Bio: Schubring, Leo (1875 - 19??)

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Surnames: Schubring, Ventzke, Lang,

---Source: History of Marathon County Wisconsin and Representative Citizens, by Louis Marchetti, 1913.

---Schubring, Leo (7 December 1875 - 19??)

LEO SCHUBRING,* whose excellent farm of 180 acres lies five and one-half miles northeast of Wausau, in the town of Wausau, Marathon County, Wis., was born on this place, December 7, 1875, and is a son of Frederick and Amelia (Ventzke) Schubring.

Frederick Schubring and wife were born in Germany. He came to the United States a young man, in 1864, but two years later returned to Germany and married, and with his wife came back to America and then bought his farm in Marathon County, Wis., which is still known as the Schubring homestead. Here his children were born and here his widow yet lives, he having died at the age of seventy-four years. He was a hard-working man during his active years and his industry was rewarded by the acquisition of a large amount of valuable land, his possessions at one time amounting almost to 300 acres. To Frederick Schubring and wife six children were born, four of whom still live: Frederick, who is in the lumber business at Wausau: Rhinold, Leo, and Eric, the last named living on his farm of 112 acres, situated seven miles northeast of Wausau.

Leo Schubring grew up on the home farm and attended the country schools. Afterward he became interested in engineering and for five years worked as an engineer in different mills. After retiring from that line of work he purchased the old homestead and settled down to an agricultural life and ever since has followed general fanning and dairying. The father erected the larger number of the buildings on the place, but he has made all needed additions and improvements and they indicate very practical methods and the right sort of interest to insure success in his undertakings.  

Mr. Schubring married Miss Ella Lang, who was reared in the town of Berlin, a daughter of Carl Lang, and they have one child, Ethel. They attend the Lutheran Church. Mr. Schubring is intelligently interested in public matters, but is attached to no political party, casting his vote independently.