MONTGOMERY COUNTY OHIO BIO: SCHIML, Michael (published 1882)
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"The History of Montgomery County, Ohio" by W.H. Beers & Co.  1882


Michael Schiml, brewer, Dayton, was born in Reglasreuth, near Baireuth, Bavaria,
Germany, August 4, 1825, and is the son of Christopher and Mary (Kramer) Schiml,
natives of the same place. His father was a prominent mill owner, a man of means 
and commercial standing, who died about 1842. Michael was the youngest in a 
family of eight children, five of whom died previous to his coming to America, 
wither his brother John had preceeded him in 1845.  Michael with his mother and 
one sister, following in 1848, all settling in Montgomery County, Ohio, where 
the aged mother died soon after reaching this county.  Mr. Schiml was married, 
September 12, 1848, to Miss Annie M. Heindl, a native of Bavaria, and a 
daughter of John and Frederica Heindl, who remained in the fatherland.  Of this
union eight children are the fruits, as follows: Teresa, John L., Joseph 
(deceased), Susan, Andrew, Cidonia (deceased), Aloys C. and one died in infancy.
Mr. Schiml worked at coopering in this county until1852, when in partnership 
with his brother John, they started a brewery on the corner of Wayne and Hickory
streets, making their first lager beer on December 13 of that year, from stock
brought from Boston, by a cousin of the Schiml's who was a brewer, this being
the first lager beer made in Montgomery County, Ohio.  His brother, John, died
September 5, 1858, since which time the business has been owned and operated by
our subject, who ranks as the pioneer brewer of Dayton, and whose success in his
line has been second to none.  Beginning upon a capital of $1,800, he has by
constant attention to his business, and the manufacture of as good an article of
beer as other first-class brewers, increased his sales yearly, and thereby his
finincial standing up to today, he takes his place among the wealthy men of 
the Miami Valley, being worth over $75,000, all the legitimate result of his own
indefatigable will to win success.  His son, John L., is the book-keeper of the
establishment, and Andrew attends to the outside business, it being the 
intention of Mr. Schiml to retire from active life in a short time, leaving the
management of his brewery to his sons, who are thoroughly competent of 
immitating their father's success in life.
  

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