Turtle Creek Twp. -
G. W. IUTZI, farmer; P. O. Blue Ball,
Butler Co.; born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, June 13, 1839; he
is the son of Jacob and Merie (Holly) Iutzi, natives
of Germany, who emigrated to America in 1832, and settled in
Butler Co., Ohio; they were married in 1836, and had nine
children, of whom three now survive, viz., G. W., Emelie
I. and Otto, all following the occupation of
their father, that is, farming. Their father died
April 8, 1858, leaving a farm of 220 acres in Turtle Creek
Township; he was a Democrat until 1856, when Fremont ran for
the Presidency, after which, until his death, he was a
stanch and enthusiastic REpublican. HE was a chosen
preacher for the Mennonite Church for many years. Our
subject received a fair education; he received his education
in the academy at Monroe, Ohio; he is now conducting a farm
with good success.
Source: History of Wayne
Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882
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