John died as a result of falling head first off a loaded hay wagon causing a broken neck.
The St Joseph Township, Williams County Cemetery Records Book published by the Williams County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society has the incorrect birth year recorded for John. The year of birth on this memorial matches the date given on John's death record, obituary, and tombstone.
German spelling may have been Stutz or Stotze?
John and Christina were married 18 Nov 1851 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Württemberg, Germany. They traveled from Germany in 1852. First to Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa.; then to Fostoria, Seneca County, OH; and finally to Edgerton, St. Joseph Twp., Williams Co. OH in 1865. (Source for this information is Sophia's obituary)
The 1860 US Census for Liberty Twp., Seneca Co., OH was the earliest census to enumerate the Stotz family. The surname is spelled STUTS on this 1860 US Census. The family is enumerated in the 1870 US Census in St. Joseph Twp., Williams Co., OH; the surname was spelled STOOTS on this 1870 US Census enumeration.
One of John's obituaries spelled his surname as "Stutz", a 2nd obituary as "Stotz". The surname is spelled Stotz on his tombstone. Stotz is the spelling that appears on most of his vital records and is the spelling used by his descendants.
John Stutz aka Stotz Obituaries
Bryan Democrat 25 Jul 1889, p5, c2 (Stutz)
Bryan Democrat 08 Aug 1889, p5, c4 (Stotz)
John Stutz, Farmer aged about 65 residing two and one half miles east of Edgerton, fell from a load of hay Tuesday afternoon and striking the ground head first broke his neck. Death was instantaneous. (from 25 Jul 1889 obit)
Source for obits: Microfilm at the Williams County Public Library History & Genealogy Center Annex, Bryan, OH
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His seven living children are linked
Two children are not linked; they died in infancy
The St Joseph Township, Williams County Cemetery Records Book published by the Williams County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society has the incorrect birth year recorded for John. The year of birth on this memorial matches the date given on John's death record, obituary, and tombstone.
German spelling may have been Stutz or Stotze?
John and Christina were married 18 Nov 1851 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Württemberg, Germany. They traveled from Germany in 1852. First to Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa.; then to Fostoria, Seneca County, OH; and finally to Edgerton, St. Joseph Twp., Williams Co. OH in 1865. (Source for this information is Sophia's obituary)
The 1860 US Census for Liberty Twp., Seneca Co., OH was the earliest census to enumerate the Stotz family. The surname is spelled STUTS on this 1860 US Census. The family is enumerated in the 1870 US Census in St. Joseph Twp., Williams Co., OH; the surname was spelled STOOTS on this 1870 US Census enumeration.
One of John's obituaries spelled his surname as "Stutz", a 2nd obituary as "Stotz". The surname is spelled Stotz on his tombstone. Stotz is the spelling that appears on most of his vital records and is the spelling used by his descendants.
John Stutz aka Stotz Obituaries
Bryan Democrat 25 Jul 1889, p5, c2 (Stutz)
Bryan Democrat 08 Aug 1889, p5, c4 (Stotz)
John Stutz, Farmer aged about 65 residing two and one half miles east of Edgerton, fell from a load of hay Tuesday afternoon and striking the ground head first broke his neck. Death was instantaneous. (from 25 Jul 1889 obit)
Source for obits: Microfilm at the Williams County Public Library History & Genealogy Center Annex, Bryan, OH
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His seven living children are linked
Two children are not linked; they died in infancy
John died as a result of falling head first off a loaded hay wagon causing a broken neck.
The St Joseph Township, Williams County Cemetery Records Book published by the Williams County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society has the incorrect birth year recorded for John. The year of birth on this memorial matches the date given on John's death record, obituary, and tombstone.
German spelling may have been Stutz or Stotze?
John and Christina were married 18 Nov 1851 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Württemberg, Germany. They traveled from Germany in 1852. First to Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa.; then to Fostoria, Seneca County, OH; and finally to Edgerton, St. Joseph Twp., Williams Co. OH in 1865. (Source for this information is Sophia's obituary)
The 1860 US Census for Liberty Twp., Seneca Co., OH was the earliest census to enumerate the Stotz family. The surname is spelled STUTS on this 1860 US Census. The family is enumerated in the 1870 US Census in St. Joseph Twp., Williams Co., OH; the surname was spelled STOOTS on this 1870 US Census enumeration.
One of John's obituaries spelled his surname as "Stutz", a 2nd obituary as "Stotz". The surname is spelled Stotz on his tombstone. Stotz is the spelling that appears on most of his vital records and is the spelling used by his descendants.
John Stutz aka Stotz Obituaries
Bryan Democrat 25 Jul 1889, p5, c2 (Stutz)
Bryan Democrat 08 Aug 1889, p5, c4 (Stotz)
John Stutz, Farmer aged about 65 residing two and one half miles east of Edgerton, fell from a load of hay Tuesday afternoon and striking the ground head first broke his neck. Death was instantaneous. (from 25 Jul 1889 obit)
Source for obits: Microfilm at the Williams County Public Library History & Genealogy Center Annex, Bryan, OH
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His seven living children are linked
Two children are not linked; they died in infancy
The St Joseph Township, Williams County Cemetery Records Book published by the Williams County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society has the incorrect birth year recorded for John. The year of birth on this memorial matches the date given on John's death record, obituary, and tombstone.
German spelling may have been Stutz or Stotze?
John and Christina were married 18 Nov 1851 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Württemberg, Germany. They traveled from Germany in 1852. First to Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa.; then to Fostoria, Seneca County, OH; and finally to Edgerton, St. Joseph Twp., Williams Co. OH in 1865. (Source for this information is Sophia's obituary)
The 1860 US Census for Liberty Twp., Seneca Co., OH was the earliest census to enumerate the Stotz family. The surname is spelled STUTS on this 1860 US Census. The family is enumerated in the 1870 US Census in St. Joseph Twp., Williams Co., OH; the surname was spelled STOOTS on this 1870 US Census enumeration.
One of John's obituaries spelled his surname as "Stutz", a 2nd obituary as "Stotz". The surname is spelled Stotz on his tombstone. Stotz is the spelling that appears on most of his vital records and is the spelling used by his descendants.
John Stutz aka Stotz Obituaries
Bryan Democrat 25 Jul 1889, p5, c2 (Stutz)
Bryan Democrat 08 Aug 1889, p5, c4 (Stotz)
John Stutz, Farmer aged about 65 residing two and one half miles east of Edgerton, fell from a load of hay Tuesday afternoon and striking the ground head first broke his neck. Death was instantaneous. (from 25 Jul 1889 obit)
Source for obits: Microfilm at the Williams County Public Library History & Genealogy Center Annex, Bryan, OH
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His seven living children are linked
Two children are not linked; they died in infancy
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