Person:Jacob Wentz (1)

Jacob Wentz was born on November 1, 1784, and the son of Frederick and Anna Maria Magdalena Wentz. He was baptized on November 27, 1784 at St. David's Sherman's Union Church, in West Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania. His baptismal sponsors were Conrad Sherer and Margaret.

Jacob Wentz married Maria SHARRETS (1787-1851), the daughter of Ludwig Sharritz. He purchased a tract of land in Manheim Township in December of 1811 from John & Elizabeth Durr.

Jacob & Maria (Sharrets) Wentz children were John Wentz b. January 2, 1807; md. Susanna Kridler, Philip Wentz b. August 22, 1812; md. Anna Mary Krumrine, Benjamin S. Wentz b. September 12, 1815; md. Sarah A. Miller & Charity A. Keiths, Jacob S. Wentz ?, and Anna Maria Wentz b. March 23, 1821.

Jacob Wentz was a Captain in the War of 1812, 51st Reg. Pa. Vol. Mil.

Jacob and his wife are buried in St. Bartholomew's Cemetery in West Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania.

1850 Census:
Name: Jacob Wentz
Age: 64
Estimated birth year: abt 1786
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Manheim, York, Pennsylvania
Household Members:
Jacob Wentz 64
Mary Wentz 60
Henry Darcots 23
Louisa Darcots 21
Lavina Bair 4 = granddaughter (daughter of Mary M.)

Name: Jacob Wentz
Birth Date: 1 Nov 1784
Death Date: 2 Jun 1869
Age: 84
Military Branch: Army
Veteran of Which War: War of 1812
Cemetery Name: Saint Bartholemew
Cemetery Location: York
Source: Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Archive Collection Number: Series 1-13; Folder Number: 528.

St. Bartholomew's Church Cemetery (and Wentz Meeting House) in West Manheim, PA: [[1]]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave.

   Tombstone shown: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24302833/wentz

2.   United States Census, 1860.

   FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX57-HF5), Jacob Wentz, 1860.
   South White Hall Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States