Friday, February 26, 2010
Grandpa Lutz On The Farm
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Jacob Elmer
Jacob Elmer Lutz and wife Etta
Willis Moody Lutz
daughter:Ethal Jane
Willis M. ran a boys club (suit on the right)
Willis M. in front (5 from the right)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Old Letter from 1870
December 17, 1870
Bremen Fairfield Co.
Dear John Lutz,
Glad to hear from you and (Phope)? When this letter reaches it’s destined front it may find you well. I have not been very well a few days in my belly at this time. Mother has been as well as common all fall but today she took a sick spell so she is not so well today. As regarding taking care of her, I will do that while I live and if I don’t get one cent. Of the children think that I should have something for taking care of her all is well it is not money that I am after but I have some respect for my mother and while here she shall not suffer. Some of the children is talking largely about her staying with me and I gave Noah the chance to keep her but he refused. Mother says that she wants to stay with me while she lives and she shall be cared for while she stays with me.
As regards her being troublesome, she is but all old folks will get troublesome. ____? take delight in taking care of her from the fact that she took care of you and Pop the rest of the children for a long time and now we should return the compliment.
I am sorry that when you were in that I knew nothing of the arrangement about hiring a girl to take care of mother. I knew nothing about that till of late. Perhaps the feelings amongst the children would be better if I had of knowing anything about it. As for the names of those who are medelling the one is friend (Sherburn?)and the other is Noah Lutz was not very clear. If you possibly can come in (to so and?) don’t reply for if you put it off to long you may not see her alive. Come as soon as you can. I have written this in the best of feeling towards you and all the respect.
Write soon as you can.
Jacob Lutz
(This letter’s hand writing was very hard for me to transcribe…I did the best I could)
Their mother Louisa Leas did die May 1871, not long after the letter
(These are the sons of John D. Lutz and Louisa Leas)
Bremen Fairfield Co.
Dear John Lutz,
Glad to hear from you and (Phope)? When this letter reaches it’s destined front it may find you well. I have not been very well a few days in my belly at this time. Mother has been as well as common all fall but today she took a sick spell so she is not so well today. As regarding taking care of her, I will do that while I live and if I don’t get one cent. Of the children think that I should have something for taking care of her all is well it is not money that I am after but I have some respect for my mother and while here she shall not suffer. Some of the children is talking largely about her staying with me and I gave Noah the chance to keep her but he refused. Mother says that she wants to stay with me while she lives and she shall be cared for while she stays with me.
As regards her being troublesome, she is but all old folks will get troublesome. ____? take delight in taking care of her from the fact that she took care of you and Pop the rest of the children for a long time and now we should return the compliment.
I am sorry that when you were in that I knew nothing of the arrangement about hiring a girl to take care of mother. I knew nothing about that till of late. Perhaps the feelings amongst the children would be better if I had of knowing anything about it. As for the names of those who are medelling the one is friend (Sherburn?)and the other is Noah Lutz was not very clear. If you possibly can come in (to so and?) don’t reply for if you put it off to long you may not see her alive. Come as soon as you can. I have written this in the best of feeling towards you and all the respect.
Write soon as you can.
Jacob Lutz
(This letter’s hand writing was very hard for me to transcribe…I did the best I could)
Their mother Louisa Leas did die May 1871, not long after the letter
(These are the sons of John D. Lutz and Louisa Leas)
Monday, February 22, 2010
Old Letter from 1856
This letter and the letter above were sent to me from a distant Lutz cousin named Timothy Lutz. He gave me copies of 2 letters in the Breman OH museum. They are Lutz letters. This one that I transcribed is from Noah Lutz to his brother John Lutz. They are the sons of John D. Lutz and Louisa Leas. In the letter I wrote it just how it is written.
1856
Dear Brother,
I received your letter on new years day and was glad to hear from you and to hear that you were well satisfied. Further I will tell you that we are all well and hoping that those few lines will find you all enjoying the same blessing of health and prosperity.
Further I will tell you that I have plenty of work and am making it pay tolerable well. I made that sleid and sold it for 7 dollars cash and have three more to make. I have bought that house and lot of Bany that D. Hoilliard lived in one year and am paid 500 dollars for it now, but I want a woman if I can get one. I came near getting married last week, I asked a girl to marry and she swore she would not have me and I thought that I was doing very well for the first time on Christmas. I took my small ? to Zanesville and had a fine time.
We had a dull new year in Bremen. The railroad and thunder and lightning telligraph is finished to Zanesville.
