John Schoen
John Schoen, Bailiff, Superior Court, Dayton. Mr. Schoen was born in Hessen, Germany, April 3, 1825, emigrated to America in 1856. After sojourning some two years in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other cities in Pennsylvania, he came to Montgomery County, Ohio, in 1858, and settled in Dayton. He worked in breweries from the age of fourteen years until he came to Datyon, Ohio. After his location here, he followed frescoing and paper hanging until the fall of 1880, when he was appointed Bailiff of the Superior Court. He was elected a member of the City Council of Dayton in 1876, and served a term of two years. In 1878, he was elected for three years on of the Board of Infirmary Directors. In 1861, in the first call for troops, he enlisted in the Twelfth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served two years and four months, when he was discharge on account of wounds received in battle. In the second battle of Bull Run he lost on finger from his right hand, the rest of the hand being disabled as to almost destroy its use. He also received three other wounds in different parts of his body. It was his love for the country that gives him liberty that prompted him to enlist in its defense. He is a member of the Odd Fellows, Red Men, V.A.O.D. and O.N.G. He was instrumental in starting the first beneficial association of this city, being on the the incorporators. He was married, September 7, 1858, to Catherine Faulstick, to whom six children have been born, viz.: Conrad, Harmon, Johnie (deceased), Annie, Katie, and William. Mr. Schoen has always been a hard-working, industrious man, true to his God and country.
From History of Montgomery County, Ohio, W. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1882