Newaygo County MI Archives Biographies.....Hertzer, G. August H., M.D. August 25, 1829 - 
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G. AUGUST H. HERTZER, M.D., section 10, Big Prairie Township, was born Aug. 
25, 1829, in Saxony, Prussia, 

which was also the native province of his parents.  His grandfather, John 
Godfrey Hertzer, was of princely 

descent, coming in a direct line from the barony of Hertzer, and born about 
1743.  The father John Godfrey 

Christian Hertzer, was born Aug. 4, 1799.  The mother, Carolina Elizabeth 
Hertzer, was born Aug. 25, 1805.

Mr. Hertzer was brought up in accordance with the customs of his native land, 
and served two years (from 

1849 to 1851) in the Prussian army.  He landed in New York April 28, 1853, and 
after a stay of one week 

there went to Long Island and remained ntil the fall of that year, when he 
went to Luzerne Co., Penn., and 

soon after removed to Buffalo, N.Y.  His next remove was to Livingston Co., 
Mich., where he resided three 

years.  He went next to the Province of Ontario, and from there came to 
Pontiac, Oakland County, whence he 

came ot Newaygo County, for a permanent residence.  He reached here Aug. 12, 
1871, and entered a claim of 

160 acres, and has since bought 80 acres additional.  Of this, 80 acres are 
cleared and under cultivation. 

 His farming land includes 40 acres on the prairie, all under improvements.

In political affiliation Mr. Hertzer is a Democrat.  He claims to be a double-
dyed Yankee, having taken 

out naturalization papers May 18, 1856, at Buffalo, N.Y., which were 
destroyed; and he was under the 

necessity of taking out a second set, which were made by Hon. C.C. Fuller, and 
filed by Mr. Cole, County 

Clerk.

Mr. Hertzer was married in Germany, to Apollonia Barth.  She was born on the 
Midder River at Saulheim by 

Mainz, June 22, 1819.  Of six children born of this marriage one is living, - 
Caroline, born July 7, 1853, 

on Long Island.  the mother died in Livingston Co., Mich.  Mr. Hertzer was 
married to his present wife 

Feb. 9, 1865, at Detroit.  she was born in Meisenheim in the county 
(Landgrafschaft) of Hesse-Hornburg, 

March 13, 1843; and was the widow of Charles Mitchell, by whom she had one 
son, - Carl, born Oct. 29, 

1863, in New York.  The maiden name of Mrs. Hertzer was Charlotte Henrietta 
Feickerth, and she is a 

daughter of William and Magdalena (Illges) Feickerth.  Mr. and Mrs. Hertzer 
have nine children, namely, 

John, August, Apollonia, Sarah, Henry August, Lusina, Fritz August, Apollonia, 
Sarah, Henry August, Della 

and Godfrey August.

Mr. Hertzer was an allopathic physician in his native country, and in regular 
practive until he came to 

America; has continued the exercise of his profession more or less since.  His 
grandfather was in the 

Saxony recruits of Napoleon's army, and with his chief at Moscow and at 
Leipsic; was a regularly trained 

and educated soldier.

Additional Comments:
1884 Portrait & Bio Album of Newaygo Co.

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