I can not come out to see you till March for Blosser is going to go to Indianid, she 15 and will stay 4 weeks, but I will come in March and so I can git a house and lot in some town, I will come there next fall and make wagons for you.
I can not tell you any news from Fairfield now, for things are as they use to be there, no change. Wheat has come down and that is a god’s blessing.
Our protracted meeting will commence to ? and I suppose will have a fine time, my ink froze for it is very cold today. Tell ? that I will bring her a present when I come.
No more at present, remaining your friend write soon as you git this and will write more the next time it is not cold. Now remember me.
Write soon
From Noah Lutz
To John Lutz – Breman Ohio
(Noah married Elizabeth Wright in 19 Jun 1856)
1856
Dear Brother,
I received your letter on new years day and was glad to hear from you and to hear that you were well satisfied. Further I will tell you that we are all well and hoping that those few lines will find you all enjoying the same blessing of health and prosperity.
Further I will tell you that I have plenty of work and am making it pay tolerable well. I made that sleid and sold it for 7 dollars cash and have three more to make. I have bought that house and lot of Bany that D. Hoilliard lived in one year and am paid 500 dollars for it now, but I want a woman if I can get one. I came near getting married last week, I asked a girl to marry and she swore she would not have me and I thought that I was doing very well for the first time on Christmas. I took my small ? to Zanesville and had a fine time.
We had a dull new year in Bremen. The railroad and thunder and lightning telligraph is finished to Zanesville.
I can not come out to see you till March for Blosser is going to go to Indianid, she 15 and will stay 4 weeks, but I will come in March and so I can git a house and lot in some town, I will come there next fall and make wagons for you.
I can not tell you any news from Fairfield now, for things are as they use to be there, no change. Wheat has come down and that is a god’s blessing.
Our protracted meeting will commence to ? and I suppose will have a fine time, my ink froze for it is very cold today. Tell ? that I will bring her a present when I come.
No more at present, remaining your friend write soon as you git this and will write more the next time it is not cold. Now remember me.
Write soon
From Noah Lutz
To John Lutz – Breman Ohio
(Noah married Elizabeth Wright in 19 Jun 1856)
John D. Lutz- A War of 1812 Vet
John D. Lutz
Gave his service in the War of 1812.
He served in Captain Morgan's Company, Ohio Militia.
Rank- Private
Rank Discharge- Private
John passed through many battles without even a wound.
He has a War 1812 marker on his grave.
Gave his service in the War of 1812.
He served in Captain Morgan's Company, Ohio Militia.
Rank- Private
Rank Discharge- Private
John passed through many battles without even a wound.
He has a War 1812 marker on his grave.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Taneytown, Fredrick County, Maryland
The early Lutz settlers put down roots in Taneytown, Fredrick County, MD.
Here is alittle bit about this area.
The earliest known inhabitants in the Taneytown area were native Americans. The Tuscarora Indians hunted deer, otter, wolves, and wildcats in the area’s abundant woodlands. Before the arrival of white settlers, however, most native Americans had already migrated west over South Mountain in the Cumberland Valley. The Treaty of Six Nations, which was signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1745, offered white settlers protection from Indian attacks in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia and made the ownership of land by white men legal.
The early European settlers were Germans from Pennsylvania and Germany. Taneytown was founded in 1754 when one of the area’s first land grants took place. Nearly 7,900 acres were granted to Edward Diggs and Raphael Taney under a patent designated as the Resurvey of Brothers Agreement. Lots were laid out and the first deeds registered in 1762. Raphael Taney, whose home was in St. Mary’s County, probably never lived here. He did, however, help design the town’s layout and gave it his name. One popular misconception is that the town was named for Roger Brooke Taney, a U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice. Judge Taney, who shared a common ancestor with Raphael Taney, was not born until 1777.
Given the long history of rural settlement, the City and surrounding area is rich in historic landmarks that continue to enhance and affect the character of the area. A portion of the City is designated as a Historic District with the National Register of Historic Places.
Taneytown (TAW-nee-town) is a city in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,128 at the 2000 census. Taneytown was founded in 1754. Of the town George Washington once wrote "Tan-nee town is but a small place with only the Street through the road passes, built on.
Carroll County was created in 1837 from parts of Baltimore and Frederick Counties.
During the American Civil War, the population of Carroll County was sharply divided between supporters of the Union and the Confederacy. In 1863, there were significant troop movements through the county as part of the Gettysburg campaign. On June 29, 1863, the cavalry skirmish known as Corbit's Charge was fought in the streets of Westminster, when two companies of Delaware cavalry attacked a much larger Confederate force under General J.E.B. Stuart.
