Andreas Reitz

M, #789, b. 1 January 1755, d. 16 March 1837
  • Last Edited: 27 Dec 2018
  • Listings of the children of Andreas and Anna are based on the Himmel Church baptismal records combined with other sources. The listings of children vary considerably from one source to another.

    Floyd's Biographical Annals of Northumberland County (1911) (Internet version) states:

    "Andraes (Andrew) Reitz, son of George, was born at Swabian Creek, in Washington township, Jan. 1, 1755, and there passed his life, owning and occupying the original homestead of his father, the place where George Reitz lived, died and found his resting place. He followed farming. He married Maria Margaretha Brosius, born May 17, 1761, who died Oct. 20, 1826, and his death occurred March 16, 1837. They are buried at Himmel's Church. Among their children were: George, Jacob, Johann Nicholas, Philip, John, Margaret (married Daniel Hoch), Lydia (married Michael Smith), Susan (married George Tryon or Treon), and two other daughters whose names are not given."

    Andreas's will mentions the following children (probably in birth order): Jacob, Maria, Elizabeth, Marguerite, Nicholas, Catherine), Eve, Julianna,Susanna, Lidia, John, and Philip. Apparently, there is also a listing of children at the Northumberland County Historical Society that includes Catherine and has her married to Georg Phillip Hetrick."
    (Private e-mail from Louise Latsha.)
  • Andreas Reitz was born on 1 January 1755, Swabian Creek, Washington Township, Northumberland County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Johann George Henry Reitz and Anna Martha (?)
  • Andreas Reitz married Anna Maria Magdalena Brosius, daughter of Sebastian Brosius and Margaretha Roth.
  • Andreas Reitz died on 16 March 1837, at age 82.2
  • He was buried at Himmel's Church Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.3
  • Father*: Johann George Henry Reitz b. 5 Feb 1725/26, d. 30 Jan 1793
  • Mother*: Anna Martha (?) b. 1733, d. May 1788

Children of Andreas Reitz and Anna Maria Magdalena Brosius

  • George Reitz
  • Elizabeth Reitz
  • Jacob Reitz b. 30 Jan 1782, d. 26 Sep 1838
  • Maria Elizabeth Reitz b. 18 Feb 1782
  • Maria Margaretta Reitz b. 4 Sep 1783, d. 19 Dec 1849
  • Johann Nicolaus Reitz b. 12 Mar 1785, d. 3 Feb 1865
  • Catherine Reitz b. 24 Oct 1786, d. 18 Aug 1854
  • Maria Eva Reitz b. 4 Apr 1788, d. 8 Nov 1883
  • Lennert Reitz b. 8 Mar 1791, d. 29 Nov 1810
  • Julianna Reitz+ b. 1 Jan 1792, d. 9 Nov 1857
  • Magdalena Reitz b. Sep 1795, d. 11 Apr 1810
  • Susanna Reitz b. 1797, d. 1868
  • Julianna Reitz b. 6 Nov 1797
  • Lidia Reitz b. 13 Sep 1799, d. 6 Feb 1868
  • John Reitz b. 26 Nov 1801, d. 1 Apr 1858
  • Phillip B. Reitz b. 4 Feb 1805, d. 1 Sep 1875

Citations

  1. [S21] Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County (Chicago, IL: J. L. Floyd & Co., 1911), pp. 782-804 (Internet version). Hereinafter cited as Annals of Northumberland County.
  2. [S65] Ronald Updegrove, Arlen Snyder, Bobbyetta Ganunis, Evelyn Harner and Ethel Kahler, Himmel Church Cemetery Roster (Online: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/northumberland/cemeteries/… USGenWeb, 1998). Hereinafter cited as Himmel Church Cemetery Listings.
  3. [S187] 1860 United States Census, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32965697/…

Anna Maria Magdalena Brosius

F, #790, b. 17 May 1761, d. 20 October 1826
  • Last Edited: 27 Dec 2018
  • Anna Maria Magdalena Brosius is also referred to as Maria Margaretha in some sources.
  • Name appears in various ways in the Himmel Church Baptismal Records, where the baptisms of at least 10 of her children are listed. Sometimes it is "Anna Maria," sometimes "Anna Marg.," and sometimes as "Maria Magdalena." (See, e.g., Vol. I, pp. 13, 21, 57.) In the LDS Family Ancestral File (AFN: 1CW6-QPJ), her name is shown as "Maria Margaret [or] Margaratha." The Northumberland County, PA, Abstracts of Vital Records list her as "Margaret."
  • She was born on 17 May 1761, Berks County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Sebastian Brosius and Margaretha Roth.
  • Anna Maria Magdalena Brosius married Andreas Reitz, son of Johann George Henry Reitz and Anna Martha (?).
  • Anna Maria Magdalena Brosius died on 20 October 1826, Washington Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 65.2
  • She was buried at Himmel's Church Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.3
  • Father*: Sebastian Brosius b. 1729, d. 1790
  • Mother*: Margaretha Roth b. c 1729, d. b 1789

Children of Anna Maria Magdalena Brosius and Andreas Reitz

  • George Reitz
  • Elizabeth Reitz
  • Jacob Reitz b. 30 Jan 1782, d. 26 Sep 1838
  • Maria Elizabeth Reitz b. 18 Feb 1782
  • Maria Margaretta Reitz b. 4 Sep 1783, d. 19 Dec 1849
  • Johann Nicolaus Reitz b. 12 Mar 1785, d. 3 Feb 1865
  • Catherine Reitz b. 24 Oct 1786, d. 18 Aug 1854
  • Maria Eva Reitz b. 4 Apr 1788, d. 8 Nov 1883
  • Lennert Reitz b. 8 Mar 1791, d. 29 Nov 1810
  • Julianna Reitz+ b. 1 Jan 1792, d. 9 Nov 1857
  • Magdalena Reitz b. Sep 1795, d. 11 Apr 1810
  • Susanna Reitz b. 1797, d. 1868
  • Julianna Reitz b. 6 Nov 1797
  • Lidia Reitz b. 13 Sep 1799, d. 6 Feb 1868
  • John Reitz b. 26 Nov 1801, d. 1 Apr 1858
  • Phillip B. Reitz b. 4 Feb 1805, d. 1 Sep 1875

