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CAPT. F. R. KAUTZ, farmer, P. O. Higginsport. Prominent among the enterprising farmers of Pleasant Township is Capt. F. R. Kautz. He was born in Baltimore, Md., November 6, 1829. He is the son of George and Doratha (Lalwing) Kautz. His parents were natives of Germany, and emigrated to America two years before our subject was born. He is the second of a family of six children, and had four brothers and one sister. The boys of the family were all of a military turn. His oldest brother is Maj. Gen. A. V. Kautz, of the regular service. He is a graduate of West Point. George, another brother, was in the war of 1861 as a volunteer from Illinois. Albert, the youngest, is a commissioned officer in the naval service. Capt. Kautz, in 1862, volunteered in the Fifty-ninth Ohio Infantry, Company G. He raised the Company, was elected Captain, and was discharged in 1864 at the expiration of his term of service. F. R. Kautz received a common school education in Georgetown, Brown Co., Ohio. He began traveling in 1850, going to California. He also was through Oregon and Washington Territory, and returned in 1859. The same year, he was married to Lucinda Hill, a native of Brown County. They have two children - Louisa and Phillip Sheridan. Mrs. Kautz is a member of the Christian Church. In business, Mr. K. has been eminently successful. He is the owner of 163 acres in this township, and a farm in Lewis Township. He is an extensive tobacco raiser, and deals in it somewhat. He is a Republican in politics, and has been for two terms Trustee of Pleasant Township. He does not desire office, but prefers giving his attention to business.