A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 JOHN C. SCHRICKER enjoys an enviable place in the business circles of Davenport, where he is owner and operator of the Schricker Marble & Granite Company. This business, whose present location is at the corner of Fourth and Scott streets, was started in 1884, by Mr. Schricker. He and one other man did all the work in the modest shop. In forty-five years it has developed into the largest firm of memorial art manufacturers and dealers in the extensive trade territory around Davenport. the company has handled, manufactured and erected thousands of memorials over this district. Most of the people of Iowa are familiar with one outstanding work put out by the firm, the Iowa State Soldiers Monument at Des Moines, built in 1894, an imposing shaft of stone that rises many feet above the broad base, sixty by sixty feet, and 136 feet high, constituting one of the patriotic shrines of the state. Mr. Schricker was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, in 1863, son of Adam and Anna (Paustian) Schricker, who two years later moved to Davenport. John C. Schricker grew up and received his literary education and his training in his trade at Davenport. He is a skilled worker in marble and granite, and out of his skill and his business management has developed the Schricker Marble & Granite Company. He married, in 1884, Clara Scheel, a native of Davenport, daughter of Hans Scheel. They have three children: Lillian, wife of Fred C. Strohbehn; Freda; and J. Raymond, associated with his father in business. The company has membership in the Iowa State Memorial Association. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220439616x1201372437/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62)