. Sprague's history of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw counties, Michigan : embracing a concise review of their early settlement, industrial development and present conditions, together with interesting reminiscences. and Steuben county,Indiana. ROBERT BARTZ. Robert Bartz, a son of John and Jose-phine ( Rudolph ) Bartz, resides on secti* m 3 township, Grand Traverse county. Thefamily is of German lineage. Both of theparents were natives of the fatherland, andafter coming to America they took up theirabode in Michigan, living for some time inAllegan county. The month of April,
. Sprague's history of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw counties, Michigan : embracing a concise review of their early settlement, industrial development and present conditions, together with interesting reminiscences. and Steuben county,Indiana. ROBERT BARTZ. Robert Bartz, a son of John and Jose-phine ( Rudolph ) Bartz, resides on secti* m 3 township, Grand Traverse county. Thefamily is of German lineage. Both of theparents were natives of the fatherland, andafter coming to America they took up theirabode in Michigan, living for some time inAllegan county. The month of April, their arrival in Grand Traversecounty, and they settled in Green Lake town-ship, where they arc now living. Their fam-ily numbers ten children, of whom Robert isthe fourth in order of birth. It was in Allegan county, on the 27th ofApril. 1862. that Robert Bartz was born. Hewas there reared, spending his youth in theusual manner of fanning lads of the worked in the fields during the summermonths and in the winter seasons attendedschool, thus acquiring a good education inorder to assist him in his farm work. In thespring of 1883 he accompanied his parentson their removal to Grand Traverse countv,. ROBERT BARTZ GROUP. GRAND TRAVERSE AND LEELANAW COUNTIES. 571 and made his home chiefly with them up tothe time of his marriage, which importantevent in his life was celebrated on the 3d ofJune, 1895. the lady of his choice being MissSusie Miller, who was burn in Crawfordcounty, Ohio, on the 19th of January, is a daughter of Jacob and Helena (lien-tile ) Miller, both of whom were natives ofGermany. Her father died in Crawfordcounty, Ohio, October 20, 1901, but hermother is still living in Mayfield Bartz is the fifth of their family ofeight children, and by her marriage she hasbecome the mother of three interesting lit-tle daughters—Josephine, Marguerite andClara. At the time of his marriage Mr. Bartztook his bride to a farm in section 31, Blairtownsh
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