Lizzie S. Reiman

Father: Samuel Fike Reiman
Mother: Rebecca Schrock

Born: 1886 - Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Lydia Rayman

Father: George Reiman
Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" Kreitzer

Born: April 23, 1817 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: February 27, 1894 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 76)
Buried: Rayman Burial Ground, Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: John H. Snyder
Married: March 5, 1840 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Elizabeth Snyder
Daniel Snyder
Henry Snyder
George Snyder
David Snyder
Sarah Snyder
John S. Snyder
Jacob J. Snyder
Michael J. Snyder
Joseph J. Snyder
Harry Snyder
Lydia Snyder
Samuel S. Snyder

Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 10-1-04

Lydia Reiman

Father: Henry Reiman
Mother: Sarah "Sally" Elizabeth Fritz

Born: December 26, 1827 - Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Baptized: September 7, 1828 - Berlin, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran

Census: 1850, 1860 - Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 10.14.05

Mahlon Schrock Reiman

Father:

Samuel Fike Reiman

Mother:

Rebecca Schrock

Sex:

Male

Born:

April 1868 - Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Died:

1938 - Johnstown, Cambria Co., Pennsylvania (age 70)

Occupation:

Farmer (1900, 1910), Grocery Store salesman (1920)

Spouse:

Dillie Victoria Walker

Married:

1891 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:

  1. Ralph Walker Reiman
  2. Ruth Victoria Reiman

Census:

Relation to me:

2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 7.11.2008

Mary "Polly" D. Reiman

Father: Henry Reiman
Mother: Sarah "Sally" Elizabeth Fritz

Born: August 20, 1832 - Berlin, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Baptized: July 4, 1840 - Berlin, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: December 27, 1914 - Allegheny Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 82)
Buried: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Berlin, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran

Spouse: William Abraham Brant

Children:
Caroline Brant (b. 1862/3)
Emma B. Brant (b. 1872/3)
Simon Wilson Brant (b. 10.27.1875)
Susan M. Brant

Census: 1850 - Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1880 - Allegheny Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 6.13.07

Mary Reiman

Father: Samuel Reiman
Mother: Hannah Pritts

Born: November 14, 1851- Summit Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: November 14, 1855 - Summit Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 4)

Last update: 10-19-04

Milton Merle Reiman

Father:

Jeremiah J. Reiman

Mother:

Rebecca Schrock

Sex:

Male

Born:

January 22, 1888 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Died:

July 9, 1964 - Planada, Merced Co., California (age 76)

Buried:

Plainsburg Cemetery, Plainsburg, Merced Co., California

Occupation:

Farmer

Spouse:

Elma Ruth Weaver

Married:

August 15, 1911 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania

Children:

  1. Genevieve Elma Reiman
  2. Gerald Milton Reiman
  3. Erma Rebecca Reiman
  4. Reta Katherine Reiman
  5. Ruth Lucille Reiman

Census:

Relation to me:

2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 6.23.2008

Milton S.Reiman

Father: John Fike Reiman
Mother: Sarah Schrock

Born: August 13, 1867 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: December 7, 1879 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Census: 1870 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 6-7-04

Moses Reiman

Father: Jacob Reiman
Mother: Elizabeth Fike

Born: November 8, 1847 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: March 6, 1849 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 1)
Buried: Brotherton Pike Cemetery, Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 1-11-04

Nancy J. Rayman

Father: Jacob G. Rayman
Mother: Sarah "Sally" Reitz

Born: 1864 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: 1876 - Stoney Creek Twp., somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 12)
Buried: Snyder Cemetery, Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Census: 1870 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 9-30-04

Noah Rayman

Father: George G. Reiman
Mother: Nancy Good

Born: June 1841 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: 1902 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 61)

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Mary Coleman
Married: 1865/66 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Nancy C. Rayman
David Rayman
Elmer E. Rayman
Chauncey A. Rayman

Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 9-30-04

Peter P. Rayman

Father: Samuel Reiman
Mother: Elizabeth Beachy

Born: February 6, 1839 - Milford Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: July 2, 1902 - Upper Turkey Foot Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 63)
Buried: Sculton Cemetery, Sculton, Upper Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Methodist Episcopal
Politics: Republican

Spouse: Sarah Baucus
Married: 1859 - Elk Lick Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Anna Eliza "Cemania" Rayman
Martha Ellen Rayman
Minerva Rayman
Wilson H. Rayman
Sarah A. "Sadie" Rayman
Charles Felty Rayman
Harriet Elizabeth Rayman

