Biographical Sketch of

Christian Schultz

Transcribed by Robert Schieber

Source: Memorial and Biographical Record and Illustrated Compendium of Biography of Citizens of Columbia, 
Sauk and Adams Counties, Wisconsin, published 1901 by G. A. Ogle & Co., Chicago, 1901, Pages 657 - 658


Christian Schultz, General farmer of Quincy township, Adams county, has for nearly a quarter of a century 
been identified with the growth of that region.  He is an ex-soldier, who went for the cause of his country, 
and for many years after his service was unable to walk without the aid of crutches.  Loyalty, perseverance, 
industry and honesty have been the dominant traits of character which have controlled his career, and in his 
declining years he can look back over a well-spent life, and in reviewing his many experiences feel assured 
that his labors have not been in vain.  He is proprietor of a fine estate, the income from which is sufficient 
to tide him through his life, and in the acquisition of his property he has been gaining knowledge of men and 
the world which places him on an intellectual plane with his associates.

Mr. Schultz was born at Hessenheim, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, January 22, 1827, and was the son of Lawrence and 
Maggie Schultz.  His father was a blacksmith by occupation and never emigrated from his native land.  Our subject
attended school until he reached the age of fifteen years, when he learned the trade of blacksmith.  He served 
in the German army for years, and after leaving the service, in 1854, came to America.  He secured work at his 
trade in Buffalo, New York, and remained there five years.  He then decided to determine what the west had in 
store for a young man and accordingly came to Wisconsin, and located in Germantown about 1860.  He worked at his 
trade at the saw-mill and was there fifteen years.  He purchased his present farm in 1875.  It comprises three 
hundred and twenty acres of land, one hundred and thirty acres of which he has cleared and cultivates, engaging 
in general farming.  He has built a comfortable residence and commodious barns, and otherwise improved the estate, 
and modern machinery is used to facilitate the work.

Mr. Schultz enlisted in the Tenth Battalion, Wisconsin Artillery, and was transferred to the Ninth Battery, and 
saw service in Colorado, Mexico and through the west, and was discharged at Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1863.  He 
was taken ill and consigned to a hospital, and it was a number of years before he regained his health.

Our subject was married in June, 1865, to Doris Chairman, of Germantown.  Eight children were born to Mr. and 
Mrs. Schultz, seven of whom are living as follows: Frederick, now residing at home; Maggie, now Mrs. W. Greenwood, 
of Quincy; August, residing in Harmony, Minnesota; Louie, also in Harmony; Christian, at home; William, at home; 
and Nettie, residing in Martyn.  Mr Schultz is a prominent member of Friendship post, G. A. R.  He is a gentleman 
who keeps posted on public affairs, and is interested in the welfare of his community.  His home surroundings are 
of a pleasant nature, and he is a man of good taste, and a visit to his estate will convince one of his thrift and 
the care excercised in the work attendant to farm life.  He has spared no pains to make his farm one of the best 
in the community, and he may well be proud of his success.  He is a gentleman who commands the respect of all with 
whom he is acquainted.


Transcribed by Robert Schieber






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