Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2017 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== The Superior Times March 26, 1910 Another Old Settler, WM. SCHUSTER Passes Away. The funeral of WILLIAM SCHUSTER, Sr., who died at the home of his daughter, MRS. E. H. KEAOUGH, 235 West Fourth street East End, Monday evening, was held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the East End Presbyterian church. Carlton avenue and West Sixth street. Rev. H. W. KNOWLES, pastor of the church, conducting services, after which the body was taken to the Nemadji cemetery for burial. MR. SCHUSTER was born at Berlin, Germany, December 25, 1822 and lived in Germany until he reached the age of 31 years. After reaching his majority he served for eight years in the Prus- sian army and after receiving his discharge was in the hack business at Berlin for a couple of years. In 1853 he came to the United States, landing at New York city but proceding immediately to Detroit where he spent a few months while his sisters and brothers-in-law who had accompanied him to this country settled there. The mining activities at and near Ontonagon, Mich., next attracted his attention, and he went there and was engaged for several months in the construct- ion of a plank roadway from the place to the Rockland mine nearby, one of the first of such highways in that part of the country. At this time he met the sister of the keeper of the boarding house at which he was living who even- tually became his wife. The upper lake excitement in '55 brought MR. SCHUSTER to the present site of Superior which was then but a tiny hamlet. A short time after arriving at the head of the lakes he filed on a claim on the Minnesota shore of the bay, the land being that on which part of the very best dock property of Duluth is now situated extend- ing from about Sixth avenue west to a point about a mile westward and from the bay back to about Fourth street. After proving up on the claim he sold it and removed once more to this side of the bay and built his home at a point which is now on Bay street and between L and M avenues. During 1858 and 1859 MR. SCHUSTER carried the mail from the head of the lakes to St. Paul along the paths which were later used for right- of-way of the military road. The trips were made on foot along the old Indian trails, and many and exciting were the experiences which befell the hardy young German. During a part of this time his family resided at a village known as Blackhoof which was near the present site of Mattawa, Minn. After leaving the mail service MR. SCHUSTER had charge of a merchandise warehouse owned by a MR. COBURN, situated on or about the present site of the Daisy mill at the East End. For over thirty years MR. SCHUSTER acted as sexton for the Nemadji cemetery. He gave up those duties about sixteen years ago. Although always active to a greater or less extent in politics MR. SCHUSTER never held an elective office, but by appointment acted as deputy sheriff during the early sixties and as street commissioner during the early seventies. MR. SCHUSTER is survived by a sister at Detroit and a brother who lives in Germany, as well as by three sons, WILLIAM, JR., FRED and ERNEST, and two daughters, MRS. T. R. SMITH and MRS. E. H. KEAOUGH, all residing at the East End. MR. SCHUSTER was at the home of his daughter, MRS. E. H. KEAOUGH when he passed away. ========================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access more of our growing collection of FREE online information by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/ ==========================================================================