The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
DEATH OF MIR. HENRY
LORENTZ.
Another Of Our Old Citizens
Passes Away, After a Life
Well Spent. A Few De-
tails of his Career.

In the death of Mr.. Henry Lor-
entz, which occurred last Friday
morning at his home on n. Mar.
ket street, after a lingering i'll
ness, this community loses one of
Its most eminent and respected
citizens. Mr.. Lorentz has lived
amongst us, attending to his var
louS business interests with that
steady and upright dealing to-
ward his fellowmen which secur-
ed him financial prominence and
the good will and regard of all
with whom he came in contact.
The exact number of his years
was eighty-siX, yet in cOnversa-
ton he scarcely seemed the half
of that ripe old age, which saw
the ending of life well spent,
and full of deeds of kindness and
benevOlence.
Mr.. LOrentz was a native of
Frederick County, having first
seen the light of day in Middle
town, this county, April 10Th,
1872. He was a son of Adam
Lorentz, of that place, who was
appointed as County Commits
siOner by Governor Thomas. His
grand father, Jacob Lorentz, was
a native of Germany and was one
of the early settlers of Middle
town Valley.
The greater part of Mr.. Lorentz'
life has been devoted to hard
work. He worked at home until
the age of of 90, when he came
to Frederick and took a clerkShip
with Mr.. John SitIord, then State
and County Tax Collector. Later
they formed a partnership in bus
mess which was proftably CON
Quoted for twenty five years, after
which Mr.. SiffOrd retired, leaving
the business in Mr.. Lorentz'
charge. He conducted broker
age business up to within several
years Of his death, and his famil-
lar figure has been greatly missed
from his old haunts.
In May. 1914, Mr.. Lorentz mar
ried Miss Catharine Robinson, a
daughter of Mr.. Henry Robinson,
prominent local minister in the
Methodist Church. His wife
bore the name of Catharine Du-
vail, and her mother, whose mai
den name was johnson, was a
second cousin of General George
Washington. Her mother. who
was a Miss Buell. before her mar
riage, was sister Of the mother
of George Washington.
Mr.. LOrentz was at heart a
strong Democrat, but since the
war has never voted. He made
a resolve to that effect when Lin.
coin issued his Emancipation
Proclamation freeing the slaves.
He would not vote because
! it put him on a direct equality
with the negro.
Mr.. LOrentz was an able bust
ness man, He was interested in
several enterprises and was at one
time a director of the Central
National Bank.
He was interested in church
work and when the Methodist
Episcopal Church was built, do
mated 81 200 toward the fund.
Not only by his family and i'm
mediate friends, but by all who
knew this kindly and courteous
old gentleman in whatever inter
course they may have been placed,
will he be greatly mOurned and
missed. He is one of the old
landmarks of the past generation
that are slowly but surely passing
away, removing from our di-
rect notice most interesting and
picturesque persOnages who lived
in the stirring times of which we
read so often in history and liter
ature.
He leaves a widow, seven sons
and two daughters, who are
Charles II. LOrentz, Baltimore;
Albert G. LOrentz, San Francisco.
Cal. Edwin G. Lorentz, Philadel-
phia; John r. Lorentz, Washing
ton; Arthur G. Lorentz, Frank
II. Lorentz and Robert L. Lorentz,
of this city; Mrs. G. G. Wine
brener, Walkersville; Mrs. Jos.
E. Bowers, this city.
The funeral of Mr.. Lorentz took
place from his late home on Mon
day afternoon at two o'clock.
THE NUPTTAL KNOT.