On this Memorial Day weekend, I am thinking of my great-uncle, Ira Schantz, brother of Wilbur Schantz. Ira was drafted into World War I and went off to serve with 160 other young men from Washington County, Iowa in July, 1918. At the time of his training and deployment, there was a world wide resurgence…
Category: Surname: Schantz
Four Generations: Joann (Schantz) Love
This is for you if you are related to Renee through her mother, Joann (Schantz) Love. Here is a four generation chart, starting with Joann. Of course, her lineage chart applies to her siblings, as well! In my tree, I put a ♥ next to my direct ancestors so that I can easily identify them…
Johannes Hooley Froschauer Bible
For those of you related to Renee and her mother Joann Schantz, this is a picture of the Johannes Hooley* bible that Johannes, 1714-1783, brought with him to North America when he arrived in 1750. The bible is a special, ornate bible printed in 1531, called a Froschauer Bible. the bible is on display at…
Wilbur Schantz, Social Media Maven
This will be of interest to those of you related to Renee through her mother. Do any of my Related to Renee via Schantz/Wenger ancestors realize that Wilbur Schantz was a social media maven? I found out that Wilbur was the Stringtown Correspondent for the Washington Journal when he was 19 years old. The year was 1926…