Biography of Sylvester Kutzner, pages 891 / 892.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Sylvester Kutzner, a member of one of the pioneer families of De Kalb County, 
is a native of Stark County, Ohio, born near Canton, Dec. 15, 1832.  He is 
the fourth of six children of Isaac and Mary (Zuaers) Kutzner, his father a 
native of Cumberland County, Pa., born in 1796, and his mother of Franklin 
County, Pa., born in 1801.  They were married in their native State and 
moved to Ohio with a family of two children and in 1851 came to De Kalb 
County, an settled on land Mr. Kutzner had located in 1836.  The first entry 
was 200 acres, but to this he added till he had 400 acres, all in one 
tract.  He died Feb. 4, 1883, and his wife now makes her home with 
children.  Their family consisted of six children---August (deceased), 
Sylvester, David, Calvin, Catherine, wife of John Grube, and Barbara A., 
wife of Isaac B. Brandon. Sylvester Kutzner was reared in his native county, 
being in his nineteenth year when he came to De Kalb County.  He had a good 
education and after coming to this county, taught school several winter 
terms.  He also engaged in agricultural pursuits and subsequently became a 
stockholder in the woolen-mills at Auburn, which proved an unsuccessful 
venture.  He was superintendent of the mills, but the confinement was 
injurious to his health, and he was obliged to resign his position.  Since 
his return to the labors of the farm he has been successful, and his 
health, has steadily improved. He owns 154 acres of choice land, and his 
buildings are substantial and convenient.  He makes a specialty of stock-
raising and has a fine grade of Durham cattle.  He takes an active 
interest in township and county affairs, and has served one term as 
Trustee, and has also been a member of the Board of School Examiners of De 
Kalb County. He is Secretary of the Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance 
Company.  He was married in 1861, to _______, of Stark County, Ohio.  She 
died while on a visit to her old home, leaving one child---Maggie.  In 
1863 he married Clara Williams, who came to De Kalb County from the 
southern part of Ohio.

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