Isaac Frantz (abt. 1790 - 1869)

Born about 8 May 1790 in PA

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1869 at about age 78 in Juniata Township, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Frantz Name Study.

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Name

• First Name: Isaac ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}
• Last Name: FRANTZ ^{[1][5][7][8][9][10][6][12][13][14]}
• Alternate Last Name: FRONTZ ^[2]

Birth

• Birth Date: 8 May 1790 ^[10][13][14]
• Alternate Birth Year: abt 1792 ^[2]
• Birth Place: PA ^[2][12][13]

Parents

• Father: ?
• Mother: ?

Marriage

• Spouse: Anna Mary or Maria CRIST or CHRIST (FRANTZ) , 28 Nov. 1794—27 Oct 1874 ^{[2][10][5][2][12][13][14]}
• Marriage Date: Bef 1814 (Due to birth of oldest child).
• Alternate Marriage Date: abrt. 1823 ^[14]
• Marriage Place: Perry PA ^[14]

Children

1. Daughter, Elizabeth Crist "Ellen" FRANTZ (RAFFENSPERGER), (10 Dec 1814, PA—27 Jan 1897, PA).
   +md#1 Phillip RAFFENSPERGER, (abt 1813, PA—?)
   +md#2: William M. RAFFENSPERGER, (1 Jan 1810—22 Apr 1876), a stone mason. Both buried in St John's Lutheran & Reformed Churchyard, as her parents ^{[11][15][5][10][12][13]}
2. Son, William Bigler FRANTZ ^[5], calculated between 1810 and 1820 ^[1] (or 1859, Brady, Clearfield Co., PA—1941 ^[12])
   Other possible sources: A stonemason in Ickesburg, Saville, PA, born in 1817, md: Mary Ann KERR: ^[16][17][18]
3. Son, Jonas or Jones FRANTZ ^[5], calculated between 1810 and 1820 ^[1] (or 1837, Hilltown, Wayne, PA—1898 ^[12]).
4. Daughter, Margaret Andrus FRANTZ, (1 Jun or 6 Jan 1823, or 1821 ^[12] South Buffalo, Armstrong Co. PA—24 Ap 1902, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA)
   +md: Richard WILMOT (6 July 1791, Morris Co., NJ—?). Had 10 children. ^[5][19][14]
5. Daughter, Catharine FRANTZ (SHATTO), (23 Apr 1824, Juniata, Perry Co., PA—27 May 1859, New Bloomfield, Perry Co., PA) ^{[2][10][15][12][13][14]}
   +md: 5 Dec 1850, Perry Co, PA. to Dr. Isaac Newton SHATTO, (21 Aug 1825, Perry Co, PA—26 Sep 1879, Leipsic, Putnam Co, OH). She was his 1st wife. They divorced apparently before 28 Aug 1860 when he married his 2nd wife, Julianna GARDNER. Her sister Susan, (see below), was his 3rd wife. He was the son of David SHATTO. He was a dentist. ^[20]
6. Daughter, Sarah FRANTZ, (1828 or '29, Perry, PA—23 Oct 1847, Markelsville, Juniata Township, Perry, PA (at age 19), br: Saint John's Cemetery, Juniata Township, Perry, PA) ^{[10][5][15][13][14]}
7. Daughter, Susan or Susanna FRANTZ (SHATTO), (18 Nov 1831 Perry Co., PA—9 or 19 Feb 1910, Saville or Ickesburg, Perry Co., PA) ^{[2][5][10][15][12][13][14]}
   +md: 24 Dec 1876 to Dr. Isaac Newton SHATTO, (1825—1879) of Newport, as his 3rd wife. (see info above under sister, Catharine) ^[20][13] "Shatto-Frantz, The New Bloomfield Pa Times, January 02, 1877, Married on the 24th of December, 1876, by the Rev. P. Sheeder, Dr. Isaac N. Shatto, of Newport to Miss Susan Frantz of Markelville."^[21]
8. Daughter, Mary FRANTZ, (21 May 1834 or '33, Juniata, Perry Co., PA—23 Feb 1908, Perry Co., PA. br: Saint John's Cemetery, Juniata Township, Perry, PA). ^{[5][2][10][15][14]}
9. Son, John FRANTZ, (31 Mar 1837 or '40 Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., or Hilltown, Bucks Co. PA —1898, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co. PA) ^{[5][2][15][12][13][14]}

Life: Post-marriage

• 1815: Confirmed Lutheran in a home fellowship by Rev. Frederick Oberhauser. This would have been the beginning of St Andrew's Church (Shuman's Church) in Saville Twp, Perry Co, (cemetery map, cemetery list), making him one of the first 12 confirmed members.

