Frederick Betz (abt. 1774 - abt. 1868)

Born about 1 Jan 1774 in Bayern, Staudach-Egerndach, Traunstein, Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany

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Biography

Frederick was born about 1774. He passed away about 1868. ^[1] Mr. Frederick Betz moved to Zanesville in the fall of 1804. In coming down the hill east of town he was compelled to lock both hind wheels, so great was the steepness, and in addition he cut a large sapling and fastened it to the hind part of the wagon and let it drag to keep the wagon from pushing too heavily upon the horses. At the bottom of the hill there was at the time quite a large number of small trees which had been used by persons moving west for the same purpose. It was quite common in those days when the roads were new and the hills steep, to cut small trees and hitch them to the hind part of the wagon before the descent was commenced, and cut them loose and cast them to one side of the road at the bottom of the hill. In the spring of 1812 or 1814, the road east of the town was removed to the south side near the present road, which made the road much longer, but not so steep as the old road. Mr. Betz built a double cabin east of Zanesville, near where the road crossed Mill Run, and kept a house of entertainment for movers and road teams. I find, in examining the old records, that he took out license in 1806 for that purpose. Mr. Betz hauled the first coal into Zanesville. Before that, wood was exclusively used for fuel, and continued to be used pretty generally for many years afterward. ^[2]

In the 1820 census Frederick was in Salt Creek Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States.^[3]

Frederick was granted a land patent in Zanesville, Ohio.^[4]This person was mentioned in the The Zanesville Daily Courier on 31 July 1861 in Zanesville, Ohio.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Source will be added by Dawn (Betz) Moser by 16 Aug 2017.
2. ↑ Source: The Zanesville Daily Courier, Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio Saturday, January 5, 1878, page 1, col 2.{ usgenwebsites.org|[https://www.usgenwebsites.org/OHMuskingum/articles/article0011.html} Contributed by Ky Longley
3. ↑ 1820 Census: "United States Census, 1820"
   citing Page: 110; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M33; Digital film/folder number: 005156932; FHL microfilm: 0181398; Image number: 143
   FamilySearch Record: XHGQ-CYL (accessed 6 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBS-QQ1
   Frederick Betz in Salt Creek Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States.
4. ↑ land patent of the Bureau of land management
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   (http://familysearch.org/patron/source/photoId/50459340 : 21 March 2018)
   management Frederick Betz purchased two parcels of land near Blue Rock and a third with a partner Peter Speck at the land office in Zanesville Ohio
5. ↑ 1861 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
   The Zanesville Daily Courier (Zanesville, Ohio) Wed, Jul 31, 1861, page 2
   Newspapers Clip: 136398976 (accessed 6 December 2023)