Lents, John Jacob 'Jake'

1840 - 1920  (79 years)

• Name	Lents, John Jacob 'Jake'
  Birth	28 Sep 1840	Daviess County, Indiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	LENT.J005
  _FGRAVE	21457229
  Military Service	American Civil War, Company B, 80th Indiana Infantry Regiment  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		80th Indiana Infantry Regiment
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	6 Jun 1920	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Saint Stephens Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Lents, John J.
  		Headstone, Lents, John J. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I2642	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Lents, J.N.
  Family ID	F1853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Shepard, Juliann Adeline,   b. 1845, Indiana d. 1931 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1898	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He was 57 years and 5 months - She was ~ 53 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. Lents, Martha J.,   b. 1867, Van Buren, Daviess County, Indiana   2. LENTS, Mary Etta,   b. 27 Apr 1868, an Buren Township, Daviess County, Indiana d. 27 Sep 1869, an Buren Township, Daviess County, Indiana (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F1855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Sep 1840 - Daviess County, Indiana Marriage - 28 Feb 1898 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 6 Jun 1920 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Saint Stephens Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Jacob settled in Clay County, Illinois. He served in the civil war with Company B, 80th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1684] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lents, John J., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lents&GSiman=1&GScid=108090&GRid=21457229&) (Reliability: 2).