August Schumacher Family Collection

Collection

Identifier: GRHC 086

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The August Schumacher Family Collection consists of one book: a Lutheran Bible in German. Inscribed on the front flyleaf “1944/Evangelical Lutheran Peace Congregation, Ashley, N. Dak./John Schumacher Bible/ Donated by August Schumacher Family.” The book is in a slip case, which shows some wear and staining. There are also annotations within the book. An accompanying note from donor Shirley Thurn states that this was John Schumacher’s Bible.

Dates

1890 - 1944

Creator

Schumacher, August. (Person)

Access

Access to the physical collection is available upon request. Request must be made at least three (3) business days prior to ndsu.grhc@ndsu.edu.

Copyrights

Copyrights to items in this collection remain with original copyright holders or are in the public domain.

Biography

John Schumacher, Sr. was born in Glueckstal, South Russia on 18 January 1871 to Wilhelm and Rosina (Schnabel) Schumacher. He and his family arrived in the United States in 1889, traveling by the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad to their new home of Eureka, South Dakota. The family was poor and lived in a sod home, purchasing farming equipment by credit from his cousin Fred Schumacher. In 1895, John and Magdalena (Hoffman) Schumacher were wed and made their home on a farm in South Dakota, near the border with North Dakota. The Schumachers had two children, a daughter who passed away in infancy, and John Schumacher, Jr. who was born in 1897. Magdalena passed away in 1899, and Schumacher remarried Fredericka (Mayer) Nitschke-Schumacher in 1899. This marriage produced eight children, one of whom died in infancy. The Schumachers moved to Ashley, North Dakota, where they farmed until 1939. Mr. Schumacher lived on the farm until old age.

(Source: Ashley Diamond Jubilee, 1888-1963)