Henry Seitz

As printed in 1908

HENRY- SEITZ, a well-known citizen of Tremont City, who owns a valuable farm of one hundred and fifty-seven acres, which, is situated in ChampaigTi County, Ohio, was born on Snow Hill, just north of Springfield, Ohio, June 15, 1834, and is a son of Andrew and Ann (Baker) Seitz.

Andrew Seitz was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and was a son of Henry Seitz, who brought his family in wagons from that state to Clark County, Ohio, in 18.31. Andrew Seitz subsequently married Ann Baker, who was born in Virginia and was a daughter of Rudolph Baker, who came to Clark County after the close of the War of 1812. Mr. Baker settled in German Township, near the present baseball grounds on the Valley Turnpike. After marriage, Andrew Seitz settled at Snow Hill for a time, but during the boyhood of his son Henry he moved to a farm on what is now the Valley Turnpike, where he also purchased a small saw and grist-mill. In 1845, he bought the mill at Tremont and in 1859 he built the mil] which is now operated by Amos Seitz, one of his sons.

In 1849, Henry Seitz went to work in the Tremont mill and after the new one was built he worked in it and later ran it until 1873, when he left the mill and settled on his farm in Champaign County. He continued in agricultural pursuits until 1900, when he returned to Tremont, but still retains his farm, which is a very valuable property.

In 1863, Mr, Seitz was married to Hester Ann Rector, who died May 4, 1904. She was the mother of the following children: Annie, who married Frank White; Carrie, who died April 19, 1908, and was the wife of Charles Maggert; Ira; Ada, who married Eugene Phillips; Nellie, and Stanlev.

As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.