Edward J. Schwartz, manufacturer of cement stone, whose plant is located at No. 559 West Douglas avenue, Wichita Kan., is a native of Missouri, in which state he was born at Palmyra on February 28, 1859. He acquired his education in the Missouri public schools and St. Paul College. He was engaged in the wagon, lumber and implement business, and in 1885 moved to Harper, Kan., where he had charge of the Badger Lumber Company. He continued with this company until the spring of 1887, when he was transferred to Wichita, and worked in a lumber yard for the same company. In 1895 Mr. Schwartz joined the firm of Schwartz Bros., the members of the firm being F. J., E. J. and C. A. Schwartz, in the lumber and coal business. He later went to Iola, Kan., where he was in the lumber business till July, 1908, when he returned to Wichita in March, 1909. He began the manufacture of concrete building stone and now conducts one of the largest plants in the city, which he has managed successfully, employing an average of ten hands. The product of the plant is used in the city and also shipped to local points. Fraternally, Mr. Schwartz is a member of the Masonic order and of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He was married in 1882 to Miss Ida Yaneey, of Palmyra, Mo. Two children have been born of this union, Harold E. and Myrl Schwartz. History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 871-872)
Levi G. Scheetz, of "Wichita, Kan., is not only one of the oldest real estate dealers in the city in point of service, but can fairly lay claim to being among the pioneers of the state. He is a native of the Keystone State, having been born at Doylestown, Pa., in 1844. He is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (George) Scheetz, who belonged to the thrifty Pennsylvania Dutch residents of Pennsylvania. Young Scheetz was educated at the public schools of his native town, but the call of the West was too strong to allow him to stay there, and in 1869 he decided to change his location. He came to Kansas in 1869, in the days when the state was just beginning to develop. He settled first at Topeka, but one year later removed to Emporia, and after remaining there a year, removed to Eldorado. Here he remained for three years, and in 1874, attracted by the possibilities that Wichita held out, he came to this city and engaged in the mercantile business. In 1883 he embarked in the real estate business, in which he has ever since been engaged. Besides dealing extensively in Kansas and Wichita property, Mr. Scheetz has made a specialty of handling timber lands and ranches in different states, and has been the means of bringing many thousands of settlers to the West. History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 872)
Peter Schulte is one of the prosperous farmers of Sedgwick county. Kansas, who has attained success by dint of hard work and perseverance in the face of many difficulties. A native of Germany, he was born March 18, 1851, and is a son of Peter and Marina (Drixelves) Schulte. At the urgent persuasion of his father, and against his own wishes, our subject, with barely enough money to pay his passage, sailed from Bremen to New York, with the purpose of joining a sister, Mrs. John Spin-gob, who was then living in Sedgwick county, Kansas. Arriving at New York, he found himself out of money and unable to get work, and was obliged to write his sister for money to pay his railway fare to Wichita, where he landed at eleven o'clock at night, carrying all his possessions in a hand grip. He at once found work and the first year earned $180, and the next, bought a yoke of oxen. In 1875 he preempted a quarter-section in Illinois township and built a dugout and lived there. He afterwards built a stone house and lived there till 1891. Not meeting with the success he desired, Mr. Schulte sold this place and bought a quarter-section on time, making five annual payments. From that time on he was greatly prospered and from time to time added to his holdings until at the present time (1910) his possessions in Illinois township amount to 1,040 acres, a part of this being a one-third interest in forty acres at the village of Schulte, which was named in honor of him. He also owns the elevator and a fine large frame building at this place, all accumulated since 1891. Mr. Schulte has served on the local school board a number of years. He is independent in political matters. In religious belief he is a Catholic, and is identified with the Catholic church of Schulte, located upon five acres of land which he and two other men donated to the church.
