John P. Stentz

Philip Daniel Stentz
(1735-1807)

Catharine Elisabetha Hertzog
(1740-1839)

Philip Casper Bowman
(1755-1845)

Katharine Fast
(1753-1826)

Daniel Stentz
(1779-1853)

Elizabeth Bowman
(1774-1861)

John P. Stentz
(1804-1874)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Clarissa Clear

John P. Stentz ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷

Born: 6 January 1804, , Fayette County, PA ¹ ² ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Marriage (1): Clarissa Clear on 5 April 1827 in , Fayette County, PA ¹ ²
Died: 1 June 1874, Ashland, OH at age 70 ⁷
Buried: After 1 June 1874, Graceland Cemetery, Knoxville Township, Marion County, IA ⁷

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Springhill Township, Fayette County, PA on 8 August 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 84, Roll 779, Family 85
Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
John P. Stentz..45..PA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 5 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 6 Jan 1804, then his age should have been 46 instead of 45.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 20 July 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 113, Family 867, Roll 930
Orange Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
J. P. Stentz..57..Pennsylvania..Tanner

(Living with wife, 3 children, and 1 married son with his wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 6 Jan 1804, then his age should have been 56 instead of 57.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Union Township, Marion County, IA on 18 July 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 17, Farmily 126
Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States
J. P. Stentz..66..Pennsylvania..Farmer

(Living with wife at the home of his married son and his family.)
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• He was buried after 1 June 1874 in the Graceland Cemetery in Knoxville, IA.

Find a Grave Memorial 134987509
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John married Clarissa Clear, daughter of Alexander Clear and Elizabeth Shay, on 5 April 1827 in , Fayette County, PA.¹ ² (Clarissa Clear was born on 21 October 1808 in Pennsylvania,¹ ² ⁴ ⁷ died on 4 July 1891 in , Marion County, OH ¹ ² ⁷ and was buried after 4 July 1891 in Knoxville, IA ⁷.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Springhill Township, Fayette County, PA on 8 August 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 84, Roll 779, Dwelling 85, Family 85
Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
John P. Stentz..45..PA..Farmer
Clarissa Stentz..42..PA
Elizabeth Stentz..19..PA
Alfred D. Stentz..16..PA..Laborer
Edwin D. Stentz..14..PA
Mary A. Stentz..12..PA
Sarah A. Stentz..3..PA

NOTE - The son Alexander was married and living elsewhere by 1850. The son Daniel was either working and living elsewhere or had died by 1850. Daughter Katherine would have been only 10 years old for the 1850 census but she is not listed and may have died before the 1850 census.
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 20 July 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 113, Family 867, Roll 930
Orange Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
J. P. Stentz..57..Pennsylvania..Tanner
Clarissa Stentz..53..Pennsylvania
Edwin Stentz..22..Virginia..Farm Laborer
Sarah Stentz..12..Pennsylvania
John Stentz..10..Pennsylvania
Arlington Stentz..25..Virginia..Farmer
Margaret Stentz..18..Ireland
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1 Anne Bowman, "Bowman-Cassel Family" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:2660287; Updated: Wed Oct 8 12:47:44 2003).

2 William Arthur Richards, Jr., "Richards Family Group" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=123654; Updated: Tue Mar 30 19:21:02 2004).

3 Anne Bowman, "Bowman-Cassel Family" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:2660287; Updated: Wed Oct 8 12:47:44 2003), http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2222486&id=I133569447.

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, p. 84, dwelling 85, family 85, John P. Stentz and Clarissa Clear; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 779.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States, p. 113, family 867, John P. Stentz and Clarissa Clear; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 930.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States, p. 17, family 126, Alfred Arlington Stentz and Margaret F. Pollack; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 02 March 2021, memorial page for John P Stentz (6 Jan 1804-Jan 1874), Find a Grave Memorial no. 134987509, citing Graceland Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, USA

8 Robert E. Wallace, World Family Tree Vol. 012, Ed. 1, Tree #1194 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: July 28, 1997).

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