Thirteen (listed 1 thru 13) generations of Wentz, 1634 to the present, from Germany to Pennsylvania, New York, California and North Carolina, starting with Hans Jost Wentz.
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| # | DATE, LOCATIONS | DESCENDENTS | SPOUSES |
| 1. | (1634 - 1694)
Germany |
Hans Jost Wentz | Elisabetha |
| 2. | (1665 - 1739)
Germany |
Hans Jost Wentz | Catharina Branner |
| 3. | (1687 - 1774)
Germany |
Nicolaus Wentz | Maria Catharina Kumpf |
| 4. | (1722 - 1790)
Germany |
Johann Jost Wentz | Anna Catharina Strein |
| 5. | (1749 - 1845)
Germany,PA |
Johann Jost Wentz | Anna Elisabetha Horn |
| 6. | (1770 - 1880)
Germany,PA,NY |
Johann Peter Wentz, Barbara Wentz, Jacob Wentz, Johann George Wentz, Magdaline Wentz, John Wentz, Elizabeth Wentz, William Wentz | Margaret Rose, Catherine Leibenguth, Magdaline Kieffer, Susan Heil, Salome Andreas, Peter Masters, Salome Stettler, Ira Rood, Mary Catherine Walp, Abigail Manning |
| 7. | (1798 - 1904)
PA,NY |
Peter Wentz, Catherine Wentz (2), Jacob Wentz, John Wentz (2), Sarah Wentz, Elizabeth Wentz (3), Joseph Wentz, Polly Wentz, Rebecca Wentz (2), Joel Wentz, Lydia Wentz, Levi Wentz, Monroe Wentz, Sally Wentz, William Wentz, Daniel Wentz, Mary Ann Wentz, Samuel Wentz (2), Stephen Wentz, Lavinia Wentz, Benjamin Wentz, Robert Wentz | Mercy Green, Lucy Ann Easterday, Catherine Buss, Wilamena A. Everhart |
| 8. | (1820 - 1939)
PA,NY |
Mercy Wentz, Pamela Wentz, Margaret Elizabeth Wentz, Mary Roberts Wentz, Samantha Jane Wentz, John Emery Wentz, Peter Mastin Wentz, Wilbur Fiske Wentz, Zenas Allen Wentz, Robert Wentz, John Wentz, Levi Wentz, Rebecca Wentz, Henry Wentz, Anna Wentz, Alfred Robert Wentz, Vionetta Catherine Wentz, Emily Jane Wentz, Campbell Walter Wentz, Wesley Nelson Wentz, Lillie Mahita Wentz, Addison Gillet Wentz, Sarah Elizabeth Wentz, Ednah Catherine Wentz, Calvin Walter Wentz, Adelia Victoria Wentz | Owen Brinkler, Sarah A.L. Miller, Uriah Erig |
| 9. | (1889 - 1992)
PA,CA,NY |
Robert Wentz, David Wentz, Warren Wentz, Wesley Wentz, Ethel Wentz, Emilie (Jeannie) Wentz, Kathryn Wentz, Madeline Wentz, Mae Wentz, Ruth I. Wentz, Ralph Wentz, Walter Campbell Wentz | Maude Flores, Clyde Smith, Paul Greaser, Ralph Louis Ranck, Sr., Vernon Casteline, Ed Lauderbach, Ivory Cole, Kathryn Althea Stahl |
| 10. | (abt 1912 - present)
PA,CA |
Robert Wentz, Inez Wentz, Patsy Wentz, Betty Wentz, William Wentz, Ronald Wentz, Jr., Walter Campbell Wentz, Clyde Smith, David Smith, Herbert Ranck, Ralph Louis Ranck, Jr., Warren Alfred Ranck, Madeline Ranck, Wesley Casteline, Joan Casteline, Jeanne Martell Lauderbach | Betty Heath, Hazel Starner, Betty Irene Schilling, Willard Brobst, ~Nelson, Helen Karp, Jean Ann Biever |
| 11. | (present)
PA,NC, other |
Diane Wentz, Ronald Walter Wentz, Jr., Cynthia Jean Wentz, Andrew Walter Wentz, Jennifer Jane Wentz, Garrett Martin Wentz, David Warner Ranck, Ann Louise Ranck, Bonnie Kay Ranck, Charles Michael Ranck, Sr., Teri Lynn Ranck, Susan Brobst, Judee Brobst | Joe Diffenderder, Robert E. Dalton, Katherine Selleck, Raymond Shelhammer, Debra Solomon, Dennis Csensits |
| 12. | (present)
PA, other |
Jack Wentz, Jennifer Jane Wentz, Michele Diffenderder, Mathew Diffenderder, Michael Diffenderder, Daniel Robert Dalton, Sarah Elizabeth Dalton, Gregory Andrew Dalton, Charles Michael Ranck, Jr., Jon Csensits | Mary Ann Schadder |
| 13. | (present)
PA, other |
Wyitt Solomon Ranck |
Notes:
'B.E.S.H.' stands for Beerfeldon, Erbach, Starkenberg, Hesssen - an area in Hesse, Germany.
