Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-03-30
Obltuaru--S Schneider.

Friedrich Wilhelm Schneider was
born Jan. 81. 1914, at karlsruhe,
Baden, Germany, and died at his home
near Hurricane, Grant county, Wis,
March %, 1899. He had an attack Of
the Grip in January of which he par
TALLY recovered, but was left weak
and feeble and obliged to take to bed
three weeks before he died.
Funeral services were held from the
Methodist church in Lancaster Mon
day, March "a. Rev. j. r. Morgans
preached in English from Hebrews
11:l0, and Rev. +. O. Barr preached
in German from the words found in
? Timothy 4:7.S. Interment was made
in the Lancaster cemetery.
Deceased was married to Maria
Genefevra Feger in 1889 and they inn
migrated to America the same year
After stopping at Galena, Ill. for
short time they moved TO Hazel Green,
Wis, and lived there for a year. they
then moved to Fairplay. Here Mr.
and Mrs. Schneider attended an Eng
fish campmeeting. The spirit If Cod
operated nightly upon their heal t..
they were convicted of sin and con-
verted to God They also Joined The
English NJ. f. Church at this time
Before that, MIR. Schneider had been
OF the Catholic faith After residing
three years in Fairplay the family
again moved 10 Hazel Green About
this time German ministers came up
from St. Louis TO preach the Gospel
to people OF their tongue Mr. ~chnei-
der and his family we're among the
first to unite with he German branch
of the NJ + Church In 1868 the
family moved 10 farm near the Hnr-
ricane
In 1887 while Mr. Schneider was in
attendance at a campmeeiing at Bur
ton great sorrow came into his life
His beloved wife, in the midst II pre-
pairing to join her husband ~ The
campmeeting, was stricken with apo
plexy and before he could be sum
moned she was dead.
Mr. Schneider was an earnest and
deyout Christian. He attended SER
vices very regularly until his recent
illness. His offices in the church
trustee and stewart-he filled with
ability and faithfulness In all things
he sought not his glory but the glory
of God and the advancement of the
Good Cause. In our opinion he had
the true idea of giving tithes, al
Gods blessings were especially evi-
dent in his life He was good father
to his children and had no greater de-
sire than 10 have them brought into
the church 70 his neighbors he was
kind and ever ready to help them
when called upon
When God came To reward his SER
want, he was ready to go TO the better
Home in Heaven. His 50 years. 1
month and % days were not spent in |
vain. Truly he had fought "a good /
fight. He had finished his course and
kept the faith. His last words were
II am going home" He has gone /
Home to receive the crown of right /
eousness and everlasting life from the /
hands of the righteous Judge.
His wife and four Of his children
preceded him to the realms above. /
Nine children remain to mourn the
loss Of the loving father Charles I
south Lancaster: Louis /
Schneider, Cassville; Jos. Schneider.
Hurricane; Mrs. Henry Hoffman, west
Lancaster: Fred Schneider Clinton.
Iowa; Sam Schneider, Bakes Prairie i
Louise, who resided AT home with her
father; Mrs. Philip Schaub Alden.
Iowa; Mrs John Pollock. west Lam
easter r. o. b.