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. 487

George SCHRAMM, a manufacturer of harness and collars at No. 1043 
Market street, Wheeling, West Virginia, whose portrait is herewith 
shown, carries on a most successful trade and has been in business 
for himself since 1899.  He was born in Germany, October 16, 1872, 
and is a son of William and Margaret Schramm.
	William Schramm was born in Germany in 1830, and was a 
carpenter by trade.  In the latter part of his life he also engaged 
in the wholesale produce business.  He died in 1886.  His wife was 
born in 1829 in Germany, where she is still living with her daughter 
Maria.  They had 12 children, of whom five are still living, namely:  
Charlotte, who is the wife of Henry Fischer and lives in Germany; 
Daniel, who also lives in Germany; Maria, who married Henry 
Schultheis and is now a widow; Andrew A., engaged in saloon business 
in Wheeling; and George, the subject of this biography. 
	George Schramm's early life was spent in attending public 
school, and later the military school at Biebrich-on-the-Rhine.  In 
1893 he came to the United States, and proceeded to Wheeling, where 
he worked for his brother, Andrew A., in making harness.  In May, 
1898, he left Wheeling for St. Clairsville, Ohio, where he opened up 
a harness shop, but remained one year only, when he returned to 
Wheeling, bought out his brother's business, and has since continued 
in it.
	Mr. Schramm was united in marriage September 29, 1897, with 
Elizabeth Schafer, a daughter of John and Wilhelmina Schafer.  She 
was born at Bridgeport, Ohio, August 9, 1877, and they have one 
child, John, who was born November 24, 1898.  They are both devoted 
to St. John's German Independent Protestant church, of which they are 
members.  Mr. Schramm also belongs to the German Beneficial Union and 
the Beethoven Singing Society, and is also a member of the executive 
committee of the state organization of the German Societies.  In 
politics he interests himself in the welfare of the Republican party.  
In all his dealings Mr. Schramm has been honest, industrious, upright 
and temperate, and enjoys the esteem and respect that is justly his 
due.