Biography of George H. Shultz, pages 632 / 633.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

George H. Shultz, deceased, was born in Union County, Pa., June 25, 1806, 
and died in Franklin Township, De Kalb County, Ind., Oct. 26, 2873.  He was 
reared and educated in his native county, and when fifteen years of age 
began to learn the mason’s trade, at which he worked at intervals all his 
life.  He was married April 9, 1844, to Saloma Walters, a native of Union 
County, Pa., daughter of Benjamin Walter, who moved to Niagara County, N.Y., 
in the spring of 1828, and to Ashland County, Ohio, in the fall of 1838.  To 
Mr. and Mrs. Shultz were born ten children eight of whom are living---Curtis, 
Allen, Shannon, Franklin, Rosanna, Arillie, Lewis and William.  In September, 
1853, they moved to De Kalb County, and settled on section 21, Franklin 
Township.  A small patch of land was cleared on which was a small log cabin.  
Mr. Shultz was a hard-working, energetic man, and accumulated a good property.  
He was a prominent, influential man, and held several offices of trust and 
responsibility; among others was Trustee of the township two terms and 
Constable three terms.  He was a member of the Lutheran church as is also 
his wife.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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