DANIEL FRANTZ is a trustworthy general farmer and stock-raiser, now living on section 34, of Dakota Township, where he owns and manages successfully a large property, which is well cultivated. His father, whose name was Paul Frantz, was born and reared in Bucks County, Pa., and his grandfather, George Frantz, was also a native of that State. He comes from the thrifty Pennsylvania Dutch stock, who are noted for their economy, industry and ability to get along in life.

The father of our subject married in Bucks County, Pa., Nancy Kline, a lady whose ancestors were of the same stock as her husband’s. She was born and reared in Mongomery County, Pa., and her father’s name was Isaac Kline. After the marriage of Paul and Nancy, they settled in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, on a farm, which was their home until 1833, when they went to Centre County, now called Clinton County, where they lived until their death, which occurred March 12, 1864, and July 9, 1867, respectively. Their ages were fifty-nine and seventy-five years, and they were members of the German Reformed and Lutheran Churches.

Our subject was born in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pa., Aug. 3, 1832. He was not quite a year old when his father removed to Clinton County, Pa., and it was there that he received his training as a young farmer, living at home until his marriage, Oct. 19, 1851, to Miss Polly Riech. He was only nineteen at the time of his marriage, but already had developed manly qualities, and in bearing looked to be far older. He was a man in experience if not in years, and he felt himself abundantly able to support a wife. So confident of the future was he, that he early entered upon the responsibilities of married life. His wife was born in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster Co., Pa., Sept. 20, 1824, and is the daughter of Christian and Polly (Crester) Reich, also natives of Pennsylvania, who later lived in Clinton County, where the father died, having been a farmer and blacksmith by occupation.

Mrs. Frantz was in her girlhood when she went to Clinton County with her parents, and that county was her home until her marriage. She is a mother of five children, of whom three are now deceased. Adam N. and Daniel N. reside at home. The deceased children are Elizabeth, John P., and an infant girl. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Frantz lived in Clinton County until 1865, when on March 12 of that year they moved to Illinois and purchased a homestead in the township of Dakota. Mr. Frantz now owns 190 acres of land, of which ninety acres were originally purchased. His property is located on section 34, is supplied with comfortable farm buildings, and presents a very neat appearance, Mr. Frantz’s sense of order and fitness of things being largely developed. He and his sons are members of the Reformed Church, and his wife is a Lutheran. Politically, Mr. Frantz is a Democrat.

Contributed by Carol Parrish from Portrait and Biographical Album of Stephenson County, Ill. (1888), p. 669