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 445, Astoria Township
John H. Lutz, agriculturist, was born in Va., and is the second
child of B. W. Lutz, of the Old Dominion; he was a farmer and married
Miss Eliza Ulray. In 1854 Mr. L. moved his family to Ill. and settled
in Astoria township, where he resides at the present time. John grew up
in this county. He first purchased 200 acres of land and now owns 360
acres. In 1869 he was married to Miss Caroline Danner, daughter of
Jacob Danner, who is regarded as one of model farmers of Ill., and the
owner of nearly 1,000 acres of land. Of this marriage 4 children were
born.
submitted by Carla Finley
