Vol 2, p 490 -
... Peter and Sarah (Luce) Waltz, the former a native of Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, and the latter of Wayne county, Indiana. Peter Waltz came to Wayne county in an early day with his parents, who settled below Germantown, and was married in this county. He was engaged in the saw mill business during the greater part of his life, having erected two mills, one of which was located northwest of Hagerstown, along Nettle creek. He sold his mill interests during the Civil war. Peter Waltz was born Nov. 13, 1810, and died Feb. 23, 1881, at the home of his son, William, in Dalton township. His wife, Sarah, was born July 11, 1814, and died in September, 1896.
Of their union were seven children:
- Elizabeth, born Aug. 24, 1833, died in infancy ;
- Phoebe, born May 6, 1836, is the widow of Seneca Keever and resides at Cambridge City ;
- Levi, born Aug. 25, 1838, who served as a soldier in the Civil war with the Sixty-ninth Indiana infantry, and was a millwright by occupation, is deceased ;
- Rebecca, born Oct. 9, 1840, is the widow of Benjamin Rafe and resides in Jefferson township ;
- William is the next in order of birth ;
- Charlotte, born Aug. 7, 1846, became the wife of J. Henry Leavell and is deceased ; and
- Pauline, born Sept. 5, 1852, died in infancy.
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