Historic Workers
of German Village
Henry Schoeman
1878
broommaker
Henry, broommaker, was born in Germany in 1858 and immigrated in 1866. He married Elizabeth and they had one child. He
would later work as a machinist helper for the railroad.
The first broom machine was invented in 1810 and led to creation of many one
and two man broom making shops.
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