George Heintz
George Heintz, deceased, was born in Alsace, France, February 26, 1819. He married Miss Magdalena Munch of Alsace, France, who was born on the 11th of October, 1818. In the autumn of 1847, Mr. and Mrs. Heintz, with three children, emigrated to America, and located in Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, remained one year, or until 1848, when they came to this county, entered, made improvements, and settled on a part of section 32, Jackson Township, on which they resided about four years, or until 1852, when he sold his land in section 32, purchased and moved on a farm in section 18, near Montra, on which he passed the remainder of his days. His companion died August 10, 1854, leaving him with a family of five children, viz., Magdalena, George, Catharine, Philip C., and Jacob C., all of whom are yet living. On the 12th of February, 1855, he married Miss Martha Bowers, a native of Bavaria, Germany, where she was born August 30, 1826, and emigrated to America in 1853, and located in Cincinnati. By this union he had four children, viz., Christena, William, Mary, and John. He died March 24, 1866, leaving a wife, nine children, and many friends to mourn the loss of a kind husband, an indulgent parent, and a good citizen. He was a tailor by trade, which he made his vocation while in his native country. He followed tailoring in connection with farming for a few years after coming to this county, but, soon after his settlement, near Montra, he engaged in the mercantile trade, which he conducted until 1861, when he retired from the mercantile trade and engaged in the sawmill business, which he conducted, manufacturing and dealing in lumber until the time of his death, in 1866.
History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883