Johannes Renz 
M, (31 August 1826 - 12 December 1895)
Johannes Renz was born on 31 August 1826 at Hepburn Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Jacob Renz and Anna Mary Steiger. Johannes Renz married, at age 26, Maria D. Heim, age 23, daughter of Gottlieb Heim and Margaretha Steiger, on Thursday, 17 March 1853 at Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Johannes Renz died on 12 December 1895 at Montoursville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 69 years, 3 months and 12 days.1 He was buried in the Blooming Grove Cemetery, located in Hepburn Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1
Johannes's surname has also been spelled as Rentz His family name was changed to "Rentz" upon arrival to America. Some sources still show the original spelling of "Renz." He was a farmer. He appeared on the census of 1870 at Loyalsock Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Johannes's surname has also been spelled as Rentz His family name was changed to "Rentz" upon arrival to America. Some sources still show the original spelling of "Renz." He was a farmer. He appeared on the census of 1870 at Loyalsock Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Children of Johannes Renz and Maria D. Heim
- Jacob H. Rentz+ (7 Mar 1854 - 25 Aug 1909)
- Benjamin Rentz (11 Jul 1857 - 15 Sep 1858)
- Maria E. Rentz+ (28 May 1859 - 5 Mar 1939)
- Elisabeth Rentz (c 1861 - )
- Charles E. Rentz (c 1862 - )
- Gottlieb Rentz+ (21 Apr 1864 - 21 Jun 1932)
- Lydia M. Rentz1 (1867 - 8 Mar 1881)
- John Ellis Rentz+ (23 Apr 1869 - 9 Sep 1951)
Last Edited=26 Sep 2007
Citations
- [S7] Elma Heim Larimore, Heim Family History and Record of Descent 1736 - 1940 (Dawson, Neb.: n.pub., 1942).