Franklin Ruhl Gantz ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1856 and a birth location of Indiana.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 24 on the 1880 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Walnut Township, Marshall County, IN on 24 June 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 35, Dwelling 283, Family 278
Walnut Township, Marshall County, Indiana
Franklin Gantz..12..OH
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Bourbon Township, Marshall, IN on 9 June 1880. ⁶

1880 US Census
Page 90B, District 103, Dwelling 120, Family 122, Roll 297
Bourbon Township, Marshall County, Indiana
Frank Gantz..Other..24..IN..--/--..Servant
(Living at the home of Isaac and Ruth Arnold.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 12 July 1857, then his age should have been 22 instead of 24.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Walnut Township, Marshall County, IN on 26 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 83, Dwelling 265, Family 265
Walnut Township, Marshall County, Indiana
home owned no mortgage
married 11 years
Frank Gantz..Head..Jul 1856..43..OH..Farmer
(Living with 2nd wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 12 Jul 1857 instead of Jul 1856, then his age should have been 42 instead of 43.
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• He resided in Argos, IN in 1919.
The obituary for Frank's mother in 1919 says that they lived in Argos, Marshall County, Indiana.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Walnut Township, Marshall County, IN on 19 January 1920. ⁷

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 185, Dwelling 111, Family 114, Roll 456
Walnut Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Franklin Gantz..Head..62..OH..Farmer, General Farm

NOTE - Franklin was listed as married but his wife was not enumerated in the household.
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• He was buried after 17 August 1939 in the Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery in , Marshall County, IN.

Frank and his second wife, Anna, share one common gravestone that is a large gray granite vertical face monument. The inscription reads "GANTZ - Anna M. 1858-1950; Franklin, 1857-1938".

Find A Grave Memorial #59180939
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Franklin married Mary Elnor Sharpe on 26 January 1882 in Bourbon, IN.¹ (Mary Elnor Sharpe was born on 25 December 1858 in Bourbon Township, Marshall, IN,⁹ died on 19 June 1886 in Bourbon Township, Marshall, IN ¹⁰ and was buried after 19 June 1886 in Argos, IN.)

  Marriage Notes:

Family Archive #243, Marriage Index, Indiana, "CD-ROM," Marriage Date: Jan 26, 1882; County: Marshall; This record can be found in the County Court Records, Film # 1651768 - 1651771.
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Franklin next married Anna M. Bower, daughter of George W. Bower and Margaret Allebaugh, on 25 September 1889 in , Marshall County, IN.² (Anna M. Bower was born on 15 June 1858 in Thorn Creek Township, Whitley County, IN,¹¹ died on 10 October 1950 ¹¹ and was buried after 10 October 1950 in , Marshall County, IN ¹¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Walnut Township, Marshall County, IN on 26 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 83, Dwelling 265, Family 265
Walnut Township, Marshall County, Indiana
home owned no mortgage
married 11 years
Frank Gantz..Head..Jul 1856..43..OH..Farmer
Anna Gantz..Wife..Jun 1856..43..IN..4/4
Chester Gantz..Son..Dec 1883..16..IN
Edith Gantz..Dau..Jan 1891..9..IN
Ruth Gantz..Dau..May 1892..8..IN
Walter Gantz..Son..Sep 1895..4..IN

NOTE - The birth years for both Frank and Anna are apparently incorrect. Frank was born in 1857 and Anna in 1858. Also Anna reports that she delivered 4 children and all 4 were living. She does not mention Clyde who was born and died in 1893. I believe that she is including Franklin's son from his first marriage when she comes up with a total of 4 children.
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• They resided in Argos, IN in 1919.
The obituary for Frank's mother in 1919 says that they lived in Argos, Marshall County, Indiana.
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