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Frederick W Wentz
Abt 1850 - Yes, date unknown-
Name Frederick W Wentz Born Abt 1850 Alsace Lorraine, France 
Gender Male Died Yes, date unknown Person ID I8742 Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark Last Modified 11 Jan 2014
Family Mary Matilda Johnson, b. 1855, Monroeville Twp, Colusa, California , d. 1873, Oregon, United States (Age 18 years) Married 17 Mar 1871 Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States [1, 2] Children + 1. Dora E Wentz, b. Feb 1873, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States , d. Yes, date unknownLast Modified 22 Nov 2014 Family ID F2425 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Married - 17 Mar 1871 - Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States 
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Notes - c1850 BIRTH: France,Alsace-Lorraine: F W Wentz born about 1850, based on Mary's birth year
1870 CENSUS: NY-Westchester: on a census you must pay for
1871 MARRIAGE: OR,Umatilla Co-Pilot Rock: F W Wentz md Mary Matilda Johnson 17 March 1871
1873 DEATH of wife: OR
1880 CENSUS: OR,Grant co-Monumental: Anc Img 2 pg 11A, 15 June, Dw 232,236:
WENTZ,, W F 40/Prussia (Prussia,Prussia)widower, rcds supervisor, living alone.
Joyce Spaulding 4/97 letter: "F W Wentz living alone working in Grant Co,
Oregon,Monumental Prect.
1882 SHIP RECORD: Dec 1882 from Hamburg GY, LaHavre, France: W Wentz age 30, American, bn 1852, arrived New York 13 Dec 1882 on the Ship Rugia.[not sure he is our Frederick]
1900 CENSUS: ID,Shoshone Co-Littlefield Prec: Anc Img 2 pg 1B, 6-4, Dw 3131:
WENTZ, Fred W-head 58/France bn Mar 1842 (France,France) imm 1849,
51 yrs in US, gold quartz miner,own farm/home; John T Pollock-son
in law 36/WA bn June 1863 (Scotland,MO) md 0 yrs, gold quartz miner;
Dora E-dau 27/OR bn Feb 1873 (France,CA)md 0yrs, 0/0 children
1910 CENSUS: ID,Shoshone Co-Little Field Precd: Anc Img 1 pg 186,4-28,Dw 4-E of Pielchand Crk:
WENTZ, Frederick W-head 68/France (Fr,Fr)wid,miner watchman, own farm/
home; Dora W Pollick-dau 38/OR (France,CA)md 9yrs 1/1 child living,
housekeeper; John T Pollick-husband 45/WA (at sea,MO)md 9yrs,
merchant; Harold J Pollick-son 6/ID (WA,CA)
above from Joyce Spaulding pg 2 Fam Group Record 4/1997
- c1850 BIRTH: France,Alsace-Lorraine: F W Wentz born about 1850, based on Mary's birth year
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Sources - [S191] Family Rcds: SPAULDING,Joyce Johnson, pg 2.
"FW Wentz md Mary Matilda Johnson 17 March 1871 in Pilot Rock,Umatilla,Oregon"
April 1997 letter from Joyce, family group record in possession of Pam Wagner - [S230] Oregon: State Marriage Rcds, Lic #18710005.
"State of Oregon, County of Umatilla: This is to certify that the undersigned, a Minister of the gospel, by authority of a License bearing date of ... day of March AD 1871 and issued by the County Clerk of the County of Umatilla did, on the ... day of March 1871, at the house of the undersigned in the County and State aforesaid, join in lawful wedlock [looks like J F Wentz] of the County of Umatilla and State of Oregon, and Mary M Johnson of the County of Umatilla and State of Oregon with their mutual assent, in the presence of Nicholas Harper and Carline Harper, Witnesses. Witness my hand, signed, Ahira Sanford"
Copy of marriage certificate from Joyce Spaulding, April 1997, to Pam Wagner
- [S191] Family Rcds: SPAULDING,Joyce Johnson, pg 2.