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Surnames: Metz, Bartley, Ostrander
Classification: Query
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Does anyone have information on Jedediah Metz? He was born in France. His wife was from
Germany.We know he was in Louisville, KY in 1846. His daughter, Margaret Louise Metz was
born in there in 1846. She married John Wesley Ostrander in Chicago in 1866. My
grandfather, Henry Matthew Metz was born in Louisville, KY in 1850, later settled in
Illinois. Could Henry and Margaret be brother and sister? Also; are there other siblings?
Henry Matthew Metz married Sarah Ellen Bartley in Newton, Il in 1871 (Jasper County)
We're pretty sure Henry had at least one brother, who possibly settled in South
Dakota. My dad, Charles Henry Metz often told the story of an uncle who went west and
ended up in SD.