Fred Schultz (abt. 1860 - aft. 1884)

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Biography

THE SCHULZE FAMILLY Among the oldest families with descendants now in town is the Schulze family. Frederick August Schulze was born in Obern Kirchcn, Germany, Nov. 8, 1825. He emigrated to the United States with his wife, Ernestine Fricke and three sons. The oldest, August, was a glass blower at the Lenox Glass Works while it existed. Frederick came to Washington and bought the farm on which the Polands now live in 1874, and his son Fred married Mary Becker and raised a family of five children there. Martha Garnder, a retired teacher, was their youngest child. A so“, Emil, lived .in Washington working on the road and holding town offices for many years. Frederick’s son Ernest Carl, known as Charles Schulze, bought the Bille Messenger farm in 1884, married Amelia Becker (sister of Mary Becker), and raised son Ernest and daughter Marguerite there. It was one of the few good farms in town and they had up to 25 head of cattle at one time. "Both father and son held town office at various times. Marguerite is the only one there now. For a good many years she was tax collector and an authority on town history. Perhaps because she was tax collector, her home was broken into by several men and she was severely beaten in a fruitless search for money.

Sources

• The History of the Town of Washington by Louise Elliot (Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA)

Notes

I have not tracked down his full DOB/DOD yet, but know he had children born after certain dates.