'NA Co' stands for Northampton County, PA.
Spouse: ELISABETHA
Spouse: CATHARINA BRANNER
Spouse: MARIA CATHARINA KUMPF
Spouse: ANNA CATHARINA STREIN Spouse: ANNA ELISABETHA HORN Spouse: MARGARET ROSE
Spouse: MERCY GREEN
Spouse 1: CATHERINE LEIBENGUTH
Spouse 2: MAGDALINE KIEFFER
Spouse: LUCY ANN EASTERDAY
Spouse 3: SUSAN HEIL
Spouse: PETER MASTERS
Spouse: SALOME STETTLER Spouse: CATHERINE BUSS Spouse: OWEN BRINKLER
Spouse: SARAH A.L. MILLER
Spouse: MAUDE FLORES
Spouse: CLYDE SMITH
Spouse: PAUL GREASER
Spouse: RALPH LOUIS RANCK, Sr.
(see Ranck Family)
Spouse: BETTY HEATH
Spouse: HAZEL STARNER
Spouse: RAYMOND SHELHAMMER
Spouse: BETTY IRENE SCHILLING
Spouse: DEBRA SOLOMON
Spouse: MARY ANN SCHADDER
Spouse: WILLARD BROBST
Spouse: DENNIS CSENSITS
Spouse: VERNON CASTELINE
Spouse: FRANCISCA MUÑOZ
Spouse: CHET MEYER
Spouse: ED LAUDERBACH
Spouse: IVORY COLE Spouse: KATHRYN ALTHEA STAHL Spouse: HELEN KARP
Spouse: JOE DIFFENDERFER
Spouse: RENEE WENTZ
Spouse: JEAN ANN BIEVER
Spouse: ROBERT E. DALTON
Spouse: KATHERINE SELLECK
Spouse: URIAH ERIG
Spouse: WILAMENA A. EVERHART Spouse: IRA ROOD Spouse 1: MARY CATHERINE WALP Spouse 2: ABIGAIL MANNING
Birth: 1634; B.E.S.H.
Death: March 21, 1694; B.E.S.H.
Birth: 1638; B.E.S.H.
Death: May 7, 1685; B.E.S.H.
Children:
Birth: 1665; B.E.S.H.
Death: November 3, 1734; B.E.S.H.
Birth: June 29, 1670; B.E.S.H.
Death: August 7, 1739; B.E.S.H.
Marriage Date: February 1, 1687; B.E.S.H.
Children:
Birth: 1687
Death: January 13, 1757; B.E.S.H.
Maria's Parents: Hans Balthasar Kumpf (1674; B.E.S.H.), Maria Veronica Flach (1678; B.E.S.H.)
Birth: March 28, 1700; B.E.S.H.
Death: April 15, 1774; B.E.S.H.
Marriage Date: January 10, 1715; B.E.S.H.
Children:
Birth: February 12, 1722; B.E.S.H.
Death: November 21, 1785; B.E.S.H.
Birth: April 13, 1723; B.E.S.H.
Death: September 6, 1790; B.E.S.H.
Marriage Date: January 12, 1745
Children:
Birth: December 13, 1749; B.E.S.H.
Death: May 22, 1812; Berlinsville, NA Co, PA
Cemetery: Cherryville, NA Co, PA
Birth: March 9, 1749; B.E.S.H.
Death: November 11, 1845; Berlinsville, NA Co, PA
Cemetery: Indianland Cemetery, Cherryville, PA
Marriage Date: May 6, 1773
Children:
Birth: February 9,1770; B.E.S.H.
