Kountz Family History

The Genealogy of the Kountz Family

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Generation: 1

Kountz, George Bennett III was born on 12 May 1941 in Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia, USA (son of Kountz, George Bennett Jr and Prescott, Charlotte); died on 5 Oct 2013 in Casar, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.

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Residence: Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, USA
Residence: 1981, Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, USA
Residence: 1993, Brooksville, Hernando, Florida, USA
Residence: 1994, Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, USA
Residence: 2008, North Carolina, USA; Moved here from Florida this year.
Residence: 06 Jul 2013, Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA; (704) 600-6541 Address205 Peach StShelby, NC 28150-4810
Residence: 07 Jul 2013, Casar, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA; 720 Moriah Church Rd, Casar, NC 28020 (704) 538-3934

Family/Spouse: Griffin, Theodosia Farrior. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Generation: 2

Kountz, George Bennett Jr was born on 21 Aug 1906 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (son of Kountz, George Bennett and Estill, Lillie Alma); died on 17 Jul 1983 in Inverness, Citrus, Florida, USA.

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Residence: 1920, Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee; Age: 13Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Step Son; Relation to Head of House: Stepson
Residence: 1923, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1926, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1930, Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA; Age in 1930: 24Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence: 1932, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1933, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Auto parts salesman. Lived with mother in apt 7 on Walnut st.
Residence: 1934, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1935, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1936, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Salesman at Hart's automotive parts. Lived at 316 Tremont Apt 2 with mother.
Residence: 1937, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 01 Apr 1940, Leesburg, Lake, Florida, USA; Age: 33Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence: 12 May 1941, Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia, USA; Son was born here on this date
Residence: 1944, De Land, Volusia, Florida, USA
Residence: 1959, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA; 1st year in Jacksonville.

George married Prescott, Charlotte. Charlotte was born on 24 May 1912 in Florida, USA; died on 08 Jun 1991 in Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Prescott, Charlotte was born on 24 May 1912 in Florida, USA; died on 08 Jun 1991 in Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, USA.

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Residence: 1935, Lake Wales, Polk, Florida, USA
Residence: 01 Apr 1940, Leesburg, Lake, Florida, USA; Age: 26Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence: 1944, De Land, Volusia, Florida, USA
Residence: 1959, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA

Children:

1. Kountz, George Bennett III was born on 12 May 1941 in Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia, USA; died on 5 Oct 2013 in Casar, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.

Generation: 3

Kountz, George Bennett was born on 08 Dec 1878 in Louisville, Kentucky, Jefferson County USA (son of Kuntz, John Christian and Miller, Magdalena); died on 09 May 1913 in Chattanooga, Hamilton; was buried on 12 May 1913 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

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Residence: 1880, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Residence: 1904, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Worked as a Glass Blower for Chattanooga Bottle & Glass Manufacturing Co. Lived at Grant Avenue A P.
Residence: 1905, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Worked as a Glass Blower for Chattanooga Bottle & Glass Manufacturing Co. Lived at Highland Avenue A P.
Residence: 1906, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Worked as a Glass Blower for Chattanooga Bottle & Glass Manufacturing Co. Lived at Highland Avenue A P. For some reason 4 Kountz brothers lived and worked in the same place here for just one year.
Residence: 1907, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1908, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1909, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1910, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1911, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

George married Estill, Lillie Alma on 28 Jul 1905 in New Castle, Henry, Indiana, USA. Lillie (daughter of Estill, Wallace G. and Estill, Saphronia Anne) was born on 20 Mar 1880 in Savannah, Hardin, Tennessee, USA; died on 14 Oct 1969 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; was buried on 18 Oct 1969 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Estill, Lillie Alma was born on 20 Mar 1880 in Savannah, Hardin, Tennessee, USA (daughter of Estill, Wallace G. and Estill, Saphronia Anne); died on 14 Oct 1969 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; was buried on 18 Oct 1969 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

