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John Columbus Lentz 1791–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 AUG 1791

Birth Location: , Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 JUL 1861

Death Location: Gold Hill Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Peter Lentz

Mother: Anna Geran

Spouse(s): Mary Lentz

Children(s): David Lentz, Henry Lentz, Sarah Barringer, Peter Lentz, William Sr

In 1791, John Columbus Lentz entered the world in , Rowan, North Carolina, USA, born to Peter Jacob Lentz And Anna Margaret Geran. John Columbus Lentz married Mary Barbara Lentz, and had children including David D Lentz, Henry T Lentz, Peter John Lentz, Sarah M B Barringer, William Crawford Lentz Sr. John Columbus Lentz passed away in 1861 in Gold Hill Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1791, John Columbus Lentz entered the world in , Rowan, North Carolina, USA, born to Peter Jacob Lentz And Anna Margaret Geran.
  • John Columbus Lentz married Mary Barbara Lentz, and had children including David D Lentz, Henry T Lentz, Peter John Lentz, Sarah M B Barringer, William Crawford Lentz Sr.
  • John Columbus Lentz passed away in 1861 in Gold Hill Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.

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John Lentz's Ancestors

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John Lentz
1791–1861
Birth Place: , Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Peter Jacob Lentz
1769–1815
Rockland, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Margaret) Geran
1775–1841
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Johann (Theobald Diebolt Dewalt) Lentz
1745–1812
Heidelburg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Elizabeth Bechtel
1749–1799
Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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John Lentz's Descendants

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John (Columbus) Lentz (18 AUG 1791–3 JUL 1861) m. Mary (Barbara) Lentz (6 May 1796–22 May 1881)
  1. 1. David (D) Lentz 1814–1852
  2. 2. Henry (T) Lentz 1820–1869
  3. 3. Sarah (M. B.) Barringer 1835–1880
  4. 4. Peter (John) Lentz 1818–1881
  5. 5. William (Crawford Lentz) Sr 1829–1890

John Lentz's Timeline

2 Records

1791
18 AUG 1791
Birth of John Columbus Lentz in , Rowan, North Carolina, USA
, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1861
3 JUL 1861
Age 70
Death of John Columbus Lentz in Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 AUG 1791
    Event Place: , Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 JUL 1861
    Event Place: Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gold Hill Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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