About The Wentzel Family
In this family tree, the earliest recorded event is the birth of Wentzel, Johann Daniel on June 24, 1697. The most recent event is the death of Wentzel, Arlene Kathryn in 2009.
Johann Lorentz Wentzel, the ancestor of this old Berks County family, lived in the vicinity of Spies's Church where there is a tombstone bearing the following inscription:
"Lorentz Wentzel war geboren D 22 April 1701 und starb 1780, 14 September - Alt 79 jahre 4 monef 22 taga." On the same tombstone, below that of her husband, is found the inscription of his wife which reads as follows: "Catharina Wentzelin war gebohren 1708, 1 Jan und starb d 4 Februar 1793. Theres alter 85 jahre und etliche taga."
The children of Johann Lorentz Wentzel and Anna Catherine Nagel are Baltzer, Anna Elizabetha, Johann Wendel, Johann Philip, Johann Daniel, and Samuel.
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The Wentzel Family
