Family/Spouse: Linda Furgeson. Linda was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Hilda Henrietta Schlotfeldt. Hilda (daughter of Henry Hans Schlotfeldt and Gesina M. Scherff) was born on 14 May 1906; died before 1995. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Gesina M. Scherff on 3 Dec 1889 in Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA. Gesina (child of John Jacob Scherff and Maria Steinke) was born on 29 Jun 1869 in Hannover, Germany; died on 14 Jan 1915 in Alvord, Lyon County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Sena
• : 1878
• : 29 May 1886; Castlegarden.org shows a Gesina immigrating from Lankenburg (likely Blankenburg) Germany on SS Hermann.

Notes:

Other Scherff individuals nearby:
Gired (or Jired) Scherff on 1900 Rock Rapids Census, page 38 - born 1877
John Scherff on 1900 Lyon County (Cleveland Township), page 12 - born 1877
John Scherff on 1900 census, probably Lyon county.
John Scherff on 1870 census from Polk County, IA, page 245

Henry married Margaretha Catharina Christiana Kroeger on 16 Nov 1859. Margaretha (daughter of Hans Kroeger and Margaretha Dorothea Christiana Kluever) was born on 18 Mar 1843 in Schleswig Holstein, Germany; died on 29 May 1905 in Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #3710, Date of Import: Jan 30, 2001]

A Johannes Kroeger, spoke at the funeral services for Ernestine Denker
at Davenport, Iowa in 1908. He is listed in the German writing of the
church paper as a "truen" (father?) He has no know direct relationship
with Ernestine, but Ernestine's daughter Selma (German article lists as
Zelina), married the grandson of Margaret Kroeger, wife of Henry F.
Schlotfeldt. Margaret's Father's name is not known as of 1996, but
it is doubtful that a Great-grandfather Kroeger who would have been
born about 1820, would have been around in 1908 to give "deeply
moving speeches at the family home and gravesite". But it's
not impossible, that would put him in his 80s.

From Fay Schlotfeldt:
Chain: Hans Henry>Henry F.& wife Margaret "Anna" Kroeger. This is Margaret's sister. We have been lucky enough to find a picture of Hans Henry Schlotfeldt, born 1808 in Klein Flintbek, and his wife Catherin Margaret Stoltenberg. We also have pictures of many of their Grandchildren, but NONE of their children. In this case, the missing child photo would be of my Great Grandfather Henry F. Schlotfeldt (who came to the U.S. with Hans and Catherine) and his wife Margaret "Anna" Kroeger. We are still searching and hope that time hasn't escaped us with folks throwing away photos they couldn't identify. BUT...Thanks to SHIRLEY PATRICK who found us while chasing down the Kroeger family, we now have a picture of Margaret's sister, DORIS. (Shirley is descended from Doris and has been a Great! help in research of this branch.) Doris Kroeger, immigrated to Davenport, Iowa from Postfeld, Preetz,Germany with her family. Naturally, she is very good looking, as are all women who marry into the Schlotfeldt family, their daughters, mothers, sisters, cousins and friends! :-) This photo at least gives us an inside look at Margaret's family. Margaret's father died shortly after they arrived, her mother died in Germany 11 days after she was born. Her stepmother, Dora (nee Sievert)came to America with Hans and the family, She remarried and had additional children, so we have additional half-cousins from that side of the family. Their searching turned up this picture for us. If any of you have any leads for a picture of Henry F. & Margaret or the other kinder, please pursue them. Thanks so much, we keep hoping. (The quality of this picture suffered in cropping. If you e-mail us, We will send you an unedited .jpg copy of this photo

Other Events:

• : 1881, Hannover, Germany; 1900 Federal Census Shows John Immigrated before Maria or children. Passenger List "Strassburg" from Bremen to Baltimore in Oct 1881 shows family immigrated together. The father may have returned for the family. They are listed with the surna

Notes:

CastleGarden.org shows a Scharff family arriving on 9 Oct 1881 with ultimate destination of Iowa. Members of the family are Gesine, Jacob, Johann (father), Johann, Johanne, Maig, Maria. Many of the birth dates match. The ship's name was the Strassburg (Bremen).

Immigrated from Hannover, Germany area to Holstein, IA. Moved to Doon, IA in 1900 and had 11 children. Hannover may have been their city of departure, not hometown. - Excellda Watke Shaw

Felix Meier Tree on Ancestry.com shows immigrated Oct 1881 on Strassburg from Bremen to Baltimore.

From http://www.rootsweb.com/~ialyon/bankingtwo.htm:
Temperatures were unseasonably cold the early months of 1907 and there was considerable fear that the crop could not be gotten into the ground soon enough. In April temperatures were dropping below freezing almost every night. Vegetables that had been planted were lying dormant. Fruits were damaged and early seeded cereals were in great danger. Some reseeding was being started.

A bad electrical storm hit the week of June 27 and many barns were struck, several destroyed. At the John Scherff farm the house and barn burned down as the result of lightning and five horses and a colt in the barn were destroyed.


John's name may have been Johann Jochim Heinrich Scharf, born in Mecklenberg to Friedrich Ludwig Scharf and Maria Dorothea Engel. The Friedrich listed as his brother may actually be his father in Wisconsin! Also possible is that he is the son of Friedrich Scherff and Maria Best of Plaggenburg Aurich, Hannover. Hannover is their likely birthplace according to most records.

me of Scharff.

John married Maria Steinke about 1869. Maria was born on 5 Apr 1848 in Hannover, Germany; died on 27 Jun 1935 in Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• : 1882

Notes:

Some of the Steinke family changed their name to "Miller" because the English pronounciation sounded like "Stink Cat" or "Stinky". - email on 24, April 2002 from Fay Schlotfeldt based on information from Leona Andresen.