Census: 1840 - Milford Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1850 - Summit Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1860 - Elk Lick Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1870, 1880, 1900 - Upper Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 11.14.06

Mary "Polly" Reiman (also spelled Reaman)

Father: George Reiman
Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" Kreitzer

Born: 1802 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: David Woy
Married: December 31, 1829 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 6-7-04

Rebecca Reiman

Father: Samuel Reiman
Mother: Hannah Pritts

Born: March 21, 1849 - Summit Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Died: before the 1850 census

Last update: 9-29-04

Sadie Rayman

Father: Jacob G. Rayman
Mother: Sarah (Sally) Reitz

Born: 1875 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: 1876 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 1)
Buried: Snyder Cemetery, Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 9-28-04

Samantha C. Reiman

Father: Samuel Reiman
Mother: Hannah Pritts

Born: November 14, 1861 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 5-27-04

Samuel Reiman

Father: George Reiman
Mother: Elizabeth Kreitzer

Born: December 6, 1809 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Farmer, worked in a lime kiln

Spouse: Elizabeth Beachy

Children:
Nancy Reiman
Peter P. Rayman
Susan Reiman
Elizabeth Reiman
Sarah (Sadie) Reiman
Eliza Reiman
Jeremiah Reiman

2nd Spouse: Hannah Pritts

Children:
Rebecca Rayman
Johanna Rayman
Mary Rayman
John Rayman
Isaiah Rayman
Amos Rayman
Dennison Rayman
Samantha C. Rayman
Elenora Rayman
William H. Rayman
Samuel Austin Rayman
Amanda Rayman
Barbara Ellen Rayman

Census: 1840 - Milford Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1850, 1860 - Summit Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1870, 1880 - Saltlick Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 9-28-04

Samuel Austin Reiman

Father: Samuel Reiman
Mother: Hannah Pritts

Born: November 4, 1865 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Census: 1870 - Saltlick Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
1880 - Upper Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 9-26-04

Samuel Fike Reiman

Father: Jacob Reiman
Mother: Elizabeth Fike

Born: March 27, 1841 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: February 17, 1897 - Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 55)
Buried: Brotherton Pike Cemetery, Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Rebecca Schrock
Married: January 21, 1865 - Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Alvin H. Reiman
Mahlon Schrock Reiman
Clara Grace Reiman
George S. Rieman
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Susan Reiman

Census: 1850, 1860 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1870, 1880 - Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 5-27-04

Sarah Reiman

Father:

George Reiman

Mother:

Elizabeth Kreitzer

Sex:

Female

Born:

May 27, 1815 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Baptized:

October 4, 1816 - Berlin, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Died:

November 6, 1892 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 77)

Buried:

I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Berlin, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Religion:

Evangelical Lutheran

Spouse:

Jacob J. Weigle

Children:

  1. Josiah J. Weigle
  2. John Weigle
  3. Elizabeth A. Weigle
  4. Lydia Weigle
  5. Jacob J. Weigle Jr.
  6. Anne Weigle
  7. Louisa "Lucy" Weigle
  8. Caroline weigle
  9. Hiram Weigle
  10. David Weigle
  11. Mary M. Weigle

Census:

Relation to me:

4th great grandaunt

Last update: 6.17.2008

Sarah Reiman

Father: Henry Reiman
Mother: Sarah "Sally" Elizabeth Fritz

Sex: Female
Born: August 22, 1835 - Berlin, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Baptized: July 4, 1840 - Berlin, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: 1915 - Berlin, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 80)
Buried: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Berlin, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran

Spouse: Solomon B. Brant
Married: 1857 - Allegheny Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
John Brant (b. 1857/8)
Jacob Brant (b. May 1860 d. bef.1870)
Cordilla Brant (b. 1861/2)
Samuel E. Brant (b. 1865 d. 9.28.1927)
William Brant (b. 1867/8)
Elizabeth Brant (b. Dec.1869)
Benjamin B. Brant
Henry Brant (b. May 1879)

Census: 1850, 1870 - Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1860 - Allegheny Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1910 - Northampton Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 6.13.07

Sarah J. Rayman

Father: George G. Rayman
Mother: Nancy Good

Sex: Female
Born: February 1845 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: William H. Barnhart

