Jacob Albert Schierholz

1851 - 1940  (89 years)

• Name	Jacob Albert Schierholz
  Birth	27 Feb 1851	Norderstapel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 May 1940	Boone County, Iowa
  Burial	Glenwood Cemetery, Ogden, Iowa
  Person ID	I2601	Thompson
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter Jacob Schierholz,   b. Germany d. 1854
  Mother	Catharina Frahm,   b. Germany d. 09 Jun 1894
  Family ID	F1824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Harriet McKune,   b. 17 Oct 1860, Sublette, Lee County, Illinois d. 08 Jan 1923, Yell, Boone County, Iowa (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1880	Ogden, Boone County, Iowa
  Children	1. Emma L Schierholz,   b. 1879, Lee County, Illinois   2. Catherine Elizabeth Schierholz,   b. 26 Aug 1881, Yell, Boone County, Iowa d. 25 May 1964, Boone, Iowa (Age 82 years)   3. Peter Hezekiah Schierholz,   b. 05 Aug 1883, Yell, Boone County, Iowa d. 04 May 1965, Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri (Age 81 years) + 4. Jacob Edward Schierholz,   b. 29 Jan 1885, Yell, Boone County, Iowa d. 31 Jan 1958, Downey, Los Angeles, California (Age 73 years)   5. Frances Minerva Schierholz,   b. Jul 1887, Yell, Boone County, Iowa + 6. Harriett Adalade Schierholz,   b. 05 Apr 1889, Yell, Boone County, Iowa d. 16 Sep 1969, Riverton, Fremont, Wyoming (Age 80 years)   7. Albert Harrison Schierholz,   b. Sep 1891, Yell, Boone County, Iowa d. Nov 1981, Boone, Boone County, Iowa (Age ~ 90 years)   8. Lurena E Schierholz,   b. Mar 1895, Yell, Boone County, Iowa   9. Mabel Ellen Schierholz,   b. 30 Apr 1897, Yell, Boone County, Iowa + 10. Wilhelm George Schierholz,   b. 16 Jun 1899, Yell, Boone County, Iowa d. 27 Jan 1955, Blytheville, Mississippi County, Arkansas (Age 55 years)   11. Louie Cecil Schierholz,   b. 1901, Yell, Boone County, Iowa
  Family ID	F947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2023

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Jacob Schierholz and Sons Albert, Wilhelm, Peter, Louie, Jake and, Jacob Albert Schierholz seated.
  		Jacob and Hans Schierholz Jacob and Hans Schierholz
  		Jacob and Frances Schierholz and Family Seated: Jacob Scherholz, Louie and Frances McKune Schierholz Standing: Mabel, Albert, Rena, Peter, Wilhelm, Harriet, Jacob, Lorena, Emma, Francis. In the Photo is says the it was taken in 1905. However Louie was the youngest born in 1901, he looks much older in the photo, so photo was taken in maybe 1910ish.
  		Jacob and Frances Harriet McKune Schierholz Jacob and Frances Harriet McKune Schierholz
  		Jacob Schierholz Jacob Schierholz
  		Jacob Schierholz Jacob Schierholz
  		Albert, Minnie & Jacob Schierholz with adopted son Chester. Albert, Minnie & Jacob Schierholz with adopted son Chester. Man squatting unknown. circa 1937 (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Jacob and Frances Schierholz family Seated: Jacob Scherholz, Louie and Frances McKune Schierholz Standing: Mabel, Albert, Rena, Peter, Wilhelm, Harriet, Jacob, Lorena, Emma, Francis. In the Photo is says the it was taken in 1905. However Louie was the youngest born in 1901, he looks much older in the photo, so photo was taken in maybe 1910ish.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Jacob Albert Schierholz and Frances Harriet McKune Marriage Record Jacob Albert Schierholz and Frances Harriet McKune Marriage Record 20 Sep 1880
  		Jacob Albert Schierholz and Family 1900 Census Jacob Albert Schierholz and Family 1900 Census
  		Jacob Schierholz Jacob Schierholz death certificate
  		Jacob Albert Schierholz Jacob Albert Schierholz Family Information From unknown publication
  		Jacob Schierholz Death Certificate Jacob Schierholz Death Certificate

  
  

• Notes

  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143346427/jacob-albert-schierholz Jacob Albert Schierholz was born February 27, 1851, in Norderstapel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the son of Peter Jacob Schierholz and Catharina Frahm. He emigrated from Germany on February 27, 1869. After arriving in America, he made his way to Boone County, Iowa, where he purchased 40 acres of land in Yell Township. He married Frances Harriet McKune on September 20, 1880. Their children were: Emma L., Catharine Elizabeth, Peter Hezekiah, Jacob Edward, Frances Minerva, Harriet A., Albert Harrison, Lurena E., Mabel Ellen, Wilhelm George, and Louie Cecil. He was considered by his peers to be an industrious and energetic farmer who finally owned 140 acres of land in Yell Township and was well-liked in his community. When he died May 22, 1940, in Boone, Iowa, of a stroke, at the home of his son, Albert, he was one of the oldest pioneers in the county, and had been a resident of the United States for 72 years. Arrived in the United States aboard the ship Germania in New York March 18, 1869 from Germany. In 1872 purchased land from Robert Shannon SW 1/4 SW 1/4 Section 8-84-27 https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/collaborate/LB85-3Y8