Mr. A. J. Schulte, the well known coal mine owner, died at his residence No. 5012 Liberty Avenue.
He first saw the light of the world in Germany and traveled with his parents when aged 9 years to America and at the age of eleven took a job in a coal mine to support his mother as his father died shortly after their arrival. In 1869 he became the superintendent of the Ft. Pitt coal mine and in 1874 he acquired the Bower Hill and later the Bridgeville mines. The primary cause of death was asthma. He leaves behind a spouse and 10 children.
(translated from original German text)
The Pittsburger Volksblatt newspaper
February 6, 1896
Mr. A. J. Schulte, the well known coal mine owner, died at his residence No. 5012 Liberty Avenue.
He first saw the light of the world in Germany and traveled with his parents when aged 9 years to America and at the age of eleven took a job in a coal mine to support his mother as his father died shortly after their arrival. In 1869 he became the superintendent of the Ft. Pitt coal mine and in 1874 he acquired the Bower Hill and later the Bridgeville mines. The primary cause of death was asthma. He leaves behind a spouse and 10 children.
(translated from original German text)
The Pittsburger Volksblatt newspaper
February 6, 1896
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Philomena C Schulte Mayer
1863–1937
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Frank Anthony Schulte
1865–1947
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John Joseph Schulte
1867–1950
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Joseph Frederick Schulte
1870–1949
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Katherine Rose Schulte Dietz
1873–1941
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Charles A. Schulte
1875–1959
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Mary Margaret Schulte Yates
1877–1968
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Anna Matilda Schulte Eckert
1880–1969
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Cecelia Marie Schulte Aiken
1882–1971
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