Immigrant Christian Frantz
NOTE: Valuable information can be found at this link on Ancestry.com.
Emigrants, Refugees and Prisoners
European Research Frantz in Evelyn Rosemary Frantz files
Regarding Christian Frantz I and descendants
Frantz Families of Little Swatara Creek by Dwayne Wrightsman
Jacob Meyer (ca1713-1801) and Michael Frantz (ca1726-1796) Leaders of the Little Swatara Congregation, but Were They also Brother’s-in-Law? by Dwayne Wrightsman, Mennonite Family History, Oct. 2017
Frantz – Lancaster, Dauphin, Lebanon, Berks in Evelyn “Rosemary” Frantz files
The genealogy of the Matthias Frantz family of Berks County, Pennsylvania. Researched and compiled by: E. Harold Frantz, Reuben Frantz King [and] Laura Frantz Pfautz Index by Willard Z. Francis
Estate of Christian Frantz ~~ Photocopy of original documents with transcribed details.
Note: Of particular interest to descendants of Immigrant Michael Frantz, Willard Z. Francis authored Zug Family History (Genealogical Works of Michael Zug).
Letters from Alvin D. Frantz to George Frantz (also in Evelyn “Rosemary” Frantz papers)
A.D#1 thru #7 — Letters #1 through #7 dated 1946
A.D#8 — Letter #8 dated 1946
A.D#9 — Letter #9 dated 1947
A.D#10 & #11 — Letters #10 and #11 dated 1947
A.D. Frantz letters ’48-’50 — Letters dated 1948, 1949, 1950
Regarding Christian Frantz I repeated here because A.D. Frantz research mentioned.
Christian Frantz, and Christian Frantz Jr., is listed in the Index of Pennsylvania’s Colonial Records by Dr. Mary Dunn. She is also identified in this expansive documentation titled A Research Guide to the Pennsylvania Archives with Links to Records Online.
Unsolved Mystery published in Mennonite Family History, October 1992
Below, find the exhaustive research of James “Arthur” Shanks regarding several men named Michael Frantz in Botetourt County, Virginia. One such “Michael” was the descendant of Immigrant Christian Frantz. One was Michael Frantz/France, great-grandson of Immigrant Michael Frantz.
Arthur Shanks research regarding several men named Michael Frantz
1810 Census records for Michael Frantz
1810 Census records for Botetourt County Virginia
Michael, son of Christian Frantz III, error correction
Below, find a letter to Dore M. Frantz, dated 1941, from a Christian Frantz descendant.
Letter to Dore M. Frantz from Jacob Henry Frantz
Below, Lorraine Frantz Edwards 1993 printout of Hans Wenger descendants including marriages to Frantz family. ~~ Also exchange of email messages regarding branches of the Christian Frantz tree. ~~ I’m sharing the information BUT I’m woefully ignorant about descendants of Immigrant Christian Frantz. My research focused on descendants of Immigrant Michael Frantz.
Hans Wenger descendants including Frantz family
Wenger, Houtz and Frantz families marriages
Kevin Stovall correspondence regarding Wenger family
Nanci Hamilton Garhards correspondence regarding Wenger family
Letter from Caleb Frantz dated 26 Nov 1987
Helen Geist letter dated 1 Jun 1992
Dorothy Croy correspondence dated 2 Dec 1994
Correspondence from and to Patti Murray dated Nov 1995
Correspondence with Patti Murray dated Dec 1995
Correspondence from and to Ron Flick dated 4 Jul 1995
Request to purchase books from Carol Crill Russell dated 19 Oct 1996
Email correspondence with Michael Frantz dated 28 Oct 1996
Questions from Dennis Roth dated 21 Oct 1997
Email from Dennis Roth dated 10 Jan 2000 regarding Amaziah Frantz
Regarding John Spitler and Lydia Frantz, Gladys Royer letter dated 29 Dec 1997 See Frantz Families–Kith & Kin, Vol. 1, p. 79 and Ancestry.com
Michael O. Reck correspondence regarding Abraham Urmey and Anna Frantz
Email received from Michael Reck dated 5 Dec 1997
Pauline Walters story titled My Swiss Wenger Ancestry
From Robert Farley to Evelyn Rosemary Frantz dated 20 May 1987
Evelyn Rosemary Frantz letter to Lowell Beacher dated 3 Aug 1979
From Evelyn Rosemary Frantz dated 16 Nov 1990
From Evelyn Rosemary Frantz, letter from Donald K. Bower dated 15 Sep 1987
Source unknown but stored with information received from Evelyn Rosemary Frantz
Lorraine’s note regarding Manor John Frantz undated but perhaps early 1990s
Stover, Frantz in Evelyn Rosemary Frantz files
Letter to Dore Frantz from Jacob Henry Frantz dated 11 Dec 1942
Wingfield’s Works with Frantz families
Christian Frantz descendants from Aileen Brauer received 4 May 1998
Letter from Lorraine to Geraldine Moyer dated 19 Mar 1998
Lowell Beachler letter dated 29 Jul 1998 with information about Christian Frantz families deeds and wills
Shirley Bashor Sharpe Baker ~ A Christian Frantz descendant. If you have Ancestry.com find her at this link.
Dorothy Whitehead Croy family information dated 28 Aug 1997 ~ A Christian Frantz descendant
Laurent Frantz newspaper clipping and obituary ~~ A Christian Frantz descendant
Snell with Frantz ~~ Christian Frantz descendants
Miscellaneous Frantz research notes
Moyer and Frantz information clipped together
Moyer / Shank / Frantz question
Ken Frantz and Ken Frantz Bridges to Prosperity; plus Wikipedia’s article about Bridges to Prosperity. NOTE: Lorraine Frantz Edwards was so intrigued by this gentleman, she searched Ancestry.com and traced him (one generation at a time) back to Christian Frantz IV. Then Lorraine discovered that Ken and his wife have documented their families on Ancestry.
Greetings!! My name is Lorraine Frantz Edwards and I’m so grateful you have documented so many Frantz ancestors on your site. I’m currently working on a library with valuable information not published in Frantz Families–Kith & Kin. Visit my new library and give me your opinion. https://frantzdigitizedlibrary.wordpress.com/ Yesterday, going through Evelyn “Rosemary” Frantz files, I found a clipping for Loraine Frantz in Fort Wayne, Indiana. So this morning I embarked on the journey to find more about that lady. First checking to see if that was her maiden name; second: tracing her husband. The information on Ancestry is fragmented; it took many searches to get to the information you have supplied. THANK YOU so much!! I will add this information to my library data base. Any additional information will be appreciated. ~~ Sincere best wishes from Lorraine Frantz Edwards in Livingston, Texas.
The ancestry determined from the search (and message posted 30 Apr 2017 on Ancestry.com) led to Christian Frantz III and Anna Groh.
James H. Frantz ancestry (spouse of Loraine)
Dorothy “Loraine” Zeitler Frantz
Digitized Library of Family History 