Michael L. Scherer was Mike’s maternal grandfather, and his namesake.
The Scherers were farmers in Stearns County, Minnesota.
The immigrant ancestor in the Scherer family was Michael L.’s father, John Scherer Jr., who was born in Germany. The Scherer family migrated in 1888.
Ancestors Louis Hartig and Ottilia Kraus were also born in Germany.
Ancestor surnames
- Hartig
- Kraus
- Reichenbach
- Scherer
- Steer
Unanswered questions about the Scherers
- Where did the German ancestors in the Scherer, Hartig, Kraus, Reichenbach, and Steer families live before they came to the United States?
- When did they immigrate to the United States?