THOMAS L. SCHULTZ History of Arizona, 1898 Although he was born in Bavaria, Germany, June 22, 1843, and there made his home until fifteen years old, Mr. Schultz is n every essential a loyal American citizen and has identified himself with the interests of his adopted country as far as it has been possible for him to do so. His parents, Ludwick and Helen C. (Peternant) Schultz, were natives of Germany and the father was professor in the military academy and an officer in the Bavarian army. His death occurred in 1850 and the mother's in 1851. Their three children were named as follows: Carl H. of San Jose, Cal., is a professor of the university there; and Caroline H., who resides in Germany. Theodore L. Schultz, the youngest of the family, like the great majority of German youths, was given the advantages of the common schools of Germany and as he was apt and ready and willing to apply himself, he acquired a good practical education, amply sufficient to fit him for the ordinary duties of life. When but fifteen years old he determined to seek his fortune in the United States and a few weeks later landed among strangers in New York City. In the fall of 1860 he went from there to Nashville, Tenn., and there attended school for a few months, after which he enlisted in the Confederate army, Second Tennessee Infantry and later was in John H. Morgan's command. He served until the close of hostilities and in 1864 received his commission as captain of secret service in Regular Army. He was captured at Nashville in 1862, again in Ohio when with Morgan and still again in Cincinnati and when the war closed he was still in prison. In May 1865 he was released and returned to Nashville, where he remained until January 1866 and then left with a company of ex- Confederate soldiers to join Maximilian in Mexico. He was captured at New Orleans, February 10,1866 and put on parole not to leave the United States. After this he went to Lake Charles, La., and taught school until 1867, when he made his way to Chicago where he clerked for James Geary, retail jeweler at the corner of Madison and Dearborn Streets for a number of months. In November of the same year he returned to Nashville and bought a stock of goods, opened a store at Eagleville, thirty five miles from Nashville and was in business there until 1869. From there he removed to Portland, Ala., and sold goods until 1874 when in February of that year he went to California and was there engaged in sheep business in Los Angeles County. Not satisfied in the Golden State he returned to Alabama in 1878 but left for Louisiana the following year and was engaged in merchandising in that state until 1881. Soon after he made his way to the Pacific coast again and in 1882 came to Tucson, Arizona where he engaged in mining. In 1887 he moved to Salt River Valley, where he has since made his home. Mr. Schultz has been engaged in the real estate and brokerage business ever since and has done a great deal for the growth and development of the valley. He was married in California in 1874 to Miss Ellen M. McMahon, who is a most worthy member of the Christian Church. Mr. Schultz owns considerable property in Tempe and the Valley and makes a specialty of closing big deals in land. He also deals quite extensively in cattle. USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for commercial presentation by any other organization. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. submitted by burns@asu.edu