<DEFEAT MARSHALL AT CHESS. D. P. Rhoads, Edward Schrader and A. C. Wood of this city won their games of chess which they played against F. J. Marshall, United States champion, last night. The games were played in the Citizen's club. Frank E. Young and F. P. Hier secured draw games with the champion.>

1915 census for Syracuse Ward 06, Onondaga, New York:

Edward F Schrader, 38, Artist
Lila F Schrader, 34
Howard F Schrader, 7
Edward F Schrader 4
Richard H Schrader, 7/12

1920 census:

Edward Schrader, 43, born in Switzerland, Artist Portrait Co.

Lila Schrader, 29, b. in Illinois
Howard F Schrader, 12
Edward F Schrader, 9, b. in Missouri
Richard K Schrader, 5

in Kossuth Avenue, St Louis Ward 21, St Louis, Missouri.

1930 census:

Clarence P Blackley, 37
Lila F Blackley, 38
Beatrice R Blackley 1 (1 7/12)
Howard F Schrader, 19
Edward F Schrader, 18

1921: "Artists. .. Schrader E F, 964, 5th rm 214" (San Diego Directory)

1922: <E. F. Schrader of San Diego 7-4> (Calif. Chess Reporter, July 1952, p. 27-28) (on the Calif. Championship)

1925: <E. F. Schrader of Los Angeles, 4-4> (Calif. Chess Reporter, July 1952, p. 28) (Calif. Ch.)

1945: Pan-Am Chess congress in Hollywood, Masters Reserve: <E. F. Schrader 9-7> (http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/...)

1949: Edw F Schrader and Edw F Schrader Jr USN, 1801 Kay (Compton City Directory) (USN = US Navy)

1954: "Schrader Edw F artist h 1801 Kay .. NEwmrk 2-0108" (Compton City Directory)

1954: Schrader Edw F Jr USN r 1801 Kay .. NEwmrk 2-0108" (there is also Howard Schrader wkr, and Richard Schrader) (Compton City Directory)

<E. F. Schrader, Compton> (Calif. Chess Reporter, July 1955, p. 8) (on the US Open 1955)

Edward Jr. was 44 years old in 1955, and Edward Sr. 78 years old.

1958: Edw Schrader, retired; Edw F Schrader Jr, tech VA Hosp (LB) (Compton City Directory)

This is Edward Friederich Schrader (1877 – 1966), born in Switzerland, immigrated 1891, and his son Edward Frederick Schrader, born Nov. 3, 1910 in Illinois, died Jul. 13, 1981 in Compton, Los Angeles County.

Edward Frederick Schrader, b. 31 Oct 1877 in Schwanden, Switzerland. Immigrated to New York Nov 1891 on board "La Bretagne" from Havre, France. Married to Lila F., with children: Howard b. 1907 in St. Louis, Edward b. 1910 in St. Louis, Richard, b. 1914 in Syracuse, NY, and Virginia, b. 1922 in San Diego, CA. Occupation (1925): Portrait artist. Signed in Southern District, Central Division, Los Angeles CA.

So his addresses fit exactly with where he played chess: St. Louis, Syracuse, San Diego, Los Angeles.

The petition of 1925 was denied! On the ground that "My witnesses did not know me continuously for required time". He filed a new petition in Nov 1942 at the Court of Oregon in Portland:

Name Edward Friederich Schrader, b. 31 Oct 1877 in Schwanden, Switzerland, etc. He lists the same family members, but is now divorced from Lila. His last residence is Johannesburg, Transvaal, S. Africa (!) and he entered the US in 1935 from Cape Town, S. Africa. Now lives in Portland, Oregon, as a portrait artist.

<The St. Louis Chess Club held its annual meeting a few days ago and elected the following officers for the coming year: President, S. R. Burgess; first vice-president, F. Ogden; second vice-president, A. H. Robins; secretary and treasurer, Ben R. Foster; governing committee, Max Judd, George H. Wolbrecht, Ben R. Foster, <Ed Schrader,> S. Blenenstock, Charles B. McGinnis.> This is the first mention I can find.

US Census 1900 for St. Louis Ward 16, District 0247, Missouri:

Fred Schrader, b. 1855 in Switzerland, Bookeeper. Gusta Schrader, b. 1857 n Switzerland. <Edw Schrader>, b. 1877 in Switzerland, Artist. Eva b. 1885 in Italy, Emile b. 1888 in Switzerland.

So he was an "artist" already in 1900. His employer in 1942 was "Midwest Studios" (WW 2 Draft Reg. Cards).

Here are two seemingly unpubl. games between Schrader and Max Judd in July 1902: http://www.memphischess.com/files/1...

<Mr. Schrader, the prominent young player of the St. Louis Chess Club, managed to win a game after losing the first he started in short order.

The list of players opposed to the champion follows: Board No. 1, Downman and Speeding; No. 2, Holman; No. 2, Schrader, Sr.; No. 4, Schrader, Jr.; [...]>
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 1901.01.22, p10

The same list is given in the St. Louis Republic, 1901.01.22, p4.

As Eugene Wesley Shrader was only four years older than Edward, I doubt he was mistakenly identified as the "Sr" mentioned.

It would appear that Ed Schrader's father also played chess and lived in St. Louis, so a double check of some simultaneous exhibition games may be necessary just to make sure it wasn't Senior instead of Junior...