Harry D. Schuler was born May 20, 1878 in Eyota, Minnesota and three years later, May 1881, he and his parents left Minnesota for North Dakota.

The family located on a farm 16 miles northeast of Tower City in Minnie Lake Township. Later, in 1907, Harry's father, Richard Schuler, and his mother, Ida Schuler, moved the family to the West.

Later, Harry Schuler married Millicent A. Potter of Medford, Oregon on August 10, 1910. The couple decided to return to North Dakota in 1917 with their two children, Sidney and Alfred. Harold and David were later born in North Dakota. The Schuler family lived on various rental farms near Leal and Sanborn. In 1948 the Schulers retired to Sanborn to spend their years.

The children of Harry and Millicent are found outside of North Dakota, except one- Sidney of San Francisco, California, has five children, Neil, Ross, Barb, Joe and Jim. Alfred of Valley City, North Dakota, has one daughter Marlene (Daniels) and a granddaughter Mara Leah. Harold of Baltimore, Maryland, has three sons all living in Valley City. Vernon has three children, Steven, LoriAnn, and David. Don has three daughters - Twila, Paula and Shantel. Gary has Vicki, Scott, Mick and Jeffrey (deceased).

Harry Schuler died in 1965 and Mrs. Schuler passed away in 1971.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 218