Solomon Leitzel1

M, #30915, b. 22 March 1834, d. 19 June 1923
  • Last Edited: 9 Oct 2023
  • Solomon Leitzel was born on 22 March 1834, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Samuel Wagner Leitzel and Catharina Buck.1,2
  • Solomon served in the Civil War as a private in Co. B, 36th Pennsylvania Regiment, 7th Reserve, frokm July 18, 1861 until he was discharge on a surgeon's certificate on May 20, 1862.3,1
  • Solomon Leitzel married Hannah A. Buffington, daughter of Johannes Buffington and Christiana Frantz, on 8 March 1863, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • Solomon Leitzel died on 19 June 1923, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 89.2,1,3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    FUNERAL OF SOLOMON LEITZEL.
    The funeral services for Solomon Leitzel were held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John H. Fisel, south of Millersburg, at ten o'clock last Friday morning, conducted by Rev. S. G. Haas and Rev. H. C. Mathias. Burial at the Union Cemetery near Enterline.
    He was a Civil War Veteran and died at the age of 89 years, 2 mos. and 27 days. Two sons and six daughters survive; also forty four grandchildren and thirty-six great grandchildren.
    Elizabethville Echo, June 28, 1923, Page 1.4
  • He was buried at Union Church Cemetery, Enterline, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • Father*: Samuel Wagner Leitzel1 b. 16 Aug 1795, d. 14 Apr 1872
  • Mother*: Catharina Buck2 b. 24 Nov 1802, d. 10 Oct 1832

Children of Solomon Leitzel and Hannah A. Buffington

  • Ida Serena Leitzel1 b. 11 Feb 1864, d. 31 Jan 1950
  • Anora Jane Leitzel1 b. 28 Jun 1866, d. 4 Mar 1950
  • Frederick Penn Leitzel+1 b. 16 May 1868, d. 5 Nov 1939
  • Charles Addison Leitzel1 b. 7 Apr 1870, d. 12 Feb 1872
  • William H. Leitzel1 b. 4 Apr 1872, d. 1914
  • Anna Gertrude Leitzel1 b. 28 Jul 1874, d. 26 Jul 1958
  • Sallie Elizabeth Leitzel1 b. 8 Feb 1877, d. 10 Jan 1964
  • Mary Alice Leitzel1 b. 19 Sep 1878, d. 12 Sep 1945
  • John Ambrose Leitzel1 b. 28 May 1882, d. 19 Oct 1882
  • Mabel Hannah Leitzel+1 b. 10 Sep 1884, d. 4 Jul 1971
  • Solomon Franklin Leitzel1 b. 4 Mar 1887, d. 6 Oct 1977

Citations

  1. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 70396 (1923); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47002425/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Solomon Leitzel, Elizabethville Echo, June 28, 1923, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed October 9, 2023.

Charles E. Lontz1

M, #30923, b. 17 November 1900, d. 14 April 1970
  • Last Edited: 24 Nov 2021
  • Charles E. Lontz was born on 17 November 1900.1
  • He married Gertrude Leona Paul, daughter of John David Paul and Ida Serena Leitzel, on 24 November 1923, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • Charles E. Lontz died on 14 April 1970, Dauphin County, PA, at age 69.1
  • He was buried at Calvary United Mehodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.2

Child of Charles E. Lontz and Gertrude Leona Paul

Citations

  1. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104953237/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107941147/…