Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Prairie du Sac:

Christian Schumm, Sauk City; was born in Langenburg Kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany, Jan. 11, 1821. He received a liberal education in his native country, and in 1846 crossed the Atlantic to make a home in the New World. He first located in the city of New York, remaining there until 1848, then came West; lived in Galena, Ill., one year; then went to El Dorado Co., Cal., remaining there three years, at the end of which time he returned to Galena, and moved then to Honey Creek, Sauk Co., Wis., in 1859, where he was engaged in farming until 1864, when he came to Sauk City and engaged in his present business-a retail dealer in wines, liquors, etc. He married in Galena,lll. Miss Margaret Brendel; she was born in Baden, Germany; they have eight children-George, now attending the CorneIl University; Otto, a printer, in Galena, Ill.; Lizzie, Lena, Herman, Emilie, Adele and Walter.

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