From "History of Wheeling City and Ohio County, West Virginia and 
Representative Citizens," by Hon. Gibson Lamb Cranmer, 1902. 

Typed by Laurie Birks Dean

p. 523

Frederick SCHMEICHEL, of the firm of F. Schmeichel & Son, engaged in 
an extensive furniture and upholstering business in Wheeling, West 
Virginia, is a German by birth, as were also his father and mother, 
Michael and Amelia Schmeichel.  In 1870 our subject immigrated to the 
United States, locating permanently in Wheeling.  He was a stair-
builder and carpenter by trade and pursued that occupation for three 
and a half years in this country.  He then started into his present 
business, being associated with Mr. Behrens, under the firm name of 
Schmeichel & Behrens, which continued until the death of the latter 
in 1883, the firm having carried on a profitable business for ten 
years.  Our subject then did without a partner for some time, 
continuing in his own name until his son, Fred C., grew old enough to 
become interested, when the firm became F. Schmeichel & Son, and has 
so continued.  They are located at Nos. 2265-67 Market street.
	Michael Schmeichel was born in 1801, and was a farmer all his 
life, dying in 1895.  His wife lived to be only forty-five years old, 
her death occurring in 1854.  They had five children, of whom three 
died many years ago in Germany.  Frederick, our subject, who was born 
in 1841; and Julius, who died in Germany in 1895, made up the 
remainder of the family.
	In 1873 Mr. Schmeichel was united in marriage with Louise 
Ulrich, who was born in 1851.  They have seven children, as follows:  
Fred C., Ludo, Harry, Arthur, Maria, Edward and Oscar.  Fred C. and 
Harry are in business with their father.  The family are members of 
the St. John's German Independent Protestant church.  Mr. Schmeichel 
is an ardent Republican, and affiliates with the Improved Order of 
Red Men and the Knights of Pythias.  He has a thriving business, 
which bids fair to become larger as his sons grow older.  He is a 
good manager and is held in high esteem by all the residents of 
Wheeling who know him.