BIOGRAPHIES: William Wallace DEITZ, Rice Lake, Barron County, WI

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William Wallace Deitz, deputy sheriff, Rice Lake, Barron county, was born in 
Saratoga Springs, N. Y., July 25, 1853, and is the son of John and Almira 
(Swartz) Deitz. The father was born in Germany, but came to this country when 
seventeen years old. The mother's family were of Holland and English ancestry, 
but the family have resided in this country many generations; she died in 
Stanley township, Barron county, April 18, 1891. John Deitz and wife came to 
Winnebago county, Wis., in 1856, and engaged in farming; while in New York Mr. 
Deitz had engaged in the cooper business. They remained in Winnebago county 
until their removal to Stanley township, in 1871, where the father still 
resides. William W. Deitz has held several positions of trust in Barron county, 
and has always proved an honorable and efficient officer. He was elected Sheriff 
of Barron county in November, 1877, and served until January 1, 1880. He served 
afterward as deputy sheriff, and as city marshal of Rice Lake. In November 1888, 
he was again elected sheriff and retired from that office January 1, 1891. He is 
at present, deputy sheriff of Barron county. Politically he has always supported 
the republican party. He is a member of I. O. O. F. Lodge No. 269, and K. of P. 
Lodge No. 60. October 26, 1879, he married Miss Leanna R. Ginder, of Eau Galle, 
Dunn county, a daughter of John Ginder, who is a native of France, and early 
pioneer of Dunn county, but who now resides in Rice Lake. This union has been 
blessed with one child, William H., born August 17, 1884.

-Transcribed from the "Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa 
Valley Wisconsin, 1891-2", page 652-653.