US-Emigrants from Stockstadt am Main
LEONHARD GENTIL
(1826-1892)
| Variant name | Leonard Gentil Lenord Gentel |
| 19 August 1826 | Leonhard
is born in Stockstadt am Main. Father: Joseph Gentil (1778-1841) Mother: Katharina Haas (1783-1836) Godfather: Leonhard Debor, son of Sebastian Debor |
| 21 February 1845 | Leonhard is godfather to Adam Seraphin Zang, son of his sister Eva. |
| EMIGRATION 1851 |
Leonhard, his brother Johann Adam Gentil and his future wife Margaretha Schneider emigrate to the US. Port: Le Havre Ship: Rhine Arrival: New York Date: 28 April 1851 Persons: Gentil Johann, 30 Gentil Leonhard, 24 Schneider Margaretha, 27 Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 |
| 1851 / 1852 | Leonhard
marries Margaretha
Schneider (1823-1914) from Stockstadt am Main. The date of their marriage is not known. |
| between 1853 and 1867 | Residence: Greenup County, Kentucky Note: Census reports of 1870/1880 tell us that the seven children of Margaret and Leonhard were born in Greenup County, Kentucky. The Hanging Rock region where the family later moved to is just across the river. The places where they lived in Ohio were named after the iron furnaces. |
| 8 September 1853 | The son John Gentil is born. John marries Catherine Freemont on 12 August 1879. They have eight children. John dies on 29 September 1932. |
| 20 June 1855 | The daughter Dora Alice Gentil is born. Dora marries Michael Mahley on 17 October 1876. They have seven children. Dora dies on 6 April 1935. |
| 26 August 1857 | The daughter Mary Elizabeth Gentil is born. Mary marries Henry William Hillie on 20 February 1900. She dies in July 1946. |
| 25 January 1862 | The son George Gentil is born. He dies on 25 March 1897. |
| 1864 | The daughter Barbara Gentil is born. She marries Joseph Maley on 27 October 1885. They have eleven children. Barbara dies on 3 March 1950. |
| 13 September 1865 | The son Joseph Gentil is born. He dies on 4 July 1894. |
| 29 August 1867 | The son Charles Gentil is born. He marries Nellie Mae Gray on 12 March 1892. They have seven children. He dies on 25 June 1950. |
| 1870 | Residence: Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio Family members: Leonard Gentil, head, 44, hand in rolling mill Margaret Gentil, wife, 47 John Gentil, son, 17, born in Kentucky Alice Gentil, daughter, 14, born in Kentucky Mary Gentil, daughter, 12, born in Kentucky George Gentil, son, 11, born in Kentucky Barbara Gentil, daughter, 9, born in Kentucky Joseph Gentil, son, 5, born in Kentucky Charles Gentil, son, 5, born in Kentucky Source: United States Census 1870 |
| 1880 | Residence:
Hanging Rock, Hamilton Township, Lawrence, Ohio Family members: Lenard Gentil, head, 53, saloon keeper Margerite Gentil, wife, 56, keeping house Mary Gentil, daughter, 21, at home George Gentil, son, 20, laborer Barbara Gentil, daughter, 18 Joseph Gentil, son, 14 Charles Gentil, son, 13 Source: United States Census 1880 |
| 1 September 1892 | At
the age of 66, Leonhard dies in Hanging Rock, Hamilton Township,
Lawrence, Ohio, from flu and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Coal Grove,
Lawrence, Ohio. Source: Findagrave Source: Ohio County Death Records, 1840-2001 |