John and Kathrene Jantz donated the land for the Rock Church Cemetery from their original homestead on 4 May 1909. The name on that deed is Jansz, the spelling of their name when they arrived in the United States. The couple married in Klöstitz, Bessarabia, South Russia, 27 Dec 1879 as Johann Jans and Katharina Littke. They immigrated in 1897, became naturalized citizens in 1904, and homesteaded in Oklahoma in 1906.
John and Kathrene Jantz donated the land for the Rock Church Cemetery from their original homestead on 4 May 1909. The name on that deed is Jansz, the spelling of their name when they arrived in the United States. The couple married in Klöstitz, Bessarabia, South Russia, 27 Dec 1879 as Johann Jans and Katharina Littke. They immigrated in 1897, became naturalized citizens in 1904, and homesteaded in Oklahoma in 1906.
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