The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 498

HENRY SCHUT.

Only a few decades ago the Yakima valley was a tract of wild land, largely sand
and sagebrush, but enterprising men saw its possibilities and progressive
citizens have established their homes within its borders, transforming it into
most productive fields and orchards. Actively engaged in this work is Henry
Schut, who was born in Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, July 31, 1879, a son of
John and Jeannette (Van Hull) Schut, both of whom were natives of Holland,
whence they came to the new world in the '70s, making their way into the
interior of the country until they reached Wisconsin. After living in that state
for several years they removed to Sioux county, Iowa, in 1881, and there the
father rented farm land. He continued to engage in general agricultural pursuits
in that locality for twenty years and in 1901 he came to Yakima county,
Washington, and purchased ten acres on the Moxee, a tract of wild land covered
with sagebrush. To look upon this place one could scarcely believe that it would
ever produce anything, but progressive methods, indefatigable effort and energy
soon converted it into a productive farm, to which the father added many
improvements. He resided thereon to the time of his death, which occurred July
26, 1917. He had long survived his wife, who passed away in 1892.

Henry Schut, whose name introduces this record, acquired a public school
education in Iowa and through the period of his boyhood and youth assisted his
father in the work of the farm. In fact he was thus engaged until 1903, when he
started out in life independently by purchasing five acres of wild land. To this
he afterward added ten acres more, which, however, he later sold. In the fall
of 1917 he invested in a twenty-acre tract and now has a good property. Three
and a half acres of his land is planted to apples and pears and he is one of the
progressive orchardists of the community. He raises splendid fruit owing to his
care of the trees and the thoroughness with which he cultivates his land. The
remainder of his farm is devoted to the raising of hay, corn and other cereals.
He also has a few cows upon his place and altogether his is one of the desirable
farm properties of the locality.

On the 26th of October, 1905, Mr. Schut was united in marriage to Miss Anna
Swier, a daughter of D. and Alice Swier, who came to the Moxee in 1901, where
the father purchased a tract of wild and undeveloped land, which he converted
into a good farm. To Mr. and Mrs. Schut have been born four children: Richard
William, eleven years of age; Jeannette Alice, seven years of age; Emily
Melinse, aged four, and Kenneth Henry, who is in his first year.

The family are members of the First Reformed church and are people of sterling
worth, enjoying the high esteem and warm regard of all with whom they have been
brought in contact. They are worthy representatives of the people of Holland
birth or nativity who have contributed so largely to the improvement and
settlement of the Yakima valley.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.