From Biographical History of Tippecanoe, White,
Jasper, Newton,
Benton, Warren and Pulaski Counties,
Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company 1899.
Page 934-935
JAMES W. SCHOOLER
James W. Schooler, a member of the firm of Wilgus &
Schooler, engaged in the real-estate, loan and
insurance business in Lafayette, is also a prominent
political leader and holds the position of secretary
of the city central committee. He was born in
Indianapolis, Indiana, April 17, 1863, a son of
William W. and Anna (Sullivan) Schooler, the former a
native of Pennsylvania and the alter of London,
England.
In the parental family were three children, of whom
our subject is the only survivor. He came to Indiana
with his parents at an early day and they settled on a
farm near Crawfordsville, where William grew to
manhood and was married. When the civil war broke out
he enlisted in the Eleventh Indiana Volunteer
Infantry, which was under the command of the well
known writer, General Lew Wallace. With his regiment
Mr. Schooler saw active service through the famous
Atlanta campaign, and his record is that of a brave,
faithful soldier. When the war was over he returned to
his family on the old home place. His wife, the mother
of our subject, died in July, 1889, aged forty-four
years. She was an estimable woman and a devout
Catholic. The father is still living and is farming in
Montgomery county.
Mr. Schooler's paternal grandfather, also named
William, is a native of Pennsylvania, of German
descent. He was a pioneer settler of Montgomery
County, Indiana, where he held the offices of sheriff
and treasurer of the county. He had a family of five
sons and one daughter and is living, at a venerable
age. On the maternal side Mr. Schooler's grandfather
Sullivan was born in Ireland and came to America at an
early day, settling on a farm in Montgomery county,
near Crawfordsville. He had but one child, Anna, who
became the mother of our subject.
James W. Schooler was not quite two years old when his
parents came to Lafayette, and in that city he was
reared and educated. He attended the parochial school
until thirteen years old, then clerked for seven years
in a dry goods store and afterward opened a
restaurant, which he carried on for nearly three
years. For a short time after this he was employed in
Ruger's bakery. In 1849 he formed a partnership with
William Wilgus in the real estate and loan and
insurance business, in which he is still engaged.
On February 25, 1884, Mr. Schooler was united in
marriage to Miss Nellie Brown, daughter of Thomas E.
and Martha Brown, of Delphi. Two children, William and
James, have been born of this union. Mr. and Mrs.
Schooler are worthy members of the Catholic church and
Mr. Schooler belongs to the Ancient Order of
Hibernians. He is a stanch Democrat and is always
ready to work for his party, but, contrary to the
habit of many politicians, he has never been known to
say an unkind word of his opponents. Mr. Schooler is a
very popular man and is deserving of the high esteem
of those who have watched his career as boy and man.
He has a pleasant home in which his many friends are
always made welcome.
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