The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 135

MICHAEL SCHULLER.

A valuable property of eighty acres on the Tieton stands as a monument to the
life activities of Michael Schuller, who was one of the progressive and
enterprising agriculturists of his neighborhood. A native of Wisconsin, he was
born in March, 1862, and was a son of Michael and Mary Schuller, pioneers of
that state. There he was reared and received his education, early in life
becoming acquainted with agricultural methods. In 1888, at the age of twenty-six
years, he decided to move westward in order to profit by the opportunities
presented in a newer country and came to Yakima county, Washington, where he
worked for wages. Saving his earnings, he began operating rented land and in
1898 he and his wife bought eighty acres and also homesteaded eighty acres on
the Tieton. To the cultivation of this property Mr. Schuller devoted himself
industriously, ever following progressive methods until he made this one of the
valuable farms of the neighborhood. He built a handsome residence, erected
suitable barns, instituted modern machinery, and added other necessary
equipment. After his death Mrs. Schuller sold half of the property but still
retains eighty acres.

On June 4, 1891, Mr. Schuller was united in marriage to Ann Sleavin, a native of
New York. and a daughter of Andrew and Ann Sleavin, who in 1863 removed from the
Empire state to Minnesota, locating in Winona county, where Mr. Sleavin took up
agricultural pursuits, there passing away. His widow and the rest of the family
subsequently came to Yakima county in 1888, and in this district she resided for
many years. She died October 1, 1916. To Mr. and Mrs. Schuller were born six
children: Mary, deceased; Angela, at home; Edward, who is now serving in the
United States army; Nicholas Joseph, at home; Francis, deceased; and Theresa, at
home.

Mr. Schuller was a devoted member of St. Joseph's Catholic church, which his
widow- and the remaining members of the family now attend. He was much
interested in the higher things in life, particularly in educational progress,
serving as school director in his district and thus instituting a number of
improvements which have been of great benefit to the community. In his political
affiliation he was a democrat and ever true to the principles of that party
although he was not a politician in the commonly accepted sense of the word,
preferring to devote himself to his farming and his family. In his death the
family lost a beloved husband and father and many lost a sincere and faithful
friend. He was ever moved by the most honorable principles and his word was as
good as his bond. There was nothing in his life of which he might ever need be
ashamed, but on the contrary there were many acts which could be cited as being
of great credit to him. However, Mr. Schuller was a modest man and was content
in his own assurance of having pursued a righteous course in life. It is
therefore but natural that he is greatly missed by those who knew him and who
venerate his memory. As a pioneer he contributed toward material upbuilding
along agricultural lines and thus made possible the prosperous conditions that
now maintain in the Yakima valley, while as a citizen he was ever loyal to
American ideals and American standards.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
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