George Fautz (b.1812) Germany to Ohio
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George Fautz, was born in Germany, March 9, 1812. His parents, Michael and Elizabeth (Stacer) Fautz, came to the United States about 1818, settled in Perry county, Ohio, moved thence to a point near Lancaster Ohio, where the mother died in 1867, and the father died in 1869. George remained with his parents until the age of twenty-one years, when he married Miss Sally Springer a native of Ohio, whose parents came from Virignia some years before. In 1841 Mr. Fautz came to Stark county IL, while the wild prairie stretched out in every direction. He located 160 acres of prairie, breaking some acres that year and planting his first crop of corn. The tract he increased to 346 acres which he sold in 1883, and moving to Duncan IL, established his large hardware and grocery store there. There were twelve children born to this family, six of which were known to have gone west to seek their fortunes. A reference to the history of the United Brethren Church here tells that Mr. Fautz was one of its first members and always prominent in every effort to build it up to its present importance.