Bio of Mathias SCHAUST, Sr. (d.1894), Wright Co., MN

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This Bio is from the HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY, Volumes I and II,
Published in 1915 by Franklin Curtiss - Wedge.
Surname Index for The HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY can be found at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/wright/wright.html
Under HISTORY.

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be some typos.

Mathias Schaust, Sr., one of the sturdy early pioneers, was born in 
Germany and was there reared.  As a young man he cane to America on 
a sailing vessel, being the only member of his family to make venture.  
For a time he worked in the copper mines of the Lake Superior region 
and then came to St. Paul, where he was married. There also he met his 
friend, Peter Christian. In I857 Mathias Schaust, Sr. his wife, and 
Peter Christian started out afoot from Minneapolis, bringing such supplies 
and comforts as they could to find a suitable home. On his shoulder Mr. 
Schaust carried a rifle and a ham. They found 160 acres in section 34, 
Franklin Township. No roads Led to the tract and it was covered with 
dense timber. They built a log cabin, grubbed out a small patch of 
land by hand and got in their first crops. It was a year later before 
they were able to get a pair of oxen. For a few years the partner 
remained Then they divided their interests, each taking eighty acres 
After the division was made the partner sold his interests to other 
persons and left the county. Mr. Schaust continued to make improvements 
on his eighty acres, assisted by his sons as they grew up.  Mr. Schaust 
died in 1894 at the age of seventy-five. He was a devout man and helped 
to build St. Peter's church, in Franklin township, the First Catholic 
church in this community Mr. Schaust married Elizabeth Reichert, born 
in Germany. daughter of Peter Reichert Their children were: Mathias 
Peter, Frank, John, Elizabeth (deceased), Veronica (deceased) Mary 
and Anna. Peter E(r4ehert brought his family from Germany to the United 
States in a sailing vessel and located on a farm in Hennepin county. 
seven miles north of Minneapolis. His latter years were spent with his
daughter, Mrs Mathias Schaust, Sr., in Wright county. In his family 
there were three children, Charles, Mathias and Elizabeth, all deceased.