TUSCARAWAS COUNTY OHIO - BIOS: BIDDLE & DEITZ (published 1884)
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History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884

        MICHAEL DEITZ, farmer, P.O. Shanesville, was born in Sugar Creek
Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, in 1825, and is a son of Henry J. and Susan
Domer) Deitz. They were born in Somerset County, Penn., and came to this
county in 1808, settling in this township in 1814. They were married in
1822, and immediately commenced clearing and developing a farm. The country
was then very new, and they had to reclaim their land from the wilderness.
They moved to a place near Shanesville, and acquired a comfortable estate
after great industry and economy. Mrs. Deitz died in 1846, and Mr. Deitz
afterward married Miss Eva Sink, also deceased. Mr. Deitz departed this
life in 1873, dying very suddenly, probably from a stroke or apoplexy. He
left a large family, of whom ten are living, their names as follows: Jacob,
of Yreka, Cal.; Michael; Judy, wife of F. BIDDLE, Bedford, Ohio; Susanna,
wife of J. BIDDlE, Nashville, Ohio; Catherine, wife of Henry Sheu, of
Shanesville; Elizabeth, wife of Edward Lewis, Fredericksburg, Ohio; Sarah,
wife of J. Shunk, Orville, Ohio; Mary M., wife of M. Blickensderfer,
Shanesville; Josephine, wife of Mr. Swain, Nashville, Ohio; and Henry, of
Stanford, Ill. Our subject was reared on his father's farm and received a
common school education. In 1850, he was united in marriage with Miss
Caroline Shultz, a native of Shanesville, Ohio. To this union have been
born six children, of whom five are living, viz., John H., who is married
to Miss Thank McCormick, and had four children; George S., married Miss
Sevilla Goeber, and has one child; Michael M., Charles and Herbert. Mr.
Deitz has pursued farming and stock-dealing all his life. In 1869, he
purchased the old Deitz homestead adjoining Shanesville, The property has
never passed out of the Deitz family nor changed name since its entry from
the Government. Mr. Deitz has been a life-long Democrat, and favors
personal liberty of every citizen of the county. He encourage public
education and every effort for the improvement of the community.

Page 656 (Sugar Creek Township) -Frederick Biddle, from Chambersburg,
Penn., entered the northeast quarter of Section 21; he was a Lutheran, a
gunsmith, and died in 1868. George Biddle, his brother, was also a pioneer.
He came to Sugar Creek Township about 1815; was also a gunsmith, and worked
at his trade for both white men and Indians, and died in 1871.

Page 654 Sugar Creek Township - For the year 1867, Levi Biddle is listed as
Justice of the Peace.

Page 682 Wayne Township - Valentine Biddle is listed at Justice of Wayne
Township for 1857.




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