George Wilhelm Gantz

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 10 2020, 17:24:02 UTC

- William George Goose was born July 2, 1765 & baptized July 30, 1765 as "Georg Wilhelm Gantz" in Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania to Frantz Henrich and Anna Margaretha Rühl Gantz. - William's sibling are: Elizabeth Margareta, b. 1753, d. 1820; Juliana, b. 1756, d. 1824; Margratha, b. 1758, d. 1842; Johannes, b. 1759, d. 1992; Johan Georg, b. 1763, d. 1815; Barbara, b. 1768, d. ____; and half sibling Franz Gantz, b. 1744, d 1747.
- William married Maria Catherine Yenowine about 1790 in York County, Pennsylvania. William's children are: John (baptized Gantz), b. 1792, d. 1828; Jacob, b. 1796, d. 1821; Samuel, b. 1797, d.____; Mary, b. 1798, d. 1872; Catherine, b. 1800, d.____; William, b. 1804, d. 1898; Leonard, b. 1806, d. 1892; and George, b. 1819, d. ____ .
- The family history said William changed his name to Goose because he was an American after the Revolution and wanted an "American" name. Asked a friend what Gantz would be in English and the friend said jokingly, "sounds like goose to me". Ref The Golden Goose: Story of the Jockey Who Won the Most Stunning Kentucky Derby and Then Became a Millionaire* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 29 2022, 2:04:48 UTC