BIO: John METZ, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, page 314.
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  JOHN METZ, Mill Creek, Huntingdon county, Pa., was born in Brady 
township, Huntingdon county, December 25, 1833, son of John K. and 
Susan (Steel) Metz. John K. Metz was also a native of Huntingdon 
county, was a farmer, and of German descent; he died February 12, 1894. 
His wife was a daughter of John Steel, and was descended from a family 
who were among the earliest settlers of the Kishacoquillas valley. 
Their children are: Louisa (Mrs. Ephraim Hazlett), whose husband was 
killed on the Pennsylvania railroad, resides in Mifflin county, near 
Allensville; Frances (Mrs. Rudolph Neff), of Florida; John; Elizabeth 
(Mrs. George Walheater), of Delaware; Samuel, of Ohio; Sarah (Mrs. 
William Altz), of Nebraska; Louis, deceased; and Maria (Mrs. Isaac 
Headings), of Mifflin county.
  After attending school in Kishacoquillas valley, John Metz began life 
as a farmer, in which useful vocation he has been steadily and 
diligently engaged ever since; for many years he has also conducted a 
mill in addition to the farm. He is a supporter of Democratic 
principles. John Metz married Sarah, daughter of James McDonald, of 
Brady township; she was born near Shirleysburg, Pa., in October, 1833. 
Their children are: Ella (Mrs. Fred Hoffman), of Chicago, Ill.; J. 
Marshall; Walter; Myrtle; Harry, deceased; and three who died in early 
infancy. Mrs. Metz is a member of the Presbyterian church.