Death: January 4,1833; Binghampton, Broome, NY
Cemetery: Binghampton, Broome, NY
Birth: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Cemetery: Unknown
Marriage Date: 1789; Upper Milford, NA Co, PA
Children:
Birth: May 8, 1798; Chenango, Broome, NY
Death: May 12, 1882; Barfelden, Tioga, NY
Cemetery: Unknown
Birth: August 12, 1794; Broome Co, NY
Death: May 23, 1842; Binghampton, NY
Cemetery: Spring Forest
Marriage Date: May 11, 1819; Binghampton, NY
Children:
Birth: April 7, 1820; Binghampton, NY
Death: June 28, 1842; Binghampton, NY
Birth: April 13, 1822; Binghampton, NY
Death: March 10, 1880; Binghampton, NY
Birth: August 29, 1823; Binghampton, NY
Death: August 22, 1879; Harpersville, Broome, NY
Birth: May 31, 1827; Binghampton, NY
Death: May, 1900
Birth: April 1, 1829; Canaan Corners, Wayne, PA
Death: November 18, 1906
Birth: July 3, 1831; Canaan Corners, Wayne, PA
Death: May 31, 1908; Provo, UT
Birth: December 9, 1833; Waymart, Wayne, PA
Death: April 6, 1891
Birth: October 31, 1836; Honesdale, Wayne, PA
Death: November 6, 1840; Binghampton, NY
Birth: 1772; B.E.S.H.
Death: abt 1773
Birth: August 21, 1777; U. Milford, NA Co, PA
Death: January 15, 1868; Cherryville, PA
Cemetery: Methodist Cemetery, Danielsville, NA Co, PA
Birth: abt 1779; Lehigh,NA Co, PA
Death: December, 1800
Married: May 6, 1800; Lehigh, NA Co, PA
Birth: abt 1780; Lehigh,NA Co, PA
Death: March 2, 1852; Lehigh,NA Co, PA
Married: April 12, 1801; Lehigh, NA Co, PA
Children:
Birth: June 16, 1802; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: September 1, 1875; Cedarville, Stevenson, IL
Birth: December 29, 1803; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: April 1, 1881; Cherryville,NA Co,PA
Cemetery: Unknown
Birth: 1836; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Cemetery: Unknown
Marriage Date: May 9, 1857; Lehigh, PA
Children:
Birth: July 19, 1858; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: September 14, 1859; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: December 28, 1860; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: December 28, 1860; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: 1861; Cherryville, PA
Birth: January 21, 1864; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: August 23, 1865; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: September 24, 1805; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: September 21, 1862; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Birth: October 23, 1807; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: April 17, 1876; Nesquehoning,Carbon,PA
Birth: November 4, 1809; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: August 11, 1861; Cherryville,PA
Birth: November 24, 1811; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: December 16, 1904; Cherryville,PA
Birth: January 2, 1813; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: October 11, 1835; Cherryville,PA
Birth: April 28, 1814; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: December 5, 1817; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: 1827
Birth: December 17, 1819; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: August 22, 1877; Cherryville,PA
Birth: January 12, 1824; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: April 22, 1826; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Death: 1828
Birth: abt 1836; Cherryville,NA Co,PA
Death: August 9, 1881: Cherryville,NA Co,PA
Married: November 29, 1857; Cherryville,NA Co,PA
Birth: April 11, 1778; U Milford,NA Co,PA
Death: January 8, 1846; Weisport,NA Co,PA
Cemetery: Weisport,Carbon Co,PA
Spouse: SALOME ANDREAS
Birth: abt 1779; Heidelberg,NA Co,PA
Death: September 7, 1858; Weisport, PA
Married: November, 1800; Heidelberg,NA Co,PA
Children:
Birth: 1801; Heidelberg,NA Co,PA
Death: 1801
Birth: February 7, 1802; Heidelberg,NA Co,PA
Death: June 11, 1880; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Birth: August 17, 1802 (?-see above); Heidelberg,NA Co,PA
Death: March 31, 1812; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Birth: November 11, 1803; Heidelberg,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: August 12, 1806; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Death: February 2, 1882; Parryville, Carbon Co, Co,PA
Birth: June 29, 1814; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Death: May 16, 1883; Allentown, PA
Birth: December 14, 1817; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Death: January 19, 1855; Weisport,Carbon Co,PA
Birth: November 21, 1781; U Milford,NA Co,PA
Death: April 30, 1873; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Cemetery: Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Birth: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Married: 1803; Lehigh,NA Co,PA
Birth: July 19, 1784; Milford, NA Co, PA
Death: November 14, 1852; Lehigh, NA Co, PA
Cemetery: Cherryville, PA
Birth: abt 1789; Berlinsville, NA Co, PA
Death: April 19, 1880; Berlinsville, NA Co, PA
