| Name |
Welby R Dunbar Gentz |
| Birth |
1869 |
2100 Lakeshore Drive, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas  |
- Per obit born 1869.
States "born on a site that is now the 2100 block on Lakeshore Drive 67 years ago when Port Arthur was the stamping ground for hunters, fishermen, farmers and cattle raisers and the city of today was not even a dream."
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| Birth |
Jun 1872 |
Jefferson Co, Texas [1] |
- His obit says he was born in 1869. Census records all say 1872.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
7 Jun 1880 |
Jefferson Co (District 41), Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Note: It appears the first page is the Sparks Settlement. And the 2nd page seems to be the Port Neches, Grisgsby Bluff area, a few miles north.
7 Jun 1880 District 41 Justice Precinct No. 2
Page 1
residence 1
Gentz Fred 35 Dec 1845 laborer Prussia Prussia Prussia
R. Belle 28 Aug 1852 TX NC TN
Welby 8 Jun 1872 TX NC TX
H.M. 7 Feb 1873 TX NC TX
M.J. dau 6 1874 TX
J.W. son 4 1876 TX
Buler 2 dau May 1878 TX
J. Lee 4/12 son Jan 1880 TX
Charlotte 77 mother widow Prussia NC TX
(census taker just carried the NC down the columns.
Only person from NC is Belle's father.
residence 2
Lee, Samuel 62 farmer Denmark Denmark Denmark
E. Jane 36 Oct TX NC TN
Emma A. 12 Jul 1868 TX
Hayes, Eliza Black 19 Jan 1861 servant Texas Texas Alabama
Eddy, Albert 37 Jul 1843 carpenter Ireland Ireland Ireland
Sparks, William E. 27 Mar 1853 TX
residence 3
Melinda Sparks 61 Mar 1819 TN VA TN
Worthy 24 Mar 1856 TX NC TN
James 26 son Dec 1854 TX NC TN
Ella 23 Nov 1857 dau-in-law TX TN PA
Thomas George, Black 8 1872 servant TX
residence 4
Sparks, Caroline 60 May 1820 self widow SC VA SC
Sparks, J.M. 26 Aug 1854 son TX
residence 5
Kilgore, James S 28 1852 Mar Michigan Michigan Michigan
Elizabeth 50 Oct 1830 mother wid Michigan Michigan --
Columbus 28 25 May 1855 brother Texas Michigan Michigan
Susan F. 20 Feb 1860 sister Texas Michigan Michigan
Eugenia 17 Jun 1863 sister Texas Michigan Michigan
Swift, Fuller 3 May 1877 nephew Texas Michigan Michigan
Swift, Ida 3/12 Feb 1880 niece Texas Michigan Michigan
residence 6
Brewton, W.P. 47 Aug 1833
Sarah C. (Sparks) 30 Dec 1850
Grace 15 Feb 1865 TX
Silas F. 10 Oct 1870 TX
Esther 8 Dec 1872 TX
Almond 6 Apr 1874 TX
Inas 3 dau Aug 1877 TX
John Smith 14 June 1866 TX TN PA
residence 7
Gray, H.L. 33 head Sep 1847 Michigan VA MI
Gray, S.E. 33 wife Aug 1847 LA PA Indiana
Carey, Coy 11 son May 1873 TX Indiana Louisiana
Clara 7 dau Mar 1873 TX Indiana Louisiana
Gray H.E. son 9 Sep 1871 TX MI TX
Smith, T.F. 21 Apr 1859 TX TN PA
Courts, E.M. 20 1860 TX unk TX
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page 2
8 Jun 1880
residence 8
Yantz (Gentz), Wm Apr 42 1838 farmer Prussia Prussia Prussia
Susan 31 Jan 1849 wife TX GA LA
Leuvinia 12 Jan 1868 dau
William Y. 10 Jan 1870 son
H.L. 6 mos Nov 1879 son
residence 9
J. T. Rogers 28 Aug 1852 TX TN TX
Izzie J. Rogers 27 Aug 1853 TX NY LA
C. O. Rogers 3 Dec 1877
Wm. A. Rogers 1 Sep 1879
Levina Keith 68 Feb 1812 mother-in-law tx ga tn
residence 10
Keith, O 39 Feb 1841 Self TX OH LA
Margaret 39 Jun 1841 TX TN TN
George 7 Jun 1873 son LA TX TN
William O. 5 Mar 1875 son
Berry, Lethean female 11 Jan 1869 servant TX Prussia Prussia
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1880, Texas, Jefferson County, District 41
Gentz, Fred and family, with Charlotte Gentz; Samuel Lee and family, Melinda Jones Sparks, and family; Brewton, Smith, Gray, Emmett Courts.
