Lewis Lloyd Wentz

Brief Life History of Lewis Lloyd

When Lewis Lloyd Wentz was born on 19 September 1876, in Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States, his father, Lewis Henry Wentz, was 32 and his mother, Nancy Marteney, was 31. He married Adella Amelia Haskins about 1900, in Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Liberty Township, Clark, Kansas, United States in 1920 and Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States in 1930. He died on 10 April 1952, in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Warners, Van Buren, Onondaga, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Lloyd Wentz
1876–1952
Adella Amelia Haskins
1881–1928
Marriage: about 1900
Lillian Wentz
1901–1986
Elma Wentz
1903–1990
Lloyd Oren Wentz
1905–1985
Naomi Ruth Wentz
1907–1990
Leona Esther Wentz
1909–1988
Juanita Wentz
1913–1998
Charles Eugene Wentz
1915–1994
Wayne Wentz
1920–1947
Maurice Morris Wentz
1924–

Sources (21)

  • Lewis L Wentz in household of Clarence R Wemple, "Kansas State Census, 1895"
  • Lewis Loyd Wentz, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Lewis L Wentz, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"

World Events (8)

1877 · Nicodemus is Founded

The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

German: from a pet form of the personal name Werner, or, especially in eastern regions, from a short form of the Slavic personal name Wenceslaw.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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