U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Schad, August (1837-1910) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Men of West Virginia, Volume II Biographical Publishing Company George Richmond, Pres.: C. R. Arnold, Sec'y and Treas. Chicago, Illinois, 1903 Pages 690-692 AUGUST SCHAD, one of the founders of the city of Benwood, Marshall County, and a leading butcher of the community, is the son of Matthew and Susanna Schad, and was born in Schwarzau, Germany, November 17, 1837. He attended the schools of his native country and learned the butcher trade from his father. He followed this business until 1857, when he embarked at Bremen for America. He arrived at New York June 15th, and at Benwood on the 20th of the same month. For some time he was employed at the Benwood Rolling Mill and later by the butchers of the community. During the years of 1863 and 1864 Mr. Schad conducted a saloon and restaurant opposite the Wheeling post office. One year later he purchased a house and lot in Benwood from Hiram McMechen, and opened a meat market at that place. In 1869, Mr. Schad bought another house and seven and one-half acres from Benjamin Fisher and laid the plot of ground out in lots. During his residence in Benwood he erected two business and seven tenement houses. In company with Peter Teatemple, Mr. Schad bought seven additional acres of land, which adjoined his original purchase. This land was also laid out in lots. The present city building and the German church stand on land formerly owned by Mr. Schad. The lot for the church was virtually donated by him, since he only accepted a nominal price for it. It was largely due to Mr. Schad's self-sacrificing efforts that St. Matthew's German Lutheran Church was established at Benwood. For many years consecutively he has held office in the congregation, at the present acting as its treasurer. Despite the awful flood disaster of 1884, through which Mr. Schad lost meat-shop, slaughter and smoke-house and a large stock of salted meat and lard, nevertheless he did not lose heart and nothing daunted, rebuilt his place of business and met with flattering success thereafter. Mr. August Schad has always been a public spirited citizen. When the town of Benwood was incorporated, his many friends urged him to become the first mayor. He modestly declined, however, but for two years served his fellow citizens as member of the first City Council. At present he is a stockholder of the Bank of Benwood and the Benwood Electric Light Company, as well as a member of the Logan Tribe of Red Men. In 1864 Mr. Schad was married to Magdalen Roth, who was born at Ipofen, Bavaria, Germany. Five children sprung from his first marriage, namely: Catherine, now dead: William, Louis, Sophie, now Mrs. F. Gatho, and Charles. His wife died while the children were still young, and Mr. Schad was married a second time, in 1872, to Loretta Schemrich, who, like her husband, had been born in Schwarzau. Seven children were born to them, Susanna, now Mrs. Holdermann, George, Frank, Oscar, Frederick, Aurelia and Bertha, George and Frank have died since. Mr. Schad's parents and brother George arrived in this country in 1863. The father assisted his son in the butcher business and died in 1883, 76 years of age, the mother in 1891, aged 79 years. Another brother, named Ludwig, landed on this continent in 1861, enlisted in the Union Army the next year and was killed in 1863 in the service of the land of his adoption. Mr. Schad's sister, Mrs. Catherine Niebergall, resides at Benwood at the present time. August Schad is not only very favorably known in Benwood, but in Wheeling as well. He enjoys the highest esteem and respect of his fellow citizens, because of his undisputed integrity, upright character, splendid charity and lifelong fair dealing with all men. On account of failing health he retired from active business in 1899, his sons, William, Louis, Charles and Frederick, succeeding him. ------------------------------------------------------------------- (2nd wife of August Schad) DEATH CERTIFICATE, Marshall County WV, #16899 FULL-NAME: Louretta Schad BIRTH-DATE: November 1, 1844 BIRTH-PLACE: Germany DEATH-DATE: December 5, 1932 AGE-AT-DEATH: 88y-1m-4d DEATH-PLACE: 403 Main St, 2nd Ward of Benwood, Marshall County, WV USUAL-RESIDENCE: 403 Main St, 2nd Ward of Benwood, Marshall Co, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widow (August Schad) OCCUPATION: House-wife FATHER: Adam Schemerick (born in Germany) MOTHER: [not known] CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Chronic Myocarditis INFORMANT: Miss Bertha Schad (of Benwood, W.Va.) BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery Tombstones in Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV August Schad (1837-1910) Magdalene, wife of August Schad (1846-1872) Lauretta F. 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