Johann "John" George *Frederick Schemm, owner of J.G Brewing Company, a German beer brewer.

His parents came over on the boat from Germany to Detroit together.

Arrival
12 Jun 1852 • New York, New York, USA
Ship: Comprise.

They married and the children did well.

This is our direct line Seifferlein family. John's mother was a sister to Johann George. We commemorated a new headstone August 1, 2018 at their cemetery in Macomb County,Michigan to mark our first Seifferlein to America.

*Frederick from scholar cousin DK, May 2017. (I don't have any records for this third name.) His name is mentioned in the beer articles, Jan 2019.

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"Historic Beer Birthday: John G. Schemm
JANUARY 7, 2019 BY JAY BROOKS

Today is the birthday of John G. Schemm (January 7, 1834-March 24, 1899). He was born in Germany, but when he was 22, in 1852, he and his father moved to the U.S., settling on a farm near Detroit. Unfortunately, after a short time, John's Dad passed away, and he moved to Saginaw, Michigan in 1864. With business partner Christian Grueler, he started a brewery, the Schemm & Gruhler Brewery, in 1866. Three years later, Gruhler passed away and he brought on another partner, renaming the brewery the Schemm & Schoenheit Brewery in 1874. But by 1881, he bought him out, and it became the John G. Schemm Brewery. When he passed away, his son George C. Schemm took over, and incorporated it in 1899 as the J. G. Schemm Brewing Co. Inc. It closed in 1919 due to prohibition, and was sold to another business who tried reopening it as the Schemm Brewing Co. Inc., but it closed for good in 1938. While I found some information on the brewery, there was very little about Schemm himself, not even a picture of him."

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Come on family, dig into your attics. No living Schemm has contacted me to date. We need family photographs, please!!

John G. Schemm Obituary

"John G. Schemm, president of the JG Schemm Brewing Com., of Saginaw, Mich., died March 24th after a prolonged illness. Mr. Schemm was born at Gollhofen, Bavaria, Jan. 7, 1834. The Schemm family struggled with the hardships of pioneer life for many years. John G. Schemm was married to Miss Emilie Haeuser, at Roseville, Nov. 27, 1856. In 1864 he moved to Saginaw. He engaged in the brewing business, to which subsequent years of his life were devoted. From a small beginning his business grew to such proportions that today it is one of the largest and finest in that part of the state.

In his personal habits he was a domestic man, and his home, which he lived, received the hours not devoted to business. He never held any public office. In politics he was a Republican. He was esteemed by all who knew him as a true man."

Thanks cousin RAP for sharing this article -
https://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/historic-beer-birthday-john-g-schemm/
http://puresaginaw.com/saginaws-historic-schemm-brewing-co-pure-without-drugs/

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"JOHN G. SCHEMM
Age:
Child Of: GEORGE
Date of Birth :01/07/1834
Place of Birth: GALLBAFEN, BAVARIA
Date of Death: 03/24/1899
Place of Death: SAGINAW, MI
Maiden Name:
Spouse's Name: EMILIE HAUESER
Marriage Date: 11/27/1856
Spouse's Death:
Newspaper:SAGINAW COURIER HERALD
Date: Page:
03/25/1899
03/28/18997
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Church:
Funeral Home:
Cemetery:
Year To US:TO US 1852
Military:
Misc: MARRIED IN ROSEVILLE, MI"
https://obits.saginawlibrary.org

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Parents:
Georg "George" (?Christoph) Frederick Schemm (1792–1854)
Marie Catherine "Barbara"/Katherina Barbara Seuferlein Seifferlein (1806–1906)

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Spouse & Children:
Emilie A. Hauser (1836–1923)
Marriage -
27 Nov 1856 • Roseville, Erin, Macomb, Michigan, USA

1.) Heinrich Christoph Schemm #179737202 (1857–1857

2.) Emilie Barbara Schemm Riedel # 179678088 (1858–1925

3.) Augusta Marie [M.E. or Mary D.A.] Schemm Friedlein #179770126 (1860–1950)

4.) Dr. George Christoph Schemm #32066487 (1862–1904) - next generation of brewers!

5.) Dorothea "Dora" A. Schemm Streeb Seyler #179772290 (1865–1934)

6.) Margaret "Henrietta" Schemm #179768131 (1869–1961)

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Emilie and their daughter Henrietta were living at 603 N. Michigan Ave when he died.

Nine Schemm listings in this US Directory in 1917.

The Brewing Company was -
"The J.G. Schemm Brewing Company", 926 N. Hamilton, Saginaw.

Death Record says that he is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Saginaw. Our personal family photographer, RAP, said that he is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Saginaw! She also found all of their children. We think that the family buried him in one cemetery and later moved him when they family bought a bigger plot.