In 1876, Mr. Schulte married Miss Catherine, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Conroy) Manning, who came from Iowa in 1874 and settled in Sedgwick county. Of ten children born to Mr. and Mrs. Schulte, William M., born March 1, 1878, married Miss Nellie Lane, and they have five children, viz.: Lewis, Alvina, Harold, Earl and Pauline; Joseph P., born October 2, 1879, married Miss Celia Faker, two children: Augusta C, born November 28, 1906, died December 7, 1909, and Alberta C. Schulte. John P. was born March 26, 1882; Mary A. was born September 16, 1883, and is married to Mr. George Patry and four children have been born, viz.: Leonard, Catharine and Cecelia; Joseph P., born February 19, 1908, died February 14, 1909. Charles M., born January 15, 1886; Frances T., born January 12, 1888; Thomas A., born August 9, 1890; Celia E., born March 16, 1893, and James B., born August 20, 1897, all alive, at home with their parents. Anthony, who was born January 17,1896, died November 11, 1909. History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages s 872-873)
Garrison Scott, county commissioner of Sedgwick county, Kansas, is a native of the Buckeye State, having been born in Ohio September 12, 1851. His parents were David and Sarah (Fuhrman) Scott. His mother traced her remote ancestry to Germany. The father of the family had three children, of whom Garrison Scott was the first born. The mother of the latter died on July 4, 1909. Garrison Scott was educated in the public schools of Illinois up to his sixteenth year. The years previous to his marriage he worked as a laborer in Illinois. He was married on March 31, 1874, in Bloomington, Ill., to Miss Alice C. Keefer, a daughter of H. C. M. Keefer, of Logan county, Illinois. Two children were born of this union. Mr. Scott, after his marriage, emigrated to Sedgwick county, Kansas, where he bought a farm of 160 acres in Section 28, Kechi township, which he afterwards traded for another farm in Section 22 of the same township, which he now owns, and has added to this other farms, so that he has acquired up to date 720 acres of fine land, which he has improved with his own industry. He has been very successful in raising hogs and cattle, and has made a specialty of buying and selling heavy draft horses which have commanded large prices. Mr. Scott is a Democrat in his political belief. He has served as county commissioner, since 1906, of Sedgwick county. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and he and his wife worship in the Christian church in an adjoining township. Mr. Scott is a hale and hearty man, and takes an interest in all things that benefit his home and county. History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 873-874)
J. Ira Sellers, of "Wichita, Kan., is the proprietor of the Cement Block Works, located on the West Side. Mr. Sellers is a native of the "show me" state, having been born in Harrison county, Missouri, on February 16, 1872. His parents were Levin and Elizabeth (Milligan) Sellers, natives of east Tennessee, who later removed to Missouri. J. Ira Sellers acquired his education in the public schools of Missouri, and later taught for a period of seven years in the schools of his native state. He came to Wichita in 1898 and was variously in the employ of J. H. Turner and others prior to opening up his present industry. It is now a quarter of a century since the first cement building blocks were manufactured by Martin Heller in Wichita, and since that time rapid strides have been made in this line of manufacturing, until now Wichita has such plants as the one conducted by Mr. Sellers and others on the West Side. The Sellers plant was organized and began business March 1, 1909, and during its first season manufactured 100,000 blocks, while the outlook for the second season points to a greatly increased production. Fraternally, Mr. Sellers is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was married at Cunningham, Kan., in 1898, to Miss Estella Watkins, daughter of E. T. Watkins. From this union there has been issue three children, viz.: Neva W., Lela Belle and Ray Victor. History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 874)
LeRoy W. Scott, trustee of Park township, Sedgwick county, Kansas, was born in La Salle county, Illinois, on August 25, 1859. His parents were Josiah and Catherine Scott, the father being a native of Pennsylvania and the mother of Ohio. His parents are both dead. The elder Scott left Illinois in 1870 and located in Park township, Sedgwick county, Kansas, homesteading 160 acres of land in Section 21. He sold and bought up land in the same township and lived there until he died in 1902. Le Roy W. Scott acquired his education in the public schools of Illinois and at the Morris, Ill., academy, which he attended two years. Mr. Scott has served his township as trustee for three terms. He is a Republican and active in party affairs. Fraternally Mr. Scott is a member of the Masonic order, of "Wichita Consistory, No. 2, and of the Shrine. Mr. Scott was married December 16, 1885, in Fremont, Neb., to Miss Carrie Taylor. Six children have been born of this union, viz.: L. B., Vera, Ray, Earl, Pauline and Helen. History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 874-875)