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Departure: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Residence: 1880, District 18, Franklin, Tennessee, United States; Age: 2mMarital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Residence: 1900, Civil District 17, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Age: 20Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Residence: Jan 1914, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 22 Dec 1914, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Son Newell died here on this date. I don't know what she was doing here, but it was a year after her husband died.
Departure: 23 Dec 1916, New York, New York, USA; As noted in husbands passport application.
Arrival: 31 Dec 1916, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; Age: 36 Husband applied for passport for this trip on December 11 1916
Arrival: 21 Feb 1918, New York, New York, USA; Age: 37
Residence: 1920, Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee; Age: 39Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife Widowed from George b, remarried to William Knuth.
Residence: 1923, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1930, Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA; Age in 1930: 50Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence: 1933, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Lived at 721 Walnut, Apt 7, with son George. Widowed. Worked as a practical nurse.
Residence: 1934, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Lived at 721 Walnut st with son George. Worked as a practical nurse. Widowed.
Residence: 1935, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Lived at 721 Walnut, Apt 7, with son George. Widowed. Worked as a practical nurse.
Residence: 1936, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Worked as a practical Nurse. Lived at 216 Tremont apt 2.
Residence: 1937, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Lived at 5209 Connor. Worked as a practical Nurse.
Residence: 1938, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Listed as widowed. Worked as a practical nurse. lived at 5269 Conner.
Residence: 01 Apr 1940, Eustis, Lake, Florida, United States; Age: 55Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head. Worked as a practical nurse.

Children:

2. Kountz, George Bennett Jr was born on 21 Aug 1906 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Jul 1983 in Inverness, Citrus, Florida, USA.
Kountz, Newell O was born on 18 Jul 1908 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; died on 22 Dec 1914 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; was buried in Dec 1914 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

Generation: 4

Kuntz, John Christian was born on 24 Nov 1824 in Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany (son of Kuntz, Philip and Deuringer); died on 22 Jun 1905 in Middletown, Henry, Indiana, USA; was buried on 24 Jun 1905 in St Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.

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Name: John Kuntz
Arrival: 1852; His name does not appear in the Auswanderer Baden Emigration Index. Does not appear in Wuerttemberg, Germany Emigration Index.
Declaration of Intent: 29 Mar 1852, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Declaration of Intent was filed in Louisville Police Court. Archived records have been lost.
Residence: 1855, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a cabinet maker for John Simms at 388 Corner of Main and 7th streets. Lived on Main, between Hancock and Jackson.
Naturalization: 31 Jul 1858, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Police Court records state his declaration of intent was filed in Police Court in 29th day of March 1852. H.J. Basker testified on his behalf. Renounced allegiance of Fidelity to Grand Duke of Baden. Citizenship was granted.
Residence: 1859, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Lived at 410 Market. Worked at Miller and Kuntz (Unknown business with father in law). Task: Get ahold of directory and check business section for description.
Residence: 20 Sep 1860, Louisville Ward 5, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; Worked at a coffee house. Possibly his father-in-law's coffee house. Possibly where he met his bride to be. Value of his estate is 300 dollars. Did not own real estate. Lived with 5 other boarders.
Residence: 1861, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a cabinet maker and lived at 1014 West Madison. Went by Christian Kuntz in this listing.
Drafted: 01 Jul 1863, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Still working as a coffee house keeper.
Arrest: 03 Aug 1863, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Arrested as a Confederate when attempting to vote in violation of State law disenfranchising all who have aided the rebellion.
Discharge: 04 Aug 1863, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Residence: 1864, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as cabinetmaker for Hinzen & Rosen. Lived at ns. Madison, between West & 11th. There is another John Kuntz listed here as a saloon keeper who lived and worked at es. 5th between Market and Jefferson.
Residence: 1865, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Lived at ES. 3rd, between Breckinridge & Kentucky.
Residence: 1866, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a cabinet maker for L.F.M. Co. Lived at 378 Green, between 10th & 11th. Name still spelled Kuntz.
Arrest: August 20th 1867, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; John was arrested on the charge of being drunk and disorderly. He was arrested with a name Edward Englebaugh. and both were fined $5.
Residence: 1867, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a cabinetmaker for L.F.M. Co. Lived at 378 Green, between 10th & 11th. Still spelled Kuntz.
Residence: 1869, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a frame maker for Shreve & Bennett.
Residence: 13 Jul 1870, Louisville Ward 6, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; Worked as a cabinet maker for Walter & Struck. Value of his estate was 800 dollars. Naturalized prior to 1870. Lived at 3d, near Shipp.
Residence: 1871, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a cabinet maker. Spelled Kuntz. Lived at ES 3d, between Magnolia Ave & Shipp.
Residence: 1872, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a Cabinet Maker. Name spelled Kuntz. Lived ES 3d, bet Magnolia and Shipp ave.
Residence: 1873, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a cabinet maker. ES 3rd, near Magnolia. Lived with Lena, who worked as a grocer. Between Breckinridge and Kentucky. Name still spelled Kuntz.
Residence: 1875, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a grocer. LIved at E 3rd, between Magnolia and Shipp.
Residence: 1878, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a cabinet maker. Boarded at 656 Preston, near Oak. Name spelled Kountz.
Residence: 1879, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a feather renovator. 1st year this is mentioned. Boarded at 656 Preston, near Oak. Name spelled Kountz.
Residence: June 10th 1880, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a feather renovator, meaning he restored down pillows. Lived at 770 1st, corner of Magnolia.
Residence: 1881, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a feather renovator. R 20 Myrtle, Near 6th. Lived with sons John F. and Nicholas M.
Residence: 1883, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a renovator, lived at r 7th, SW corner of Ormsby ave
Residence: 1885, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Feather renovating business on 657 3rd street. (Owned by John Kountz & CoJohn & John Kountz Jr.) John Lived at R WS 1st, near Shipp Ave. John sr and jr both absent from 1884 directory. UofL Bingham Humanities building now sits there. Pg 1037, too.
Residence: 1886, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a feather renovator. Page 257. R E of 1st, S of E.
Residence: 1887, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Worked as a feather renovator, lived at 655 3rd, r D, SW corner of 4th. Pg 1197 (640).
Residence: 1888, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Lived with family at B 4th, Cor D. Worked as a cabinet maker for B. Herm.
Possessions: 1900, Middletown, Fall Creek, Indiana; Census shows John owned a house via mortgage. Property located on West Locust Street. He lived there with his wife, widowed daughter and her children(Madeline, Theodore, and William Jameson), and seven boarders.
Residence: June 4th 1900, Fall Creek, Henry, Indiana, USA; Lived on West Locust Street. States 1852 as year of immigration.

