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John S. Lentz 1859–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Sep 1859

Birth Location: Limestone, Alabama

Death Date: 1947

Death Location: Surretts Cemetery, Arkabutla,Tate, Mississippi

Father: Pleasant Lentz

Mother: Martha Morgan

Spouse(s): Nancy Rose

Children(s): Morgan Lentz

John S. Lentz was born in 1859 in Limestone, Alabama, the child of Pleasant E Lentz And Martha E Morgan. John S. Lentz married Nancy Emeline Rose, and had children including Morgan Matthews Lentz. John S. Lentz passed away in 1947 in Surretts Cemetery, Arkabutla,Tate, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • John S. Lentz was born in 1859 in Limestone, Alabama, the child of Pleasant E Lentz And Martha E Morgan.
  • John S. Lentz married Nancy Emeline Rose, and had children including Morgan Matthews Lentz.
  • John S. Lentz passed away in 1947 in Surretts Cemetery, Arkabutla,Tate, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Lentz's Ancestors

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John Lentz
1859–1947
Birth Place: Limestone, Alabama
Parents
Pleasant E. Lentz
1827–1895
,, Alabama, USA
Martha (E.) Morgan
1835–1916
Limestone, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
John (A.) Lentz
1778–1842
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Lentz
1753–1835
Sevilla
1760–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lentz
1733–1807
Catherine Culp\Kulp
1737–1775

John Lentz's Descendants

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John (S.) Lentz (09 Sep 1859–1947) m. Nancy (Emeline) Rose (13 Dec 1862–1925)
  1. 1. Morgan (Matthews) Lentz 1885–1944 m. Minnie (Elizabeth) Thomas 1888–1976
    1. 1. Steve (Julian) Lentz 1930–1990

John Lentz's Timeline

3 Records

1859
09 Sep 1859
Birth of John S. Lentz in Limestone, Alabama
Limestone, Alabama
1947
6 August 1947
Age 88
Death of John S. Lentz in Tate, Mississippi, United States
Tate, Mississippi, United States
1947
1947
Age 88
Burial of John S. Lentz in Surretts Cemetery, Arkabutla,Tate, Mississippi
Surretts Cemetery, Arkabutla,Tate, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1859
    Event Place: Limestone, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, "United States, Census, 1940", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Jan 17 06:50:13 UTC 2025), Entry for John S Lentz and Martha Lentz, 1940.
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, "United States, Census, 1860", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Jul 08 03:09:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Pleasant Lentz and Martha E Lentz, 1860.
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Apr 01 20:43:20 UTC 2025), Entry for John Stevens Lentz.
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, "United States, Census, 1910", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 01:08:56 UTC 2024), Entry for John Lentz and Emma Lentz, 1910.
    [5] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, "Tennessee, Deaths, 1914-1966", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Feb 03 19:18:52 UTC 2025), Entry for Morgan Matthew Lentz and John Lentz, 12 Sep 1944.
    [6] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, "United States, Census, 1880", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Jan 18 07:37:20 UTC 2025), Entry for Pleasant Lentz and Martha Lentz, 1880.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 August 1947
    Event Place: Tate, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Apr 01 20:43:20 UTC 2025), Entry for John Stevens Lentz.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Surretts Cemetery, Arkabutla,Tate, Mississippi
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Apr 01 20:43:20 UTC 2025), Entry for John Stevens Lentz.

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