John
Wertz
Born in Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Wertz
and Mary Malinda (Chilcote) Wertz
Brother of
Rhoda Ellen (Wertz) McClenathan, Martha Jane (Wertz) Green, Joshua Wertz, Laura E. (Wertz) Hendershot, Sarah Belle (Wertz) Shipman and Wilson Wertz
Husband of
Lucretia (McKinty) Wertz
— married
26 Mar 1887 in Como, Jay, Indiana, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 73
in Yates City, Knox, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Sep 2019
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Biography
John, son of William Wertz and Malinda Chilcote,[1] was born 25 April 1855 in Ohio.[1]
In 1870 the family resided in Congress Township, Morrow County, where William (age 31) cultivated the land valued at $9,000 to support Malinda (44), Martha Jane (17), John (14), Joshua (13), Laura E. (11, student), Sarah "Belle" (8, student) Wilson (5, student). [2]
On 26 March 1887 in Como, Jay County, Indiana, he married [3]
John died 15 June 1928 in Yates City, Knox County, Illinois.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, database, FamilySearch (8 March 2018), John Wertz, 15 Jun 1928; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,614,424.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (14 June 2019), Household of William Werts, 1870.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, database with images, FamilySearch (10 December 2017), John Wirts and Lucretia Mckinty, 27 Mar 1887; citing Jay, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004714931.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Marilu (Mallory) Hammons 
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~0.78%
Denise (Miller) Moore :
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~3.12%
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