Hontz, Wilson H.

1833 - 1905  (72 years)

• Name	Hontz, Wilson H.
  Birth	05 Apr 1833	Carbon Co., PA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	16 Oct 1850	Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA   [3]
  Laborer
  Census	21 Jun 1860	Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA   [4]
  Boatman; Living with brother Nathan
  Census	05 Jun 1880	Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA   [5]
  Laborer
  Tombstone Photo	Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA   [2]
  	Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
  Death	30 May 1905	Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA   [1, 2]
  Burial	Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I47679	My Damon Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Hontz, Leonard Jr.,   b. 29 Jan 1791, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA d. 27 Dec 1875, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Sandel, Maria Barbara,   b. 13 Nov 1798, Lowhill Twp., Lehigh Co., PA d. 13 Jul 1854 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1818
  Family ID	F406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walk, Mary,   b. 01 Oct 1842, Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA d. 20 May 1902, Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA (Age 59 years)
  Children	1. Hontz, Alfred,   b. Abt 1864, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   2. Hontz, James,   b. Abt 1866, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   3. Hontz, Ida,   b. Abt 1867, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   4. Hontz, William,   b. Abt 1868, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   5. Hontz, Thomas Wilson,   b. Dec 1870, Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA d. 12 Jan 1937, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA (Age ~ 66 years)   6. Hontz, Alice Alberta,   b. 22 Feb 1876, Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA   7. Hontz, Sarah,   b. Abt 1878, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   8. Hontz, Henry Clair,   b. 6 Feb 1883, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA d. 2 Jul 1962, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 05 Apr 1833 - Carbon Co., PA Census - Laborer - 16 Oct 1850 - Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA Census - Boatman; Living with brother Nathan - 21 Jun 1860 - Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA Census - Laborer - 05 Jun 1880 - Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Tombstone Photo - Gnaden Huetten Cemetery - - Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Death - 30 May 1905 - Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Burial - - Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1850 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Mahoning, p. 379B
  		1880 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Lehighton, enumeration district 118, p. 423B
  		Hontz, Wilson Obituary

  
  

  Headstones

  Hontz, Wilson H

  
  

• Notes

  From The Lehighton (Pennsylvania) Evening Leader, Volume 4, Number 112, Wednesday, May 31, 1905; "Died?Wilson Hontz. After a long illness with cancer Wilson Hontz, died at his home on north 3rd street at 2:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon Deceased was a life long resident of this town and had many friends who mourn his death. He was aged 72 years, and leaves the following children to mourn the loss of a kind father: Mrs. Granville Billman, Mrs. Moses Wertman, William, Thomas and Harry Hontz, of town, Mrs. Ida Deibert, of Slatington, James, of Allentown, and Alvin, of Minneapolis. The Leader extends heartfelt sympathy to the sorrowing relatives."

  
  

• Sources

  [S699] Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, images and database, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 20 January 2014), entry for burial of Wilson Hontz, 30 May 1905; citing Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 490. [S943] Gnaden Huetten Cemetery, (Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; intersection of Alum and 4th Sts), Wilson Hontz marker. [S11] 1850 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Mahoning, p. 379A-379B (stamped), dwelling 82, family 93, Barbara and Leonard Hontz; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 2 September 2013); citing National Archives microfilm publication M432_762, images 318-319. [S582] 1860 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Mahoning Twp, p. 950-951 (stamped), dwelling 291, family 145, Lucy A and Nathan Hontz; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 23 September 2013); citing National Archives microfilm publication M653_1189, images 215-216. [S621] 1880 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Lehighton, enumeration district 118, p. 423B, dwelling 163, family 186, Mary and Wilson H. Hontz, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 October 2013); citing FH film 1255108, roll 1108, image 0496.