Wentz-Northampton County Judge Levi Wentz, of Carbon County, (Aquashleola). He was a native of Northampton County, born 12 Jan., 1824, and in a family of 6 sons and 6 daughters. He was the only surviving son of Jacob and Margdalena (Keefer) Wentz, natives of Lehigh County. The grandfather, John Y. Wentz, was a native of Germany, and the founder of the family in Northampton County. Jacob Wentz learned the trade of coopering. He died about 1864, his wife in 1852. The Judge married Jan. 1, 1850 to Sarah Bowman, ( born Jan. 19, 1834) d/o Jacob an Elizabeth (Weiss) Bowman, natives of Carbon County. Mrs. Wentz's brother is the well known Bishop Thomas Bowman of Chicago. Judge and Mrs.Wentz had 4 living children, Rev. Thomas of Matamoras, Annie E. the wife of Franklin Ash, Jennie E., wife of A. W. Kistler,and Mary A. Mrs Wentz's sister, Carrie Snyder, resides in Allentown, and her brother James lived in Wilkes Barre, another brother Wesley W. is a resident of Slatington and Mrs. Perry Wannenacher, lived in Macungie. Wentz, Robert F., married Alice Farber in 1877. They had 8 children; Bertie, Annie, Jerry, Lottie, Carie, Talmadge, Helen, and Ruth. Member of the Evangelical Church at Cherryville. Wentz- Lehigh County William H. Wentz, of Catasauqua, traces his line of descent to Johann Jost Wentz, who was born in the town of Beerfelden, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, on Dec 13, 1749 and he died at Berlinsville, Northampton, May 22, 1812. His wife, Elizabeth Horn, died Nov 11, 1842, aged 96y 11m 18d. Children; John Peter, born in Beerfelden on March 9, 1770, Barbara born at Beerfelden in 1772, Barbara, Jacob born at Upper Milford, Aug 2, 1777, John George, born April 11, 1778, Magdalena who married Peter Masters, John born in Upper Milford on July 19, 1784, Elizabeth born Dec 25, 1788 married Ira Rood, in the town of Chenango (now Kirkwood), Broome County, NY, William born at Upper Milford, Sept 5, 1789. Jacob Wentz married 2nd to Magdalena Kieffer, in Lehigh County on April 1, 1802. Children; Catharine married Jonas Leibenguth on Oct 6, 1822; Jacob; John; Sarah married Joseph Lessley in 1827; Polly married Jacob Easterday in 1831; Rebecca, married Joseph Young in 1834; Joel; Lydia, married Reuben Leibenguth married in 1839; Levi; Monroe; Jacob Wentz married 3rd to Susan Heil, near Cherryville, Northampton Co. Jacob died Jan. 15, 1868, aged 90y 4m 24d. Susan Heil Wentz, died Aug. 9, 1881 Best Wishes, Geri