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DANIEL SCHLIEF,* a prosperous merchant of Shamokin, Pa., is purely of German

descent. He was born February 6, 1863, at Silver Creek, Schuylkill County, Pa.,

and is a son of Francis and Barbara (Strohm) Schlief. His maternal grandparents

were Daniel and Catherine (Steis) Strohm. They came over from Germany on the

same vessel which also bore the father of our subject, then a young man. His

grandparents located on a tract of land in Schuylkill County, Pa., known as the

"Bushy Tract."



  Francis Schlief, father of our subject, was born in 1822 in Bavaria, Germany.

He arrived in America, July 15, 1848. He first settled at Middeport, Schuylkill

County, Pa., but subsequently removed to Brady, Northumberland County, now known

as Johnson City, and engaged in agricultural pursuits until our subject attained

the age of six years, removing at that time to Shamokin and engaging in mining

for many years. Later he was an assistant in a mercantile establishment at

Shamokin. He continued at that occupation until cut off by death in 1882 at the

age of sixty years. He was a member of the Reformed Church. He was a decided

Republican.



  Daniel Schlief attended public schools until he attained the age of twelve

years when he began working at the mines as slate-picker, continuing that

occupation until seventeen years of age, when he commenced clerking for his

father and diligently continued at that until his father's death in 1882, after

which he remained with his father's former employer for six years. By strict

attention to his duties and by close economy he had saved a considerable sum of

money with which, in 1888, he leased a building and engaged in the mercantile

business for himself, directly opposite the place he now occupies. He remained

there for several years and was successful to such a marked degree that he was

enabled to purchase his present site and build a handsome building of his own,

at No. 600 West Pine street, Shamokin. This is a modern brick building with a

frontage of 25 feet and a depth of 60 feet, and is three stories high. In this

building Mr. Schlief carries a fine stock of general merchandise and can please

the most fastidious. He is a close and careful buyer and believes in quick sales

and small profits, thus securing for his customers many excellent bargains.



  Mr. Schlief was twice married. His first wife was Mazie L. Hale, who bore him

one son, Daniel, now deceased. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Schlief

was united with Mrs. Kate S. Lyne. Two children were born to them, a daughter

and son, Mazie Ruth and Lloyd Allen. Mr. Schlief and his wife have seen these

loved ones laid to rest in the grave; the misfortune fell heavily upon them, but

they have bowed to the will of Him who called their loved ones home, and by this

bereavement their own lives have been more closely cemented together.



  Mr. Schlief is, virtually, a self-made man. having risen from a day-laborer to

a position of wealth. He has been the architect of his own fortunes in the

truest sense of the word. Both politically and religiously he follows in the

footsteps of his father, being an enthusiastic Republican and a member and

liberal supporter of the Reformed Church. He has served as councilman for two

years, and is now a member of the board of health. He is a member of Washington

Camp No. 30, P. O. S. of A., and is also a member of the A. P. A., No. 149.







Additional Comments:

* The information contained in this biography was supplied by the subject of

this sketch. A type-set copy of the biography was sent to the subject to be

proof-read, but the subject did not edit and return the copy, so this biography

may contain typographical errors.



  Extracted from:

    

    Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District

    Published by 

    Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)





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