Quinter James Metz was born in Defiance County, Ohio, near Defiance, February 13, 1855. He was a son of Dr. Eli and Sarah Metz, and was one of a family of seven children. Three sisters and a brother preceded him in death, the survivors being a brother, Daniel Swihart Metz of Lincoln, Kansas and a sister, Mrs. Susan Miller, of Omaha.
October 15, 1891, he was married to Mary Ann Toomay, and to their union twelve children were born, three of whom died in infancy. Besides his wife, he is survived by the following children: Miss Sadie Metz, Salt Lake City, Utah; David Eli Metz, Tyler, Texas; Mrs. Hobart Puckett, Cameron; Mrs. Ira Davis, Cowgill; John D., Nettleton; Thomas J., Cowgill; Lawrence R., Akron, Ohio; Mrs. Eva Ream, Cowgill; and Mrs. Ray Brown, Kansas City.
When a lad of 16 years, Mr. Metz came to Missouri with his parents. Being physically sturdy, and with sound teachings as a basis, he was allowed to bear his own responsibilities soon after arriving. Being naturally mechanically inclined, he pursued that course in the western part of the United States, spending much of his time in California, where he was a pioneer locomotive engineer. After six years he gave up the locomotive job and returned to Missouri, where he was one of the first men in the state to operate a steam threshing machine. He continued with this work until his marriage, following which he settled on the farm in New York township that has since been his home. In later years he served as county bridge commissioner and lived on the farm in the Easterville community.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon of last week at the Easterville church, conducted by Rev. James Heath of Cowgill. Burial was at Little Union Cemetery.
