George Lentz was born in Ohio, along with two brothers and a sister, to Walter and Margaret Lentz who immigrated to the United States from Germany after they married. George began his adult life as a farmer and, for a time around 1900, he owned the farm with a partner. He married his wife, Emma, in 1906 and moved to 262 Walnut Street in Hamilton. George was appointed a Hamilton Patrolman when, in 1908, Mayor Thad Straub increased the Hamilton force by fourteen officers. Patrolman Lentz was also a member of the Loyal Order of Eagles, Monkey and Walnut Aid Societies, and the Police Mutual Aid Society.
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