Joseph Schieb, son of Martin and Anna Schieb was born in Defiance, Ohio, on July 3, 1875. He came to the Bordulac area with an older brother in 1894 and was employed at the Casey Ranch. He became a grain buyer later. In 1905 he married Jane Duprius.
They were the parents of three children: Jane, Jerry and Alvin. Mr. Schieb retired in 1948 and died in August 1949.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 11B