Heinrich Friedrich C. Schroeder

b. 13 March 1838, d. 14 August 1915
  • Heinrich Friedrich C. Schroeder was born on 13 March 1838 in Hannover according to his death record, but based on ages in censuses likely a few years later.
  • He was known as Fritz.
  • Heinrich Friedrich C. Schroeder arrived in the United States circa 1868, according to the 1910 census.
  • He married Johanna Kunzel circa January 1870.
  • Heinrich Friedrich C. Schroeder and Johanna Kunzel, appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Davenport PO, Scott County, Iowa.
  • He was a sadler, according to the 1860 census.
  • Heinrich Friedrich C. Schroeder and Johanna Kunzel appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, at 1630 Davenport Rock Road. Other members of the household included Frieda Henrietta Dorothea Schroeder, Harry Fred Schroeder and Alfred Schroeder.
  • He was a laborer, according to the 1880 census.
  • Heinrich Friedrich C. Schroeder became a widower at the between 1880 and 1882 death of his wife Johanna Kunzel.
  • He married Anna Claussen, daughter of Juergen Claussen and Anna Wulf, on 4 June 1881 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, by license issued the 2nd, with B. Fuiger, JP, officiating, witnesses H. Hoft and Anna Willhoft.
  • He was naturalized on 4 November 1882 at the District Court, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.
  • Heinrich Friedrich C. Schroeder and Anna Claussen appeared in the Iowa state census of 1895 in Davenport, Iowa, enumerated near the household of their son Harry.. Other members of the household included Ida Theckla (?), Amanda G. Schroeder, Emma Bertha Schroeder and Alfred Schroeder.
  • Heinrich Friedrich C. Schroeder and Anna Claussen appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, at 1630 Rockingham Road. Other members of the household included Ida Theckla (?), Amanda G. Schroeder and Emma Bertha Schroeder.
  • He was employed at malting, according to the 1900 census.
  • The following appeared on 2 November 1901 in the Davenport Republican: Most people of the city express the opinion that the small boy let them severely and pleasantly alone Hallowe'en night, but H. F. G.. Schroeder, the harnessmaker at Second and Brown streets, talks in a very different strain. Why he was annoyed so much does not appear on the face of the returns, but it is suspected that Mr. Schroeder, perhaps unjustly, is not very popular with the youth in the portion of the city where he dwells. At any rate, night before last, according to the evidence at hand, his house was the object of attention on the part of about 50 boys. Some had the annoying tick-tack as their offensive weapon and still others had corn and similar deadly weapons. During the excitement one of the large panes of glass in the front window of the shop was struck so that it became cracked. Mr. Schroeder discovered this condition of the window when he rose yesterday morning and he hastened to learn, if possible, who the guilty parties were. Acting on the statement of a number of lads the harnessmaker caused the arrest of a couple of children. He told Squire Hall they were 15 or 16 years of age and the justice issued the warrants with that understanding. When th eprisoners were hauled into the august presence of the court it was seen that they were only 9 and 10 years old. The trial proceeded and the boys were discharged. They denied having broken the window and none of the witnesses would identify them positively as the guilty parties.
         After the dismissal of the charge in Justice Hall's court Mr. Schroeder went to Magistrate Finger and asked to have the boys arrested again on the same charge. He was turned down, however.
  • Heinrich Friedrich C. Schroeder and Anna Claussen appeared in the Iowa state census of 1905 in Davenport, Iowa, at 1630 Rockingham Road.
  • He was employed as a brewery helper, according to the 1905 census.
  • Heinrich Friedrich C. Schroeder and Anna Claussen appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Davenport, Iowa, at 1630 Rockingham Road. Other members of the household included Emma Bertha Schroeder.
  • He was employed at a stable as a barn boss, according to the 1910 census.
  • Heinrich Friedrich C. Schroeder became a widower at the between 1910 and 1915 death of his wife Anna Claussen.
  • Heinrich Friedrich C. Schroeder appeared in the Iowa state census of 1915 in Davenport, Iowa, at 1630 Rockingham Road.
  • He was employed as a barn boss, according to the 1915 census.
  • Heinrich Friedrich C. Schroeder died on 14 August 1915 at age 77 in Davenport, Iowa.
  • He was interred at Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.
  • Last Edited: 2 Jun 2017

Family 1: Johanna Kunzel b. circa 1850, d. between 1880 and 1882

Family 2: Anna Claussen b. circa February 1853, d. between 1910 and 1915