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Hontz, Leonard Jr.

Hontz, Leonard Jr.

Male 1791 - 1875  (84 years)

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  • Name Hontz, Leonard 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 29 Jan 1791  Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 16 Oct 1850  Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 21 Jun 1860  Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 01 Aug 1870  Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Tombstone Photo Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gnaden Huetten Cemetery 
    Death 27 Dec 1875  Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Person ID I618  My Damon Genealogy
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2014 

    Father Hans, Leonhardt,   b. 12 Jun 1750, Lynntown, Lehigh Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1837 (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Nothstein, Anna Maria,   b. Between 1759 and 1762, Longswamp Twp., Berks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Natural 
    Marriage Abt 1788 
    Family ID F296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sandel, Maria Barbara,   b. 13 Nov 1798, Lowhill Twp., Lehigh Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1854 (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1818 
    Children 
     1. Hontz, Sarah Ann,   b. 21 Jul 1818, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1905, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     2. Hontz, Reuben,   b. 08 Sep 1819, Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1863, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     3. Hontz, Elizabeth,   b. Dec 1822, Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1902, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)
     4. Hontz, Joseph Edward,   b. 18 May 1827, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1862, Sharpsburg, Washington Co., MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     5. Hontz, William,   b. 21 Mar 1828, Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1888 (Age 60 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     6. Hontz, Nathan J.,   b. 08 May 1830, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1911, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     7. Hontz, Wilson H.,   b. 05 Apr 1833, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1905, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     8. Hontz, Louisa,   b. 10 Dec 1835, Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1896 (Age 60 years)
     9. Hontz, Amanda,   b. Abt 1840, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     10. Hontz, Thomas,   b. Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     11. Hontz, Catherine,   b. 9 Apr 1838, Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1902, Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F406  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 May 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jan 1791 - Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Laborer - 16 Oct 1850 - Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Mason - 21 Jun 1860 - Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 01 Aug 1870 - Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTombstone Photo - Gnaden Huetten Cemetery - - Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Dec 1875 - Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Lehighton, Carbon Co., PA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    1850 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Mahoning, p. 379A    		1850 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Mahoning, p. 379A
    1860 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Mahoning Twp, p. 976    		1860 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Mahoning Twp, p. 976
    1870 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Mahoning, p. 180B    		1870 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Mahoning, p. 180B

    Headstones
    Hontz, Leonard Jr    		Hontz, Leonard Jr
    Hontz, Leonard Jr    		Hontz, Leonard Jr

  • Notes 
    • in 1842 he purchased farm west of Lehighton Fair Grounds, lived there until 1866. He retired to home of daughter, Sarah Hans Haupt, now the Brdbenner farm in Mahoning Valley. He was an owner of canal boats. He provided for his children and orphaned grandchildren in his will. All signed as Hans.

      1860 Census - Living next door to his daughter's family (Louisa and Nero Weiss).

  • Sources 
    1. [S943] Gnaden Huetten Cemetery, (Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; intersection of Alum and 4th Sts), Leonard Hontz marker.

    2. [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.

    3. [S582] 1860 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Mahoning Twp, p. 976 (stamped), dwelling 476, family 333, Leonard Hontz; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 23 September 2013); citing National Archives microfilm publication M653_1089, image 241.

    4. [S588] 1870 U.S. census, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Mahoning, p. 180B, dwelling 223, family 241, Sarah and Benjamin Haupt; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 September 2013); citing National Archives microfilm publication M593_1320, image 335.

    5. [S648] "Find A Grave", Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed 30 July 2013), memorial page for Leonard Hontz Jr (1791-1875), Find A Grave Memorial no. 9578744, citing Gnaden Huetten Cemetery, Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.


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