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Christoph Schroeder
1817 – 1876?
Christoph Schroeder, retired
undertaker; born in Vorbruck Walsrode,
Hanover,
Mr. Schroeder laid out and started Oak Hill Cemetery,
and now has charge of it. He deserves
great credit for the judgment displayed in the location and arrangement of this
cemetery.
He has one of the best constructed
family vaults in the country, in which rest the remains of his children, of his
mother, Mary Schroeder, and Mary Arntz, his wife’s
mother. In 1843, Mr. Schroeder married
Mary Arntz; she was born in Altenboetzen,
Hanover, Dec. 15, 1820; they have seven children living: Teresa (now Mrs. John K(?), of Fond du Lac),
Henry, Mena (now Mrs. Frederick Wilkopsky), Sophia
(now Mrs. Hermann Rapp), Mary, Ernst and Lena.
“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin,”
Chicago: Western Historical Company,
1879.
Coffins
& Undertaker’s Services
1860
The subscriber
is now prepared to make on the shortest notice all the different varieties of
coffins which may be wanted on the shortest notice, and on the most reasonable
terms. He has also a large number of
coffins of various sizes for sale at his shop, all ready prepared for immediate
use. He will furnish a hearse at all
times on application, and shrouds all ready for use, when desired, at rates
cheaper than they can be made. His shop
will be found on Fourth Street, opposite the Buena Vista House, in the Second
Ward of this city. He will hold himself
in readiness to render services at all times as an undertaker.
Christoph Schroeder Watertown Democrat
1862
1872 Watertown City Directory: Christian Schroeder, Undertaker and Coffin
Warehouse, business at west side of
1881
Mrs. Christoph Schroeder
SCHROEDER- Mrs. Marie [Mary] Schroeder,
age 94 years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Wikowski
in Watertown last Wednesday morning. She
was born in Hanover, Germany in 1820 and had lived in Watertown and vicinity
since 1846. Her husband who died 22
years ago was a pioneer undertaker and casket manufacturer in Watertown.
Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder were
the parents of eleven children, only four of whom now survive. They are Mrs. Aug. Kettner,
Hustisford, Mrs. Fred Wilkowski,
Watertown, Mrs. William Krahn , Milwaukee and Mr.
Ernst Schroeder, Iron Mountain. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow (Sat.) at 2 p.m. at St. Luke’s Church,
Watertown, interment, Oak Hill.
History of Watertown,
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