  "At the close of the last century and the beginning of the present, a large numbers of Lutherans settled at and east were Ickesburg was afterwards located, in Juniata, now Saville Township... They had however no church... Occasionally they were visited by a minister... who preached in private dwellings and schoolhouses.
  ... About 2 miles east of Ickesburg, at the house of Mr. Andrew Shuman, and at Mr. Crist's (Philip Conrad CRIST, Isaac's father-in-law?), a class of catechumens... in this neighborhood, and in 1815, at the house now occupied by Mr. Andrew Shuman, near his mill and St. Andrew's church... confirmed the following...
  —Isaac FRANTZ (age 25)...
  —John CRIST (Isaac's present or future brother-in-law and son of the above Philip? He would have been 18 years old.)
  ...(They) are still with us, and are among the most useful aged members of the Church (Issac was 25 at the time of confirmation and now, at the writing of this book (1862), he would've been 72 years old and living still in Juniata).
  ...They formed the nucleus of the congregation organized about 15 years after the time of their confirmation..." (Quoted from: "Section II. St. Andrew's {Sherman's] church in Saville Township" p134 of Focht, D. H "Churches between the mountains : a history of the Lutheran congregations in Perry County, Pennsylvania" ^[4]

• 1815: Bought land in auction within the town of Markelville, in a planned site called "Little Vienna" which was patented by Alexander Myers in 1809 and contained 365 acres called " Cowell's Hill." In 1815 he planned and laid out the future city of Vienna on lands just south of the Lutheran Church. In March of that year he had public auction of lots and succeeded in selling eighteen, each of which contained thirty-one perches. But only three houses were built upon them: a tailor named John Smith, (which was eventually, by 1886, owned by Esquire David Crist), another by George Folk, (to be owned by Polly Clark.) and the third, our Isaac FRANTZ, (to be sold to George Fleisher). A right-of-way was reserved to Buffalo Creek, reserved for the residents of Vienna and a public road provided. But with the death of Myers, the dream of the great "future city" to be located there also died. ^[7][8] Isaac would have been 25 years old, the same year he was confirmed in the St Andrews Lutheran congregation in Juniata Twp, now Saville Township. The land was just south of the future Lutheran Church (St John's), c1841, which he a part and where he and his wife would be buried. See contemporary map, and compare with map from 1863. when he was 68. (A closeup is below).

• 1820: Lived in Wila, Juniata township, Perry Co, between 26-45, (calculated 30) engaged in manufacturing. He lived with 2 boys under 10, one girl under 10 and 2 females between 16 thru 26. Calculated, they should be: ^[1]

1. Wife, Mary FRANTZ, between 16 and 26, (calculated: age 26)
2. Daughter, Elizabeth Crist FRANTZ, under 10, (calculated: age 6)
3. Possibly the son, William FRANTZ, under 10, (calculated born between 1810 and 1820)
4. Possibly the son, Jonas FRANTZ, under 10, (calculated born between 1810 and 1820)

• 1820: In population assessment of Juniata township shows a Isaac FRANTZ, who was a carpenter, with apparently owner of no significant acreage. ^[7]

• 1850: Lived in Juniata township, Perry Co, age 58 of PA. as a carpenter with a $200 estate. He lived with: ^[2]

1. Wife, Anna Mary CRIST (FRANTZ), age 56, of PA
2. Daughter, Catharine FRANTZ, age 26, of PA
3. Daughter, Susanah FRANTZ, age 19, of PA
4. Daughter, Mary FRANTZ, age 17 of PA,
5. Son, Jno (or John) FRANTZ, age 14, of PA

• 1851: Two of his daughters confirmed in St John's Church (A Lutheran church, dedicated in 1841) on 22 Mar.:
  Susan FRANTZ (age 20)
  Mary FRANTZ (age 17)
  This brought the membership of the church to 49. Most of the sermons and classes were in German, but many of the young people were beginning not to be able to speak German. When some of the pastors tried to preach in English at times,

  "Some of the fathers were very much displeased at him (the pastor) for preaching in the English language in their church, —in the church they had built. They thought it an unwarrantable innovation, a new measure not to be tolerated. But the fathers were gradually overruled by the pressing want of the sons." (Quoted from "Section II. St. Andrew's {Sherman's] church in Saville Township" p152 of Focht, D. H "Churches between the mountains : a history of the Lutheran congregations in Perry County, Pennsylvania") ^[4]

• 1860: Lived in Juniata township, Perry Co, at age 65 (or calculated 70) of PA. as a basket manufacturer with a $150 estate. He lived with: ^[3]

1. Wife, Mary FRANTZ, age 60 (or calculated 66). Blind
2. Daughter, Susan FRANTZ, age 30 (or calculated 29), seamstress.
3. Daughter, Mary FRANTZ, age 26 of PA., housekeeper.

