LANTZ GENEALOGY John Byer, who served as a Captain of Militia during the war of 1812. They had no children. A21 Rose Ann E. L. Ziegler A2 Rose Ann Elizabeth Lantz, daughter of George and Barbara (Ziegler) Lantz was born on the old homestead in Washington County, Md. She married Frederick Ziegler. They inherited and lived in the old brick mansion built by her father, George Lantz along the Turnpike. They had children: Elizabeth, see family of Elizabeth Z. Fletcher (A211); George W., see family of George W. Ziegler (A212) ; Catherine, see family of Catherine Z. Byer (A213) ; Magdalina, unmarried; Sophia, unmarried; Anna, see family of Anna Z. Heck (A216); Lewis, see family of Lewis Zieg- ler (A217) ; Frederick K., see family of Frederick K. Ziegler (A218); Henry, unmarried; David, unmarried; Barbara, unmarried; and Lydia, see family of Lydia Z. Leiter (A21c). A22 Catherine L. Zeigler A2 Catherine Lantz, daughter of George and Barbara Lantz was born on the old homestead, July 12, 1792. She married Lewis Zeigler. She died Jan. 26, 1851. They had children: Magdalena, married Dr. Josiah Harris, no chil- dren; George L., born 1812, died 1866, unmarried; Lewis, see family of Lewis Zeigler (A223); Barbara, born 1817, died 1842, unmarried; Frederick, died in infancy; Elizabeth, see family of Elizabeth Z. Martin (A226); Samuel, see family of Samuel Zeigler (A227); Charles A., see family of Charles A. Zeigler (A228); James, see family of James Zeigler (A229); and Mary, see family of Mary Z. Ground (A22a). A31 John Bell A3 John Bell, son of Frederick and Rosina (Lantz) Bell was born in Leitersburg District, June 29, 1791. He was a blacksmith by trade and first established himself in business at a shop on his father's farm, after which he was located in the vicinity of Ringgold, and finally on the Smithburg Road a mile east of Leitersburg, where he died April 12, 1830. John Bell was a Lutheran and an officer in the con- gregation at Leitersburg District. In the war of 1812, being an unmarried man, he entered the ranks in place of his uncle, Jacob Bell and participated in the Battle of Baltimore. He married Elizabeth, daughter of George Bonebrake. They had children: Kate Bell, married Leonard Barrack, moved 25
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