I'm trying to type the bios from the Past and Present of Shelby County Iowa, pub. 1915, and get them loaded to the USGenWeb page for Shelby Co. There is a bio for Carl LAGE which includes information about the SCHNOOR family. I'll post it here below and then send it to the site owner to post at the Shelby Co. site too: Page 1105. CARL LAGE. One of the enterprising businessmen of Harlan, Iowa, is Carl LAGE, who has been identified with the business interests of this city for the past twenty years. Like many of the successful businessmen of harlan, he is of German birth and the habits of thrift and industry for which the Germans are known wherever they settle in this country has made him one of the most substantial men of the city. He is strictly a self-made man and has attained his present success solely through his own unaided efforts. His career is a striking example of the opportunities which this country offers to enterprising men of foreign birth. CARL LAGE, a member of the firm of HANSEN & LAGE, was born in Schoenberg, Germany, September 26, 1860. He is the son of Hans and Anna (KLINDT) LAGE, both of whom spent all of their lives in the land of their birth. His father was born in 1821 and died in 1906, and his mother was born in 1822 and died in 1886. His father was a weaver in Germany and followed that occupation until he retired in 1890. Five children were born to Hans LAGE and wife: Thomas, Hans, William, Anna and Carl. The education of Carl LAGE was received in his native land and after leaving school he learned the glazing trade and followed that until he came to America at the age of twenty. Many of his countrymen had preceded him to this county, and when he arrived at Avoca, Iowa, April 2, 1880, he found many of them here to welcome him. He worked as a farm hand near Avoca for five years, after which he located at Omaha, Nebraska. He followed teaming in that city for about nine months, and then came to Shelby County, Iowa, and located in Fairview Township with his brother, Thomas. The two brothers rented a farm of one hundred eighty acres and farmed it until 1891. In that year, Carl LAGE left the farm, never to return. He went to Corley, Iowa, and clerked in a general mercantile store there for three years. In the winter of 1894, he returned to Germany and visited his parents and relatives for a few months, and in the spring of the same year, he returned to Iowa and located at Harlan, where he found employment in the general merchandise store of C. SCHOUBE. The following year, Mr. LAGE became a member of the firm of C. SCHOUBE & Company, and this firm continued in business under this name until 1898 when Mr. SCHOUBE died. The firm was then recognized under the name of Hansen, Lage, Nieman & Company and continued to do business under the new name until 1908, Mr. NIEMAN having died in 1907. The firm was then reorganized under the name of Hansen & Lage, and has continued to do business under this name since that time. They carry a general line of merchandise and they have their share of the patronage of the county seat and the surrounding community. The store is well stocked with goods, and by careful management has built up a business which speaks well for their enterprise. Mr. LAGE was married October 2, 1897, to Margaret SCHNOOR, the daughter of George SCHNOOR and wife, and to this union two children have been born, Hugo and Emil, both of whom are single and living at home with their parents. Mrs. Lage's parents were both natives of Germany and never left the land of their birth. Both are now deceased. Five children were born to George SCHNOOR and wife: Jacob, John, Ferdinand, Margaret and one who is deceased. Mr. LAGE is a member of the German Lutheran Church, as is his wife and children. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Brotherhood of American Yeomen. Politically, he has been identified with the Republican party and has served as councilman in his city. He is deeply interested in the welfare of his city and such measures as he deems advantageous for its welfare find in him a ready and enthusiastic supporter. Mr. LAGE and his family are prominent in the society of Harlan and their home is a hospitable center where their many friends delight to meet. (end) I hope this is helpful to you. Regards, Mona Sarratt Knight