History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881. p.1163

Joseph Schneider, proprietor Phoenix House, Main street; he was born in
Prussia, July 3, 1840; emigrated to America with his parents in 1852, and
settled in Albany, N.Y., where they lived about fourteen months; then moved
to Toledo, Ohio, in 1854; lived there about two years, then moved to
Oshkosh, Wis.; he worked at lumbering in winters, and summers worked in saw
mills for ten years; he began hotel keeping in 1874, and has since
continued that business; he was married in Oshkosh, Wis., in October, 1865,
to Miss Tracy Hess, who was born in Bavaria, Germany; they have three
children- Joseph, William and Dalia.