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| Census |
1900 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- W G Gantz 30 Jan 1870 TX TX TX
Bell Gantz 28 Feb 1872 married 8 yrs, 2 births 2 living TX TX TX
Ligh Gantz 6 May 1894
Hall Gantz 2 Mar 1898
Mary A Clampett 36 roomer Aug 1863 MS KY MS
Joseph Clampett 17
Gantz Frank Dec 1845 54 Married 30 1870 Germany Germany Germany 1849
Gantz Bell Wife Aug 1850 49 Married 30 1870 Texas North Carolina Tennessee
Gantz Stanley Son Jan 1891 9 Texas Germany Texas
Gantz Earl Son May 1896 4 Texas Germany Texas
Courts Helmer Mar 1862 38 6 1894 Texas Texas Texas
Courts Claud E Wife Nov 1876 23 6 1894 Texas Germany Texas
Courts Beatrius Daughter Aug 1896 3 Texas Texas Texas
Courts Hal Son Sep 1897 2 Texas Texas Texas
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| Residence |
1904 |
572 South Grand Ave, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Gentz, Frederick, r 572 S Grand ave, Cartwright add, 4
Gentz, Welby B., carp r 572 S Grand ave, Cartwright add. 2
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| Census |
21 Apr 1910 |
Beaumont (Ward 3), Jefferson Co, Texas |
- 1910 Beaumont, Texas
Jerome Street
Wilby Gentz 38 1872 m2 5 yrs TX Germany/German Texas
Ollie M Gentz 24 m1 2 births 2 living LA LA LA
Elsie M Gentz 4 1906
Lyle Gentz 13
Harry Gentz 2 1908
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| Property |
18 Sep 1934 |
Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Port Arthur News
Tuesday, September 18, 1934
County Records
Real Estate Transfers
W.D. Gentz to Harry W. Gentz et ux, tract of land in Thomas P. McKinsey league, $1 and other considerations.
|
| Death |
02 Jan 1936 |
Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas [2] |
- d.c. age 67, carpenter, widower, wife Ollile Gentz, date of birth unknown, resident of Port Neches, died at St. Mary's of chronic endocarditis. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, father: Fred Gentz, b Germany, and Belle Sparks, b Port Arthur, Texas.
his death cert has name Welby R. His son Harry Welby has his name as Welby Dunbar.
burial states Block Cemetery, Port Neches
informant Mrs. Earnest Block
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 |
Gentz, Welby R
death certificate |
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Gentz, Welby obit
Port Arthur News
January 3, 1936
"Man born here in 1869 Dies"
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| Burial |
04 Jan 1936 |
Block Cem, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas |
| Other-Begin |
22 Mar 1936 |
Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas |
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Mrs. Jack C. Beaumont Recalls Early School Days When She Was One of First Five Port Arthur Pupils
Port Arthur News
Sunday, March 22, 1936
Mentioned in article and linked to:
Emma Lee, husband Jack Beaumont, daughter Pearl Beaumont
Fred Gentz and wife Bell Sparks, children Welby Gentz and Helen Gentz and husband M.E. (Mathew Edmond) Nobles
John Sidney Sparks and wife Melinda Jones; their sons: Albert, Frank, William, Thomas, James, Worth, Henry; daughters: Julia, Sarah and husband Frank Brewton and heir children Grace and Frank, Eliza Jane and husband Samuel Lee (parents of Emma Lee); Belle and husband Fred Gentz
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| Occupation |
carpenter |
| Person ID |
I420 |
Roots |
| Last Modified |
8 May 2015 |
| Family 1 |
Sarah Belle Farris (Faires), b. 19 Apr 1878, Anderson Co, Texas d. 08 May 1968, Harris Co, Texas (Age 90 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Jun 1894 |
Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Name: Willey Gentz
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 14 Jun 1894
Spouse: Belle Faries
Marriage City: Jefferson
Marriage State: Texas
Source: Texas Marriages, 1851-1900
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| Divorce |
Bef 1906 |
Jefferson Co, Texas |
| Children |
| + | 1. Lyle Edward Gentz, b. 23 Aug 1896, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 26 Jun 1970, West Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age 73 years) |
| + | 2. Hall Samuel "Shorty" Gentz, b. 21 Sep 1898, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Sep 1978, Omaha, Douglas Co, Nebraska (Age 79 years) |
| | 3. Maude Gentz, b. 15 Jan 1901, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 22 Sep 1954, League City, Galveston Co, Texas (Age 53 years) |
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| Family ID |
F7835 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
8 May 2015 |
1872 - 1936 (~ 63 years)
