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Johnathan Butz 1781 – 1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 February 1781

Birth Location: Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 14 April 1842

Death Location: Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John Butz

Mother: Maria Miller

Spouse(s): Maria Wenner

Children(s): Manasses Butz, Daniel Butz, Levi Butz

The story of Johnathan Butz Jr began in 1781 in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Johnathan Butz Jr married Maria Catherine Wenner, and had children including Manasses Butz, Daniel Butz, Levi Butz. Johnathan Butz Jr passed away in 1842 in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Johnathan Butz Jr began in 1781 in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
  • Johnathan Butz Jr married Maria Catherine Wenner, and had children including Manasses Butz, Daniel Butz, Levi Butz.
  • Johnathan Butz Jr passed away in 1842 in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Butz
1747 – 1827
Birth Location: Long Swamp, Berks, Pennsylvania
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Maria Miller
1747 – 1827
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Maria Wenner
1790 – 1868
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Manasses Butz
1812 – 1889
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MB
Daniel Butz
Birth Location: –
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Levi Butz
1831 – 1905
Birth Location: –
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Johnathan Butz's Ancestors

Self
Johnathan Butz
1781 – 1842
Birth Place: Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
John Butz
1747 – 1827
Long Swamp, Berks, Pennsylvania
Maria (Elizabeth) Miller
1747 – 1827
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Peter Butz
1718 – 1780
Hertzogberg, Deu, Bayern, Germany
Anna (Barbara) Carl
1718 – 1795
Nassau, Saarbrucken, Saarland, Germany
Christian Miller
1727 – 1778
Pennsylvania, USA
Elisabeth (Barbara) Mertz
1730 –
Great-Grandparents
Johann Bütz
1693 – 1750
Maria Meurer
1698 – 1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johnathan Butz's Descendants

