Hello Dorothy, Thanks for all this informations and the time you past for my research.I search about living LENTZ descendants. I hoped one of them was connected on Rootsweb otherwise it's very difficult to found them in Illinois. Family search give me as submitter of my family John Arthur MITCHELL 415 North Cross Lane Monroe, Georgia 30656 but I had no contact with them. Un grand merci pour votre aide. Nicole ( living in the French Alps)

Hello Nicole: I am sorry I cannot tell you about the living Lentz relatives--our census schedules end in 1930, but I can give you a few ideas. In DeKalb County, Illinois, not too far from Chicago, is a cemetery called East Pierce Cemetery. This cemetery is the resting place for Albert Schumacher and his wife Judith. Albert b. 1879 d. 1947, and Judith b. 1882, died 1954. Also in the same cemetery lies Frederick Lentz, father, b. Sept. 17, 1851,died March 1, 1938,; Mary Alice Lentz (I was correct out her name) b. June 25, 1859, died July 3, 1929. Also their son W. (William) Ralph, b. Jan. 21, 1880, died Jan. 28, 1959, and Alma Maude, their daughter born February 17, 1885, died July 24, 1918. There is also a John Lentz 1869-1945 and Anna L. Lentz 1870-1956. My suggestion is to find a local library in DeKalb County, and find if they have newspaper microfilm, go through those microfilm for the correct dates and find obituaries, and in the obituaries in our country they almost always list the surviving members of the family. I do this all the time with my genealogy. You can probably track down living family members that way. I am sure the librarian would be happy to help you. I am delighted that you write a few words in French--I have not taken French in 58 years--I have been out of high school that long, but find I can still read it. Bon chance, Dorothy Baker Gainesville, Florida

I don't have any Lentz's in my lines....but we grew up with them in Cahokia, IL ... my sister dated a Louie Lentz ... Blessings~Pam~ Pam Frierdich-Staley http://www.frierdich-staley-familytree.com http://www.michael-steppig-family-tree.com Researching: Frierdich, Friedrich, Michalek (Michael, Micheal), Schallom, Hatter, Kleyer, Rapp, Mentel, Schellhorn,Roos, Bangert, Diesel, Keifer, Mees/Maeys/Maas/Mayss, Reiss/Ries/Reis, Steppig, Hortel, Braun, Monsen, Staley/Stehli Mitchell, Weber, Kerner, Simpson, Diesser, Thoele/Thole, Meyer, Fields, White ----- Original Message ----- From: "dorothy baker" <dedor7020@yahoo.com> To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [A-L] Family LENTZ > Hello Nicole: > > I am sorry I cannot tell you about the living Lentz relatives--our census > schedules end in 1930, but I can give you a few ideas. > > In DeKalb County, Illinois, not too far from Chicago, is a cemetery > called East Pierce Cemetery. This cemetery is the resting place for > Albert Schumacher and his wife Judith. Albert b. 1879 d. 1947, and Judith > b. 1882, died 1954. Also in the same cemetery lies Frederick Lentz, > father, b. Sept. 17, 1851,died March 1, 1938,; Mary Alice Lentz (I was > correct out her name) b. June 25, 1859, died July 3, 1929. Also their > son W. (William) Ralph, b. Jan. 21, 1880, died Jan. 28, 1959, and Alma > Maude, their daughter born February 17, 1885, died July 24, 1918. There > is also a John Lentz 1869-1945 and Anna L. Lentz 1870-1956. > > My suggestion is to find a local library in DeKalb County, and find if > they have newspaper microfilm, go through those microfilm for the correct > dates and find obituaries, and in the obituaries in our country they > almost always list the surviving members of the family. I do this all the > time with my genealogy. You can probably track down living family members > that way. I am sure the librarian would be happy to help you. > > I am delighted that you write a few words in French--I have not taken > French in 58 years--I have been out of high school that long, but find I > can still read it. > > Bon chance, > > Dorothy Baker > Gainesville, Florida > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Bonjour et merci à tous ceux qui m'ont si gentiment répondu, donné des conseils, des idées, des pistes.. Hello and thanks to all of you who send me an answer about the name LENTZ. Thanks to Giliane for the good idee to contact Genforum and particularly the answer in french.I had no problem to read, a little more to speek ( I used also my hands!) but mutch more to write ( sorry for all mistakes) Merci Dorothy pour la recherche des LENTZ enterrés au cimetière de DEKALB (Illinois) Thanks to Dorothy for the research of cemetery called East Pierce Cemetery In DeKalb County, Illinois. I think the most descendants are living in this State and in Oklahoma.With your indications I had found addresses of libraries in Dekalb. Thanks to Gloria to help with the address of white pages and the religious affiliation.Before the departure from Alsace they were all Lutheran. Merci Gloria pour vos indications , je crois que vous parlez français car j'ai déjà vu votre nom sur des forums français de généalogie ( CGA ou CGWAksace?)Quand je fais des recherches pour des amis une des premières choses queje demande est la religion te j'oublie de le faire pour moi..Merci Thanks to Pam but where is Cahokia? Thanks also to Mary Lou for his indication. Thanks and if you had other ideas or found miraculously a living descendant of my family contact me. Wish you a sunny Week end. Nicole

Bonjour - here is some info on Cahokia, IL Cahokia is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 16,391. The name is a reference to the Cahokia tribe, a part of the Illini confederacy. Cahokia Mounds, a Native American landmark near Collinsville, Illinois was also named for this tribe which lived in the Illinois area at the time of French contact. Cahokia is the home of the Cahokia Courthouse (c1740) and the Jarrot Mansion (c1810). you can read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahokia,_Illinois blessings - Blessings~Pam~ Pam Frierdich-Staley http://www.frierdich-staley-familytree.com http://www.michael-steppig-family-tree.com Researching: Frierdich, Friedrich, Michalek (Michael, Micheal), Schallom, Hatter, Kleyer, Rapp, Mentel, Schellhorn,Roos, Bangert, Diesel, Keifer, Mees/Maeys/Maas/Mayss, Reiss/Ries/Reis, Steppig, Hortel, Braun, Monsen, Staley/Stehli Mitchell, Weber, Kerner, Simpson, Diesser, Thoele/Thole, Meyer, Fields, White ----- Original Message ----- From: "ginic" <nicole.gignoux@wanadoo.fr> To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 8:35 AM Subject: Re: [A-L] Family LENTZ Bonjour et merci à tous ceux qui m'ont si gentiment répondu, donné des conseils, des idées, des pistes.. Hello and thanks to all of you who send me an answer about the name LENTZ. Thanks to Giliane for the good idee to contact Genforum and particularly the answer in french.I had no problem to read, a little more to speek ( I used also my hands!) but mutch more to write ( sorry for all mistakes) Merci Dorothy pour la recherche des LENTZ enterrés au cimetière de DEKALB (Illinois) Thanks to Dorothy for the research of cemetery called East Pierce Cemetery In DeKalb County, Illinois. I think the most descendants are living in this State and in Oklahoma.With your indications I had found addresses of libraries in Dekalb. Thanks to Gloria to help with the address of white pages and the religious affiliation.Before the departure from Alsace they were all Lutheran. Merci Gloria pour vos indications , je crois que vous parlez français car j'ai déjà vu votre nom sur des forums français de généalogie ( CGA ou CGWAksace?)Quand je fais des recherches pour des amis une des premières choses queje demande est la religion te j'oublie de le faire pour moi..Merci Thanks to Pam but where is Cahokia? Thanks also to Mary Lou for his indication. Thanks and if you had other ideas or found miraculously a living descendant of my family contact me. Wish you a sunny Week end. Nicole -- Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message