John N Lutz

Photographer: Lutz & DeVol
Sullivan, Ind
(listed under DeVol also)

Photographer: Lutz & DeVol
Sullivan, Ind

There was no scarcity of the Lutz name in the 19th century. There were several living in Ohio and four in Cincinnati. Three of them migrated from Baden, Germany. They otherwise seem unrelated. John N. Lutz seems the most likely. He lived in several cities in Ohio and Kentucky before settling somewhat in Portsmouth, OH.
John N Lutz
(1842 – 1891)

1842 Oct 04
John N Lutz, US census, state records, John N Lutz is born Bavaria Germany to Michael Lutz and Mary Catherine
1868
Cincinnati, OH, city directory. John N Lutz as photographer working for J W Winder at 142 W 4th ; also listed John Lutz at 175 W Liberty
1869
Cincinnati, OH, city directory, the name John Lutz appears five times, a porter, a saddler, two “saloon” and one at 175 Liberty, with no occupation shown
1869
Newport, KY, city directory, J N “Lute” as photographer; res 2 Rickey

1870
Cincinnati, OH, city directory, the name John Lutz appears four times, a “cutter”, a printer and a stone cutter and one at 175 Liberty, with no occupation shown
1870
Akron, OH, city directory, John Lutz NOT listed
1870 Jun 07
Newport, KY, US census, John Lutz as photographer (Married and two children) wife name illegible
1871 Oct 29
Akron, Ohio, Summit County Beacon, news item says man named John Lutz of Liverpool, attempted suicide
1872
Pomeroy, OH, city directory, John Lutz as photographer at Front Street
1873
Portsmouth, OH, city directory, John Lutz NOT listed
1873 Nov 15
Portsmouth (OH) Daily Times, small ad for J N Lutz ground floor gallery on Second Street, east of Court

1873 Nov 22
Portsmouth (OH) Daily Times, small ad for J N Lutz, gallery on Second Street east of Court
1874 Feb 07
Portsmouth (OH) Daily Times, small item mentions J N Lutz as photograph on Second Street
1878 Nov 09
Portsmouth (OH) Daily Times, Small ad for J N Lutz on Second Street
1880 Jun 01
Portsmouth, OH, US census, John N Lutz as photographer at 23 S 7th, wife and five children
1882 Jul 29
Portsmouth (OH) Daily Times, small item says J N Lutz is in Atlantic City

1889 May 01
Akron (OH) City Times, small item mentions John Lutz at 513 S Main (only a possible connection)
1891 Jan 07
Stark County (OH) Democrat, small item mentions J N Lutz has committed suicide
1891 Jan 08
Lima News item mentions the suicide of J N Lutz
1894 Mar 23
Cincinnati (OH) Inquirer, classified ad, photo gallery for rent, see Mrs J N Lutz, 88 W 2nd

DeVol

Only one document was found that might relate to the Devol of this partnership. In the 1866 Omaha, Nebraska, city directory there is listed G. C. Devol, photographer. This would mean that G. C. DeVol would have been born in the 1840’s or earlier. The possibility is strengthened only by the fact that most likely photographer found was J N Lutz who was born in 1842, making them possibly of similar age.

However, neither of the two can be documented as being in Sullivan, IN, so it is mostly speculation.

Summit County (KY) Beacon - 29 Mar 1871

Portsmouth (OH) Daily Times - 15 Nov 1873

Portsmouth (OH) Daily TImes - 22 Nov 1873

Portsmouth (OH) Daily Times - 07 Feb 1874

Portsmouth (OH) Daily Times - 09 Nov 1878

Akron City (OH) Daily Times - 29 Jul 1882

Akron City (OH) Times - 01 May 1889

Stark County (OH) Democrat - 07 Jan 1891

Lima (OH) News - 08 Jan 1891

Cincinnati (OH) Enqirer - 23 Mar 1894

photographer Lutz
Portsmouth, OH
from the collection of KEN on Flickr

photographer: Lutz
Portsmouth, OH
example from Portsmouth Public Library

photographer: Lutz
788 West Second Street, Portsmouth, OH
example from auction site

reverse of card at left

photographer: Lutz and DeVol
Sullivan, IN
example from LOST GALLERY

photographer: Lutz
Portsmouth, OH
example from auction site
(probably finished between 1873 and 1878)

photographer: George DeVoll
Cor Genesee and Lafayette Sts, Utica, NY
example from auction site

This is the only photographer DeVoll found to date. No connection to the DeVoll of Ohio has been made. This DeVoll was photograer at 190 Genesee, Utica, NY, from 1884 to 1898. Locations before and after that are unknown.

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