John Jacob Scherff

1877 - 1938  (61 years)

• Name	John Jacob Scherff
  Born	13 Jan 1877	Germany
  Gender	Male
  	1881
  Died	1 Nov 1938	Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA
  Person ID	I2888	Gerber Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2011

  
  

  Father	John Jacob Scherff,   b. 3 Feb 1842, Germany ,   d. 23 Jan 1919  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Maria Steinke,   b. 5 Apr 1848, Hannover, Germany ,   d. 27 Jun 1935, Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	Abt 1869
  Census Reports		Scherff, John Family 1900 Census Cleveland Township, Lyon County, IA
  Family ID	F0365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena Laackmann,   b. 14 Feb 1887,   d. 24 Feb 1964  (Age 77 years)
  Married	27 Feb 1908
  Children	1. Walter John Scherff,   b. 27 Nov 1908,   d. 28 Jan 1992  (Age 83 years) + 2. Lillie Emma Scherff,   b. 12 Jan 1912,   d. 3 Oct 1988  (Age 76 years)   3. Harry Johann Scherff,   b. 20 Oct 1919,   d. 1995  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2011
  Family ID	F0914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Jan 1877 - Germany Died - 1 Nov 1938 - Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Scherff, John Jacob Jr. WWI Draft Card Scherff, John Jacob Jr. WWI Draft Card

  
  

  Histories

  Scherff, John Jr. History Alvord Family Histories - John Scherff Jr.

  
  

  Census Reports

  Scherff, John Jr. 1900 Census Cleveland Township, Lyon County, IA Census

  
  

• Notes

  Scherff, John, Jr. â€â€œ born January 13, 1877, in Hanover, Germany. He came to America with his parents in 1882. He married Magda Laackmann February 27, 1908. They moved to a farm four and one-half miles northeast of Alvord, Iowa, which was owned by the late John Reimers. In 1912 they bought the Rufus Ames place where he lived the rest of his life. He died November 1, 1938 and his wife died February 24, 1964. Three children were born to this union: Walter born November 27, 1908, still resides on the Scherff home place; Lillie born January 12, 1912, he married Elmer Watke June 4, 1939 and now resides two and one-half miles south of Alvord; Harry born October 20, 1919, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1945 to 1946, and now resides on the Scherff farm place, farming it with his brother. from Alvord Family Histories - Alvord Centennial 1993 Served in WW2. Nearest Relative listed on draft card was Martha, his wife.