Family Group Sheet for FRANCIS FANTZ Submitted by Harvey W.HENRY hwhenry@inav.net *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Husband: FRANCIS FANTZ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Born: 11 DEC 1819 in Baden Baden, Germany Baptized: in Landed in Baltimore, MD July 4, 1832 Died: 12 APR 1872 in McLean Co IL Buried: in Park Hill Cemetery, Lexington, IL Occupation Farmer Father: MR. FANTZ Mother: MRS. FANTZ Francis was not yet 13 when he arrived at Somerset, PA. He lived with the David Sill family after his father died at sea on the voyage to America. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wife: ELIZABETH BOYER Married: 09 JUL 1843 in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Born: 04 APR 1824 in Allegany Twp, Somerset Co PA Died: 20 JUL 1874 in McLean Co IL Buried: in Park Hill Cemetery, Lexington, IL Father: BENJAMIN BOYER Mother: ELIZABETH BOYER Elizabeth Boyer Fantz's sister Theresa (Tarfey) married Jonas Sill. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M Child 1: AMOS FANTZ Born: 19 NOV 1844 in Somerset Co PA Baptized: 19 FEB 1845 in by Rev. John Edgar Died: 10 NOV 1893 in Hepler, KS Spouse: SARAH ELLEN FINK b. 29 OCT 1850 d. 27 NOV 1935 Married: 21 JUL 1867 in He moved to Hepler, KS in 1878. Committed suicide. See article in Walnut Journal, Friday 11 Nov 1893. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M Child 2: JOSIAH FANTZ Born: 04 MAR 1847 in Somerset Co PA Baptized: 15 NOV 1849 in by D. H. Long Died: Age 33 in 1880 IL Census. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ F Child 3: MARY FANTZ Born: 28 AUG 1848 in Somerset Co PA Baptized: in by D. H. Long Died: 03 AUG 1943 in Buried: in Longmont, CO beside her sister Theresa Spouse: JOHN SWALLOW b. 16 DEC 1845 d. 28 SEP 1923 Married: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ F Child 4: CAROLINE (CAL) FANTZ Born: 08 OCT 1850 in Somerset Co PA Baptized: 24 APR 1851 in by Rev. Jacob Rank Died: 1942 in Denver, CO Buried: in Carlisle Iowa Cemetery, Warrren Co IA Spouse: WILLIAM E. HENRY III b. 14 OCT 1846 d. 18 JUN 1904 Married: 18 FEB 1875 in Anchor, McLean Co IL Book H Page 7 Caroline signed her name as "Callie" on papers after the death of her father. Her nieces and nephew called her "Aunt Cal" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M Child 5: BENJAMIN FANTZ Born: 13 DEC 1852 in Somerset Co PA Baptized: 26 DEC 1852 in by Rev. J. Dick Died: 1935 in Buried: in Nevada Iowa Cemetery Spouse: MARY PLEASANT (AUNT PLEAS) McGAVACK b. 1854 d. 1928 Married: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M Child 6: JOHN W. FANTZ Born: 10 DEC 1854 in Somerset Co PA Baptized: 24 DEC 1860 in by J. L. Baker Died: Spouse: LOUISA LORD b. FEB 1855 Married: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ F Child 7: ELIZABETH FANTZ Born: 21 OCT 1856 in Somerset Co. PA Baptized: 24 DEC 1860 in by J. L. Baker Died: 07 DEC 1949 in Ames, Story Co IA Buried: in Carlisle Cemetery, Warren Co IA Spouse: DORWIN E. S. HENRY b. 11 JUL 1857 d. 14 JUN 1925 Married: 22 NOV 1882 in Anchor, McLean Co IL Book I Page 200 Elizabeth signed her name as "Lizzie" on papers after the death of her father. Later, according to her son Roy, she was "Aunt Liz" to nieces and nephews. She along with her parents and ten siblings traveled from PA to IL by covered wagon in about 1865 when she was 9 years old. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ F Child 8: LYDIA FANTZ Born: 28 JAN 1859 in Somerset Co PA Baptized: 24 DEC 1860 in by J. L. Baker Died: 24 MAY 1916 in Buried: in Mausoleum in Ontario, CA Spouse: DAVID GRING b. 06 FEB 1856 d. 12 NOV 1955 Married: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M Child 9: WILLIAM MARION FANTZ Born: 17 APR 1861 in Somerset Co PA Baptized: 29 NOV 1864 in by W. K. Shimp Died: 31 JUL 1945 in Buried: in New Hampton Iowa Cemetery Spouse: EMMA ORILLA TRACY b. 07 JUL 1860 d. 10 DEC 1921 Married: 14 JAN 1883 in Bloomington, McLean Co IL Divorced: in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M Child 10: CHARLES FANTZ Born: 03 JAN 1864 in Somerset Co PA Baptized: 29 NOV 1864 in by W. K. Shimp Died: 10 OCT 1958 in Nevada, Story Co IA Buried: in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA Spouse: MARIE (FANTZ) Married: Age 16 in 1880 IL Census. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ F Child 11: THERESA S. (TRACY) FANTZ Born: 05 NOV 1866 in Somerset Co PA Died: Buried: in Longmont, CO Cemetery Occupation Medical doctor in CO Theresa was only 5 1/2 years old when her father died and 7 1/2 when her mother died. She signed her name Therasah S. Fantz on a note in her father's will. Buried beside her sister Mary Fantz Swallow in Longmont, CO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------