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- John H. Schnuck, a prominent farmer of Boonville township, was
born at Gooch's Mill, April 11, 1874. Mr. Schnuck is a son of John G. and
Catherine (Meyer) Schnuck.
John G. Schnuck was born in Germany in 1830. Catherine (Meyer)
Schnuck, was born in Cooper County in 1842, on the farm later known as
the Ulrich Oerly farm. John G. Schnuck owned and improved a farm of
225 acres east of Gooch's Mill. He died in 1880 and was buried in Pleas-
ant Grove cemetery. Mrs. Schnuck now makes her home with her son,
John H., the subject of this sketch. John G. Schnuck was, and his wife
is, a member of the Lutheran Church. The children of John G. and Cath-
erine (Meyer) Schnuck are: Mrs. Samuel Oerly, of Overton, Mo.; Mrs.
Elizabeth Renken, of Boonville; Mrs. Catherine Smith, deceased; Henry
E., a sketch of whom appears in this volume; Mrs. Annie Twillman, of
St. Louis, and John H., the subject of this sketch.
John H. Schnuck was educated in the public schools of Cooper County,
attending school at Gooch's Mill in Liberty district. For about three
years, he was in a drug business at Gooch's Mill. He abandoned this and
engaged in farming on the home place for a few years, then moved to his
present farm, which comprises 188 acres, of valuable land. In addition
to the home place, Mr. Schnuck owns a farm of 90 acres located one mile
east of the home place. The Schnuck homestead is located one mile south-
east of the city limits of Boonville. Since coming to this farm, Mr.
Schnuck has added two barns, fences and numerous other improvements.
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He is engaged in general farming and stockraising. Mrs. Schnuck is
interested in the poultry industry and raises Buff Orpingtons, pure breds,
and has one of the best flocks in the county.
In 1899, John H. Schnuck was united in marriage with Margaret
Oswald, a daughter of Herman and Christina Oswald. To Mr. and Mrs.
Schnuck were born five children: Katherine, Beatrice, Oswald, Norbert
and Vergil, all at home. Mrs. Schnuck died in 1909 and her remains are
interred in the Catholic cemetery at Boonville. Sept. 28, 1911, Mr. Schnuck
was married to Josephine Rossen, a daughter of S. C. and Elizabeth (Rob-
ertson) Rossen, the former a native of Denmark, and the latter of Arkan-
sas. S. C. Rossen was born in 1849, and his wife was born in 1861. They
are both residents of Boonville, and he is the pi-esent superintendent of
the County Home of Cooper County. The children of S. C. and Elizabeth
Rossen are: Mrs. Schnuck, the wife of the subject of this sketch; James,
of St. Louis, Mo. ; Albertine, deceased ; Frederick, of St. Louis ; and Ed-
ward, who, at the time of this writing, is in France, a corporal with Com-
pany F, 110th Supply Train. Corporal Edward Rossen enlisted in the
service of the United States in June, 1917, and he has been in France since
May, 1918. Mr. and Mrs. Schnuck had a son, Joseph Rossen, who died at
the age of six years in Sept., 1918.
Mr. Schnuck is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Mrs. Schnuck is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The
Schnuck family is well known and highly respected in Cooper County.
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1874 - 1946 (71 years)