Notes:

Need to visit Louisville Metro Archives to go through their records for John's feather renovating business:
"In the 19th Century, businesses were required to get licenses. Based on volume or other criteria, a business was designated "First Class, Second Class, etc." The Metro Louisville Archives has some of that paperwork in a barely organized "Legislative Attachments" series. The breakdown at best is chronological so a visit to Louisville would be the only way you could find that "needle in a haystack.

In regards to John's birth place, we can eliminate Nimburg and Eichstetten as possible birth locations in Baden of John Christian Kuntz or his parents. I did not locate one born between 1780 - 1835 with a first name of John, Christian or Philip. In addition, the surname of Deuringer, or other possible spellings of it, were not located in either town.

In regards to ship records: [MICROFILMED] Hamburg departures did not begin until march 1 1852. The only listing for a john kunz was heading to Santos, Brazil. His name does not appear in the Auswanderer Baden Emigration Index. Does not appear in Württemberg, Germany Emigration Index, either.

Not in: http://openlibrary.org/books/OL24357480M/Index_to_passenger_lists_of_vessels_arriving_at_Baltimore_1820-97sent an email to owner of kentuckiana digital archive because the courier journal issues from John's and wife's deaths are not digitized yet. We know Lena had an obit in the Journal, so John may have as well. He also could have an obit in the anzeiger german newspaper of the time.

Have read back through to page 515 in the following:
http://www.archive.org/stream/passengerlis18200008unit#page/n514/mode/1up
The priest who married John and Lena (Rec. Charles Joseph Boeswald) served the church of St Andrews at the time. One of the first Catholic churches in Louisville. The church was later absorbed by St. Paul, and all the records were sent there. Get this, St. Paul has a gap in their records of about five years, and right in the middle is the date that John and Lena got married.

