Zona Marjorie Nantz

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Name: Zona M Ehret
Death Date: 16 Aug 1955
Death Place: Kirbyville, Jasper, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 56 years 19 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 27 Jul 1899
Birthplace: Kirbyville Texas
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Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Soloman Nantz
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Blanche Jennings
Mother's Birthplace:
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Film Number: 2114444
Digital Film Number: 4136192
Image Number: 00198
Reference Number: 40188
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Zona married Charles Augustus Ehret on 24 Feb 1917 in Jasper County, Texas. Charles was born on 30 Aug 1893 in Louisiana; died on 5 Jul 1971; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Charles Augustus Ehret, Jr. was born on 9 Nov 1921 in Jasper County, Texas; died in Apr 1981 in Perryville, Perry County, Arkansas.
2. Living

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Name: Sol Nantz
Death Date: 27 May 1942
Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 69 years 2 months 26 days
Estimated Birth Date: 1873
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Jasper County, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Thomas Lee Nantz
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Name: Eliza Morgan
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Repairman, Bicycle
Informant: Mrs. Charles Ehret, Kirbyville
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Cemetery:
Burial Place: Kirbyville
Burial Date:
Cause of Death: Severe brain injury with basal skull fracture, multiple fractures of chest and at shoulder girdle, pedestrian stuck by car, hit and run driver, Silsbee, Texas
Film Number: 2137101
Digital Film Number: 4168366
Image Number: 1578
Reference Number: 22625
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Solomon married Emma Blanche Jennings in 1898. Emma was born on 24 Nov 1875 in Texas; died on 13 Jan 1916; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Census Listings:

1880 Federal Census:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Thomas M. NANTZ Self M Male W 29 TX Tie Mak
Eliza NANTZ Wife M Female W 30 TX Keeping NC GA
Amanda NANTZ Dau S Female W 8 TX TX TX
Solomon NANTZ Son S Male W 7 TX TX TX
Ida M. NANTZ Dau S Female W 5 TX TX TX
Mary A. NANTZ Dau S Female W 4 TX TX TX
Joseph L. NANTZ Son S Male W 3 TX TX TX
Emma J. NANTZ Dau S Female W 9M TX TX TX Source Information:
Census Place Precinct 4, Jasper, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255313
NA Film Number T9-1313
Page Number 162C

Thomas married Eliza Naila Morgan on 23 Feb 1871 in Jasper County, Texas. Eliza (daughter of Duncan Morgan and Elizabeth Kelley) was born about 1850 in Texas; died about 1938. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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At the time of the 1920 census, the widow was living with three of her daughters, Cloa, Bertie and Lottie, and her 7 year old grandson Daren. It is not know whose son Daren was. Bertie appeared to be the only family member that was employed at the time the census was taken. She was listed as a sales lady at a retail store.

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Married:
The 1910 census indicated that Naila had 12 children, 11 of them still living.

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He was listed as a gunsmith on the 1860 Jasper County, Texas census. On the 1870 census, he was instead listed as Amos, and as a few years younger. Assumed this is the same individual, as his wife and children are the same.

1880 Federal Census:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Albert NANTZ Self M Male W 64 LA Farmer TN SC Malissa NANTZ Wife M Female W 63 LA Keeping House MS KY Source Information:
Census Place Precinct 5, Newton, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255321
NA Film Number T9-1321
Page Number 531C William T. NANTZ Son M Male W 20 TX Works On Farm LA LA Zina NANTZ DauL M Female W 19 TX Works On Fa Ida Emma NANTZ GDau S Female W 2M TX At Ho
Census Place Precinct 5, Newton, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255321
NA Film Number T9-1321
Page Number 531C

Albert married Melissa West before 1837 in Louisiana. Melissa was born about 1816 in Louisiana; died after 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The daughter of Richard WEST and Charity DICKERSON.

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In her letter dated 12 September 1999, Jo Ann Lee Gartig writes that "Kenneth (Morgan) has asked me to pass on to you the information which he learned at the Morgan cemetery off the road to Roganville. This small square of land, surrounded by upright concrete posts with two strands of clothesline wire strung through them to provide a fence, is located on the back boundary of property now owned by an elderly gentleman named Leroy Walker. Mr. Walker did not know much about the history of the cemetery or the people in it, but he did say there was an Indian there. This might be Mary Morgan, wife of Daniel...The "rights" to the cemetery belong to W.D. "Bill" Morgan, and 83 year old man living in Orange, Texas. Bill Morgan keeps the cemetery cleaned. The cemetery has one double headstone which reads:

Duncan Morgan 6-08-1806 5-26-1881 Elizabeth Morgan 7-24-1816 4-12-1903

There were also seven ironstone rocks marking other graves.

