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William METZ 1806–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1806

Birth Location: , Mason, Kentucky

Death Date: 7 Aug 1879

Death Location: Stout, Adams County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Jacob METZ

Mother: Mary Thoroughman

Spouse(s): Hannah WILLIAMS, Catharine THOMAS

Children(s): James METZ, David METZ, Jacob METZ, Lewis METZ, Edward METZ, Uriah METZ, William METZ

William METZ was born in 1806 in , Mason, Kentucky, the child of Jacob Metz And Mary Eliza Jane Thoroughman. William METZ married Catharine Thomas, Hannah A Williams, and had children including David H Metz, Edward C Metz, Frank C Metz, George Metz, Jacob F Metz, James G Metz, Lewis T Metz, Margaret Metz, Samuel Metz, Sarah A Metz, Susan Metz, Thomas Metz, Uriah H Metz, William Metz. William METZ passed away in 1879 in Stout, Adams County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William METZ was born in 1806 in , Mason, Kentucky, the child of Jacob Metz And Mary Eliza Jane Thoroughman.
  • William METZ married Catharine Thomas, Hannah A Williams, and had children including David H Metz, Edward C Metz, Frank C Metz, George Metz, Jacob F Metz, James G Metz, Lewis T Metz, Margaret Metz, Samuel Metz, Sarah A Metz, Susan Metz, Thomas Metz, Uriah H Metz, William Metz.
  • William METZ passed away in 1879 in Stout, Adams County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob METZ
1781–1862
Birth Location: Germany
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Mary Thoroughman
1785–1814
Birth Location: , , Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Hannah WILLIAMS
1818–1888
Birth Location: Ohio
HW
Catharine THOMAS
1807–1845
Birth Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
CT

Children(s)

James METZ
1846–
Birth Location: Dunbarton, Adams, Ohio
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David METZ
1847–
Birth Location: Ohio
DM
Jacob METZ
1849–
Birth Location: Ohio
JM
Lewis METZ
1852–
Birth Location: Ohio
LM
Edward METZ
1855–
Birth Location: Ohio
EM
Uriah METZ
1858–
Birth Location: Ohio
UM
William METZ
1841–1889
Birth Location: , Adams, Ohio, United Stataes
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William METZ's Ancestors

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William METZ
1806–1879
Birth Place: , Mason, Kentucky
Parents
Jacob METZ
1781–1862
Germany
Mary (Eliza Jane) Thoroughman
1785–1814
, , Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Thomas (Thoroughman) Sr.
1755–1835
Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Esther Crawford
1766–1814
Green, Forest, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William METZ's Descendants

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William METZ (6 May 1806–7 Aug 1879) m. Hannah (A) WILLIAMS (1818–25 Aug 1888) m. Catharine THOMAS (25 January 1807–10 Feb 1845)
  1. 1. James (G) METZ 1846–
  2. 2. David (H) METZ 1847–
  3. 3. Jacob (F) METZ 1849–
  4. 4. Lewis (T) METZ 1852–
  5. 5. Edward (C) METZ 1855–
  6. 6. Uriah (H) METZ 1858–
  7. 7. William METZ 1841–1889

William METZ's Timeline

2 Records

1806
6 May 1806
Birth of William METZ in , Mason, Kentucky
, Mason, Kentucky
1879
7 Aug 1879
Age 73
Death of William METZ in Rome, Adams, Ohio
Rome, Adams, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1806
    Event Place: , Mason, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Rome, Adams, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stout, Adams County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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