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Johann (John) George Rentz 1800–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1800

Birth Location: Stuttgart, Germany

Death Date: 12 Jun 1881

Death Location: Dixons Mills, Marengo County, Alabama, USA

Father: Jacob Sr

Mother: Maria Straille

Spouse(s): Marguerite Acott, Nancy Webb

Children(s): Benjamin Rentz, John Rentz, James Renz, Margaret Rentz, Martha Rentz, George Rentz, James Rentz, Jakob Rentz, Mary Rentz, Julia Rentz, Aaron Rentz, David Rentz

Johann (John) George Rentz was born in 1800 in Stuttgart, Germany, the child of Jacob Friedrich Renz Sr And Maria Katharina Straille. Johann (John) George Rentz married Marguerite Ann Eckhardt Acott, Nancy Webb, and had children including Aaron G Rentz, Benjamin Rentz, David Joseph Rentz, George Washington Rentz, Jakob Friedrich Rentz, James Michael Rentz, James Michael Renz, John Wesley Rentz, Julia Ann Rentz, Margaret Lucinda Rentz, Martha Elizabeth Rentz, Mary Daugherty Dorothea Rentz. Johann (John) George Rentz passed away in 1881 in Dixons Mills, Marengo County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Johann (John) George Rentz was born in 1800 in Stuttgart, Germany, the child of Jacob Friedrich Renz Sr And Maria Katharina Straille.
  • Johann (John) George Rentz married Marguerite Ann Eckhardt Acott, Nancy Webb, and had children including Aaron G Rentz, Benjamin Rentz, David Joseph Rentz, George Washington Rentz, Jakob Friedrich Rentz, James Michael Rentz, James Michael Renz, John Wesley Rentz, Julia Ann Rentz, Margaret Lucinda Rentz, Martha Elizabeth Rentz, Mary Daugherty Dorothea Rentz.
  • Johann (John) George Rentz passed away in 1881 in Dixons Mills, Marengo County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Johann Rentz's Ancestors

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Johann Rentz
1800–1881
Birth Place: Stuttgart, Germany
Parents
Jacob Friedrich Renz Sr
1767–1875
Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Maria (Katharina) Straille
1770–1811
Leinfelden, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johann Rentz's Descendants

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Johann ((John) George) Rentz (25 Feb 1800–12 Jun 1881) m. Marguerite (Ann Eckhardt) Acott (07 Feb 1804–1851) m. Nancy Webb (14 May 1821–Sep 1870)
  1. 1. Benjamin Rentz 1836–1864 m. Sarah ("Sallie" Jane) Etheredge 1841–1921
    1. 1. Richard (Enzer "Tuggie") Rentz 1860–1925
    2. 2. Edgar (Brasfield) Rentz 1858–1889
  2. 2. John (Wesley) Rentz 1844–1913
  3. 3. James (Michael) Renz 1832–
  4. 4. Margaret (Lucinda) Rentz 1849–1914
  5. 5. Martha (Elizabeth) Rentz 1842–
  6. 6. George (Washington) Rentz 1838–1921
  7. 7. James (Michael) Rentz 1832–1873
  8. 8. Jakob (Friedrich) Rentz 1830–
  9. 9. Mary (Daugherty Dorothea) Rentz 1829–1859
  10. 10. Julia (Ann) Rentz 1855–1895
  11. 11. Aaron (G) Rentz 1858–
  12. 12. David (Joseph) Rentz 1847–1908

Johann Rentz's Timeline

2 Records

1800
25 Feb 1800
Birth of Johann (John) George Rentz in Stuttgart, Germany
Stuttgart, Germany
1881
12 Jun 1881
Age 81
Death of Johann (John) George Rentz in Marengo County, Alabama
Marengo County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1800
    Event Place: Stuttgart, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012
    [2] New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Havre
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Dec 7, 1846
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1881
    Event Place: Marengo County, Alabama
    Record Source: Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dixons Mills, Marengo County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: North America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: North America; Year: 1830; Page Number: 331

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