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John Franklin Wentz 1842–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1842

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 Apr 1902

Death Location: Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: John WENTZ

Mother: Margaret Fox

Spouse(s): Verdilla Pifer

Children(s): Columbia WENTZ

The story of John Franklin Wentz began in 1842 in Virginia, USA. John Franklin Wentz married Verdilla Jane Pifer, and had children including Columbia Virginia Lummie Jennie Wentz. John Franklin Wentz passed away in 1902 in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Franklin Wentz began in 1842 in Virginia, USA.
  • John Franklin Wentz married Verdilla Jane Pifer, and had children including Columbia Virginia Lummie Jennie Wentz.
  • John Franklin Wentz passed away in 1902 in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John WENTZ
1809–1897
Birth Location: New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Fox
1813–1901
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Verdilla Pifer
1849–1923
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Columbia WENTZ
1869–
Birth Location: Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
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John Wentz's Ancestors

Self
John Wentz
1842–1902
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
John WENTZ
1809–1897
New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Ann "Peggy") Fox
1813–1901
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Matthias Fox
1778–1863
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Margaret (Peggy) Rouch
1783–1863
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mathias Fox
1740–1809
Maria Spencer
1740–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wentz's Descendants

1.
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John (Franklin) Wentz (Mar 1842–3 Apr 1902) m. Verdilla (Jane) Pifer (19 MAY 1849–04 APR 1923)
  1. 1. Columbia (Virginia Lummie Jennie) WENTZ 1869– m. Howard (Alexander) MILLER 1865–1900
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Miller 1889–1946 m. James (Hanson) Linger 1886–1975
      1. 1. Dale (Everett) Linger 1918–1982 m. Margaret (Frances) Craft 1920–2004

John Wentz's Timeline

2 Records

1842
Mar 1842
Birth of John Franklin Wentz in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1902
3 Apr 1902
Age 60
Death of John Franklin Wentz in , Upshur, West Virginia, USA
, Upshur, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1842
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1902
    Event Place: , Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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