John Schlotman was born May 12, 1874, in Nebraska. He married Gertrude Whipple, who had been born in Colorado, July 11, 1885, who was living near Carrington. She had come to North Dakota with her parents in a covered wagon.
Mr. Schlotman came to North Dakota in a covered wagon to homestead in 1898. He homesteaded on Northwest 1/4 of Section 4 in Haven Township. Later bought North 1/2 of Section 6.
Mr. and Mrs. Schlotman were charter members of the James River Brethren Church.
They were parents of eight children: Paul, Ruth, Samuel, Glenn, Gladys, Orville, Ralph and Shirley.
Ralph Schlotman was born in 1926. He married Helen Bata. They reside on Section 6 in Haven Township. They have four children.
Ruth and Gladys Schlotman reside in Carrington. They married the Nysted brothers, John and Bernhart.
Mr. Schlotman died August 1948. Mrs. Schlotman died in June 1975. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 57B