John H. Bentz
John H Bentz was born in Maryland, November 11, 1827 and died December 16, 1903. His early years were spent in Fairfield County, OH where he was reared in a family of three sons and four daughters. On brother and three sisters, all of whom live in the far west survive. He was married August 31, 1854 to Jemima Plummer, of near Winchester, and with his bride established a new home in Mercer County, Ill. He had belonged to the Lutheran Church and upon his moving, transferred to the Presbyterian Church at Centre, Ill., where he was ordained and served as Ruling Elder. He enlisted in Company E, 102d Regiment, Illinois Inf. Volunteers in August, 1862. He returned to this county 14 years ago and was living in Winchester at the time of his death.
From "Historical Collections of Adams County Ohio", Volume 1, Thompson, 1982, pg 250