Biography of Frank Lentz, 1902, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames: Lentz, Boyd, Smith, Graham, 

***********************************************************************
USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE:  These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced
in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or 
persons.  Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must 
obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative
of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of 
this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives 
to store the file permanently for free access. 
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ 
***********************************************************************
Transcribed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
W. David Samuelsen - November 2001
************************************************************************
An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page An Illustrated History of
Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902 by Western Historical
Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 372

FRANK LENTZ, one of the most thrifty and prosperous farmers and stockmen in
the county, of which he has long been an esteemed and honored citizen, is a
native of Keokuk county, Iowa, born July 22, 1867, the son of William and Mary
(Boyd) Lentz, likewise natives of that state. When about seven years old he
accompanied the remainder of the family on the long journey across the wide
waste of plain and over the mountain barriers to Baker City, in the vicinity
of which his father took up land. He grew to man's estate in the county,
receiving his educational discipline at the James schoolhouse. As soon as he
became of age he took up three hundred and twenty acres of government land in
Sumpter valley, six miles east of Sumpter, and engaged in farming and
stock-raising, an industry to which he has devoted the efforts of his life
ever since. As a natural result of assiduity and thrift he has achieved a very
enviable success and is now in possession of an excellent farm of generous
proportions, well improved and stocked and supplied with all needed buildings
and machinery. In 1899 he purchased eighty acres to miles east of Auburn,
where he now lives, controlling operations upon his farm and the one in the
valley. He raises hay and grain principally and keeps about fifty head of
cattle and some horses.

On October 5, 1890, Mr. Lentz married Miss Mary, daughter of William and
Rebecca (Smith) Graham, natives of Missouri, pioneers of this state of 1862
and residents now of Boise, Idaho. To their union has been born one child,
Harry F. Mr. Lentz's father lives in Sumpter, but his mother died in 1887.