Claus Schoer was born near Hamburg, Germany, January 1, 1843. He was a son of John Claus and Katrina Schoer. In 1852 his father packed up his six children and wife and headed to America. (Three more children would be born there.) They arrived in the German area of Wisconsin and settled near Grafton. His father was a farmer.
Nick (as Claus Schoer was often called) got what education he could in Wisconsin, and early on showed his industrious disposition and ability to earn a living. He came west to Nevada in 1868, and in the following spring settled in Clover Valley. In 1871 he purchased what would be known as the Schoer Ranch. The ranch would remain in the hands of the Schoer family until 1975. When he purchased the five hundred acres of land, he found out that there was defective title. He ended up paying for it twice before it was his.
Nick married, in 1872, Miss Gerdina Rodenback, also a native of Germany, and they have had eight children, all born at the home in Clover Valley.
"Claus Schoer is a representative and well known farmer of Cover valley, Elko county, has been a resident of this part of the state of Nevada for over thirty years, and in that time has made a reputation among his neighbors for his industry and successful efforts in making the fertile land of Clover valley blossom as the rose and yield abundantly. He has met with obstacles in his career, but with no failures, and in the work of his own hands, and in the part he has played in maintaining the public welfare, and in the worthy family which he has reared, Mr. Schoer fully deserves and receives the esteem of his fellow citizens, and is conscious to himself of a life of duty well performed." [Wren]
Claus Schoer passed away on May 27, 1932 at his ranch in Clover Valley.
The family ranch, however would remain in the Schoer for over one hundred years and four generations until it was sold Leroy Bush in 1975.
Below are three more Schoer Ranch cards. 1) Ranch buildings and acerage. 2) Nearby Angels Lake. 3) Schoer Ranch Gardens. They were all published by the Allen Hotel - a noted Wells Hotel.
Nick (as Claus Schoer was often called) got what education he could in Wisconsin, and early on showed his industrious disposition and ability to earn a living. He came west to Nevada in 1868, and in the following spring settled in Clover Valley. In 1871 he purchased what would be known as the Schoer Ranch. The ranch would remain in the hands of the Schoer family until 1975. When he purchased the five hundred acres of land, he found out that there was defective title. He ended up paying for it twice before it was his.
Nick married, in 1872, Miss Gerdina Rodenback, also a native of Germany, and they have had eight children, all born at the home in Clover Valley.
"Claus Schoer is a representative and well known farmer of Cover valley, Elko county, has been a resident of this part of the state of Nevada for over thirty years, and in that time has made a reputation among his neighbors for his industry and successful efforts in making the fertile land of Clover valley blossom as the rose and yield abundantly. He has met with obstacles in his career, but with no failures, and in the work of his own hands, and in the part he has played in maintaining the public welfare, and in the worthy family which he has reared, Mr. Schoer fully deserves and receives the esteem of his fellow citizens, and is conscious to himself of a life of duty well performed." [Wren]
Claus Schoer passed away on May 27, 1932 at his ranch in Clover Valley.
The family ranch, however would remain in the Schoer for over one hundred years and four generations until it was sold Leroy Bush in 1975.
- United States Census
- "History of the State of Nevada" by Wren
- Nevada State Journal, Obituary
- ancestry.com public family trees
Below are three more Schoer Ranch cards. 1) Ranch buildings and acerage. 2) Nearby Angels Lake. 3) Schoer Ranch Gardens. They were all published by the Allen Hotel - a noted Wells Hotel.