Obituary of Martin PLAUTZ, 1827-1900
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Surnames: LIETZ, PLAUTZ

The Kewaunee Enterprise
Kewaunee, WI
July 27, 1900

Plautz, Martin
An Old Settler Dead

Martin Plautz, a resident of the town of Montpelier and one of the
oldest inhabitants of Kewaunee county, died at his late home on Sunday,
July 22, and was buried Tuesday afternoon.  The cause of death was old
age, deceased being 73 years old.  He was born in Germany in 1827 and 
came to this county in 1855, locating in Cooperstown.  He remained 
there ten years and in 1865 settled in Montpelier, where he resided
ever since.  In the War of the Rebellion he responded to the call for
troops, enlinsting as a private.  Deceased was a member of John M. Read
Post Grand Army of the Republic, and was the father of Mrs. Albert
Leatz [sic - Lietz] of this city.  A wife and seven children survive
him.