Person:Thomas Gantz (1)

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Dr. Thomas B. Gantz
b.10 Sep 1840 Carrollton, Carroll, Ohio, United States
d.23 Mar 1919 Owen, Indiana, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 3 Oct 1839
  1. Dr. Thomas B. Gantz1840 - 1919
  2. George Clement Gantz1842 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 23 Sep 1866
  1. Ada GantzAbt 1867 - Abt 1867
  2. Clara O Gantz1867 -
  3. Milton Virgil Gantz1870 -
  4. John Jacob Gantz1873 - 1901
  5. Edith A. Gantz1874 -
  6. George Francis Gantz1876 - 1957
  7. Christine Catherine Gantz1877 - 1962
  8. William Trites Gantz1879 - 1901
  9. Clement Magill Gantz1882 -
  10. Mary Anette Gantz1885 - 1968
  11. Charlotte Gantz1886 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5] Dr. Thomas B. Gantz
Gender Male
Birth? 10 Sep 1840 Carrollton, Carroll, Ohio, United States
Residence[6] 1850 Union, Carroll, Ohio, United States
Residence[4] 1860 Brown, Carroll, Ohio, United States
Marriage 23 Sep 1866 Freedom, Owen Co., Indianato Mary Elizabeth Magill
Residence[2] 1870 Jefferson, Owen, Indiana, United States
Residence[3] 1910 Franklin, Owen, Indiana, United States
Death[7] 23 Mar 1919 Owen, Indiana, United States

Physician in Owen Co. Indiana. Practiced 10 years in Lancaster and 16 years in Freedom.

(Check newspaper artile: "Thomas Gant (sic) in the Owen Leader, March 26, 1919. Thomas Gantz was born near Carrolton, Ohio on September 10th, 1840. When a young man he moved from Ohio to Brazil, Indiana thence to Bowling Green and on to Patricksburg. Here he married Mary Elizabeth Magill on September 23, 1866. Mary Elizabeth died later in Freedom, Indiana on July 12, 1858. Thomas and wives (sic) reared eleven children over the years in various locations.

"His active life was spent in the practice of medicine in Owen County before the days of good roads and automobiles. His life was one of considerable hardship, but he seemed to always be moved by a genuaine wish to five aid and confort to the suffering.

"He maintained a lively interest in the scientific side of the medical profession until the last."

Dr. Gantz Passes Away (Thur., 27 Mar 1919 - Owen Co. Democrat) Dr. Thomas Gantz, 78 years old, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. O. E. Cassady, Sunday morning. Dr. Gantz was a pioneer physician of Owen county and practiced medicine at Freedom many years and later came to Spencer. His death was due to the infirmities of old age. The funeral was held at the residence Wednesday and the remains were taken to Farmers for the interment. He is survivied by the following sons and daughters, M.V. Gantz, of Elgin, Ill., Frank Gants of Bicknett, C.A. Gantz of mobile, Mrs. O.E. Cassady, of Spencer, Mrs. C. H. Haxton of Black hawk, INd., Mrs. Clara Ault of Rockville, Mrs. Nettie Brenton and Mrs. L.D. LIght of Indianapolis.

Dr. Gantz is listed in the 1881 Owen Co. IN Board of Health list of practicing doctors.

According to Caroline Girkin Bleuer, Thomas delivered all grandchildren at home; consequently some didn't have birth certificates until they were older.

References
  1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (1). (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;).
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data -
  2. Works Progress Administration, comp. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.
  3. Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, comp. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Indiana. Many of these records are on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah..
  4. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census (1). (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003;).
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870.
  5. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls.
  6. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. Jefferson, Owen, Indiana, post office Arney, roll 348, page 230, image 463.
  7. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006;).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/">NARA</a>.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910.T624, 1,178 rolls. Franklin, Owen, Indiana, ED , roll T624_373, part , page .

  8. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census (1). (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004;).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860.M653, 1,438 rolls. Brown, Carroll, Ohio, post office Oneida, roll M653_935, page 419, image 270.

  9. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004;).

    Online publication - Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.

  10. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census (1). (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850.M432, 1,009 rolls. Union, Carroll, Ohio, roll M432_664, page 24, image 49.

  11. ↑ Farmer's Station Cemetery.
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