The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-03
MRS. SUSAN MATILDA OFFUTT.
Sketch Of the Life Of One Recently
Diseased.

Deceased.
Susan Matilda Ofutt, deceased on
the % of July, 1905, at the home of
her son, Daniel E. Offutt, in Oakland.
| Garrett county, Md, was born De
cember II, 1910, and was approaching
the extreme age of % years. She was
the oldest person in Oakland and
very likely in the county. Her death
came from time abradant or exhaus-
| ton. She was born in Oldtown, Ale
gany county, being q daughter of
Daniel Lantz, very prominent mau
in his day in old Alegany. She was
married-to Edmund OfTutt March 3.
1929, who died about the year 1915.
They had four children, Thornton.
deceased Daniel E.. prominent
merchant in Oakland for many years;
Mrs. S. II. Miller and Mrs. q. w.
Legge, Of the same place. DR.. John
&. Legge, q grandson, is a practic-
/ physician ia the town.
Daniel Lantz was a prominent man
III bis day ~ the old county and died
in 1916 leaving q widow, Margaret
Lantz, and 10 children: three sons,
Jacob, John and George, and seven
daughters: Clarissa, wife of George
! Catlett; Julia Ann, wife of James D.
Armstrong; Susan, wife of Edward
Onutt; Sophia, wife Of George w.
Deyecman; Mary, wife Of one Taylor:
Elizabeth, wife of one Louthran. and
Margaret, wife Of John W. Mountz.
None of the SOUS appear to have left
children.
Jacob was the most prominent of
the family. He was elected to our
Legislature in 1894, 1881, '32 and SO
four times in ala full legislation
record; but it does not APPEAR when
he died. Sophia, the wife Of George
W. Devecmon was the mother of
Thomas Devecmon, Peter and Will
lam; and Grandmother Of j. Semmes,
VIM. c. and George W. Devecmon
six in all-all members OF the Ailegany
bar expect the last, who is q young
lawyer in the State of Washington.
The last three are SONS Of the distin-
guished Thomas Devecmon, who died
in 1864.
James D. Armstrong and Julia A.,
his wife, were the parents of five
children: two sons and three daugh-
ters. The sons We're William and
Dawson. The former had splendid
mind of mathematical turn: died some
years ago. DAWSON is a very promi-
nent business man in Frostburg.
much esteemed. Here, too. intellect
shows.
The deceased On account Of her
great age, had for some years led q
quiet life, with or near her children.
In her more early Years, she had been
quite active bodily, mentally and
socially. She YVES kind and discreet
mother, an excellent neighbor and
a generous friend, Was for seventy
FIVE years a devout and active mem
Der of the NJ. E. church; always ready
and willing for her share of its work
until her age infrmities bid her to
cease; to do so was one of her regrets.
None can say in her death there has
not been deep loss and a source of
sorrow to many approaching persons.
The seven sisters each named son
Daniel in honor of their father. A
strange coincidence in their lives and
deaths, They all died in the order of
time of their births. These facts
come from one who knows.
Now a few words about the Lautz
family or race. The male members
especially were noted for their mental
forces. A brainy race it has been
called; active, aggressive, somewhat
ImpulsiYe. It has been said OF Jacob
Lantz that his mind WAS of a high
mathema tical character;that he could
add up four columns of figures at the
same time. Thomas Devecmon, n
nephew, had the same natural gift,
but said he could not tell how or why
he could perform the wonder. But
strange to say, the Lantz name has
become extinct in the two counties,
but the hereditary brains are yet
visible, active and useful.
A number of the facts in this obitu-
a ry, especially the names of the child
rem OF Daniel Lantz, were procured
from the Court records, especially in
an Equity case about sixty years ago
in regard to the land estate of the
Lantz ancestor.
OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
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