Manuscript heading: John L. Dantzler
John Lewis Dantzler arrived in Perry County in 1812 with his family of five. He was the grandson of Heinrich Henry Denzler, Zurich, Switzerland His relatives later established the Dantzler Lumber Company, which was founded in 1865 by Lorenzo Dantzler in Moss Point, Mississippi. Timber produced by the company was utilized in the construction of the original Panama Canal.
Source: Trip Through The Piney Woods, PDF p. 33.