Children:
Dorsey M. Barnhart (b. 1867 d. bef.1900)
Minnie Barnhart (b. 1868/9 d. bef.1900)
Lolla Barnhart (b. 1869/0 d. bef.1900)
Lewis C. Barnhart (b. Jun.1871)
Cora M. Barnhart (b. Jul.1873)
Nancy Jennifer Barnhart (b. Jul.1873)
Newton Barnhart (b. 1875/6 d. bef.1900)
Morgan Sylvanus Barnhart (b. 3.24.1884 d. 5.3.1971)
Jordan Dorman Barnhart (b. 7.23.1887 d. May 1970)

Census: 1850, 1860 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1870, 1880 - Quemahoning Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1900, 1910 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania (4410 Penn Ave.)

Relation to me: 3rd great grandaunt

Last update: 8.20.07

Nancy "Nannie" C. Rayman

Father: Noah Rayman
Mother: Mary Coleman

Born: January 1867 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: William M. Coleman

Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1910, 1920 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 9-30-04

Sarah (Sadie) Reiman

Father: Samuel Reiman
Mother: Elizabeth Beachy

Born: 1845 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: George Cheverton

Last update: 5-25-04

Susan Reiman

Father: Samuel Reiman
Mother: Elizabeth Beachy

Sex: Female
Born: 1841 - Milford Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Jerome B. Knable
Married: September 30, 1860 - Milford Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Henry Ward Beecher Knable
James Curtis Knable
Edward Rieman Knable
Mary Elizabeth Beachy Knable
Milton Ray Knable
Harry Knable (b. 4.27.1877 d. bef.1880)
William Jacob Knable
Jennie B. Knable
Minnie May Knable
Eva Blanche Knable

Census:1850, 1860 - Milford Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1880 - Johnstown, Cambria Co., Pennsylvania (414 Bedford St.)

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 3.17.06

Susannah Rayman

Father: George G. Rayman
Mother: Nancy Good

Sex: Female
Born: May 9, 1834 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: January 16, 1915 - Shanksville, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 80)
Cause of Death: The grip (influenza)
Buried: Walker Cemetery, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Religion: Trinity Lutheran Church of Shanksville

Spouse: Chauncey Adam Brant
Married: 1845/55 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Robert J. Brant
Araminta "Minnie" E. Brant
Jennie S. Brant (b. 1863/4)
Richard J. Brant
Foster Forward Brant

Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1900, 1910 - Shanksville, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 3rd great grandaunt

Last update: 6.13.07

Susannah Reiman

Father: Jacob Reiman
Mother: Elizabeth Fike

Born: March 12, 1852 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: May 3, 1918 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset co., Pennsylvania
Buried: Brotherton Pike Cemetery, Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Jacob Meyers Knepper
Married: March 12, 1875 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Homer Reiman Knepper
Alvin Reiman Knepper

Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 5-25-04

Tobias Reiman

Father: Jacob Reiman
Mother: Elizabeth Fike

Born: June 16, 1845 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: January 2, 1862 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 16)
Buried: Brotherton Pike Cemetery, Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Census: 1850, 1860 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 1-11-04

William Reiman

Father: Henry Reiman
Mother: Sarah "Sally" Elizabeth Fritz

Born: January 22, 1834 - Berlin, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Baptized: July 4, 1840 - Berlin, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: February 7, 1865 - Dabney's Mill, Dinwiddie co., Virginia (age 31)
Cause of Death: Died one day after suffering a gunshot wound to the bowels.

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran

Census: 1850 - Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset co., Pennsylvania

Comments: - Enrolled in Co. F, 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on August 11, 1862 in berlin for a period of three years. His unit was mustered in at Harrisburg on August 25th.
- On September 20, 1862, he became ill and was hospitalized near Washington City. He return to his unit the following January or February.
- He fell ill again on October 8, 1863 and returned to his unit in July or August of 1864.
- He was described as being 5'8" tall, with dark eyes and complexion, and had black hair.

Last update: 10.14.05

William H. Rayman

Father: Samuel Reiman
Mother: Hannah Pritts

Born: February 1863 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Alice Williams

Children:
Harry Reiman
Bert Reiman

Census: 1870, 1880 - Saltlick, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 9-22-04

Anna Maria Reimann

Father: Gottlieb Riemann
Mother: Feronica (Frony) ?

