Thomas Lutz was born on August 18, 1863, in Romania to Thomas and Anna Marie Lutz.
He came to America in 1884 with eight neighbors. They came to Quebec and later settled on a farm, which he homesteaded, southwest of Carrington in 1885.
In 1890 he married Lydia Shell at Java, South Dakota.
The couple had six children: John, Herman, Christina, Anna, Thomas and Albert.
After Lydia Lutz died, Mr. Lutz married Marie Liebig at Denhoff on July 13, 1905.
They had five children: August, Werner, Frederick, Lillian, and Gustav. Gustav served as a chaplain in the United States Army.
Marie died August 6, 1925.
In 1929 Mr. Lutz married Eva Andre.
She died in 1934.
Mr. Lutz died June 5, 1944. He was the last member of the group coming to the area together.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 68B