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Descendants of Charles Henry Lentz

Generation No. 1

1. CHARLES HENRY¹ LENTZ¹ was born April 29, 1853 in Berlin, Germany ², and died May 09, 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland ³. He married CATHERINE KREINER^4,^5,⁶ Abt. 1882, daughter of JOHN KREINER and MARY WINHEIMER. She was born July 04, 1864 in Baltimore, Maryland, and died May 04, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Notes for CHARLES HENRY LENTZ:
[This material was graciously supplied by a cousin, Becky Dormady, with whom we made contact over the internet. Charles Lentz was her gg grandfather through Stuart Lentz, the son of Charles and Catherine. She also shared her research with us including many important and unknown facts and their sources.]

"The first German immigrants to Maryland settled in the Western part of the state, establishing new communities such as Frederick and Hagerstown. These settlers were farmers, cultivating the land with such diverse crops as wheat, rye, barley, and corn as well as orchards for apples and peaches. In the mid to late eighteenth century a large German population began settlement in Baltimore. Contrary to the rural nature of Western Maryland, the character of the city required more tradesman, not farmers. Some of the earliest German residents of Baltimore were brewers, silversmiths, harness makers, innkeepers and butchers like Charles Lentz.

Like his mother and father before him, Charles H. Lentz was born in Germany on April 29, 1853. While still a young man, in 1877, at about the age of twenty-four, he came to America, settling in Baltimore. Here he would live among a large German population. By the 1880's and 1890's fully one-third of the city's population spoke German. Why he may have left Germany we may never know, but the leading cause of emigration at about this time was political oppression. On September 21, 1892, fifteen years after arriving in America, Charles Lentz was naturalized. According to his Naturalization Certificate, Charles Lentz was a minor when naturalized. However if his birth date is correct he would have been thirty-nine.

Charles Lentz married Catherine "Kattie" Kreiner in about 1882. Like Charles, Catherine was also of German descent but she had been born in Baltimore.

In 1890 Charles H. Lentz appears in the Baltimore City Directory. At this time he resided at 525 West Street in Baltimore and he was a butcher.

By 1900 when the U. S. Census was taken, Charles H. Lentz was living at 13 West Street in Baltimore. His occupation was listed as that of a beef butcher but he had been unemployed for ten months. He was able to read, write and speak English and according to the census he rented a home.

In 1920 Charles Lentz was living at 1601 Clifton avenue, where it appears he lived for the rest of his life. According to this census he and his parents were born in Berlin. He was working as a beef butcher and was listed as an employer."

More About CHARLES HENRY LENTZ:
Burial: 1936, New Cathedral Cemetery, St. Gregory's Church, Baker Street, Baltimore MD
Immigration: 1877, From Berlin, Germany
Naturalization: September 21, 1892, Baltimore, MD
Occupation: Beef Butcher
Residence: 1936, 1601 Clifton Avenue, Baltimore, MD

Notes for CATHERINE KREINER:
These notes are quoted from Becky Dormady, a cousin, who shared this information with us.

"Catherine Kreiner was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 4, 1864 to German immigrants. Her mother provided her with a very strict Catholic upbringing.

According to the 1900 Census "Kattie" Lentz was born in July of 1863 in Maryland. At this time she could read, write and speak English. She had seven children, five of whom lived with her and her husband Charles at 13 West Street.

According to an Ancestral File, Family Group Record, a Catherine Keiner was born in Baltimore about 1895 and no further information is given about her. This Catherine Kreiner was born to John L. Kreiner of Baden, Germany and Mary Barbara Winheimer also born in Baden. She had three sisters and eight brothers. Mary Barbara Kreiner and the brothers were all recorded as being buried in New Cathedral Cemetery, just like Catherine Lentz.

In the 1920 census Catherine gives the place of birth of her parents but it is crossed out. It appears that it could have said Bavaria."

More About CATHERINE KREINER:
Burial: May 09, 1949, New Cathedral Cemetery, St. Gregory's Church, Baker Street, Baltimore MD
First Communion: July 16, 1875, St. Alphonsus Church, Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Maryland

Children of CHARLES LENTZ and CATHERINE KREINER are:

JOHN CHARLES² LENTZ, b. June 03, 1883, Baltimore, Maryland; d. August 27, 1965, Baltimore, Maryland.

Notes for JOHN CHARLES LENTZ:
These notes are quoted from cousin, Becky Dormady's Lentz Family History.

"In 1900 at the age of 17 John Lentz was not living with his parents. In 1920 when he was 36 he was living with them again and working as a laborer in a ship yard. He was single."

More About JOHN CHARLES LENTZ:
Burial: 1965, New Cathedral Cemetery, St. Gregory's Church, Baker Street, Baltimore MD
Education: St. Michael's Catholic School, Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation: Butcher and Clown

2.	ii.		STUART JAMES LENTZ, b. May 29, 1884, Baltimore, Maryland; d. December 23, 1969, Baltimore, Maryland.
	iii.		CLARA A. LENTZ, b. September 1885, Baltimore, Maryland; d. December 10, 1919, Baltimore, Maryland.

Notes for CLARA A. LENTZ:
These notes are quoted from cousin Becky Dormady from her Lentz family history.

"Clara A. Lentz was fourteen at the time of the 1900 census and her occupation was noted as that of a cigar packer. She could read, write and speak English."

More About CLARA A. LENTZ:
Burial: 1919, New Cathedral Cemetery, St. Gregory's Church, Baker Street, Baltimore MD

iv.

MARY BARBARA LENTZ, b. February 08, 1887, Baltimore, Maryland; d. January 25, 1974, Baltimore, Maryland; m. FRED A SCHLOSSER; d. November 19, 1918, Baltimore, Maryland.

Notes for MARY BARBARA LENTZ:
These notes are quoted from cousin Becky Dormady's Lentz Family History.

"Mary B. Lentz was thirteen at the time of the 1900 census and her occupation was noted as that of a cigar packer. She could read, write and speak English.

In 1920, at the age of 32, Mary B. Schlosser was living with her parents and was a widow. She was not working at this time."

Mary Barbara was called Aunt Mame or Mamie by the family.

More About MARY BARBARA LENTZ:
Burial: New Cathedral Cemetery, St. Gregory's Church, Baker Street, Baltimore MD
Occupation: Laundress and Ironess
Residence: 21208
Social Security Number: 215-22-8259 issued in Maryland`

More About FRED A SCHLOSSER:
Burial: New Cathedral Cemetery, St. Gregory's Church, Baker Street, Baltimore MD

3.	v.	MARGARET M. LENTZ, b. December 06, 1889, Baltimore, Maryland; d. January 30, 1939, Baltimore, Maryland.
4.	vi.	ANNE M. LENTZ, b. April 29, 1890, Baltimore, Maryland; d. March 03, 1920, Baltimore, Maryland.
5.	vii.	LEONARD LENTZ, b. 1896, Baltimore, Maryland; d. 1942, Baltimore, Maryland.

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