Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

C. W. STAEHLE, bookbinder, Joliet; was born in Tubingen, Kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany, March 
13, 1825; he was educated at the University of Tubingen, and anrward learned the bookbinder's 
trade, which he followed until he was 26 years of age, when he came to the United States; this 
was in 1851 ; he spent four years in New York City, working at different trades, the last year 
as, draughtsman for Elias HOWE, the inventor of the sewing machine; from New York, he came 
directly to Joliet, and for eight years was engaged as pattern-maker in Jones' agricultural 
foundry; in 1859, he established his present business in a small way, having no capital, 
afterward combining the picture-frame business; by attention to business and the wants of his 
customers, his business has steadily increased, until now his house is the leading one in his 
line in the city. Mr. STAEHLE has been Notary Public for the past nine years; in 1868, he was 
elected City Collector, serving one year; he has been a member of the Board of School Inspectors 
constantly since 1868, the past six years being Clerk of the Board. He was married in 1849 to 
Miss Mary BERTSCH, of Wurtemberg, Germany, and has seven children living - Christian, Louise, 
Otto, Albert, Edwin, Fred and Martha.