Born: February 22, 1781 - Quemahoning Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Peter Sweitzer

Last update: 5-21-04

Elizabeth Reimann

Father: Gottlieb Riemann
Mother: Feronica (Frony) ?

Born: 1789 - Quemahoning Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: John Christian Shank Jr.

Children:
David Shank
Daniel Shank
Elizabeth Shank

Last update: 5-21-04

Ellenora N. Reitz

Father:

George Reitz

Mother:

Susanna Catherine Schrock

Sex:

Female

Born:

July 20, 1847 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Died:

June 15, 1922 - Somerset, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 74)

Buried:

Rayman Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse:

James Stephen Trent

Married:

April 16, 1867 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:

  1. Allen Trent
  2. Milton M. Trent
  3. Anna Elizabeth Trent
  4. Minnie May Trent
  5. Albert Ross Trent
  6. Oscar Trent
  7. George Trent
  8. Maggie Trent

Census:

Relation to me:

3rd great grandaunt

Last update: 5.15.2008

Estella Pearl Reitz

Father:

George Edward Reitz

Mother:

Ada May Peck

Sex:

Female

Born:

April 16, 1896 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Died:

February 13, 1997 - Somerset, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 100)

Buried:

February 16, 1997 - Somerset County Memorial Park, Somerset, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Religion:

Somerset Church of the Brethren, Somerset, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation:

Sunday school teacher

Spouse:

Roy S. Walker

Married:

1919 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:

  1. Richard Reitz Walker

Census:

Obituary:

Somerset Daily American, February 15, 1997
"Estella (Reitz) Walker, 100, 390 West Patriot St., Somerset, died Feb. 13, 1997, at her residence. Born April 16, 1896, in Adams, daughter of the late George E. and Ada (Peck) Reitz. Preceded in death by her husband, Roy S. Walker, former owner of Roy S. Walker and Son Garage in Somerset, who died in 1972; a son, Richard R. Walker in 1985; and a brother, Lloyd Reitz in 1996. Sister of: John Reitz of Charlottesville, Va. Also survived by: granddaughter, Mrs. Richard (Barbara Jo) Brown, Binghamton, N.Y.; a grandson, Richard D. "Ridge" Walker, Somerset; great-children: Gregory and Devin Wilmarth, and Kaitlyn Walker. Charter member of Somerset Church of the Brethren, where she served as a Sunday school teacher for many years. Member and past president of Somerset Garden Club. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at the Wilbur D. Miller Funeral Home, Somerset. Funeral service at 2 p.m., Sunday, at the Somerset Church of the Brethren, with the Rev. Roger Ferry officiating. Interment, Somerset County Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, family requests memorials be given to the Somerset Church of the Brethren, 313 South Center Ave., Somerset. Friends received one hour prior to funeral service at the church."
This obituary can be found at this Somerset County PAGenWeb Archive site.

Relation to me:

2nd cousin, twice removed

Last update: 6.29.2008

George Merle Reitz

Father:

Lloyd A. Reitz

Mother:

Emma Berkley

Sex:

Male

Born:

April 21, 1921 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Died:

September 8, 1921 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 4 months)

Buried:

Rayman Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me:

3rd cousin, once removed

Last update: 5.15.2008

John E. Reitz

Father:

George Edward Reitz

Mother:

Ada May Peck

Born:

February 21, 1905 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Died:

September 12, 2003 - Greenville, Greenville Co., South Carolina (age 98)

Buried:

September 16, 2003 - Charlottesville, Albemarle Co., Virginia

Occupation:

High school teacher

Spouse:

Blanche Trogdon (b. 11.20.1906 d. 4.25.1993)

Married:

March 9, 1935 - Charlottesville, Albemarle Co., Virginia

Children:

  1. John E. Reitz Jr. - (b. 1.7.1939)
  2. Georgia Jane Reitz - (b. 7.18.1942 d. 2.15.1993)

Census:

Obituary:

Taken from The Greenville News - Sep.14,2003
"John E. Reitz, 98, died Friday, Sept. 12, 2003, at Oakmont Nursing Center. Until recently he had been a six-year resident of Sunrise Assisted Living in Greenville.

