Ohio County, West Virginia          Biography - William August Stoetzer

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Submitted by Paul E. Cox

Source: History of Wheeling, and Ohio County, and Representative Citizens
by Hon. Judge Krammer
page 833 and 834.

    William August Stoetzer, a well-known contractor of Wheeling,
West Virginia, was born in Ohio County, West Virginia, in 1859, and is a
son of F. W.  Stoetzer.

    F. W. Stoetzer was born in Saxony, a province of Germany, and there
learned the trade of plasterer. He came to the United States and settled
in Wheeling, in 1845, where he lived until 1895, when his death occurred,
at the age of sixty-seven years. His widow still resides in Wheeling. They
had five boys and two girls, all but ine of whom are now living in Wheeling.
The sons are all engaged in the same line of business and two of them are
contracting. One son is located at Wellsburg.

    William August Stoetzer, the subject of this sketch, learned his trade
from his father, and worked with him until he had reached the age of twenty-
three years. He then removed to Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained for a year
and a half, after which he spent six months at Wellsburg. He followed
contracting in these different cities, and this has been his occupation ever
since he began work for himself. He returned to Wheeling in 1885, and this
has been his home ever since. He employs from six to 14 men to assist him in
his business, and does much work in the neighboring towns. He is a painstaking,
conscientious workman, and his knowledge of his trade is thorough. Mr. Stoetzer
owns five or six houses in Wheeling, and also a summer home at Glendale, which
he has rented since 1893. He built an addition to his house at No. 2111 Eoff
street, and it is one of the many attractive homes in Wheeling.

    In 1882 Mr. Stoetzer was married to Mary Fulton, and to them were born
five childern, namely: Charles, deceased; Cora; Earl; Edna; and William August,
Jr. Mr. Stoetzer is a Democrat in politics. He was elected a member of the board
of education in 1900, and will represent Centre district for a term of six years.
Fraternally, he is member of the Nelson Lodge, No. 30, A.F. & A.M.; Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks; Knights of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen;
National Union; Royay Tribe of St. Joseph; and Empire Knights of Relief, the latter
being a society organized at Wheeling. Religiously, he is a member of the Lurthran
church. His childern attend the Presbyterian Sunday-school.
A portrait of Mr. Stoetzer accompanies this sketch.

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