Fitz, Samuel bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 950, Woodland Township
Samuel Fitz, farmer, sec. 8; P. O., Astoria. Among those who have succeeded well in life we mention Samuel Fitz, who ranks among the earliest residents of this township; he was born in York county, Pa., Oct. 18, 1844. He was but 5 years of age when his parents settled in Fulton county, sec. 17, Woodland township; he followed farming principally, although for a short period of time he became employed as clerk by E. & P. Hamer, merchants at Vermont. Nov. 23, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Bogue, by whom he has one child, Farie. Mrs. F. died Dec. 24, 1876, and was laid at rest in the Dunkard cemetery. On the 9th of January, 1879, Mr. Fitz united his fortunes to Miss Anna Hershey, of Monmouth, Warren county, Ill.