Lawrence Sammentinger
Lawrence Sammetinger was born in Bavaria July 5, 1815. In 1835 he came to America with his father's famity, and settled in what is now Auglaize County. During his residence here he has constantly resided upon the farm now occupied in Pusheta township. In 1863 he was elected county commissioner, which office he held the ensuing nine years. In 1863 he was also elected a justice of the peace, in which capacity he served twelve years. He was married Dec. 23, 1839, to Miss Rosanna Schurr. Their family consisted of ten children, as follows: Barbara M., Christina R., Mary R., Catharine E., John, George M., William L., John W., Christian F., and Lawrence C, six of whom are still living. Mr. Sammetinger still holds a commanding influence in his community.
From History of Auglaize County, Ohio, with the Indian History of Wapakoneta, and the First Settlement of the County, Robert Sutton, Publishers, Wapakoneta, 1880