Marriage Date: 1806; Berlinsville, NA Co, PA
Children:
Birth: May 17, 1807; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: May 5, 1809; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Death: May 22, 1827
Birth: April 3, 1811; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: May 31, 1813; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: August 19, 1815; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: April 19, 1818; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Death: 1830; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Birth: December 15, 1821; Berlinsville, NA Co, PA
Death: September 14, 1865; Cherryville, NA Co, PA
Birth: 1822; Pennsville, NA Co, PA
Death: December 3, 1884; Allentown, PA
Marriage Date: December 25, 1843; Pennsville
Children:
Birth: February 20, 1845; Cherryville,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: September 27, 1847; Cherryville,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Marriage Date: February 24, 1864: Cherrytville,NA Co,PA
Birth: August 4, 1850; Cherryville,NA Co,PA
Death: October 31, 1862; Cherryville,NA Co,PA
Birth: June 8, 1853; Cherryville, NA Co, PA
Death: November 22, 1939
Birth: January 3, 1869
Death: December 27, 1959
Children:
Last known residence: CA
Children:
Last known residence: NY service
Last known residence: Allentown, PA
Children:
Last known residence: CA
Last known residence: CA
Last known residence: CA
Children:
Last known residence: PA
Children:
Birth: January 12, 1889
Death: June 9, 1954; Lehigh County, PA
Cemetery: Arlington Cemetery, Allentown, PA
Ralph's Parents: William W. Ranck (b. Lewisberg, PA; d. Allentown, PA; c. Fairview, PA) Katherine Walker (b. Allentown, PA)
Birth: July 23, 1889
Death: December 4, 1951; Lehigh County, PA
Cemetery: Arlington Cemetery, Allentown, PA
Marriage Date: Abt 1910
Children:
Birth: January 26, 1912; PA
Death: January 25, 1992; PA
Children:
Birth: October 8, 1915
Death: February 13, 1997; Emmaus, PA
Marriage Date December, 1941
Children:
Children:
Children:
Birth: October 11, 1917; Allentown, PA
Death: July 7, 1976; Lehigh County, PA
Birth: February 14, 1923; Reading, PA
Marriage Date October 11, 1941; Allentown, PA
Children:
Children:
Children:
Birth: August 17, 1923; Allentown, PA
Birth: August 1, 1917
Death: September, 1987; Allentown, PA
Marriage Date November 13, 1941; Wilmington, Delaware
Children:
Children:
Children:
Birth: October 4, 1893
Death: December 20, 1945
Birth: September 16, 1896; Allentown, PA
Death: August 19, 1973; Emmaus, PA
Children:
Birth: May 11, 1920; Allentown, PA
Death: July 19, 2003; Miami, FL
Birth: May 20, 1931
Marriage Date: July 19, 1956; Guayaquil, Ecuador
Children:
Birth: July 1, 1924; Allentown, PA
Death: January 28, 1999; San Carlos, CA
Birth: Unknown
Death: abt 2000-2001; CA
Birth: February 19, 1955
Death: August 28, 1998; San Carlos, CA
Last known residence: CA
Children:
Birth: May 2, 1898
Death: January 7, 1948
Cemetery: Arlington Cemetery, Allentown, PA
Birth: March 30, 1896
Death: November 2, 1972
Cemetery: Arlington Cemetery, Allentown, PA
Birth: October 12, 1907
Death: December, 1976
Cemetery: Arlington Cemetery, Allentown, PA
Birth: September 28, 1909
Death: November, 1992
Cemetery: Arlington Cemetery, Allentown, PA
Children:
Birth: October 14, 1934; Allentown, PA
Birth: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Children:
Children:
Birth: December 16, 1936; Allentown, PA
Birth: November 2, 1936; Allentown, PA
Children:
Children:
Children:
Birth: May 28, 1857; Cherryville,NA Co,PA
Death: July 30, 1859
Cemetery: St. Pauls Church, Indianland, PA
Birth: October 12, 1860; Cherryville,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: October 29, 1862; Cherryville,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: May 24, 1827; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: abt 1829; Kreidersville,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Marriage Date: Unknown
Children:
Birth: June 5, 1851; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: October 22, 1853; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: December 17, 1856; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: November 22, 1867; Berlinsville,NA Co,PA
Death: Unknown
Birth: December 25, 1788; U Milford,NA Co,PA
Death: August 31, 1874; Binghampton,Broome,NY
Cemetery: Old Cemetery, Binghampton, NY
Birth: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Marriage Date: January 22, 1805; Chenango,Broome,NY
Birth: September 5, 1789; U Milford,NA Co,PA
Death: January 23, 1873; Binghampton,Broome,NY
Cemetery: Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghampton, NY
Birth: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Marriage Date: August 17, 1811; Lehigh, PA
Birth: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Marriage Date: March 14, 1824; Binghampton, NY
Last update: September 19, 2004
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