John married Miller, Magdalena on March 2nd 1854 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. Magdalena (daughter of Miller, Martin Joshua and Helmann, Mary) was born on 08 Nov 1837 in Bavaria, Germany; died on 23 Sep 1921 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; was buried on 26 Sep 1921 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Miller, Magdalena was born on 08 Nov 1837 in Bavaria, Germany (daughter of Miller, Martin Joshua and Helmann, Mary); died on 23 Sep 1921 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; was buried on 26 Sep 1921 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

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Name: Lana Miller
Name: Lena Miller
Arrival: 1846
Residence: 1860, Louisville Ward 5, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Residence: 1870, Louisville Ward 6, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Residence: 1880, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Residence: 1900, Fall Creek, Henry, Indiana, USA; Lived on West Locust Street.
Residence: 1907, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Widow at this point. Living with son Nicholas at 119 E Brandeis.
Residence: 1909, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Lived with son John Fredrich at NS Harlan Ave E of Grant Ave.
Residence: 1910, Louisville Ward 5, Jefferson, Kentucky; Lived with son John Fredrich at 129 E Brandeis Ave.
Residence: 1916, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Lived at 123 E Brandeis Ave with son Nicholas.
Residence: 1920, Louisville Ward 6, Jefferson, Kentucky; Immigrated in 1845. Unable to read or write.

Children:

Kuntz, Nicholas Miller was born on 05 Dec 1854 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; died on 27 Dec 1932 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; was buried on 29 Dec 1932 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.
Kountz, John Fredrich was born on 22 Jun 1857 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; died on 04 Jun 1943 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 07 Jun 1943 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.
Kuntz, Harriet was born in Jan 1860 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; died before 1870 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.
Kountz, Magdalena Margaret was born in Feb 1861 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; died on 23 Mar 1949 in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA; was buried in Streator, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA.
Kountz, Annabelle Maria was born on 26 Aug 1865 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; died on 04 Dec 1947 in Madera, California, USA; was buried in Rosemead, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
Kountz, Theodore V. was born on 21 Apr 1867 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; died in 1931 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.
Kountz, William Christian was born on 28 Oct 1869 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; died in Sep 1963 in Tennessee, USA.
Kountz, Joseph was born in 1872 in Louisville, Kentucky, Jefferson County USA.
Kountz, Harry Welling was born on 06 Apr 1874 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; died on 21 Jul 1966 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 21 Jul 1966 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.
4. Kountz, George Bennett was born on 08 Dec 1878 in Louisville, Kentucky, Jefferson County USA; died on 09 May 1913 in Chattanooga, Hamilton; was buried on 12 May 1913 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

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Estill, Wallace G. was born on 17 Oct 1847 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA (son of Estill, Wallace and Van Zandt, Nancy); died on 03 Mar 1926 in Chatta, Hamilton, Tennessee; was buried on 05 Mar 1926 in USA.

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Residence: 1850, District 1, Franklin, Tennessee; Age: 3
Residence: 1860, District 1, Franklin, Tennessee, United States; Age: 12
Residence: 1880, District 18, Franklin, Tennessee, United States; Age: 33Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
Residence: 1900, Civil District 17, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Age: 52Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence: 1910, Civil District 4, Hamilton, Tennessee; Age: 62Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence: 1920, Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee; Age: 72Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence: 1925, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Wallace married Estill, Saphronia Anne on 25 Dec 1877. Saphronia was born in Mar 1860 in Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Estill, Saphronia Anne was born in Mar 1860 in Alabama, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1880, District 18, Franklin, Tennessee, United States; Age: 20Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence: 1900, Civil District 17, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Age: 40Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence: 1910, Civil District 4, Hamilton, Tennessee; Age: 40Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence: 1920, Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee; Age: 59Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence: 1925, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Children:

Estill, N. Jennie was born in Sep 1878 in Tennessee, USA.
5. Estill, Lillie Alma was born on 20 Mar 1880 in Savannah, Hardin, Tennessee, USA; died on 14 Oct 1969 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; was buried on 18 Oct 1969 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
Estill, Catherine was born in May 1893 in Tennessee, USA.
Estill, Ruby M was born in May 1896 in Tennessee, USA.