Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Frantz was born on 27 February 1836, in Ohio, United States, his father, Jacob Frantz, was 33 and his mother, Mary Jane Ebersole, was 28. He married Mary Jane First on 17 June 1860, in Wells, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Bethel, Clark, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Liberty Township, Wells, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. He died on 4 April 1918, in Liberty Center, Liberty Township, Wells, Indiana, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Warren, Salamonie Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States.
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- Peter France, "United States Census, 1870"
- Peter France, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Peter France, "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920"
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1838
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Franz and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. This form of the surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine).
Americanized or Germanized form of Polish, Czech, or Slovak Franc 2, Slovenian or Croatian Franc 3.
History: Between 1721 and 1780 over 30 families named Frantz came to America. The first three immigrants were born at St. Jacob near Basel, Switzerland. — This surname (see 1 above) is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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