Julius Kendall Fetter
Julius Kendall Fetter, one of the substantial farmers and well-known citizens of Bath township, was born on his present farm in section 27, which consists of 109 acres of well-improved land, on November 27, 1870, and is a son of George and Sarah (Ward) Fetter.
George Fetter was born in Baden, Germany, August 15, 1826, and died on the homestead in Bath township, Allen County, on January 2, 1895, at the age of 68 years. He came to the United States in boyhood with his parents, who settled in Allen County. Here George Fetter's whole life was passed. He had few early advantages of an kind, but was a man of persevering industry and frugal habits, and when he died he was the largest land-owner in the township, having fully 1,000 acres. He was an extensive dealer in livestock, and for a number of years received a good income from a fine stone quarry on his place. For many years he was connected with financial institutions in Lima, and was interested in gold mining at other points. Always a stanch supporter of the Democratic party, he was elected to offices of trust and responsibility in his township. He was strict in his observances of the tenets of the Lutheran Church.
George Fetter married Sarah Ward, who was born in Ohio and died in 1885 at the age of 52 years. She was a good Christian woman and a faithful wife and mother. The nine children born to them were: John W., deceased; Elizabeth (Gray); Eliza Ellen (Hull), also of Bath township; Daniel E., George R., Jacob E. and Julius K., all of Bath township Allie (Mrs. Joshua Bible), of Bath township and Ida Sarah (Griffith), of Bath township.
Julius K. Fetter has always resided on the homestead farm and has followed teaming and farming. For some years he did a great deal of teaming in the oil field and has had as many as nine teams in operation at once. He has carried on a general line of farming, is land being well adapted to the growing of the staple grains His buildings, which are commodious and substantial, were erected during his father's lifetime.
In 1890 Mr. Fetter was married to Susan Coon, the daughter of neighbors, William and Jane Coon, now residing in Amanda township. They have one son, Orris D., who is attending school.
Mr. Fetter, like his father, is a stanch Democrat and he has always been a zealous party man. He has served in local offices and during his term as road supervisor gave great satisfaction throughout the township.