John Frantz (1802 - 1886)

Born 24 Jan 1802 in Botetourt County, Virginia

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Died 25 Aug 1886 at age 84 in Clark County, Ohio

Biography

John was born on 24 January 1802 in Botetourt County, Virginia, or Rockingham County, Virginia, the fifth of eleven children and the second of four sons of Daniel (Sr.) and Anna Gerst Frantz.

John married Anna Mary Ohmart in Clark County, Ohio, on 20 September 1821, and they had six known children, two sons and four daughters:

1. Anna (Frantz) Brubaker
2. Elizabeth (Frantz) Crist
3. Jacob Frantz
4. Salome (Frantz) Studebaker
5. John Frantz
6. Salome (Frantz) Crist.

"[John] was elected deacon [German Baptist Brethren] in 1827; to the ministry in 1833; ordained in 1847. At the death of Elder Ebersole in 1850 he was given charge of the [G.B.B. in Ohio]. He served as bishop until 1877 when, by reason of age and lack of English, he resigned. ... Like his uncle Christian [Frantz], he was a typical pioneer preacher. He traveled much on horseback. Besides his duties in Ohio, he had the oversight of churches in Indiana." ("History of the Church" 1921, pp 451-452)

When he was eighty-four, John died of unknown causes, on 25 August 1886 in Clark County, Ohio.

• Email from relative: "Wife of John Frantz was Anna Mary Ohmart, b. 20 May, 1804 in Rockingham Co. VA. d. 23 Jan., 1890 Clark Co., OH. Married John Frantz in Clark Co., OH on 20 Sept.,1821 in Clark Co. OH. (Her parents were Christian Ohmart, (b.1768-d.1835) and Anna Weaver (1773-1839). Children: Anna- 1822, Suffiah- 1823, Elizabeth-1824, Catherine-1827, Jacob-1828, Salome(Sally)-1830, John-1833, Samuel-1836, Nicholas-1838, Barbara-1841, Hester-1844, Noah-1847, Phoebe Ann-1849. John was a traveling pioneer preacher of churches in Indiana and Ohio. John and Anna are buried in the Funderburg Cemetery near New Carlisle, OH."

Gravestone for the Rev John Frantz

Gravestone for the Rev John Frantz

From Findagrave.com

John Frantz

Birth: 24 Jan 1802; Death: 25 Aug 1886 (aged 84); Burial: Funderburg Cemetery, New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio, USA. Memorial #: 6058144.

Family Members: Parents: Daniel Frantz (1763-1843), Anna Garst Frantz (1764-1821); Siblings: Susanna Frantz Neher (1800-1878), Daniel Frantz (1804-1889), Christena Frantz Ohmart (1807-1878); Half Siblings: Samuel Frantz (1832-1849); Children: Anna Frantz Brubaker (1821-1906), Elizabeth Frantz Crist (1824-1906), Catharine Frantz Studebaker (1827-1852), Salome Frantz Crist Studebaker (1830-1914), John Frantz (1833-1861), Samuel Frantz (1836-1921), Nicholas Frantz (1838-1919), Hester Frantz Funderburg (1844-1904), Phoebe Ann Frantz Lane (1848-1937).^[1]

Citations

1. ↑ Robert "Rob" Weller (46505507), “John Frantz,” Findagrave.com. Record added 31 Dec 2001. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6058144. Accessed 9 March 2018).

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Dee Al-Hasan for starting this profile.

• Krissi (Hubbard) Love created John Frantz on 10 Feb 2011.

• Patricia Prickett Hickin added Patricia Prickett Hickin as manager for profile of John Frantz on 9 Mar 2018.

Sources

• Weller, Robert "Rob" (46505507). “John Frantz,” Findagrave.com. Record added 31 Dec 2001. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6058144. Accessed 9 March 2018).
• "History of the Church of the brethren of the Southern district of Ohio," by the Historical Committee (1921; The Otterbein press, Dayton, O.)
• https://tpettit.verio.com/family/grisso/fg01/fg01_083.htm. Unable to access on 9 Mar 2018, Patricia Prickett Hickin.