William Sence, city clerk of Wichita, Kan., is a native of Indiana, having been born in Cass county, that state, on November 16, 1863. His parents were Isaac and Amanda (Rotroff) Sence, natives of Maryland, who moved to Indiana in 1850, and are still residing on the same farm they acquired at that time. Mr. Sence was educated at the public schools of his native town and at the Northern Indiana Normal school at Valparaiso, Ind., and his work as a teacher in his native state continuing for three years. In 1886 he moved to Kansas and continued teaching for fourteen years in Sedgwick and Cowley counties. Mr. Sence was superintendent of schools of Sedgwick county in 1901-03, deputy county clerk 1905-09, and was appointed clerk of the city of Wichita for the term of 1909-11. He has been superintendent of the South Lawrence Christian Church Sunday school for six years. Fraternally, Mr. Sence is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and a trustee of Wichita Lodge, No. 93, and is also a member of the Knights of Pythias, Wichita Lodge, No. 44. In 1893 he was married to Miss Lizzie Hotsepillar, of Ohio. Two children have been born of this union, Basil L. and Virgil Sence. History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 875)
William W. Shafer, a successful farmer of Sedgwick county, Kansas, was born December 6, 1844, in Delaware county, Indiana. His parents were William P and Harriet Shafer, both natives of Pennsylvania. William W. Shafer went with his parents from Indiana to Illinois when he was only twelve years old. His father died in Illinois in 1849 and his mother died in 1897. Mr. Shafer came to Sedgwick county from Illinois in 1872 and pre-empted 160 acres of land in Section 33, Attica township. He was married April 25, 1872, in Jerseyville, Ill., to Miss Keturah Magee. Two children have been born of this union, both of whom are living. Pearl is now Mrs. Holmes Henshaw, and lives in Kings county r California; Leota, her sister, is single. She possesses a good common school education and is highly accomplished in music. She was forced to abandon teaching music on account of poor health and is at present the organist of the Methodist Episcopal church at Goddard, Kan. Mr. Shafer is a Republican in politics. History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 875-876)
Thomas H. Shannon, physician and surgeon, of Cheney, Kan., was born October 24, 1835, in Tuscorara county, Ohio. His parents were Enos and Malinda (Johnson) Shannon. On the paternal side the doctor remotely traces his ancestry to Ireland, although his father and mother were both natives of Ohio. His father was born in 1804 and his mother in 1809. In 1850 the doctor's parents moved from Ohio to Illinois and located at Astoria, Fulton county, where the father bought a farm on which he lived until his death, at the age of sixty-five. Dr. Shannon obtained his early education in the public schools of Illinois and studied medicine with Toler & Steel, physicians in Astoria, for three years. He then attended the State Medical University at Keokuk, Iowa, graduating in 1859 with the degree of M.D. The same year he began practice and occupied the same office in Astoria which his first preceptors had, and established a large and lucrative practice. The doctor is a member of the Allopathic school and on examination the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati, Ohio, gave him a diploma to practice in that school. In September of 1866 the doctor removed to Le Roy, Kan., where he practiced his profession successfully for ten years, and then removed in Wichita in 1876 and practiced there for one year, and then located on a government claim, where he remained until 1884, engaged in his profession and farming also. He then located in Cheney, and is the oldest physician in the place, but one other man, Dr. Ingleman, having preceded him when the town was first organized. On April 30, 1857, Dr. Shannon was married to Miss Sarah M. Gallaher, of Astoria, Ill. Five children have been born of this union, of whom only one, Gertrude, is living. She married Mr. E. D. Lieurance, an attorney of Wichita, but later moved to Denver, Colo., and they have two children, Leonidas, a deceased son of the doctor, left four children. Dr. Shannon is a Catholic in religious belief. In politics he was a Democrat, supporting Stephen A. Douglas, but afterwards became a, strong admirer of Abraham Lincoln, and has since affiliated with the Republican party. History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 876-877)
