Franklin R. Mantz

From Biographical Sketches, in Medina Co. Pioneers surname M.
F. R. Mantz: (Medina Township) Born in Lynn township, Lehigh Co. Penn, Aug. 31, 1833. In 1837 his parents and grandfather, Phillip Mantz, also an uncle, came to Ohio and settled upon some land in Homer Township, the location being selected in 1836 by his uncle, Joseph Mantz. When about 14 years of age, F. R.'s parents moved to Harrisville township, where he lived until 1852; during this time F. R. had worked on the farm and received his schooling in the schools of his district. In 1852, he engaged as a farm hand in Montville Township, receiving $10 per month; the next summer he worked with his brother at the carpenter" and joiner" business. Aug. 31, 1854, he married Miss Phoebe J. Edson; she was born in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. He continued at the carpenters trade until 9 Aug 1862, when he enlisted as a recruit in Company K, 42nd O. V. I. (Garfield's regiment), with which command he served until it was mustered out; he was then transferred to Company E, 96th O. V. I., and served until the close of the war; prominent among the battles in which he took part are Arkansas Post, Vicksburg, Jackson, Mobile, Spanish Fort, Fort Blakely and others. After the war, he returned to Medina Co. and engaged in farming, which he continued until the fall of 1875, when he was elected on the Republican ticket as County Auditor and re-elected in the fall of 1878. Upon his election in 1875 he moved to Medina. His family consisted of five members... children, Corydon F., Cassius C., Charlie A.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 9 2024, 13:12:11 UTC