Citations

  1. [S21] Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County (Chicago, IL: J. L. Floyd & Co., 1911), (giving name as "Maria Margaretha"). Hereinafter cited as Annals of Northumberland County.
  2. [S40] Louise Latsha, Descendants of Conrad Brosius (n.p.: Available on the Internet (June 1999) at www.geocites.heartland/Estates/5506.bro.html, unknown publish date).
  3. [S187] 1860 United States Census, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32965865/…

Julianna Reitz

F, #795, b. 1 January 1792, d. 9 November 1857
  • Last Edited: 9 Aug 2003
  • Daughter of ANDREAS "Andrew" and MARIA MAGDALENA (BROSIUS) REITZ. Thirdwife of JOHANNES CON RAD REBUCK. Buried in the Himmel Church Cemetery,Washington Twp., Northumberland Co., PA. - - Source: M3-218.
    Baptized in the Himmel Church on January 2, 1792. -- Source: LDSAFN:1CW6-NGQ.
  • Julianna Reitz is also referred to as Johanna Reitz in some sources.
  • Himmel Church Cemetery records show a Julianna (nee Reitz) Rebock, with the same birth date as Julianna Reitz, as shown in the Himmel baptismal records, buried alongside her husband Johann Conrad Rebock. This is the sole basis for connecting Julianna, child of Andreas and Anna Maria Reitz with Julianna Rebock.
  • She was born on 1 January 1792.
  • She was born on 1 January 1792, Washington Township, Northumberland County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Andreas Reitz and Anna Maria Magdalena Brosius.
  • Julianna Reitz was baptized on 2 January 1792, The Himmel Church, Rebuck, Washington Township, Northumberland County, PA.1
  • She married Johannes Conrad Rebock, son of Johann Adam Rebock and Maria Haupt, after 11 June 1848.2
  • Julianna Reitz died on 9 November 1857, at age 65.
  • She died on 9 November 1857, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 65.3

Child of Julianna Reitz and Johannes Conrad Rebock

Citations

  1. [S64] Himmel Church Baptismal Records: vol. I, p. 25, unknown repository. Hereinafter cited as Himmel Church Baptisms.
  2. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  3. [S65] Ronald Updegrove, Arlen Snyder, Bobbyetta Ganunis, Evelyn Harner and Ethel Kahler, Himmel Church Cemetery Roster (Online: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/northumberland/cemeteries/… USGenWeb, 1998). Hereinafter cited as Himmel Church Cemetery Listings.

Johann Heinrich Wirth

M, #801, b. 22 December 1769, d. 2 June 1846
  • Last Edited: 11 Mar 2021
  • J.L. Floyd, Biographical and Genealogical Annals of Northumberland County (1911) [Internet version] says:
    "Henry Wert (or Wirt) was a pioneer farmer of the Mahantango valley in Northumberland county, having settled in that section when the Indians still roamed the forests, and the red men were neighborly with "Henner" Wirt, to whom they bade farewell when they left the region. He and his wife Elizabeth are buried side by side at the Stone Valley church in Lower Mahanoy, where we find the following tombstone records: Johann Heinrich Wirth, born Dec. 22, 1769, died June 2, 1846; his wife Elizabeth, born Nov. 30, 1771, died Sept. 6, 1838. They had children as follows: John and Michael, who both lived in the Mahantango valley (Michael was born March 16, 1798, died Dec. 27, 1872; wife Lydia, June 18, 1809, died Sept. 2, 1884); Henry and Philip, who lived in the Sugar Valley, near Lewisburg, Pa; Mrs. Philip Kerstetter; Mrs. Michael Schaffer, and Mrs. Peter Bischoff."

    Floyd's references to Henry and Michael may not be correct.
  • Johann Heinrich Wirth was born on 22 December 1769, Pennsylvania.1
  • He was the son of Johann Adam Wirth and Eva Elizabeth Schnug.
  • Johann Heinrich Wirth married Elizabeth Enterline, daughter of Rev. Johann Michael Enderlein and Anna Barbara Pfeister.
  • Johann Heinrich Wirth died on 2 June 1846, Northumberland County, PA, at age 76.1
  • He was buried at Stone Valley Church, Hickory Corners, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.1
  • Father*: Johann Adam Wirth b. 1727, d. 1806
  • Mother*: Eva Elizabeth Schnug b. 1730, d. 1800

Children of Johann Heinrich Wirth and Elizabeth Enterline

  • Anna Wirth
  • Maria Wirth b. 1788, d. 1857
  • Elizabeth Wert+ b. 23 Mar 1794, d. 1864
  • Johannes Wirth b. 16 Nov 1795, d. 1852
  • Michael Wirth b. 6 Mar 1798
  • Christina Wirth b. 5 Mar 1799, d. 4 Oct 1877
  • Catharina Wirth b. 14 Jun 1800, d. 1886
  • Johann Philip Wirth b. 25 Sep 1802
  • Anna Maria Wert b. Mar 1805, d. 16 Mar 1888
  • Susanna Wirth b. 14 Mar 1807, d. 1871
  • Anna Barbara Wirth b. 9 Oct 1809, d. 1894
  • Eva Wirth b. 1814, d. 1869

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39780678/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.