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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio
Vol. II
by Wm. Rusler - Publ.
1921
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JOHN ZEITZ
is a venerable resident of Perry Township, who as a boy and
youth went through all the experiences common to the pioneer in
proving up and developing a tract of woodland and putting it
into cultivation and establishing a home.
Mr. Zeitz was born in Germany in December, 1835,
son of John Peter and Mary (Stutt) Zeitz. In
1850 the family left Europe, embarked on a sailing vessel, which
was forty days in crossing the ocean. Practically all the
party were seasick except the son John, who had to assume
the place of cook for most of the passengers. From the
eastern coast the family traveled west to Cleveland and then
drove overland to Westminster, spending one night on the way at
Kenton. At Westminster John Peter Zeitz bought
forty-two acres of timber land, and in clearing it out the son
John proved an effective aid. He lived at home to
the age of twenty-one, working on the place in winters and
hiring out at wages during the summer. For several years
he worked as a railroad hand and also as a farm laborer.
Mr. Zeitz eventually bought forty acres of his own in
section 22 of Perry Township. This, too, was covered with
dense timber. In October, 1865, he married Philapina
Koch, who was born in Baden, Germany, on Oct. 23, 1846,
daughter of Ludwig and Elizabeth Koch.
After this marriage Mr. Zeitz continued railroad
work for some time and lived for a year in Lima. For about
seven years prior to his marriage he sold most of the timber
taken from his own land to a brick plant and also worked at the
plant as a brick maker. By the time he was married he had
about ten acres cleared, and when he went there to live he built
a story and a half log house. Then followed many busy
years of clearing and improving. He also bought forty
acres across the road in section 15 and with other land he had a
farm almost in a body comprising 140 acres and subsequently
bought eighty acres more in section 25 of Perry Township.
His son-in-law, Rufus Creps, now lives on this eighty in
section 25. Mr. Zeitz is still living on his
original forty acres, and has been in that one neighborhood for
sixty years or more. The land is now farmed by his son,
and he is practically retired. Mr. Zeitz is a
democratic voter and a member of the German Reformed Church.
His good wife passed away Nov. 13, 1904. She was
the mother of three children: MAry Catherine, wife
of Rufus Creps of Perry Township; Louis John on
the same place; and Fred William of Lima.
Source: A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co., 1921
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ANTHONY P. ZENDER
Source: A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co., 1921
- Page 244
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JEFFERSON W. ZERKEL
Source: A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co., 1921
- Page 229
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EGGERT N. ZETLITZ
Source: A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co., 1921
- Page 176
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ELZA O. ZURMEHLY
Source: A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. Chicago: Warner i.e. Warner, Beers & Co., 1921
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