John Stentz
(1823-1900)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Delilah Fast

2. Margaret Culbertson

John Stentz 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 10 December 1823, Pennsylvania 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Delilah Fast about 1844
  • Marriage (2): Margaret Culbertson on 22 February 1866 in Ashland County, OH
  • Died: 23 March 1900 at age 76
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bullet  General Notes:

After his 1st wife, Delilah Fast, died in 1864, John was remarried to a Margaret <unknown>.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 16 October 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 481A&B, Roll 659, Dwelling 92, Family 94
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
John Stents..27..OH
(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - His birth location is believed to be Pennsylvania instead of Ohio.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 18 July 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 103, Roll 930, Dwelling 815, Family 791
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
John Stentz..36..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 23 July 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 8, Dwelling 52, Family 49
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
John Stentz..47..PA..Farmer
(Living with 2nd wife and 6 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 10 Dec 1823, then his age should have been 46 instead of 47.
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John married Delilah Fast, daughter of George R. Fast and Susannah Shough, about 1844. (Delilah Fast was born on 16 December 1824 in Ohio,3 5 died on 16 March 1864 5 and was buried after 16 March 1864 in Nankin Cemetery, Nankin, OH 5.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 16 October 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 481A&B, Roll 659, Dwelling 92, Family 94
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
John Stents..27..OH
Delila Stents..23..OH
Issabella Stents..5..OH
Madison Stents..2..OH
Irvin Stents..7m..OH
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 18 July 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 103, Roll 930, Dwelling 815, Family 791
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
John Stentz..36..PA..Farmer
Delilah Stentz..36..OH
Isabel Stentz..14..OH
Irvin Stentz..10..OH
Phillip Stentz..8 ..OH
Agusta Stentz..6..OH
Willson D. Stentz..2..OH
Luther M. Fast..17..OH..Farm Laborer
Ida Fast..8..OH

Luther and Ida were 1/2 siblings to Delila. Her father had remarried to Henrietta Heffner and both of them died in 1852. The children were split up and sent to several relatives with Luther and Ida having been sent to live with Delila and her family.
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John next married Margaret Culbertson on 22 February 1866 in Ashland County, OH. (Margaret Culbertson was born on 2 November 1830 in Ohio and died after 1 June 1870.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 23 July 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 8, Dwelling 52, Family 49
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
John Stentz..47..PA..Farmer
Margaret Stentz..38..OH..Keeping House
Isabell Stentz..24..OH
Irvin Stentz..20..OH
Malagthion Stentz..18..OH
Augusta Stentz..15..OH
Wilson Stentz..13..OH
Perry Stentz..9..OH
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bullet  Marriage Notes:

Groom's Name: John Stentz
Bride's Name: Margaret Culbertson
Marriage Date: 22 Feb 1866
Marriage Place: Ashland, Ohio
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00894-5
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 2079406
Reference Number: v 3 p277 rn 377
Collection: Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958
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Sources


1 Sandra S. Shuster, World Family Tree Vol. 007, Ed. 1, Tree #1334 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: October 17, 1996).

2 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 481A&B, dwelling 92, family 94, John Stentz and Delila Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 659.

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 103, dwelling 815, family 791, John Stentz and Delila Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 930.

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 8, dwelling 52, family 49; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 3 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22482201.


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