Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer, Carpenter, Saw Mill Owner
• Departure: 1835, Philippsthal, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hessen, Germany

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Spouse: Dorothea SCHNEIDER Schlotzhauer
Father: Rudolph Schlotzhauer
Mother: Marie Christiana Schlotzhauer

Christopher Schlotzhauer, section 10, is one among the pioneers of Northwestern Missouri. His parents, Rudolph and Christiana, were both natives of Germany. Christopher was born April 12, 1828, in that country. He crossed the ocean with his parents about 1835, and landed at New Orleans. After remaining some two years in Louisiana, they came by steamboat to St. Louis and thence to Boonville, Cooper county, Missouri, thence when the subject of this sketch was reared to manhood, spending his boyhood days on the farm and receiving fair educational advantages.

He helped to clear two farms in that densely wooded locality, and when 17, he commenced to learn the carpenter trade, which he followed for several years. In the spring of 1864, he came to Holt county and settled where he now resides. He has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits and at present owns 150 acres of well improved land. He is farm is well watered by two falling springs and a branch. Curzon Station, on the Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad, is only a short distance from his residence.

In May, 1881, Mr. S purchased the steam saw-mill located at that point. This mill does as much business as any in the county, is complete in its appointments, and when crowed is capable of outing ten thousand feet per day. Mr. S is a very enterprising and energetic citizen. Politically, he is an Independent Republican and formerly voted the old Whig ticket.

He was married on the 9th of April, 1848, to Miss Dorothy Snider, daughter of John P. Snider. They have had eight children, six of whom are living: Sarah E., b. Jan. 24, 1849, (now Mrs. Jacob Markt of Oregon, MO), Rudolph, b. Nov. 13, 1850, Phillip, b. Mar. 30, 1856, John, b. Oct. 8, 1858, Christopher, b. Sept. 13. 1862, Julia A., b. July 3, 1865.

Mr. S. and wife are active members of the Herman M.E. Church. He has filled the position of a local preacher in this church for some 25 years.
Source: Holt county History, 1882, Page 406.

Christopher married Snider, Anna Dorothea on 9 Apr 1848 in Cooper, Missouri, USA. Anna was born on 2 Jan 1833 in Bayern, Germany; died on 9 Apr 1925 in Oregon, Holt, Missouri, USA; was buried after 9 Apr 1925 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Oregon, Holt, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Wife of
Jacob Markt
Louis Alexander Traxel

Sarah married in Married. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Printer / Grain Mill Owner

Notes:

Spouse: Elizabeth B. Anna KUNKEL Schlotzhauer
Father: Christopher Schlotzhauer
Mother: Dorothea SCHNEIDER Schlotzhauer

Rudolph Schlotzhauer was was born in Cooper county, Missouri, in 1850, and in 1866, came to Oregon. After attending school for some time, he entered the Sentinel office in Oregon, and learned the printing business, at which he worked for ten years.

He married Miss Elizabeth B. A. Kunkel in 1876. She was the daughter of Daniel Kunkel, of this city. They have two children, Ina Alberta and Morton Virner.

In 1878, Mr. Schlotzhauer abandoned the printing business and entered the mill and factory of Daniel Kunkel, with whom he has since remained.

In the winter of 1882, Mr. Kunkel sold the mill and factory to three of his sons and the subject of this sketch. They are doing an excellent business, obtaining large quantities of wheat, and manufacturing fine breads of flour. Many of the neighboring towns are supplied by them. Mr. R in an industrious man, and has host of friends.
Bio Source: Holt County History, 1882, Page 407.

Rudolph married in Married. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer

Phillip married in Married. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married in Married. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Julia A Gifford died at the Hillside Rest Home on North 7th St., St. Joseph, MO, on April 15, 1957 after fracturing her hip on February 15 at the family farm in Oregon, Missouri. According to her death certificate, she "caught her coat on a gate latch and fell in the yard," which contributed to her death. She's also listed as having atherosclerosis.

She was married to Winfield Scott Gifford, who preceded in her death.

The couple had lived in my home on South 12th St., St. Joseph until Winfield died on December 17, 1930. Afterward, Julia moved to 2229 Doniphan Ave..

Julia's father was Christopher Schlotzhauer and her mother was Dorothy Synder. The informant on her death certificate was Dr. B. F. Gifford of Country Club Place, St. Joseph. His relationship to Julia is unknown.

Julia was attended by the Heaton Bowman Funeral Home in St. Joseph. She and Winfield are buried at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Oregon Missouri.

Julia married in Married. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]