Peter Wentz
Peter Wentz was born in Perry County, Pa., and came to Ohio in 1849, stopping in Plymouth, where he obtained employment as a miller. Two years later, he came to Spring Mills, where he has ever since resided. Peter Wentz married Margaret Bentley Welch, a daughter of John Welch, who was a son of pioneer Joseph Welch, and a brother of Mrs. Jane C. Barr. John Welch's wife was a daughter of General Eli Wilson, one of Shelby's honored pioneers. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wentz are the parents of five children -- four sons and one daughter. The sons are John, James, Charles and Frank. The daughter is the wife of the Hon. James P. Seward of Mansfield. The late Alex C. Welch was a brother of Mrs. Barr.
From The Bellville Messenger, November 13, 1903