John George Lantz died at the home of his son-in-law, Albert Hoyer, November 25, 1909 at the age of 86 years. Mr. Lantz was sick but a few days, winter cholera being the cause of his sudden demise.
Mr. Lantz was born in Gundershoffen, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany, on the 10th day of June, 1824, and at the age of 21 entered the army in France as a volunteer where he served as a private for 7 years under the reign of King Louis Phillip and Napoleon III. He was married in 1853 to Margarette Schlichter. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1858 and located in Livingston N.J. After one year's residence there, he went to Ripley Co., IN and took up a farm in the wilderness; while there, on the 14th day of Dec., his loving wife died - leaving him with six children, the youngest only six days old.
In the year 1873, he married Mary Beyer of Cincinnati, OH. In the spring of 1881, finding that his farm was too small for his grown-up family, he again sought larger opportunities and came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Ellsworth, entering the wilds of Wisconsin on what is known as Lost Creek where he resided until about two years ago, when on the 1st day of February his second helpmate died at the age of 84 years. His home being broken up and being old and feeble he lived with his son and daughter. At the home of the latter he died after an illness of a few days.
Mr. Lantz leaves to mourn four sons and two daughters - Christ and George and Mrs. Albert Hoyer of Ellsworth; William of Minneapolis, Kansas; Fred of Calumet, Mich.; and Mrs. R. H. Seipel of Ann Arbor, Mich., besides 21 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The funeral was held from the German Lutheran Church last Sunday afternoon, Rev. Herrmann conducting the services. Interment was at the Town Cemetery.
Mr. Lantz was born in Gundershoffen, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany, on the 10th day of June, 1824, and at the age of 21 entered the army in France as a volunteer where he served as a private for 7 years under the reign of King Louis Phillip and Napoleon III. He was married in 1853 to Margarette Schlichter. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1858 and located in Livingston N.J. After one year's residence there, he went to Ripley Co., IN and took up a farm in the wilderness; while there, on the 14th day of Dec., his loving wife died - leaving him with six children, the youngest only six days old.
In the year 1873, he married Mary Beyer of Cincinnati, OH. In the spring of 1881, finding that his farm was too small for his grown-up family, he again sought larger opportunities and came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Ellsworth, entering the wilds of Wisconsin on what is known as Lost Creek where he resided until about two years ago, when on the 1st day of February his second helpmate died at the age of 84 years. His home being broken up and being old and feeble he lived with his son and daughter. At the home of the latter he died after an illness of a few days.
Mr. Lantz leaves to mourn four sons and two daughters - Christ and George and Mrs. Albert Hoyer of Ellsworth; William of Minneapolis, Kansas; Fred of Calumet, Mich.; and Mrs. R. H. Seipel of Ann Arbor, Mich., besides 21 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The funeral was held from the German Lutheran Church last Sunday afternoon, Rev. Herrmann conducting the services. Interment was at the Town Cemetery.
John George Lantz died at the home of his son-in-law, Albert Hoyer, November 25, 1909 at the age of 86 years. Mr. Lantz was sick but a few days, winter cholera being the cause of his sudden demise.
Mr. Lantz was born in Gundershoffen, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany, on the 10th day of June, 1824, and at the age of 21 entered the army in France as a volunteer where he served as a private for 7 years under the reign of King Louis Phillip and Napoleon III. He was married in 1853 to Margarette Schlichter. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1858 and located in Livingston N.J. After one year's residence there, he went to Ripley Co., IN and took up a farm in the wilderness; while there, on the 14th day of Dec., his loving wife died - leaving him with six children, the youngest only six days old.
In the year 1873, he married Mary Beyer of Cincinnati, OH. In the spring of 1881, finding that his farm was too small for his grown-up family, he again sought larger opportunities and came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Ellsworth, entering the wilds of Wisconsin on what is known as Lost Creek where he resided until about two years ago, when on the 1st day of February his second helpmate died at the age of 84 years. His home being broken up and being old and feeble he lived with his son and daughter. At the home of the latter he died after an illness of a few days.
Mr. Lantz leaves to mourn four sons and two daughters - Christ and George and Mrs. Albert Hoyer of Ellsworth; William of Minneapolis, Kansas; Fred of Calumet, Mich.; and Mrs. R. H. Seipel of Ann Arbor, Mich., besides 21 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The funeral was held from the German Lutheran Church last Sunday afternoon, Rev. Herrmann conducting the services. Interment was at the Town Cemetery.
Mr. Lantz was born in Gundershoffen, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany, on the 10th day of June, 1824, and at the age of 21 entered the army in France as a volunteer where he served as a private for 7 years under the reign of King Louis Phillip and Napoleon III. He was married in 1853 to Margarette Schlichter. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1858 and located in Livingston N.J. After one year's residence there, he went to Ripley Co., IN and took up a farm in the wilderness; while there, on the 14th day of Dec., his loving wife died - leaving him with six children, the youngest only six days old.
In the year 1873, he married Mary Beyer of Cincinnati, OH. In the spring of 1881, finding that his farm was too small for his grown-up family, he again sought larger opportunities and came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Ellsworth, entering the wilds of Wisconsin on what is known as Lost Creek where he resided until about two years ago, when on the 1st day of February his second helpmate died at the age of 84 years. His home being broken up and being old and feeble he lived with his son and daughter. At the home of the latter he died after an illness of a few days.
Mr. Lantz leaves to mourn four sons and two daughters - Christ and George and Mrs. Albert Hoyer of Ellsworth; William of Minneapolis, Kansas; Fred of Calumet, Mich.; and Mrs. R. H. Seipel of Ann Arbor, Mich., besides 21 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The funeral was held from the German Lutheran Church last Sunday afternoon, Rev. Herrmann conducting the services. Interment was at the Town Cemetery.
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