• Occupation: Carpenter ^[2][5][7], Manufacturer ^[1], Basket Manufacturer ^[3]

A map from 1863 showing the home of Isaac FRANTZ. and the St John's Church

• The above map from 1863 shows the following:

1. Home of Isaac FRANTZ, at the age of 73, with wife Anna Mary CRIST (FRANTZ), age 69 (see underlined). At this time, all their children had probably moved away including the youngest, John, so they were likely living here alone. According to another map from 1877, (at which point both the FRANTZ parents had already died), the home had been sold to a George. FLEISHER, who in 1863 owned a home two doors down, further towards town.
2. Location of the church and St John's Cemetery, next door, where everybody mentioned here will be buried, (also underlined).
3. The nephew of Isaac's wife, Mary Ann', David CRIST and family, lived two houses to the south.
4. Another of her nephews, David's brother, Michael CRIST lived with his wife,Elisabeth BEALOR (CRIST), a little further west, just off this map. Elisabeth had a number of brothers living nearby:
   1. Benjamin F. BEALOR in the next house west from the church.
   2. Joseph BEALOR directly across the river from the church.
   3. Samuel BEALOR owned a home in town.
   4. David Rittenhouse Porter BEALOR owed two homes north of him.
5. A distant relative James BLAIN lived further out of town towards the west, just before the road crosses the river. (Three years before this map was created, James' niece, Matilda McClury FLICKINGER married Isaac's youngest son, John FRANTZ, who had seven years before, at age 21, probably moved near to Bloomfield, Perry Co, where he was confirmed in the English Lutheran Congregation there).

Aerial view of the location of the Frantz homestead in Markelsville, PA. The St John's Church cemetery where Isaac is to be buried, is across the street to the left. The location of the original St John's Church is either in the field just above the cemetery, or in the top-right corner of the cemetery as it is today.

• Religion: Lutheran, with wife ^[5][4]

Death

• Death Date: 28 Apr 1869 (78 yrs, 10 m, 19 days) ^{[10][9][6][13][14]}
• Death Place: Juniata Township, Perry, PA ^[9][14]
• Burial Place: St. Johns Church Cemetery, Markelsville, Pennsylvania St John's Reformed Church Cemetery, on Rte. 849 West, Markelsville, Junitia, Perry Co, PA ^{[10][11][6][13][14]}
  Funeral on the 29th. Sermon preached on the occasion by Rev. G. F. Schaeffer from 90th Psalms, 10th verse.
  Gravediggers: Samuel LUpfer, PHilip Myers, Sam'l Carl and Sam'l Bealor. ^[6]
• This is a Google photo of the present-day cemetery. The modern St John's Church is on the right, (now a United Church of Christ). The original Lutheran church site was probably across the street from the cemetery in the now empty field. Also, the old Isaac FRANTZ homestead which he bought when 25 years old (see entry for 1815 above), would have been located in the trees just beyond the cemetery, on the corner of Creek Rd (PA-849) and Robinson Rd. (This whole area of Markelsville is now a part of Newport Township).
  See maps above under 1815 heading.

Isaac, Anna & Sarah's gravestone.

• Family mentioned in the "Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley, V2, 1897":

  Page 1347, col 1, line 4-11: "William Raffensperger, a stonemason, was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac Frantz. Their surviving children are: Mary A.; john; George D.; William H.; Isaac Newton; and Samuel L. Mr. Raffensperger was a member of the Lutheran Church. He died April 22, 1876; his widow died January 27, 1897"
  Page 1348, col 1, line 24-37: "Isaac Frantz, a carpenter, was married to Anna Mary Crist. Their children are: Elizabeth; Susan; Marie; John; William; Jones; Margaret; and Sarah. Isaac Frantz and his wife were members of the Lutheran Church. He died in 1869; his wife in May 1874. She had been blind for 18 years." ^[5]

Research Notes

• Possible parents: Father: William FRANTZ Sr b: in possibly Pa. Mother: Margaret b: in possibly Pa. 8 other siblings listed.
  worldconnect/roberthoward Now defunct. (0 descendants, 1 ancestors)
• Possible parents: Father: Johann William FRANTZ Sr b: ~1750. Mother: Margaret
  worldconnect/RogerCramer Now defunct. (0 descendants, 1 ancestors)

• Possible parents: Father: Daniel FRANTZ b: Abt. 1762. Mother: Maria Catharina FRANTZ (FRANTZ) b: Abt. 1772 in Lehigh Twp, Northampton Co, PA
  worldconnect/TomChapmanNow defunct. (0 descendants, 7 ancestors)