Notable citizens of Carroll County include:
* Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner, was born at his family plantation of Terra Rubra, in what is now northwestern Carroll County.
* Whittaker Chambers, former communist and accuser of Alger Hiss
The county has a number of properties on the National Register of Historic Places
Here is alittle bit about this area.
The earliest known inhabitants in the Taneytown area were native Americans. The Tuscarora Indians hunted deer, otter, wolves, and wildcats in the area’s abundant woodlands. Before the arrival of white settlers, however, most native Americans had already migrated west over South Mountain in the Cumberland Valley. The Treaty of Six Nations, which was signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1745, offered white settlers protection from Indian attacks in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia and made the ownership of land by white men legal.
The early European settlers were Germans from Pennsylvania and Germany. Taneytown was founded in 1754 when one of the area’s first land grants took place. Nearly 7,900 acres were granted to Edward Diggs and Raphael Taney under a patent designated as the Resurvey of Brothers Agreement. Lots were laid out and the first deeds registered in 1762. Raphael Taney, whose home was in St. Mary’s County, probably never lived here. He did, however, help design the town’s layout and gave it his name. One popular misconception is that the town was named for Roger Brooke Taney, a U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice. Judge Taney, who shared a common ancestor with Raphael Taney, was not born until 1777.
Given the long history of rural settlement, the City and surrounding area is rich in historic landmarks that continue to enhance and affect the character of the area. A portion of the City is designated as a Historic District with the National Register of Historic Places.
Taneytown (TAW-nee-town) is a city in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,128 at the 2000 census. Taneytown was founded in 1754. Of the town George Washington once wrote "Tan-nee town is but a small place with only the Street through the road passes, built on.
Carroll County was created in 1837 from parts of Baltimore and Frederick Counties.
During the American Civil War, the population of Carroll County was sharply divided between supporters of the Union and the Confederacy. In 1863, there were significant troop movements through the county as part of the Gettysburg campaign. On June 29, 1863, the cavalry skirmish known as Corbit's Charge was fought in the streets of Westminster, when two companies of Delaware cavalry attacked a much larger Confederate force under General J.E.B. Stuart.
Notable citizens of Carroll County include:
* Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner, was born at his family plantation of Terra Rubra, in what is now northwestern Carroll County.
* Whittaker Chambers, former communist and accuser of Alger Hiss
The county has a number of properties on the National Register of Historic Places
Where is That County?
Here is a map of Ohio. Fairfield County and Perry County is where most of the Lutz Family resided. Fairfield is highlighted and Perry Co. is next to it.Willis Moody Lutz (son of Jacob Elmer)
Willis Moody Lutz
Born 20 Dec 1905- Junction City, Perry, OH
Died: 7 Sept 1984- Traverse City, Grand Traverse, MI
Buried: 11 Sept 1984
Married: 25 Aug 1923- Bascom, Senaca, OH
Spouse: Beulah Celesta Good
Born: 30 Sept 1900- Tiffin, Seneca, OH
Died: 24 Jun 1975- Traverse City, Grand Traverse, MI
Buried: 27 Jun 1975- Bettsville, Senaca, OH
CHILDREN
* Willis Elmer Lutz
(living)
Ethal Jane Lutz
Born 20 Dec 1905- Junction City, Perry, OH
Died: 7 Sept 1984- Traverse City, Grand Traverse, MI
Buried: 11 Sept 1984
Married: 25 Aug 1923- Bascom, Senaca, OH
Spouse: Beulah Celesta Good
Born: 30 Sept 1900- Tiffin, Seneca, OH
Died: 24 Jun 1975- Traverse City, Grand Traverse, MI
Buried: 27 Jun 1975- Bettsville, Senaca, OH
CHILDREN
* Willis Elmer Lutz
(living)
Ethal Jane Lutz
LUTZ LINE...DOWN TO THE LINE
Willis Elmer Lutz (son of Willis Moody Lutz), wife Virginia Waller- Living in Northern MI, cherry farmer
Willis Elmer Lutz (son of Willis Moody Lutz)
David Michael Lutz (son of Willis Elmer Lutz)
David Ellsworth (back) (son of Pam Lutz-daughter of Willis Elmer Lutz)
Kaden Ellsworth (front) (son of David Ellsworth)
4 Generations here at the Michigan Game
Willis King Lutz- (son of David Michael Lutz) he is the last living Lutz son with the Lutz name(on our branch). He is having a baby boy Spring of 2010 and plans to call him Willis LUTZ
The Grave of John D. Lutz
Left side of stone says:
John Lutz
died
Nov. 10, 1851
Age
64 Y & 26 D
Right side of stone says:
Louisa Leas
Wife of
John Lutz
died
May 25, 1871
76 Y. 6 M. 19 D
The stone also says:
"My flesh and my heart faileth but
God is the strength of my heart and
my portion forever"
PLS. NOTE: THIS PHOTO CAN BE VIEWED WHOLE BY CLICKING ON PHOTO- PHOTO IS CUT WHEN FIRST VIEWING ON POST
Some Lutz Photos
Jacob Elmer in this photo with the paint can.Mary Etta Virginia Blizzard (wife of Jacob E. Lutz)
The Photo with the old woman and 2 men are Jacob Elmer in chair, with his mother Martha R. Shoemaker, the man in back in Orda Orr (son of Jacob), and Orda's son Dickie. (4 generation photo)
Walloon Lake Community Church -Located in the heart of the village of Walloon Lake, MI, the historic stucture was erected in 1898. Jacob Elmer Lutz was Reverand of this church.
