Joseph A. Schuch
Joseph A. Schuch, vcounty recorder of Wayne County, was born in Ashland County, Ohio, November 6, 1849. His paternal grandparents came to America from Germany about 1847, and located in Wooster, Ohio, preparing to make a home there, but in eight days after their arrival death took away the grandmother, and eighteen months later the grandfather. Frederick Schuch, the father of our subject, came to America in 1846, and direct to Wooster, Ohio. At Loudonville, Ashland Co., Ohio, he was married to Margaret Young, a native of Holmes County, Ohio, and the daughter of Christian Young. Her mother died when she (Margaret) was but eight years of age. This union was blessed by the birth of eight children, seven of whom are now living.
Joseph A. Schuch, the subject proper of this biographical memoir, received school advantages at Loudonville, Ohio, and later for one and a half years at Wooster. In 1874 he was married to Miss Anna Kemmerline, daughter of George and Hannah Kemmerline, and a native of Wooster, Ohio. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Schuch: Frederick and Eveline. Mr. Schuch first learned the trade of a barber, and followed it successfully for some years. He was very popular and made many friends. April 6, 1881, he was elected township treasurer, in which capacity he served three terms, and in 1887 he was elected to his present position of county recorder. His majority has always been large, and far greater than his party vote would alone give, thus showing his popularity with both parties. Mr. Schuch is a natural musician, and still is, as he has been for years, connected with the Wooster band. He is a member of Morgen Stern Lodge No. 41, K. of P., and the Improved Order of Red Men.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1889