Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Metz, Charles A. 1861 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

CHARLES A. METZ.

   Charles A. Metz, a prosperous farmer of Jefferson township, where he owns
fifty-nine acres of well-improved land, is a native of the township where he
resides, having been born on December 26, 1861. He is the son of Samuel and Mary
A. (Schock) Metz.

   Samuel Metz was born in Pennsylvania and came to Carroll county, when a small
boy. He settled on the Wabash river upon his arrival in this state. Mary A.
(Schock) Metz was also born in Pennsylvania and came to Indiana with her
parents. Her father settled in Jefferson township, where he and his wife lived
to the end of their lives.

   Charles A. Metz's parents, Samuel and Mary A. (Schock) Metz, were married in
Carroll county by the Rev. Mr. Lilly. They had six children, of whom three,
Elizabeth, Hezekiah and Samuel, are deceased. The living children include Jacob,
who resides near Hammond; Charles A., the subject of this sketch, and Margaret,
the wife of Frank Roysdon, of Seattle, Washington. Samuel Metz, the father of
these children, is deceased. His widow is still living at the age of
seventy-nine and makes her home with her son, Charles A. The Metz family are
members of the Christian church. The late Samuel Metz was a stanch Democrat.

   Charles A. Metz received his education in the public schools of Jefferson
township and lived at home with his parents until October, 1888, when he was
married to Mary Graham, a daughter of Clarke and Lettie (Johnson) Graham, who
are deceased.    Mrs. Metz's father died in middle life, as did also her mother.

   Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Metz have had five children, all of whom are living.
Carl married Leam Heiny, and they have one child, Mary Isabelle; Ruby, Opal and
Emerald are at home; Pearl is the wife of James Keefer, of Jefferson township,
and has one son, Paul.

   Mr. Metz owns fifty-nine acres of well-improved land on the farm which he now
occupies. Fraternally, he is a member of Monticello Lodge No. 107, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. He is a Democrat in politics, and he and his wife are
members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Yeoman.


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Biographical Section of

HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA

ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS
BY
JOHN C ODELL
With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and
Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families

ILLUSTRATED
1916
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana


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