An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, pages 351-352 ISAAC W. SHULTZ, Assessor of Lewis county, is a native of the State of Ohio, born in Licking county, January 8, 1850. His parents, Lawrence and Delilah (Bumgardner) Shultz, were natives of the State of Pennsylvania, of German extraction; they reared a family of seven children, of whom Isaac W. is the youngest. When he was a lad of ten years the family removed to Muscatine, Iowa, and there he received his education. He was trained in all the details of stock-raising and general farming, and has given much attention to agriculture. In 1864 he removed to Manhattan, Kansas, and resided there until 1877, when he pushed on to the coast and located in Lewis county; here he owns 400 acres at Eden Prairie, one-half of which is under cultivation; he also has four acres of orchard, consisting chiefly of apples, which were set out as early as 1852; this is one of the most productive orchards in this section, and yields the largest crop gathered in Lewis county. In addition to his official duties and agricultural pursuits Mr. Shultz conducts a large mercantile trade; he has two stores, one being located at Knab, his post office, and the other at Green River, the latter being in charge of his eldest daughter, Gertrude. He is also interested in mining, being a member of the Green River Mining Company. In politics he supports the issues of the Republican party, and was elected by this body to the office he now holds, in the fall of 1892. He is a man of unusual executive ability and strict integrity, and has discharged his official duties with rare fidelity. He is an honored member of the I.O.O.F., of Toledo, Washington. On November 13, 1875, he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Dalton, a native of Indiana; they were the parents of four children Gertrude, Margaret, Hala and Lettie. Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in September 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.