THOMAS LENTZ, b: 1793 - BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}

^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}

^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}


		^PETER LENTZ^{b.1733 GERMANY OR SWITZER d.1808 B, NORTH CAROLINA\}

	^JOHN LANCE^{b.1758 UNI, SOUTH CAROLINA d.1820 BU, NORTH CAROLINA}	^{CHLOE UNKNOWN}^{b. GERMANY d.1808 BU, NORTH CAROLINA}

^{THOMAS LENTZ}^{b.1793 BU, NORTH CAROLINA d.1880}

	^{MARY UNKNOWN}^{b.1765 PEN, SOUTH CAROLINA d. BU, NORTH CAROLINA}



	^{JOHN STARNES}^{b. d.}

^{CATHERINE STARNES}^b.1803 d.

	^MARY HICE^{b. d.}