S. D. Shaw, head of the S. D. Shaw Barber Supply Company, of Wichita, Kan., is an excellent type of the men who have made Wichita the city that it is from a commercial standpoint. With little capital but plenty of grit, Mr. Shaw has built up one of the largest businesses in his special line that there is in the Southwest. Mr. Shaw is a native of Ohio, having been born of Columbus, the capital of the state, on January 9, 1856. His parents were Samuel and Virginia (Lane) Shaw, natives of Ohio and West Virginia, respectively. His early education was acquired in district schools. He came to Kansas in 1871, when a young man, and engaged in herding cattle on the plains in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, being in the employ of Perry Wilson. After following this occupation for some years he returned to Ohio and to Columbus in 1877, where he took up the barber's trade. In 1889 he came back to Wichita and engaged in the barber business and later in the grocery business. He then took up the barber and barbers' supply business, which he has since continued with success. His first location was at No. 317 East Douglas avenue, Wichita, in 1898, and he started with a capital of $200. The business continued to thrive and grow, until in 1907 the need of more spacious quarters became imperative, and in that year the business was removed to the quarters it now occupies, at No. 333 North Main street. It is now the largest of its kind to be found in southern Kansas, employing traveling salesmen throughout the Southwest and doing an annual business of nearly $60,000. Mr. Shaw was married on April 3, 1881, to Miss Racy Ingalls, of Morrisonville, Ill. From this union two children have been born, Zura and Lottie, the former being the secretary of the Barber Supply Company and active in the operations of the store. History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 877)
Dr. S. T. Shelly, of Mulvane, Kan., is a native of Missouri, having been born at Memphis, in that state, on May 4, 1856. He is a son of Addison and Lucinda (Hoover) Shelly, both his parents being natives of Virginia. The father was born in October, 1826, and the mother was born in October, 1828. They were married in Virginia, and went to Missouri in the pioneer days, and still reside there. They were the parents of eight children, the five still living being Marcellus, of Montana; Mrs. Susan Leach, of Missouri; Mrs. Lottie Fullen, of Memphis, Mo.; Mrs. Alice McLain, of Des Moines, la., and Dr. S. T. Shelly, of Mulvane. The latter received his education at the State Normal School at Kirksville, Mo., and the Missouri Medical College, at St. Louis, from which he was graduated in the class of 1883. He came to Kansas on January 22, 1880, and located at Mulvane, where he has been engaged in the practice of his profession ever since. On September 4, 1879, the doctor was married to Miss Callie C. Stone, who was born in Sacramento Valley on January 23, 1856, a daughter of Lewis and Catharine Stone. Dr. and Mrs. Shelly have been the parents of seven children, viz.: Gertrude, born August 16, 1880, died February 16, 1881; Gerald H., born November 18, 1881, and now a practicing physician in Mulvane; Mrs. Jennie Nessly, born February 16, 1884; Christine, born March 25, 1888, and died May 12, 1893; Paul, born March 28, 1890, and died October 29, 1891; Carroll S., born December 26, 1894, and Dorris M., born May 11, 1897. Dr. Shelly, in addition to his practice, owns a ranch of 320 acres in Rockford township, one-half mile east of Mulvane, which is devoted to alfalfa and stock. His cattle are of the Holstein strain. The doctor is also interested in the alfalfa mill, the ice and cold storage plant and the Mulvane Mutual Telephone Company. Fraternally he is a member of Mulvane Lodge, No. 201,. A. F. and A. M.; the ancient Order of United Workmen, the Fraternal Aid, and he has been the local surgeon of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad for a quarter of a century. The doctor is also a member of the American Medical Association, the Kansas state society, is ex-president of the South Kansas Medical Society and ex-president of the Sumner County Medical Society. He is also medical examiner for a number of the old line life insurance companies. In polities the doctor is a Democrat and a Presbyterian in religious faith. History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 877-878)
Aaron L. Shew, of Cheney, Kan., veteran of the Civil War, was born September 27, 1837, in Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania. His parents were Cornelius L. and Sarah (Benedict) Shew. The father was a native of New York and the mother of Pennsylvania. Mr. Shew traces his ancestry on the paternal side to Holland. Gen. Israel Putnam was a distant relative on the paternal side. On the mother's side his ancestors also participated in the Revolutionary War. The father of Mr. Shew, with his family, moved from Pennsylvania to Muscatine county, Iowa, in 1862, his wife having died in 1865 at Wilton Junction, Iowa. The elder Shew died in Harvey county, Kansas, in 1883. The education of A. L. Shew was limited to the public schools of Pennsylvania. In early life he learned the trade of a millwright, which he followed off and on for several years. After engaging in farming at the age of twenty-two he abandoned this to go to the defense of his country, and on June 19, 1863, he enlisted for three months in Company F, Twenty-ninth Volunteer Infantry, of Pennsylvania. The regiment was on patrol duty nearly all the time he was in the service. Mr. Shew was discharged on August 1, 1863, and in September of the same year re-enlisted as a private in Company H, First New York Veteran Cavalry, and went to Camp Stoneman, near Alexandria, Va., where they remained until February, when they went to Halltown and remained until April, 1864. When the regiment was stationed at Martinsburgh, W. Va., where General Sigel took charge, they did picket duty near Harpers