In searching for this cemetery, Kenneth had stopped at houses along the road to ask about its locality. At the third house he came to, he learned from Mr. J.F. Ferguson that Kenneth's ancestors property was just up the road on Everitts Creek where the ancestor had once had a gristmill. This is how Kenneth met Mr. Walker and was shown the cemetery.

This cemetery by-the-way, is located on the headright of M.L. Morgan.

In a postscript to the letter dated 13 September 1999, Jo Ann adds that she called Bill Morgan at his home. He is the one responsible for placing the headstone for Duncan and Elizabeth Morgan in the "old Morgan cemetery" near Roganville. Unfortunately, he does not know about any of the other graves. He seemed to remember that a young boy was buried there. After I related the story of Dorcus Morgan Lee's youngest son Elias Banto (Lee) having bled to death after cutting his foot as a young teen, he recalled that his father had told that story also. It seems that the boy was at the grist mill on Everitts Creek which borders the land where the cemetery is when the accident happened. Whether this boy was Elias Banto Lee or not we will probably never know.

(Research):1830 Census Decatur County, Georgia
Ruben Morgan household
Ruben Morgan (Jr) household
Duncan Bell household
Duncan MORGAN 1-0-0-0-0-1/0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1
Malakier Kelly household

1840 Census Decatur County, Georgia
Duncan MORGAN 0-0-1-0-0-1/1-0-0-0-1

1850 Census, Texas, Jasper 121-122
Duncan Morgan 47 M Farmer $300 North Carolina
Eliza Morgan 30 F Georgia
William Morgan 22 North Carolina
Elizabeth Morgan 12 F Georgia
George Washington Morgan 10 M Georgia
Joseph N Morgan 8 M Georgia
Mary M Morgan 6 F Georgia
John M Morgan 5 M Georgia
James M Morgan 4 M Georgia
Martha Jane Morgan 2 F Georgia
Eliza Morgan 3/12 F Texas

1860 Census, Texas, Jasper 354-354
Duncan Morgan 53 M Farmer $640 $2000 North Carolina Can't read or write
Eliza Morgan 43 F Georgia Can't read or write
G.W. Morgan 19 M Domestic Georgia
Joseph Morgan 17 M Domestic Georgia
Mary Morgan 15 F Georgia
James Morgan 12 M Georgia
Martha Morgan 11 F Georgia
Eliza Morgan 10 F Texas
Malichi Morgan 8 M Texas
Henry Morgan 6 M Texas
Amanda Morgan 4 F Texas
W Hathhorn 27 M Teacher Georgia

1870 Census, Texas, Jasper, Subdivision 23 532-542
Morgan, Duncan 66 M W Farmer $400 $500 North Carolina Can't write
Morgan, Eliza 50 F W Keeping House Georgia Can't write
Morgan, Mary 22 F W Georgia Can't read or write
Morgan, Martha 20 F W Georgia Can't read or write
Morgan, Malichi 17 M W Farm Laborer Texas Can't read or write
Morgan, Eliza 19 F W Georgia Can't write
Morgan, Henry 16 M W Farm Laborer Texas Can't write
Morgan, Amanda 13 F W Texas Can't write
Singletary, Sarah E 8 F W Texas Can't read or write
Singletary, Benjamin 5 M W Texas

Nan stated that both family tradition and the Jasper 1860 census indicate that two member's of the Morgan family listed in 1850 and 1860 were actually slaves rather than children: G.W. age 18, and Joseph age 17, both listed as being "domestics." It is noted that neither were still living with the family after the Civil War.

According to the FamilySearch 1880 Census:

Census Place:Precinct 3, Jasper, Texas Source:FHL Film 1255313
National Archives Film T9-1313 Page 15
RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
Duncan MORGANSelfMMW73NC Occ:FarmerFa: NCMo: NC
Eliza MORGANWifeFMW63GA Occ:Keeping HouseFa: GAMo: GA
Mary MORGANDauFSW30GA Occ:At HomeFa: NCMo: GA
Martha MORGANDauFSW28GA Occ:At HomeFa: NCMo: GA
Henry MORGANSonMSW24TX Occ:Works On FarmFa: NCMo: GA

Duncan married Elizabeth Kelley on 10 Dec 1838 in Decatur County, Georgia. Elizabeth (daughter of Malachi Kelley and Sarah Singletary) was born on 24 Jul 1816 in Georgia; died on 12 Apr 1903 in Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Morgan Cemetery, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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