Frederic was born on 29 August 1855 or 1856. He was the son of
Joseph Levi Nantz and
Mary Malinda Dellinger. He married
Martha Harris at
Lincoln Co., North Carolina, on 27 December 1881. He married
Martha Jane Weathers at
Lincoln Co., North Carolina, on 31 January 1893. Frederic Josiah Nantz was census 1900 in 1900; Living in the household of F. Josiah Nance, is his mother, Mary Moore. He was census 1910 in 1910; Living in the household of F. Josiah Nance, is his mother, Mary Moore. He was census 1920 in 1920; Living in the household of F. Josiah Nance, is his mother, Mary Moore. Frederic died on 26 December 1927 at
Lincoln Co., North Carolina.