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GLADYS HENRY MARKLEY FAMILY
MARY ELLEN BENTZ HENRY
Mary Ellen (Ellie) was born April 27, 1873 to George Luther Bentz Sr. and Susan Snyder. On Jan.22, 1891 she married Ira Rose Roller Henry. Ellie and Ira had nine children. Ellie died Jan.16, 1924.
MARY ELLEN BENTZ HENRY (-BENTZ ANCESTORS)
Gotlieb Bentz Sr.was born Oct.18, 1818 in Germany, and died Nov.12, 1898 in Robertsville, Ohio. On Sept.11, 1844 he married Barbara Ann Yost in Germany where she also was born Jan.20, 1820; she is buried in Robertsville, Ohio.
         The number of children Gotlieb and Barbara had is unknown. Five are listed here:
                  1) Mary Bentz  b-Jan. 1, 1846
                  2) George Luther Bentz Sr. b-Oct. 28, 1848 - d-Aug. 30, 1928 (Gladys's great-grandfather)
                  3) Gotlieb Bentz Jr. b-Feb. 5, 1852
                  4) John Bentz  b-Sept. 6, 1854
                  5) Somisa Bentz  b-Oct. 5, 1859
  Gotlieb and Barbara were born and married in Germany. Later they moved to Switzerland Canton Bern).
In 1854 when George Luther Sr. was 6 yrs old his family came to America to Mapleton, Ohio.
      George Sr. was a member of the (OVI) Ohio Vollunteer Infantry in the Cival War.
  George Luther Bentz Sr. 1848-1928 was married April 25, 1872 to Susan Snyder. Susan was born Oct.18,1849, and died Feb. 10, 1929. George Sr. and Susan are buried in Township Cemetery, East Canton, Ohio.
                              George and Susan had ten children:
               1) Mary Ellen Bentz Henry April 27, 1873---- Jan. 16, 1924    (Glady's Grandmother)
               2) Della Almita Bentz   July 29, 1875---- Aug. 3, 1900
               3) John Henry Bentz (Anna Dick)   March 16, 1878---- Sept. 6, 1954
                    (a)Ralph Bentz(Laura) (b)Robert Bentz(Hazel) (c) Blanch (Bentz)Infield(Glenn) 6/30/1911--6/16/2005
               4) Clara Alncina Bettz Mark (John)    May 25, 1880----Dec. 21, 1958
               5) Winfield Arthur Bentz         Sept.17, 1882----Feb.18, 1908
               6) Clarence Leroy (Roy) Bentz    Feb.6, 1885----Oct.8, 1971     He married Grace Robertson 4/14/1909
               7) Barbara Ann (Annie) Bentz Opp (Charles)     March 16, 1887----Feb.1971    Married 11/19/1912
               8) George Luther Bentz Jr.     Oct.23, 1889----April 28, 1961    He married Mary VanVooris 11/19/1910
               9) Alice Matilda Bentz     April 22, 1892----May 23, 1908 (16 yrs.)
              10) Lillian Elthl Bentz Johnson (George)     Feb.26, 1895----Jan.14, 1934      Married 12/16/1914
George Sr. and Susan Bentz celebrated their 50th anniversary in April 1922.
MARY ELLEN BENTZ HENRY -(SNYDER ANCESTORS)
George Snyder Sr. was born April 29, 1811 in Hensweiler, Germany. He came to America 1827 to Phildelphia, Pa. He married Mary Lishowa July 71836. Mary was born in Belgen, France on Feb. 14, 1818. She came to America in 1828 when she was 10 yrs.old to Philidelphia, Pa.  George died on April 26, 1892.    Mary died in 1902.
                      George and Mary had 15 children (8 boys-7 girls)  12 known.
       1) George Henry Snyder Jr.   1839----1931 
       2) Peter Snyder   1847----unknown
       3) Susan Snyder Oct.18, 1849----Feb. 10, 1929  (Gladys's Great-grandmother)
       4) Paul Snyder
       5) Washington Snyder
       6) Clara Snyder Hess
       7) Phillip Snyder
       8) Mary Snyder Hershberger
       9) William Snyder
      10) Maggie Snyder
      11) Joshua Snyder
      12) Winfield Snyder
George and Mary came to Ohio in 1845 and settled in Mapleton, Ohio where George was postmaster for 31 yrs.
   a) George and Mary celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on July 7, 1886.
   b) Most of the Snyders are buried in Mapleton Cemetery
   c) George Henry Snyder Jr. is the oldest Civil War veteran in Stark County. He was a Shoemaker and also served as Postmaster in Mapleton, Ohio after his father.

Susan Snyder married George Luther Bentz Sr. on April 25, 1872. They had ten children, one of which was
Mary Ellen (Ellie) Bentz Henry ( Gladys's grandmother).
A Birthday card from Gladys's Great-
Grandmother Susan Snyder Bentz
Between 1925 and 1928
index
Pearl Henry Waltner, Grand-Mother Ellen Bentz Henry, Homer N. Waltner, and Great
Grandma-Susan Snyder Bentz
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