Ferry, Va. Mr. Shew was detached from his regiment at "Waterloo early in May to do special recon-noitering work. After the engagement at Mount Jackson, May 16 and 17, 1864, the army retreated to Martinsburgh and General Hunter took charge. Mr. Shew participated in the battle of Piedmont, W. Va., where 1,700 prisoners were taken, and his regiment took charge of the prisoners, taking them across the Allegheny mountains, being four days without retions, and delivered the prisoners at Beverly. So varied were the movements of Mr. Shew while in line of duty that it would be impossible to do more than generalize upon them. He participated in Sheridan's raid in the Shenandoah valley, and went into winter quarters at Camp Piatte on the Big Kanawa run. Mr. Shew was discharged at Rochester, N. Y., July 20, 1865. After the close of the war he returned to Wilton Junction, Iowa, on a visit to his parents, and afterwards went to Galva, Ill., and managed a large stock farm for his brother-in-law until 1869. He then returned to Wilton Junction, where he engaged in bridge building on the Rock Island railroad. He resided with his family at several different places in Iowa and Kansas. In 1872, with headquarters at Topeka, Kan., was assistant foreman of the bridge and building department of the eastern division. In 1875 he took charge of the bridge and building department of the Santa Fe railroad from Newton to Pueblo, with headquarters at Newton. In 1879 he resigned his position on the Santa Fe and engaged in the produce and commission business in Newton. After a short time he traded his Newton business for a farm in Harvey, where he remained until 1884, when he moved to Cheney, where he has practically retired from a busy life. Mr. Shew and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He has been a class leader and steward for twenty-two years. In politics Mr. Shew is independent. He was married on December 27, 1870, at Sus-quehanna, Pa., to Miss Lizzie McLoughlin, of Iowa City, Iowa. One child has been born of this union, Lenora L., married to H. G. Warwick, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and she has a daughter eighteen years old. History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 878-880)
Charles E. Shreve, proprietor of the Cash Meat Market, No. 825 West Douglas avenue, Wichita, Kan., is a native of Ohio, in which state he was born in Mahoning county on October 16, 1868. His parents were Ezra D. and Celia (Petett) Shreve, who moved to Kansas over a quarter of a century ago, first locating in Sedg-wick county and a short time thereafter moving to Sumner county. In 1896 the family moved to Wichita, where the father started in the meat business under the firm name of Shreve & Son, Charles E. being the partner. After five years the firm changed to the cattle business, and for seven years carried on an extensive trade in buying, trading and selling cattle. In 1903 Charles E. Shreve opened his present place of business on the West Side, and has since enjoyed a prosperous trade. Charles E. Shreve had only a limited opportunity for schooling, and has obtained his education in the practical business life which he has followed. He is a member of the Wichita Chamber of Commerce, the West Side Commercial League and the Fraternal Aid. On September 27, 1891, Mr. Shreve was married to Miss Lucy Spencer, daughter of Calvin and Julia Spencer, of Eldorado, Kan. Two children have been born of this union, Blanche H. and Homer Shreve. History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 880)
Frank W. Shuler, of the firm of Shuler Bros., contractors and builders, No. 118 East Third street, Wichita, Kan., is a native of Hamilton, Butler county, Ohio, where he was born on August 13, 1863. His parents were Mandes and Mariana (Dubbs) Shuler, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively. The parents moved to Kansas in 1879, locating at Topeka, where the father was engaged in general contracting work. The mother died in 1882 and the father in 1902. Frank W. Shuler is the third child of a family of five. He was educated in the public schools of Hamilton, Ohio, and began work as an apprentice at the carpenter's trade at the age of thirteen, which occupation he has since followed in the general contracting and building line. The first firm organized was with his brothers, and was made up as follows: B. M. Shuler, H. E. Shuler and F. W. Shuler, under the firm name of Shuler Bros. This was later changed to F. W. & H. E. Shuler, and is now composed of B. M. & F. W. Shuler. These brothers have operated in various towns in Kansas, coming first to Sedgwick county in the fall of 1884, later to Clark county, then to Topeka, and locating in Wichita in the fall of 1890, where they have since conducted a good business. The firm has been established at Fairmount since 1896. It has built all classes of structures, from farm residences to churches, Fairmount College dormitory and city residences. Mr. Shuler was married in November, 1889, to Miss Jessie B. Williams, of Columbus, Kan. Four children have been born of this union, viz.: Harry E. and Elgie M., twins, and Alston W. and Algerine. History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 880-881)
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