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BELGIANS IN AMERICA:    Biographies of Belgian settlers  

Peter SHULTZ, farmer, P. O. Tiffin, was born March 7, 1821, in Belgium, son of Henry and Mary (Mulliton) Shultz, who had a family of five children, three of whom are living in America: Henry, Catherine (Mrs. Peter Lucius) and Peter. Oar subject immigrated to America in 1843, and came direct to Tiffin, Ohio, where he worked at his trade (shoe-making) until 1848, when he enlisted and served through the Mexican war. He then returned to Seneca County. where he remained until 1849, in which year, the gold fever raging in California, Mr. Shultz crossed the plains, and after enduring much suffering reached the land of gold, where he labored until 1859, and then came back to Seneca County and bought the farm on which he now lives. Mr. Shultz was married, in 1859, to Jane, daughter of Martin Mann, and by her he has the following children: Henry, August, John, Martin, Peter, Nicholas, Charles, Jacob, Joseph and Jane, and one deceased in infancy. Mr. Shultz is a pleasant farmer, well fixed in life, and has a jolly set of boys, all working on the home farm. Mr. Shultz states that he has made shoes for the Wyandot Indians, who were here when he first came to Ohio.

Source : History of Seneca County, Ohio. Containing a history of the County, its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, etc,; Portraits of early settlers and prominent men; Biographies; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc,, etc. illustrated chicago: Warner, Beers & co., 1886.