Family of Samuel
Lentz Sr.
Samuel Lentz, Sr.
b. December 10, 1793, North Carolina (near Royal
Creek)
m. March 6 or 7, 1819, Madison County, Alabama, to Barbara Jackson by Rev.
McClure
See marriage record here.
d. March 19, 1849, at 10 o'clock in Limestone County, Alabama (from being
thrown
from a horse - he lived five days after the accident) buried on
March 21 in Lentzville, Lentz Chapel cemetery,
Alabama
Church: Methodist.
Occupation: farmer.
Barbara
Jackson
b. December 3, 1795 (IGI 1793, Buncombe), North Carolina
m. (2) March 28, 1861, to John York
See marriage record here.
d. May 5, 1878 (or 1876), buried in Lentz
Chapel cemetery, Limestone
County,
Alabama
Church: Methodist.
Father: Colby Jackson
Mother: Elizabeth (Ray?)
CHILDREN
of Samuel Lentz, Sr. & Barbara Jackson:
1.
Henry Jackson Lentz
b. December 25, 1819 (1809?), Limestone County, Alabama
m. January 22 or 25, 1831 or 1838 (or January 22, 1831) in Limestone
County,
Alabama, to Christina Parker
d. August 18, 1869, buried Lentzville Cemetery, Alabama
2.
Molly Lentz
b. October 1 or 10, 1820, possibly August 10, 1820
d. February 7, 1824
3.
Benjamin Harrison Lentz
b. April 11, 1822
d. April 27, 1849, buried Eastport, Mississippi
He did not marry. He spent his young manhood at sea. He returned from 6
years
at sea on August 22, 1848.
4.
Elizabeth Lentz
b. January 18, 1824
d. February 7, 1824
5.
John Wesley Lentz
b. December 10, 1824, Limestone County, Alabama
m. November 10 or 16, 1848 to Sarah Elizabeth Abernathy in Limestone
County,
Alabama
d. August 28, 1869, buried Lentzville cemetery
6.
Ashley Rozelle Lentz
b. January or May 25, 1826, Limestone County, Alabama
m. December 21, 1848 to Tabitha Frances Shoemaker
See marriage record here.
d. December 18, 1906, buried old Red Rock cemetery
7.
George Washington Lentz
b. February 5, 1828, in Limestone County, Alabama
m. June 7, 1849, to Martha Cheatham (or Cheatom) in Limestone County,
Alabama,
by Ben Lentz JP
d. buried Lentzville cemetery
He left his first wife and went to Texas.
8.
Samuel Jarrett/Garrett Lentz
b. August 17, 1829, in Limestone County, Alabama
m. (1) April 26, 1849, to Rebecca York in Limestone County, Alabama
See marriage record here.
m. (2) December 11, 1851, to Judith Angelina Delila Shoemaker by Henry
Lentz, JP
See marriage record here.
m. (3) September 3, 1868, to Ellen
Roberts, Caldwell County, Texas (Vol
C-D, Marriage Records, pg. 212)
d. June 2 or 3, 1921, buried Oakwood Cemetery, Austin
9.
Daniel Taylor Lentz
b. December 4, 1830
d. January 9, 1831 (October 7, 1854? unmarried)
10.
Jacob Madison Lentz
b. January 14, 1832
m. (1) April 27, 1853, to Sarah A. Hughs, in Fort Smith, Arkansas
m. (2) to Pincky ?, in Missouri
11. Mary Ann Perry Lentz
b. March 19, 1833
m. December 12, 1854, to Marion S. York, by Benj. Lentz (Diary of Henry
Jackson
Lentz also notes a marriage to James York on August 12, 1852 - same
Mary Ann Lentz?)
d. September 30, 1916, buried Lentzville Cemetery
12.
Malinda Caroline (or Carolina) Lentz (twin)
b. June 24, 1834, Limestone County, Alabama
m. February 11 or 12, 1852, to James Washington Goode by Henry J. Lentz
(IGI
shows Feb 11, 1852, Limestone, AL)
d. buried Athens, Alabama
13.
Gabriel Moore Lentz (twin)
b. June 24, 1834, Limestone County, Alabama
m. (1) August 30, 1864, to Amanda Horton Lentz (Burton),
Bastrop County, Texas
m. (2) September 6, 1881, to Mary C. Lovejay
(later divorced)
d. January 6, 1909, buried Red Rock, Texas
14.
Wiley B. Edward Lentz
b. January 24, 1836, Limestone County, Alabama
m. September 25, 1855 (or September 24, 1852) to Martha Ann Humphrey
(Humphries/Umphries? [diary]) by Murphy Bruce in Limestone County,
Alabama
15.
John Lentz
b. 1823
m. to Elmira Virginia Gower, in Limestone County, Alabama
d. August 1, 1847, buried at Meir in Old Mexico died of illness at camp
military: served in Mexican War.
Joined U.S. Army in Athens, Alabama on
May
10, 1847. He was signed by Capt. H. H. Higgens and served in 13th infantry, Company F.
Occupation: farmer
Church: Methodist
