George R. Gantz

George R. Gantz
(1864-1956)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth Wright

George R. Gantz ¹ ² ³ ⁴

Born: 9 September 1864, , Morrow County, OH ¹ ³ ⁴
Marriage (1): Mary Elizabeth Wright on an unknown date
Died: 13 February 1956 at age 91 ¹ ⁴
Buried: After 13 February 1956 ⁴

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Walnut Township, Marshall County, IN on 24 June 1870. ²

1870 US Census
Page 35, Dwelling 283, Family 278
Walnut Township, Marshall County, Indiana
George R. Gantz..6..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 9 Sep 1864, then his age should have been 5 instead of 6.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Walnut Township, Marshall County, IN on June 1880. ³

page 213A, T9-0298
Walnut Township, Marshall County, Indiana
George Gantz...Son..16..OH..Works On Farm
(Living with parents.)
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• He resided in Plevna, KS in 1919.
Obituary for his mother in 1919 says he lived in Pleona, Kansas.

NOTE - I believe the newspaper made a typo error on the name of the town. It was probably PLEVNA, in Reno County, Kansas. (Brian Lightfoot)
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• He was buried after 13 February 1956 in the Pleasant View Cemetery in Huntsville, KS.

Find A Grave Memorial 33042734. ⁴

George married Mary Elizabeth Wright, daughter of Aaron Hackett Wright and Hannah Aten, on an unknown date. (Mary Elizabeth Wright was born on 22 September 1870 in , Montgomery County, OH, died on 9 July 1943 and was buried after 9 July 1943 in Huntsville, KS.)

1 Jane Peppler, "Ancestors of Helen Hodges and William Peppler" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jpeppler; Updated: 2005-03-22 21:15:02 UTC (Tue)).

2 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Walnut Township, Marshall County, Indiana, p. 35, dwelling 283, family 278, John Lightfoot Gantz and Margaret Rule; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Walnut Township, Marshall County, Indiana, p. 213A, John Lightfoot Gantz and Margaret Ruhl; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0298.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 02 December 2018), memorial page for George R. Gantz (9 Sep 1864\endash 13 Feb 1956), Find A Grave Memorial no. 33042734, citing Pleasant View Cemetery, Huntsville, Reno County, Kansas, USA

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