Samuel Truman Schrock, Sr.
1876 - 1975 (98 years)-
Name Samuel Truman Schrock [1, 2] Suffix Sr. Birth 12 Nov 1876 Lamar, Barton Co., MO 
[3] Gender Male Occupation Rancher PURC 1911 Holdrege, NE - A “sand hills pasture” farm of 1000 acres 12 miles north and 3 miles east of Holdrege.
Religion Methodist Death 20 Jul 1975 Holdrege, NE Burial Holdrege, NE - Prairie Home Cemetery
Person ID I4900 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 22 Dec 2020
Father Andrew Schrock, Ii, b. 9 Dec 1842, IL d. 7 Feb 1925, Sacremento, Sacremento Co., CA (Age 82 years) Mother Magdalene Schick, b. 10 Jan 1849, Butler Co., OH d. 1941, NE (Age 91 years) Marriage 25 Oct 1866 Tazewell Co., IL [4] - by Nicholas Roth
Notes - Full photo essay about the Schick family in Illinois Mennonite Heritage, Winter 2000.
Family ID F1398 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Helena Sauer, b. 29 Jul 1883, Hedrick, OA d. 17 Sep 1962, Holdrege, NE (Age 79 years) Marriage 23 Oct 1903 Holdrege, NE [2] Children 1. Truman Berg Schrock, b. 5 Apr 1905 d. 25 Nov 1905, Holdrege, NE (Age 0 years)2. Violet May Schrock, b. 19 Sep 1906 d. 23 Nov 1994 (Age 88 years) 3. Samuel Truman Schrock, Jr., b. 1 May 1914, Holdrege, NE d. 5 Mar 2000, Holdrege, NE (Age 85 years)4. Ruth Genevieve Schrock, b. 15 Jul 1921, Holdrege, NE d. 2009 (Age 87 years)5. Helena Marie Schrock, b. 7 Jul 1923 d. 2013 (Age 89 years) 6. Patricia Louise Schrock, b. 10 Jan 1925, Holdrege, NE d. 13 Apr 1973 (Age 48 years)Family ID F3457 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Aug 2008
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Birth - 12 Nov 1876 - Lamar, Barton Co., MO 
Marriage - 23 Oct 1903 - Holdrege, NE PURC - 1911 - Holdrege, NE Death - 20 Jul 1975 - Holdrege, NE Burial - - Holdrege, NE = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Lived at Holdrege, NE.
From the book Schrock Farms:
“Sam Schrock Sr. married Helen Sauer and rented a 1/2 section called the Gwinner place 3 miles north of Holdrege. The ground was very sandy. He raised corn and fed cattle and hogs. He was very successful. During the dry years, 1930s, he could raise corn in the sand hills while the corn in the black soil dried up. In 1925 he thought he would retire and move to town and so he built a large lovely 2 story home. He just couldn’t sit around so he bought an old hotel in Ragan and one in Atlanta and used the lumber to build a large building on 4th Ave., the Schrock building, for many businesses. He also built the first filling station in Holdrege on the main highway about 1927. Later, he built a building where the Elks are now and also where the Taste of Country restaurant currently is. He built the first lock plant for frozen meat and built the building where the Cozy Inn restaurant is on 4th.
“Sam I bought the ice plant and delivered ice to the railroad and people would then by his ice. He also bought the livestock sale barn. He was in his 80s at that time. He also built an IGA grocery store on 4th Ave. It no longer exists. During the World War II, when housing was short, he remodeled many old houses and apartments. He also went back to farming when he was in his 60s and 70s. His wife, Helen, died when she was 79 in the 60s and 4 years later he married Margaret. He was in his 80s. She lived for 5 years and died in 1969. He was 99 when he died.” [2]
- Lived at Holdrege, NE.
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