Biographical Sketch of Benjamin Schatz, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Benjamin Schatz, a native of Baden, Germany, was born March 20, 1845
and is the youngest of the four living children of Mathew and Eliza-
beth (Klatt) Schatz, who immigrated to America when our subject was
but eight years of age, in 1853, settling in Missouri.  The country 
was broken and unsettled, and schools and churches were very scarce,
hence the educational advantages of Benjamin Schatz were limited. As
a farmer he ranks as one of the best in his neighborhood; he started 
with eighty acres of land, only twenty of which were cultivated, and
today he owns about 500 acres, with 200 in cultivation and good im-
provements, a comfortable residence, large barns, plenty of outbuild-
ings, etc.  He is an enterprising man and is quite largely engaged in
stock raising.  He took no part in the late war with the exception of
a short service in the State Militia.  He married Louisa, daughter of
Florian Hulmich, and they are the parents of eleven children, five 
sons and six daughters, all living: Joseph M., Benjamin F., William 
H., Robert P., Charles, Francis C. E., Mary K., Bertha, Anna M., Emma
C. and Louisa.  Mr. Schatz has served as justice of the peace, asse-
sor and collector, and has always held the esteem of the people of 
his township.  He and wife are members of the holy Catholic Church. 
Mr. Schatz is a stanch Democrat.

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