Schlegel, Herman J.

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• Reference Number: 2433
• Biography: 1911; History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1186

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Biography:
HERMAN J. SCHLEGEL, one of the enterprising and progressive business men of Appleton, Wisconsin, whose sheet metal establishment is located at No. 808 Morrison street, was born May 10, 1863, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a son of Julius and Margaret (Renner) Schlegel, natives of Germany. Mr. Schlegel's parents came to the United States during the early '50s, locating at Fond du Lac, where they resided until 1868, and in that year came to Outagamie county. Mr. Schlegel was a sheet metal worker, and eventually opened a shop in DePere, where he resided until his death in 1897. His widow, who survives him, is seventy-six years of age and makes her home with her son Herman J. They had a family of four children: Alwin M., who resides in Minnesota; Edward, a resident of DePere, TWsconsin; Herman J.; and Emma, who is deceased. Herman J. Schlegel received his education in the public schools of Appleton, and as a youth learned the sheet metal trade with his father, later going into business with a Mr. Huetter, in the hardware line, continuing with him for one year and working out for a time thereafter. In 1899 he opened a shop on Appleton street, in the sheet metal line, and in 1902 he moved to his present place of business, a two-story shop on Morrison street, where he also has his home. He employs four men, supplying the local trade with the "Badger" furnace and the "Badger" washing machine, the latter one of his own inventions. All modern appliances are used in Mr. Schlegel's shop, electric power driving the machinery, and the excellence of his work testifies to his mechanical skill. In 1888 Mr. Schlegel was united in marriage with Louise Kramer, who died October 6, 1897, leaving one boy, who died April 1, 1911. Mr. Schlegel was married (second) in 1898, to Marie Dominske of Appleton, and they have had one son.