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Gerrit Willem “Garrett William” Schreurs

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Gerrit Willem “Garrett William” Schreurs

Birth
Winterswijk, Winterswijk Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death
7 Sep 1915 (aged 75)
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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SON OF JAN ALBERT SCHREURS & GESINA WILLEMINA WARNSHULS

Military: Civil War, Co. A, 7th Iowa Infantry
Note: 1861, wounded in leg, Belmont, Missouri
1864, discharged in Tennessee

Married: Feb 14, 1865, MARY JANE GROTERS, Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa

Eight children:
1. John Albert SCHREURS
abt 1866 - 1930
2. Esther Mary SCHREURS
1871 - 1897
3. Alfred "Freddie" SCHREURS
1874 - 1933
4. Paul R. SCHREURS
1877 - aft 1903
5. Alden Robbins SCHREURS
1879 - 1960
6. Charles H. SCHREURS
1881 - bef 1895 census
7. Bert C. SCHREURS
1882 - 1912
8. Grace W. SCHREURS
1887 - aft 1905 census

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G.W. SCHREURS, of the firm of Schreurs & Son, proprietors of the Young America Mills; was born in Holland Sept. 19, 1839; he came with his parents to this country in 1846; they came to Iowa in the spring of 1847, and settled here, where he learned the milling business; when the war broke out, he enlisted in the 7th Regiment I.V.I., Co.A, the first company that went in the three year's service from this place; he served as Orderly to Gen. Rice; he was wounded twice in the battle of Belmont; was in many battles and was in the service over three years.

After his return, he married Miss Mary J. Groters, a native of New Jersey, Feb. 14, 1865; they have four children---John A., Esther, Freddie and Paul.

Mr. and Mrs. Schreurs are members of the Congregational Church. Mr. Schreurs has been engaged in the milling business since the war; on the 19th of August, 1875, the mill burned down, but was rebuilt the same year, regardless of cost, with special reference to improved machinery; the burhs being all made to order; their engine is the only one of the kind in the State. Este's Patent, unequaled for its regularity of movement, the reputation of their mills stands ahead of anything in the county, and they do both custom and merchant work; Mr. Schreurs has invented and patented a millstone attachment for starting and stopping the burhs at pleasure, and is also interested in a patent millstone driver; they are both inventions of great utility and benefit to the milling interest.
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Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Biographical Section, 1879, page 618
SON OF JAN ALBERT SCHREURS & GESINA WILLEMINA WARNSHULS

Military: Civil War, Co. A, 7th Iowa Infantry
Note: 1861, wounded in leg, Belmont, Missouri
1864, discharged in Tennessee

Married: Feb 14, 1865, MARY JANE GROTERS, Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa

Eight children:
1. John Albert SCHREURS
abt 1866 - 1930
2. Esther Mary SCHREURS
1871 - 1897
3. Alfred "Freddie" SCHREURS
1874 - 1933
4. Paul R. SCHREURS
1877 - aft 1903
5. Alden Robbins SCHREURS
1879 - 1960
6. Charles H. SCHREURS
1881 - bef 1895 census
7. Bert C. SCHREURS
1882 - 1912
8. Grace W. SCHREURS
1887 - aft 1905 census

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G.W. SCHREURS, of the firm of Schreurs & Son, proprietors of the Young America Mills; was born in Holland Sept. 19, 1839; he came with his parents to this country in 1846; they came to Iowa in the spring of 1847, and settled here, where he learned the milling business; when the war broke out, he enlisted in the 7th Regiment I.V.I., Co.A, the first company that went in the three year's service from this place; he served as Orderly to Gen. Rice; he was wounded twice in the battle of Belmont; was in many battles and was in the service over three years.

After his return, he married Miss Mary J. Groters, a native of New Jersey, Feb. 14, 1865; they have four children---John A., Esther, Freddie and Paul.

Mr. and Mrs. Schreurs are members of the Congregational Church. Mr. Schreurs has been engaged in the milling business since the war; on the 19th of August, 1875, the mill burned down, but was rebuilt the same year, regardless of cost, with special reference to improved machinery; the burhs being all made to order; their engine is the only one of the kind in the State. Este's Patent, unequaled for its regularity of movement, the reputation of their mills stands ahead of anything in the county, and they do both custom and merchant work; Mr. Schreurs has invented and patented a millstone attachment for starting and stopping the burhs at pleasure, and is also interested in a patent millstone driver; they are both inventions of great utility and benefit to the milling interest.
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Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Biographical Section, 1879, page 618

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G.W. SCHREURS 1838 - 1915
MARY J. HIS WIFE 1845 - 1922



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