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

Prairie du Sac:

F. Schoenfeld, Sauk City, was born in Magdeburg, Prussia, in 1815; he came to Wisconsin in 1850, and settled in Sauk City, where he has since lived, with, the exception of about six years he spent in Colorado. He married, in his native country, Fredrica Yedeke; they have three children- Emma, Henry and Harry. Mr. Schoenfeld carries a full stock of groceries, jewelry, guns, pistols, etc., and is doing a good business; in Prussia, he was in the military service for fourteen years, being in active service a portion of the time, and was promoted to the rank of Major in his regiment.

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