Scherer branch

Scherer branch overview

The Scherer, Hartig, Feldmann, and Kraus families were all from Germany.

Michael Lee Scherer, Mike's maternal grandfather

Michael Lee Scherer and some of his ancestors

Mike's Scherer immigrant ancestors

Bavaria, where some of Michael's ancestors were born

Michael Lee Scherer’s grandfather, Johann (John) Scherer Sr, along with his wife and family, migrated from Germany in 1888, when Johann (John) Jr was 6 years old.

Immigration record for John Scherer Jr

The Scherer and Hartig families in Minnesota

Mike's Scherer ancestors were farmers in Stearns County, Minnesota.

Stearns County, Minnesota.

Noteworthy records about Scherer family members: Katherine Scherer Schramel

The following obituary, published in 1981 about Johann Scherer Jr's sister Katherine, was helpful in providing facts about Katherine, as well as other Scherer family members. For example, John and Barbara (Hartig) Scherer were mentioned, and Katherine's birth, marriage, and death dates are included.

Obituary for Katherine Scherer Schramel

Noteworthy records about Scherer family members: Fr Michael Scherer

Johann Scherer Jr's brother, Michael, was a Catholic priest who was ordained in 1906 and served in the Diocese of Saint Cloud, Minnesota.

Information about Fr Michael Scherer

Although the information indicates that Fr Michael was born in Cold Spring, he was actually born in Bavaria and immigrated to Minnesota with the rest of the Johann Scherer Sr family. (He probably died, rather than was born in Cold Spring, Minnesota.)

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