Frederick Schutte
Frederick Schutte, County Auditor, Dayton, was born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, March 16, 1846. His parents were Frederick Schutte, a native of Hesse-Cassel, Germany, who came to this country about 1840, and Catherine C. (Webber) Schutte, a native of Prussia, who came to America in 1838. They were married in Dayton, and had five children, three boys and two girls, of whom our subject and one girl are the only survivors. The father had his passage paid to this country by parties in Dayton, and after his arrival worked fifteen months in a stone quarry at $7 per month to repay it. His estate now owns the land on which this, the first work he performed in the new world, was done. He died February 7, 1871, after a life of honest toil, leaving his family in very good circumstances. His wife is still living and is enjoying very good health for one so advanced in years. Our subject, who was the oldest child, attended the common schools of Dayton until seventeen years old. At the age of twenty-one years, he became a Deputy in the Auditor's office, in which he remained four years and then became Steward of Southern Ohio Insane Asylum, under the administration of Gov. Allen. He remained at the asylum from June 19, 1874, until July 17, 1876, and then accepted a position in the County Treasurer's office, where he served one year or until 1877, when he was elected to fill his present office. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Red Men and Druids. He is also a member in good standing of the German Lutheran Church. He resides with his mother and sister in Van Buren Township, just out of the city. His official service has been attended with the best of success and with credit to himself and his party.
From History of Montgomery County, Ohio, W. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1882