Today in Wheeling History: April 5—Louis E. Schrader, a distinguished court reporter and civic leader, was born in Wheeling (1869).
Louis E. Schrader was born on April 5, 1869, in Wheeling, West Virginia, to Charles F. W. Schrader, a German immigrant and skilled carriage maker, and Christiana Stifel, a Wheeling native. Schrader grew up in Wheeling and attended public schools until the age of fourteen. He began his career in law and stenography at the law offices of Russell & Stifel, where he worked for five years. Schrader further honed his shorthand skills at the Cincinnati School of Phonography and the Phonographic Institute of Cincinnati, becoming proficient in court reporting.
In 1893, Schrader was appointed the official court reporter for Ohio County, a position he held for nearly three decades. He also served as the official reporter for the West Virginia Senate for twenty years. Schrader was deeply involved in Wheeling’s civic life, serving on the City Board of Education and participating in organizations such as the Rotary Club and Wheeling Lodge No. 28, B.P.O.E. In 1908, he married Alberta Prince, the daughter of a steamboat captain, and they had one son, Henry. Schrader’s contributions to Wheeling’s legal and civic communities left a lasting legacy.
To learn more: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV (https://tinyurl.com/mwactbbj); Find a Grave (https://tinyurl.com/ydu7mu7s)
Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV; Find a Grave
Louis E. Schrader was born on April 5, 1869, in Wheeling, West Virginia, to Charles F. W. Schrader, a German immigrant and skilled carriage maker, and Christiana Stifel, a Wheeling native. Schrader grew up in Wheeling and attended public schools until the age of fourteen. He began his career in law and stenography at the law offices of Russell & Stifel, where he worked for five years. Schrader further honed his shorthand skills at the Cincinnati School of Phonography and the Phonographic Institute of Cincinnati, becoming proficient in court reporting.
In 1893, Schrader was appointed the official court reporter for Ohio County, a position he held for nearly three decades. He also served as the official reporter for the West Virginia Senate for twenty years. Schrader was deeply involved in Wheeling’s civic life, serving on the City Board of Education and participating in organizations such as the Rotary Club and Wheeling Lodge No. 28, B.P.O.E. In 1908, he married Alberta Prince, the daughter of a steamboat captain, and they had one son, Henry. Schrader’s contributions to Wheeling’s legal and civic communities left a lasting legacy.
To learn more: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV (https://tinyurl.com/mwactbbj); Find a Grave (https://tinyurl.com/ydu7mu7s)
Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV; Find a Grave
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