Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

Christopher SCHEIWE, farmer; P. O. Crete; was born in Rodenburg, Germany, Feb. 21, 1827, 
and is the son of Phillip and Sophia (SWINING) SCHEIWE, of Germany; his father was in the 
huckster business. In 1847, Mr. SCHEIWE, with his brother John, emigrated to America; came 
direct to Chicago; was engaged in working on a farm on the Des Plaines River, and received 
$8 per month, and board; in the winter months, he only received $6 per month; he then came 
to Will Co., and settled near Lockport; then to Michigan; returned to Will Co.; his first 
purchase of land was in Crete Twp., 80 acres; here he set out in farming; to-day, with hard 
work and good management, he ranks among the successful farmers of Crete Twp.; owns 435½ 
acres of improved land; held several offices of public trust in Crete Twp. Constable, 
Township Collector, and Justice of the Peace; Mr. SCHEIWE is President of the Crete 
Farmer's Mutual Insurance Company, of Crete, IL. Married Sophia LUCKE, of Germany; eight 
children.