ELMIRA VIRGINIA GOWER, b: -

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}


			^{JOHN HENRY LENTZ}^{b.1753 UNI, SOUTH CAROLINA d.1835 LIMESTON, ALABAMA}

		^{SAMUEL JARRETT LENTZ}^{b.1793 RO, NORTH CAROLINA d.1849 LIMESTON, ALABAMA}	^{SEVILLA HELSEY}^{b.1753 SOUTH CAROLINA d.1847 LIMESTON, ALABAMA}

	^JOHN LENTZ^{b.1823 d.1847 MEIR, OLD MEXICO}		^{COLBY JACKSON}^{b.1765 d.1826 MADISON , ALABAMA}

		^{BARBARA JACKSON}^{b.1795 NORTH CAROLINA d.1876 LENTZVILL, ALABAMA}	^ELIZABETH^{b. d.}

^{JOHN FRANKLIN LENTZ}^b.1840 d.



	^{ELMIRA VIRGINIA GOWER}^{b. d.}