1.
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Johnathan Butz (28 February 1781 – 14 April 1842) m. Maria (Catherine) Wenner (17 April 1790 – October 1868)
  1. 1. Manasses Butz (23 Feb 1812 – 13 Oct 1889) m. Elizabeth Wenner (29 Jan 1822 – 25 Jun 1864)
    1. 1. Benneville Butz (9 January 1838 – 27 June 1924)
      1. 1. Lorena (Elmira) Butz (13 Sep 1861 – 3 Nov 1919) m. John (George) Nehrbas (19 July 1870 – 21 February 1915) m. Howard (Daniel) Heffner (27 July 1859 – 27 October 1890)
        1. 1. Gladys (Estella) Heffner (9 Apr 1882 – 29 Aug 1967) m. Harold (Griffin) Mauzy (13 Mar 1887 – 9 Nov 1929)
      2. 2. Elma (Louisa) Butz (2 Mar 1862 – 22 Mar 1955) m. John (Harry) Ziegenfuss (21 Jan 1860 – 11 Oct 1942)
        1. 1. Harry (Stanley) Ziegenfuss (2 Mar 1884 – 15 May 1963) m. Elizabeth (Lydia) Romig (Oct 1883 – 16 October 1968)
        2. 2. Leah (E) Ziegenfuss (1896 – )
        3. 3. Alta (L) Ziegenfuss (1900 – )
      3. 3. Seniah (A) Butz (abt 1868 – )
      4. 4. Harvey (J M) Butz (abt 1866 – )
      5. 5. Elvina Butz
    2. 2. Rebecca Butz (20 January 1841 – 6 May 1903) m. Henry (B.) Benfield (1 May 1838 – 13 October 1907)
      1. 1. Albert Benfield (14 July 1860 – 26 January 1861)
      2. 2. Eliza (Ann) Benfield (28 October 1865 – 1 July 1947) m. John (H) Gehman (11 March 1871 – 10 March 1960)
        1. 1. Elmer (Daniel) Gehman (4 December 1892 – 12 February 1968) m. Bessie (M.) Erb (24 August 1902 – January 1995)
        2. 2. Maria (Rebecca) Gehman (18 December 1898 – 5 February 1991)
      3. 3. Sissie Benfield (Abt 1866 – )
      4. 4. Morris Benfield (16 February 1867 – 29 May 1885)
      5. 5. Mary Benfield (12 April 1868 – 28 February 1876)
      6. 6. Horace Benfield (19 June 1869 – 10 October)
      7. 7. Sarah Benfield (20 Jan 1872 – 11 Jul 1929) m. Harry (N.) Hensinger (16 January 1870 – 6 December 1922)
        1. 1. Beulah Hensinger (8 Sep 1892 – Feb 1972) m. Paul (C.) Huff (18 Jan 1886 – 6 Feb 1958)
        2. 2. Albert (Benfield) Hensinger (25 January 1894 – 1 December 1952)
        3. 3. Henry (Benfield) Hensinger (2 Aug 1895 – 29 December 1963) m. Mary (M) Sease (Apr 1895 – 1972)
        4. 4. Luella Hensinger (5 Sep 1901 – 2 Jul 1981) m. Abraham (Franklin) Koons (6 Aug 1894 – 30 Mar 1976)
        5. 5. Mildred Hensinger (13 Oct 1906 – 26 January 1999) m. Harry (Elmer) Gilbert (4 Apr 1909 – 13 Jan 1968)
        6. 6. Edith Hensinger (16 Sep 1908 – 28 February 1995) m. Claude (Washington) Kline (15 March 1904 – 15 May 2001)
      8. 8. Ida (R.) Benfield (9 May 1876 – 18 April 1928)
      9. 9. Jane Benfield ( – 17 February 1874)
      10. 10. Elda Benfield
    3. 3. Elizabeth Butz (17 April 1845 – 9 July 1878)
    4. 4. Hannah Louise (24 March 1847 – 16 July 1887)
    5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Butz (21 December 1850 – 21 September 1932)
    6. 6. Leon Butz (abt 1854 – )
    7. 7. Uriah (Wilson) Butz (27 Nov 1855 – )
    8. 8. Catherine Butz (2 August 1859 – 11 February 1939)
    9. 9. Ellen (Jane) Butz (19 November 1860 – 19 July 1886)
    10. 10. Ida Butz (13 March 1862 – 11 Mar 1939) m. John (Harvey) Romig (Jun 1862 – 10 March 1933)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Lydia) Romig (Oct 1883 – 16 October 1968) m. Harry (Stanley) Ziegenfuss (2 Mar 1884 – 15 May 1963)
        1. 1. Richard (Harry) Ziegenfuss (7 Apr 1908 – 29 Oct 1997) m. Margaret (Evelyn) Newhard (7 May 1913 – 31 Dec 2012)
        2. 2. Justine (Ida) Zeigenfuss (12 Oct 1912 – 16 Mar 2006) m. Edward (Joseph) Phreaner (6 November 1917 – 17 December 1985) m. Floyd (Ward) Bierce (17 Dec 1916 – 16 Aug 1988)
        3. 3. Margaret (E) Ziegenfuss (26 January 1914 – 4 January 1942) m. Richard (William) Griffith (2 March 1914 – 15 August 2002)
        4. 4. Kathryn (Romig) Ziegenfuss (abt 1917 – ) m. Andrew (George) Lesko (10 October 1916 – 19 October 1957)
        5. 5. John (Edward) Ziegenfuss (4 Nov 1918 – 5 May 1995) m. Geraldine Gold m. Lula (Lee) Beckner (6 January 1925 – )
      2. 2. William (Harvey) Romig (9 Oct 1885 – 1 Aug 1978) m. Carrie (V.) Lynn m. Margaret (Barbara) Hayd (Feb 1888 – 20 Oct 1948)
        1. 1. Margaret (Hoyd) Romig (15 Nov 1914 – 23 Sep 1979) m. Robert (Deyo) Odell (15 Jul 1913 – 30 Mar 1968)
      3. 3. Harry (E.) Romig (29 March 1888 – 18 March 1890)
      4. 4. Edgar (Franklin) Romig (22 March 1890 – 12 November 1963)
      5. 5. Stanley (B.) Romig (13 January 1893 – 15 December 1899)
      6. 6. Harold (John) Romig (Jan 1897 – 5 May 1979) m. Ruth (C) Samuels (17 August 1898 – 3 May 1996)
        1. 1. Ruth (Louise) Romig (27 July 1923 – 21 November 2011) m. Donald (Fuller) True (4 March 1919 – 16 September 2000)
        2. 2. Barbara (Ann) Romig (20 April 1926 – 10 Apr 1930)
        3. 3. Harold (John) Romig (24 Aug 1928 – 1 Jun 1993) m. Jacqueline (I.) Moser m. Danelia (Margaret) Sandino (17 Oct 1925 – ) m. Ida Jefferies (23 Nov 1938 – )
      7. 7. Edith (B.) Romig (13 March 1901 – 14 August 1904)
      8. 8. Iva (Butz) Romig (21 April 1903 – 9 November 1994) m. Charles (Arthur) Apple (16 Sep 1904 – 27 September 1963)
        1. 1. Charles (Arthur) Apple (20 Jun 1942 – ) m. Linda (Kay) Peters (9 Nov 1942 – )
        2. 2. Sandra Apple
  2. 2. Daniel Butz
  3. 3. Levi Butz (1831 – 1905)

Johnathan Butz's Timeline

4 Records

1781
28 February 1781
Birth of Johnathan Butz Jr in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1781
4 Jun 1781
Johnathan Butz Jr was christened in Berks Co.
Berks Co.
1842
14 April 1842
Age 61
Death of Johnathan Butz Jr in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1842
1842
Age 61
Johnathan Butz Jr - Probate in Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1781
    Event Place: Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 212
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1781
    Event Place: Berks Co.
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 April 1842
    Event Place: Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 212
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mertztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Orphans Court Proceedings, 1752-1857; Index; Author: Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Berks County); Probate Place: Berks, Pennsylvania
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