Aaron Lutz (with Civil War pin), wife Martha Rebecca Shoemaker, Jacob Elmer (back row left), Ira D. ( middle back row), John Sherman (back row right). I am not sure who the other girls are... at first I was thinking the woman in the back might be Jacob's wife, but if you look close she looks like the others (the mouth). So that might be Missouri, front left might be Mary, right- Sarah and middle girl Hazel? [I'm am just not sure on the girls or who the children are]
NOTE: THIS PICTURE CAN BE VIEWED IN WHOLE WHEN CLICKED ON- THIS PHOTO IS SHOWN CUT
Saturday, February 20, 2010
About Someset, Perry, OHIO
In the 1810s, Somerset grew quickly and, in 1817, became the Perry County seat of government. In 1846, Somerset boasted a population of nearly 1,400 residents. That same year, the community included four churches, three newspapers, sixteen stores, an iron foundry, and a tobacco warehouse. The town also claimed a Catholic nunnery and St. Mary's Seminary, a school for young women. Two miles south of Somerset was also located St. Joseph's Church, the first documented Catholic Church in Ohio.
By 1850, Perry County's population had reached nearly twenty thousand people. Many residents desired to relocate the county seat from Somerset, which is located in the northern part of the county, to New Lexington, a more centralized spot. The county seat moved to New Lexington by the start of the American Civil War.
During the remainder of the nineteenth and the first portion of the twentieth centuries, Somerset's population remained stable at approximately 1,200 residents. Many residents earned their livings in the surrounding iron and coalmines. As iron and coal deposits began to decline, residents began to find employment in other industries principally in the nearby cities of Lancaster and Zanesville. In 2000, Somerset's population had reached 1,500 people.
Civil War General Philip Sheridan spent much of his youth in Somerset. Although not open to the public, his home remains standing today
Did you know that in the late 1800's Perry county was known to have the largest working coal mines in the world? People from all over the world came to work in these mines. The coal was used to make fires in furnaces that were cooking pig iron nuggets into iron used for making steel. After a purer grade of iron was found in the Great Lakes, the mines closed, and around 1900 there was an oil revolution and practically every yard had an oil well drilled because Perry county land was full of oil. Today farmers are in the county working organic farms on the land and raising non antibiotic fed cows and chickens for healthier eating options so that Perry county will continue to be a viable asset to the state of Ohio
Lutz Birth- Listed in Perry OHIO
My Great Grandfather Willis Moody Lutz
Click on image to Zoom and veiw
1875 Map of Somerset, Perry, OHIO
PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ZOOM AND VIEW WHOLE MAP (NOTE LUTZ LAND)
Some Somerset, Perry Co. Ohio Buildings
Major General Phillip H. Sheridan (from Somerset)
General Sheridan's statue is seen in Somerset's Village Square at the intersection of St. Rt. 13 and U.S. Rt. 22. His parent's home, located at 417 S. Columbus St., was built in 1859 by General Sheridan for his parents and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The General's boyhood home is located at 114 W. Sheridan St. His famous ride from Winchester to Cedar Creek during the Civil War changed defeat into victory for the North and gave him national prominence.
Main St. Somerset 1900
Perry Co. Infirmary
Monument to Sheridan
Rushcreek, Fairfield, OHIO
Perry Co. Court House
A old homestead in Somerset, Perry, OH
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