Parents: John Hartzell and Dorothy Kleinhans.

Spouse: Jane Smart. Children: Eli Hartzell, James Hartzell, Anna H. Hartzell, Lucy Hartzell, and George S. Hartzell.

He had a 3rd Spouse... Catharine B. Sullivan.

HENRY HARTZELL was born in Northampton County, Penn., October 5, 1801. His father, John Hartzell, with his family, moved from Pennsylvania to Deerfield in 1805, and after living for some time in a log-house he burned brick and built the first brick house in the township. Of the ten children of the family at this date, March 26, 1885, there are only two living, Henry and Polly, now wife of Rev. John Shaffer. Henry Hartzell remained at home until twenty-three years of age. He then married Miss Annie Sheets, who died, leaving three children. They are still living, being named Simon, Mary and John. His second wife was Miss Jane Smart, a native of Pennsylvania. Three sons, Eli, James and George, and two daughters, Annie and Lucy, survive her. His third wife was Catherine B. Sullivan, to whom he was married October 19, 1848. To them no children have been born. Their married life is yet unbroken by death. Mr. Hartzell settled on the farm where he now resides, in the southern part of Deerfield, in 1857, on which years ago he erected a large and commodious brick residence, and when eighty-one years old - 1882 - planned and superintended the building of a very large and convenient barn. -For twelve years he has suffered severely from varicose ulcers upon his limbs, but in body and mind he is still strong and vigorous. In the days of slavery he was a bold, outspoken anti-slavery man, bearing the brand of an "Abolitionist." Since then he has been a supporter of the Republican party, and on temperance he is a radical Prohibitionist. Without the advantages of education, by untiring industry he has been a successful business man, and in his ripe old age, with bright Christian trust, he is patiently waiting for the end. ["History of Portage County", by Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 - Contributed by Linda Dietz]