Frederick Schultz, a highly respected retired citizen of
Staunton, Macoupin County, was born November 10, 1834, in Brunswick,
Germany, and is a son of Frederick Schultz, who was a farmer, in Germany.
Frederick Schultz of this sketch lost his mother in infancy. He is
the only son in the family of five children born to his parents, and the
only member of the family to come to America. He began farm work in his own
country at the age of 14 years, hiring out by the year as was the custom
there. When he was 21 years of age, he sailed from Bremen to New York City,
which he reached after a voyage of four weeks. His objective point was
Belleville, Illinois, where he secured work in the coal mines, and where he
continued until 1875, when he moved to Staunton. Mr. Schultz worked in the
mines at Staunton until 1903, and then retired from activity, having in the
meantime accumulated a competency which is well invested. He is a self made
man, one who has fairly earned all he possesses.
In 1866 Mr. Schultz
was married to Mary Leipoldt, who was born in October, 1839, in Germany, and
who came to America in 1865. They have three children: Peter, who is a mine
worker and lives at home; Henry, who follows the same vocation and also
lives at home; and Mrs. Minnie Baum, who has one child — Edna.
Mr.
Schultz has generally voted with the Democratic party, although, in some
campaigns, he has not been in full accord and has cast his vote with the
Republicans. He has his own convictions and sometimes votes more for the man
than for the party he represents. He is a consistent member of St. Paul's
Reformed Lutheran Church. Mr. Schultz is much esteemed in Staunton, where
his industry, his honesty and kind, neighborly qualities have attracted to
him a wide circle of friends.
Extracted 2018 May 08 by Norma Hass from Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Macoupin County, Illinois, published in 1904, page 351.
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