ERNEST AUGUST SCHELL
SCHELL, ERNEST AUGUST: Bank Cashier; b Poweschiek Co, Iowa June 18, 1874; s of August Schell-Christina Nauroth; ed Westphalia Parochial Sch; St Lawrence Coll, Fond du Lac Wis 1893-94; m Anna Mester Apr 28, 1898 Westphalia; s Edwin F, Richard E, Robert J; d Olive (Mrs Harold Ward), Irene (Mrs Herman Leinen), Adeline (Mrs Harold Paulsen), Elvira (Mrs. J A Greeno); 1894-98 sch tchr, Shelby Co; 1898 emp in off of Tom Mockler, atty, Harlan; 1899-1902 with Hertert Brothers Real Est & Ins off, Harlan; 1903-05 ins agt, Harlan; 1906-18 Shelby Co auditor; 1919-25 cash Harlan Natl Bank, Harlan; 1925- cash State Bank of Portsmouth; St Michael’s Cath Ch; Dem, past co central com, past del to state conv, mbr resolution com; hobbies; baseball, football; off Portsmouth; res 912 Durant, Harlan.
From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1118. Transcribed by Denise Wurner, March, 2013.
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