"From History of Scott County, Iowa 1882 Chicago: Interstate Publishing Co." Henry F. Schlotfeldt, son of Hans H. and Kathrina M. (Stoltenberg) Schlotfeldt, was born at Kiel, Prussia, April 11, 1835. His father was a farmer. Henry attended school in Kiel, and was then apprenticed to the weaver's trade. He came with his parents to the United States in 1852, and reached Davenport, Iowa, on Jan. 19 of that year. From Davenport he moved to Butler Township, and rented a farm on section 8, where he resided one year, then moved into the house now occupied by Mr. McCausland. Two years later he purchased the farm where his father now lives, and where he resided until his marriage to Margaret Kroeger, which occurred Nov. 16, 1854. She was born March 18, 1843. To them have been 11 children - Mary, born Dec. 30, 1860; Henry, Sept. 7, 1864; Edward, July 30, 1866; an infant daughter, now deceased, born Feb. 28, 1868; Julius, Feb. 19, 1869; Amiel, Jan 7, 1871; Adolph, May 13, 1873; Matilda, June 20, 1875; Gustaf, Aug. 11, 1877, and Adele, Feb. 15, 1880. Mr. '; xc;ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;c;c;c;;ccc, in Clinton County one year after his marriage, and since that time has resided in this township. In 1867 he bought 80 acres on section 28, which he traded soon after for 160 acres in section 26, paying $1,100 difference, and has resided there since.