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PVT James Jacob Schildt Wentzel

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PVT James Jacob Schildt Wentzel

Birth
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
13 Apr 1906 (aged 33)
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Buried Next to Brother Leroy S. Wentzel
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Incorrect dates listed on the tombstone:
Death certificate and 1900 census confirm that the birth and death dates on the stone are incorrect. The birth date on his tombstone is actually his brother Amos's birth date. Amos died in 1879. 18 Jan 1873 is the birth date on James's death certificate per Mike Tobias 2016.

Reading Eagle, Friday, January 11, 1901, Page 6.
St. Lawrence-Officers Elected.
George Wentzel received a letter from his brother, C. Wentzel, who is a trumpeter in Co. I, 1st Cavalry, located in Batanzaz, Luzon, P. I. He stated that he had the unexpected pleasure of meeting his brother Jim, who is on board the battleship Brooklyn, now lying in Manila Bay.
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U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1940
Name: James S Wentzel
Muster Date: May 1902
Enlistment Date: 8 Jul 1899
Rank: Private
Station: Uss Brooklyn, 1st Rate
Source Information: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1940.
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Died after being kicked by a mule.
Incorrect dates listed on the tombstone:
Death certificate and 1900 census confirm that the birth and death dates on the stone are incorrect. The birth date on his tombstone is actually his brother Amos's birth date. Amos died in 1879. 18 Jan 1873 is the birth date on James's death certificate per Mike Tobias 2016.

Reading Eagle, Friday, January 11, 1901, Page 6.
St. Lawrence-Officers Elected.
George Wentzel received a letter from his brother, C. Wentzel, who is a trumpeter in Co. I, 1st Cavalry, located in Batanzaz, Luzon, P. I. He stated that he had the unexpected pleasure of meeting his brother Jim, who is on board the battleship Brooklyn, now lying in Manila Bay.
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U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1940
Name: James S Wentzel
Muster Date: May 1902
Enlistment Date: 8 Jul 1899
Rank: Private
Station: Uss Brooklyn, 1st Rate
Source Information: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1940.
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Died after being kicked by a mule.

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James S. Wentzel
Born July 27.1871 Note that engraved birth date does not agree with death certificate or Spies Baptism date.
Died July 13.1906
Note that engraved death date is not correct.

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