Bentz, Theodore

Title: Bentz, Theodore
Alias: Bentz, Theo
Gender: Male
Biography: "Mrs. Katie Ransler (nee Bentz) telephoned me Jan. 5, 1971 to tell me that her father's older brother Theodore was a Rebel Scout and at some time was encamped at Cynthiana. He was very sickly and did not stay in the army, but returned home and died at age 21 of tuberculosis...She said that his stay in the army was quite brief and there might not be any record of it." -Jack Rouse , "The Civil War in Boone County, Kentucky"
Member: Bentz family
Birth date: circa 1845
Place of birth: Kentucky
Father: Bentz, Theobald
Mother: Schmithanner, Frederika
Sibling(s): Bentz, Franklin
Death date: circa 1867
Place of death: Richwood (Ky.)
Death and burial information: Cause of death: Tuberculosis; Richwood Cemetery (Richwood, Ky.)
Military service: unit unknown
Allegiance: Confederate State of America
Held rank: Scout
Bibliographic citation(s): Findagrave.com, memorial# 131576685
Source(s): Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Eighth Census of the United States, 1860; Civil War in Boone County, Kentucky; The; Find A Grave.com