Monterey-Solano-Shasta County CA Archives Biographies.....Schulte, Joseph (Jr.) 1851 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

JOSEPH SCHULTE, JR., a successful merchant and esteemed citizen of Monterey, is
a native of Rome, Oneida county, New York, born June 28, 1851. He is of German
parentage, his father, also Joseph, having been born in Prussia, Germany. He
came to New York State, where he lived about live years, and then removed to
Canada, but not being satisfied there, he came to California with his family in
1873. He is a merchant tailor by trade and conducts a thriving business on
Alvarado street, Monterey. His wife, Mary Fraver, likewise of Prussian birth,
bore him four children, of whom two are now living, our subject and a sister,
Mrs. Henneken, of Monterey.

  Mr. Schulte received his primary education in the public schools of Canada and
afterward attended a convent school for six years, studying one year for the
priesthood, but during that time became convinced that clerical life was not
suited to him. He abandoned the study of theology, joining his parents on their
farm, where he engaged in farming in Norfolk county, Canada, for some time. He
later acquired the blacksmith trade, and afterward thoroughly acquired the
watchmaking and jewelers' business. He came with his parents to California in
1873. They all pursued farming for about five years in the town of Vallejo,
Solano county. Our subject tired of agricultural life, so, after three years of
indifferent mining in Shasta county, near Igo, he resumed his trade as a
journeyman and traveled for three years more. He located in Monterey in 1885,
opened a jewelry store, and has, from that date, been prospered financially and
socially.

  Mr. Schulte was married at Monterey January 13, 1885, to Miss Eloisa
Gutierrez, born December 1, 1866, daughter of Joaquin Gutierrez, who, in his
day, was one of the most respected citizens of his State and town. He came to
Monterey as early as 1831, from Mexico, on a ship under the command of Captain
Juan Malarin. He was a native of Spain, and was an honorable, intelligent
gentleman, who became connected with the history and military government of
Monterey, commanding the esteem and confidence of all the military officers and
governors of California. Upon his retirement from public life, he lived in
independence until his death, which occurred December 1, 1872. He married, in
Monterey, Donna Josepha Escobar, daughter of Don Marcelino Escobar, an early
influential Spanish resident of Monterey, and in 1833, its Alcalde. He had
fifteen children, twelve of whom are still living.

  One daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Schulte, October 25, 1885, and the
fair young child died the following December, less than two months after its birth.

  Mr. Schulte is one of Monterey's most successful business men, and is a member
of the local board of trade. As a citizen, he is enterprising and universally
popular. Fraternally, he has more than a local reputation, as he is a foremost
and important member of Chosen Friends, and has filled some of its most
important offices; he is the originator of the Y. M. I., No. 57, of Monterey;
was its first delegate to the fourth Grand Council, and was there appointed one
of its Grand officers. He has since represented his society at the sixth and
seventh Grand Councils, convened respectively in San Francisco and Watsonville
in 1890 and 1891. He is a member of Institute, No. 109, of San Francisco, and
was appointed Grand Deputy for Salinas, where he has organized No. 88 of that
city; also, he was the first delegate to the Grand Council of Chosen Friends,
April 12 to 16, San Francisco, Cal.

  It is such men as Mr. Schulte that every prosperous city needs, and his energy
and good citizenship are a credit to Monterey.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California.

Illustrated.

Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the
Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of
its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent
Citizens of To-day.



HENRY D. BARROWS,
Editor of the Historical Department.

LUTHER A. INGERSOLL,
Editor of the Biographical Department.

"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendants."-Macaulay.


CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1893.

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