipients of church school scholarships.
Reverend Seybold had thirteen months of military service during World War I, 1918-1919. He was stationed at Camp Dodge, in Iowa, for four months, and served nine months in France. After the termination of the war, he visited Paris and other European cities.
In Missouri, Reverend Seybold was interested in social service problems in relation to racial tolerance.
Reverend Seybold is a member of the Nebraska Synod, the Ministerial Association, and the American Legion, in which he has served as chaplain of the local post. He also served on the Community Chest Board in Columbus.
His hobbies are checkers, baseball, basketball, golf, music and reading.
Reverend Seybold came to Platte County in 1941. He served the Independent Evangelical Protestant Church in Columbus as its pastor for six years. He accepted a call to Seward, Nebraska, in June, 1947.
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Edward J. Seyler |
Edward J. Seyler, son of Peter and Mary Bonifas Seyler, was born at Juanita, Nebraska, April 9, 1903.
His father was born in August, 1865, in Iowa, and died in August, 1924, at Roseland, Nebraska. His mother, born in Iowa, in September, 1874, and died in Atis, Colorado, March 21, 1917.
Edward received his early education in the Roseland, Nebraska schools and was graduated from the Roseland High School, after which he attended the Lincoln Auto and Aircraft School.
On January 19, 1925, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, he was married to Annette Boudreau, daughter of Louis and Alexcina Roulier Boudreau. Edward and Annette Boudreau Seyler have one son, Eldon E., born June 26, 1930, who was graduated from Kramer High School, in Columbus, in 1949.
"Ed" Seyler came to Columbus in July, 1945, where he was associated with the Nielsen Chevrolet Company as General Manager from 1945-1949. His hobby is riding, and he is the owner of a "spirited riding horse."
He is a member of the B.P.O.E. (Elks), the Izaak Walton League, the United Commercial Travelers. Politically, he supports the Democratic Party.
The Seylers were members of St. Bonaventure's Catholic Church in Columbus.
Ervin Roy Shaffer, proprietor of the Shaffer Exchange in Columbus, was born near Mankato, Kansas, December 13, 1890. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Shaffer. His father was born in Bellville, Ohio, July 11, 1865, and was, by occupation, a farmer. He died in Norfolk, Nebraska, in February of 1936. Mrs. Shaffer was born in Indiana, November 9, 1871.
Ervin R. Shaffer received his education in the schools near his home. His marriage to Viola Smith, daughter of A. B. and Julia M. Smith, took place near Mankato, September 17, 1913. Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer had three daughters: Clela, born at Burr Oak, Kansas, is Mrs. C. S. Shadden, and lives at Glenwood, Iowa. Eunice, Mrs. Clyde Simpson, of Columbus, was born at Osmond, Nebraska. Darlene, born at Norfolk, is the wife of Dale Roberts, of Fremont, Nebraska. Mrs. Shadden is a graduate of the Norfolk High School; Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Roberts are graduates of Kramer High School in Columbus.
Mr. Shaffer came to Columbus in 1935, and has operated his own business since that time. The Shaffers are members of the Methodist Church in Columbus.
Louis F. Shank was born on July 10, 1914, at Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Harry L. and Emily Maier Shank. His father was born in Red Oak, Iowa, on July 13, 1888. His mother was born in Columbus, Nebraska, May 16, 1890. His maternal grandmother, Mrs. Louis Maier, Sr., of Columbus, came to Platte County May 1, 1889, from Austria.
He has one brother, Harry L., of Columbus.
Louis F. lived with his parents at Red Oak and Shenandoah, Iowa; Burlington, and Fort Morgan, Colorado. He attended grade school at Red Oak, Burlington and Fort Morgan, the Columbus Junior High School and Kramer High School, where he was graduated in 1932.
During World War II, Louis F. Shank served from 1942 to 1945 in the U. S. Armed Forces. During this time, he was stationed in the United States at Camp Robinson, Arkansas; Camp Fannin, Texas; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; and in the European Theatre of Operations, at Cardennes, Rhineland and in Central Europe. His military citations include the Good Conduct Ribbon, World War Victory Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, the American Theatre Ribbon, European, African, Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with three Bronze Service Stars, two Overseas Bars.
On February 6, 1943, at Little Rock, Arkansas, Louis F. Shank married Ruth R. Kallweit, daughter of George and Ida Lutjens Kallweit, of Platte Center, Nebraska. George Kallweit was born at Platte Center, June 30, 1887, and Ida Lutjens Kallweit was born at Platte Center on August 9, 1893. Ruth Kallweit Shank has two brothers, Marvin and Earl, and one sister, Velma, who married Milton Goering, of Platte Center.
Louis and Ruth Kallweit Shank have a daughter, Linda Ruth, born March 24, 1949.
Louis F. Shank learned the dry cleaning business, and prior to 1942 and since 1945, has been with the Columbus Laundry in their dry cleaning department as dry cleaner and presser.
He is a member of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Columbus Fire Department. Politically, he is affiliated with the Republican Party and belongs to the Federated Church.
He is interested in basketball and officiates at High School games. He has traveled in Europe and visited in New York City, Washington, D. C., Chicago, and the Black Hills and Rocky Mountain regions.
Harry Lawrence Shank, son of Harry L. and Emily Maier Shank, was born September 26, 1915, at Red Oak, Iowa. He has one brother, Louis Francis Shank, of Columbus. His maternal grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Louis Maier, Sr.
Harry lived with his parents in Iowa and Colorado, before coming to Columbus. He attended grade school at Fort Morgan, Colorado, and in Columbus, and was graduated from the Kramer High School in 1933.
During World War II, he served with the United States Armed Forces from 1942 to 1946, during which time he participated in the Battle of the Bulge, the Battle of Central Germany and the Battle of Northern
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