Re: Another branch of Jentzsch family
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Another branch of Jentzsch family
1/13/01
Hi.
I come from a line of Jentzsches from Germany, Holland, and possibly Poland. Most of the Jentzsches I know of live in Oregon, mainly in Portland, Eugene, Elmira, and Bend. Another branch of the same family is in Salt Lake City, UT. My grandfather, Karl Jentzsch, fourth in a line of Karls, was one of the principal engineers for the Hoover dam and several other dams. He was a polygamist, and had many children. Most of his decendants live in Oregon, and there are a few remaining polygamists in Elmira, OR. We believe the Jentzsch name can be traced no further back than a Karl Jentzsch, freind to William of Orange and caretaker of four of his estates in the Silezie region of poland. His son was a famous photographer, and one of his works was found in each of the first class cars in the Netherlands rail system. One of these cars is on display in a museum in the Netherlands. Most of their decendants lived in Utrecht, Netherlands.