Individual Details

Death

History of Williams County:
Jacob Walz -- Since he was a boy eleven year, Jacob Walz of Low Land Farm in Florence has been a resident of Williams County. He was born February 20, 1872, in Wurtemberg, Germany. He is a son of Christopher and Barbara (Hainz) Walz who were children together in Germany and emigrated to the United States several years after their marriage in that country. They camedirect to Williams County in 1883, and they bought a farm in Florence Township and settled there. Their children are: Christoper, of Kansas; Catharine, wife of
Henry Durr, of Steuben County, Indiana; Adam of Florence Township; Mary, wife of George Kaiser, of Florence Township; Jacob, who enrolls the family in the "History of Williams County", and Fred Walz of Center Township.

The Walz family are Lutherans in their church relation and they vote with the democratic party. While the children were born in Germany, they were educated in America, Jacob Walz being only eleven and coming to the United States young
enough to learn American methods in everything. There was a German school in Edon and they had common school education. Until he was twenty, Jacob Walz worked for his father and then he went among others working by the month. He was the young man to save his money.

On January 21, 1897, Jacob Walz married Susan J. Lerch. She was born in Allen and reared in DeKalb County, Indiana. They settled on the farm where they live today and have always lived there. Their children are: Clara, Lavina, William, Edna and Dora. All are being given a common school education, the older ones
having graduated from the public schools. They are all members of the Lutheran Church at Edon. Mr. Walz is a member of the Farmers' Co-operative Association, and is interested in the welfare of the man in the country. There are 168 acres in Low Land Farm and it is under an excellant state of cultivation.