• Possible parents: Father: Isaac FRANTZ. Mother: Catherine KEENER
  worldconnect/McLeod Now defunct. (0 descendants, 2 ancestors)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} 1820 Census "United States Census, 1820", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGX-Z6Y : Wed Oct 04 16:18:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Isaac Frantz, 1820.
   ALSO: "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY1-XZX?cc=1803955&wc=3L7F-CX5%3A1586985402%2C1586985002%2C1586985476 : 16 July 2015), Pennsylvania /Perry/Juniata/image 2 of 4; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). ALSO: transcribed at http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/perry/census/1820/pg0349.txt
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} 1850 Census "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CC-744 : 12 April 2016), Mary Frontz in household of Isaac Frontz, Juniata, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 59, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). ALSO: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CC-74W
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} 1860 Census "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BS6-95C8?cc=1473181&wc=7QL9-YVK%3A1589434177%2C1589422275%2C1589434486 : 24 March 2017), Pennsylvania > Perry > Juniata Township > image 18 of 26; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com ([1]: n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). (Entered by David FRANTZ, 1 Apr 2018)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Focht, D. H., "Churches between the mountains : a history of the Lutheran congregations in Perry County, Pennsylvania" 1962. Publisher: Baltimore : T.N. Kurtz.
   Page 134: https://archive.org/details/churchesbetweenm00foch/page/134
   Page 152: https://archive.org/details/churchesbetweenm00foch/page/152
   (entered by David FRANTZ, 23 Jan 2019)
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13} Commemorative biographical encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley/Isaac, Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, Pennsylvania. Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers, Illustrated. J.M. Runk and Company, (1897) Volume Ii, p1347-48 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062013602&seq=749&q1=1347
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} Burial Records of St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery at Markelsville, Perry Co, Pa. Recorded by David Crist, from 1866 until 1895. Posted 03 Jun 2014 by BMiklish https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/42558100/person/19801339423/media/717f790f-4088-48d9-919f-09fe6f8d5097?_phsrc=3m4755366&_phstart=successSource
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} History of that Part of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys, embraced in the counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union and Snyder, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania", published by Everts, Peck and Richards, 1995 in 3 vols. (Revised from 1886). p1098 (tax roll) https://archive.org/details/historyofthatpar0000unse/page/1098/mode/2up?q=Frantz and p1100-1001 (Markelsville) https://archive.org/details/historyofthatpar0000unse/page/1100/mode/2up?q=Frantz&view=theater
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Hain: History of Perry County Pennsylvania, including descriptions of Indians and pioneer life from the time of earliest settlement" by Hain, Harry Harrison, 1873, Publication date 1922, Publisher Harrisburg, Pa., Hain-Moore company. Page 974-975: https://archive.org/details/historyofperryco01hain/page/974
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} Newport News 5/7/1869 Clipping as uploaded in FindAGrave/Isaac https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66835284/isaac-frantz (Entered by David FRANTZ, 30 Mar 2018)
10. ↑ ^{10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10} FindAGrave/Isaac "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV2J-55JG : 13 December 2015), Isaac Frantz, 1869; Burial, Markelsville, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Saint Johns Church Cemetery; citing record ID 66835284, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66835284?search=true (entered by David FRANTZ, 30 Mar 2018)
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} St John's Lutheran & Reformed Cemetery, Markelsville, Junitia, Perry, Co. PA. Part of the PAGenWeb. Contributed by Viola Limric. http://www.pagenweb.org/~perry/perry_cemeteries_stjohn.htm (Entered by David FRANTZ, 25 Jan 2019)
12. ↑ ^{12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10} Ancestry/Isaac https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/isaac-frantz-24-grqbp
13. ↑ ^{13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12} Ancestry2/Isaac https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/51857223/person/252483187668/facts
14. ↑ ^{14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14} familysearch/L24J-N4R https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L24J-N4R
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5} FIndAGrave/Elizabeth https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106800465/elizabeth-crist-raffensperger (Entered by David FRANTZ, 30 Mar 2018)
16. ↑ familysearch/MRRT-9L5 https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MRRT-9L5
17. ↑ 1870 US Census/William&Ann "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZG1-MMR : 29 May 2021), William Frantz, 1870.
18. ↑ 1880 US Census/William&Ann "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWN1-TR4 : Wed Aug 02 19:43:06 UTC 2023), Entry for William Frantz and Mary Frantz, 1880.
19. ↑ worldconnect/Camp, now defunct. (Entered by David FRANTZ, 30 Mar 2018)
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1} Shatto Bible, David Family Records, Perry County, PA. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Blair County Historical Society. http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/perry/bibles/shatto-david.txt
21. ↑ genealogy trails/Perry marrage Perry County Pennsylvania Marriage Notices and Wedding Announcements https://genealogytrails.com/penn/perry/marriage_notice.html

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kay Johnson for creating this profile for Frantz-838 on 3 Apr 2016.

Additional information Entered by David FRANTZ, on and about 23 Jan 2019