George
Washington
Lantz
aka Lance
Born in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Lantz
and Nancy (Lanham) Lantz
Brother of
Edith (Lantz) George, Jeremiah Lance, Mary Ann (Lance) Teets, John Lance, Jonas Lantz, John Lantz, Thomas Jefferson Lantz, William Jefferson Lantz Jr, Henry Lantz, Abraham Lance, Ruth (Lance) Booth, Julia Ann Lantz and George Washington Lantz
Husband of
Margaret Elizabeth (Yeager) Lantz
— married
1871 in Barbour, West Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Elam Lantz, Richard Lantz, Mary Ellen (Lantz) Nesbitt, Rebecca Ann (Lantz) Gower, Eda Serenda (Lantz) Moss, Louisa (Lance) Brady, Clark Lee Lantz, Sarah Victoria (Lantz) Ulderich, George Benjamin Lantz and Charles Ellis Lantz
Died
at about age 65
in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Apr 2016
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Contents |
Biography
George Lantz was born in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia).
Native Virginian (Born in Virginia, Now West Virginia as of June 20, 1863)
This profile is part of the Lance Name Study.
George Lantz served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Apr 7, 1863
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company H 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry AND Company D, 20th VA Cavalry
Enlisted: Apr 7, 1863
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company H 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry AND Company D, 20th VA Cavalry
George Lantz was a Prisoner of War during the United States Civil War.
George was born in 1842. He was the son of William Lantz and Nancy Lanham. He passed away in 1907. [1]
Marriage
George Washington Lance married Margaret Yeager on August 9, 1871 in Barbour County, WV [2]
Military
George enlisted, on Apr 26, 1863, in Co. H, 62nd Militia, Mtd Inf along with his brother, Henry Lantz. [3]
George re-enlisted on August 9, 1863 to Co D, 20th VA Calvary where his brother, John, served.
George was taken as a POW in late 1863. [4]
George's unit (62nd VA Mounted Infantry) was part of the escort for the ambulance wagon train during Lee's retreat from Gettysburg, and defended the wagons at the battle of Williamsport, MD. George's brother, Henry, died during this battle. [5]
Death
George died on June 3rd, 1907 in Barbour County, WV [6]
Further Reading
Description of the 62nd VA Militia, Mounted Infantry [7]
Williamsport, Hagerstown, Md Falling Waters Battle [8]
To find specific data, 62nd Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry has several different names due to merging of units. (1st Regiment, Virginia Partisan Rangers / 62nd Regiment, Virginia Partisan Rangers / 62nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry / 62nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry /
Description of the 20th VA Cavalry [9]
George was born in 1844. He was the son of William Lantz and Nancy Lanham. He passed away in 1907.
Sources
- ↑ 1850 Census, District 5, Barbour, VA
- ↑ Marriage Register for 1871 [1]
- ↑ Nat Park Listing for George Lantz [2]
- ↑ Confederate Soldier Enlistment, page 169 - George Lantz [3]
- ↑ 62nd VA Mounted Infantry Key Battles
- ↑ WV Marriage Register for 1907
- ↑ Wikipedia on 62nd VA Militia Mtd Inf [4]
- ↑ Falling Waters Battle [5]
- ↑ Wikipedia on 20th VA Cavalry [6]
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CZ-W4W : accessed 13 July 2019), George W Lantz, Valley district, Barbour, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 13B, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,755.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~3.12%
Sandy (Craig) Patak
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M183771 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A500337 [compare], yourDNAportal SAN7fd492d4, Ancestry member PatakandCraig
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~1.56%
Kelley Conner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A736562 [compare], Ancestry member kelleyl86
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~0.78%
Bertha (Robinson) Holcomb :
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