Prior to moving to Greenville, Mr. Reitz was a long-time resident of Charlottesville, Virginia, where he spent a career as a high school teacher. Mr. Reitz was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He left the family farm to attend Juniata College and received his B.S. Degree in 1929. Four years later he was awarded his M.S. Degree in Zoology from the University of Michigan. In 1934 he was enrolled in the graduate school of the University of Virginia. Mr. Reitz began a 36-year teaching career at Lane High School in Charlottesville in 1934. He taught Biology, Physics, and Geology as Head of the Science Department at this school. He retired in 1970 and lived at his home on Gordon Avenue in Charlottesville until his move to Greenville, South Carolina. Mr. Reitz was a member of the Charlottesville Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a charter member and faithful attendee of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church in Charlottesville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Blanche; and his daughter, Georgia and her husband, Joe Foley. Survivors include a son, Jack, and wife, Wilma, of Greenville, South Carolina; granddaughter, Kathryn, of Greenville, South Carolina; and grandson, Brad and wife, Haroula, of Clifton Park, New York. Funeral services will be held in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2003. Local arrangements will be handled by Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown."

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, twice removed

Last update: 7.27.2008

Lloyd A. Reitz

Father: George Edward Reitz
Mother: Ada May Peck

Sex: Male
Born: November 12, 1897 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: January 8, 1997 - Somerset, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 99)
Buried: January 10, 1997 - Somerset County Memorial Park, Somerset, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Dairy farmer, weighmaster for Wells Creek Mines in Adams, Pa.
Religion: Friedens Lutheran Church, Friedens, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Emma Berkley
Married: June 12, 1919 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
George Merle Reitz
Ray William Reitz

2nd Spouse: Pearl Burkett
Married: June 9, 1968

Census: 1910 - Somerset, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1920, 1930 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Obituary: Daily American, January 9, 1997
"Lloyd A. Reitz, 99, of Somerset, died Jan. 8, 1997, at Patriot Manor. Born Nov. 12, 1897, in Adams, son of the late George E. and Ada (Peck) Reitz. Preceded in death by his first wife, the former Emma Berkley, and second wife, the former Pearl Lauffer. Survived by a son, Ray W. Reitz of Jim Thorpe, Pa.; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Brother of Mrs. Stella Walker, Somerset, and John Reitz, Charlottsville, Va. He was a retired dairy farmer and was a former weighmaster at Wells Creek Mines in Adams. He was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church and a former member of the Stoystown Lions Club. Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the Wilbur D. Miller Funeral Home in Somerset, where private funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Rev. James Ling officiating. Interment, Somerset County Memorial Park. Omit flowers. Memorial contributions may be given to the Stoystown Lions Club."
This obituary can be found at this USGenWeb Archive site.

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 3 times removed and 2nd cousin, twice removed

Last update: 1.30.06

Mary C. Reitz

Father: Christian Reitz
Mother: Elizabeth Baer

Born: June 5, 1872 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: June 26, 1929 - Elk Lick Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 57)
Buried: Howard Peck Cemetery, Elk Lick Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Jonas M. Peck
Married: 1894/5 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Ruth Peck
William R. Peck
Ralph Peck
Alma Blanche Peck
Mabel Peck
Miriam Peck
Paul J. Peck

Census: 1880 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1900, 1910, 1920 - Elk Lick Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Last update: 5-20-04

Anna Grace Reitz

Father: Christian Reitz
Mother: Elizabeth Baer

Sex: Female
Born: September 29, 1877 - Friedens, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: May 27, 1957 - Elton, Adams Twp., Cambria Co., Pennsylvania (age 79)
Buried: Berkey Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Paint Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Harvey Herbert Berkey
Married: March 19, 1903 - Pennsylvania

Children:
Mary Caroline Berkey
Paul Reitz Berkey
Ada Lucille Berkey (b. 4.23.1908)
Lois E. Berkey
Ruth Margaret Berkey
Jacob Harold Berkey
Robert David Berkey (b. 5.5.1916)
Alva Richard Berkey (b. 1.17.1918)
Leon H. Berkey (b. 3.29.1923)

Census: 1880 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1910, 1920, 1930 - Adams Twp., Cambria Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 8.1.07

Samuel S. Rickard

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Born: November 6, 1880 - Pennsylvania
Died: November 17, 1957 - Meyersdale, Summit Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 77)
Buried: Union Cemetery, Meyersdale, Summit Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Hotel proprietor

Spouse: Mary Emma Meyers

Children:
Lawrence M. Rickard
Walter C. Rickard

Census: 1920 - Rockwood, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1930 - Meyersdale, Summit Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (308 Broadway)

Last update: 5-7-04

Gottlieb Riemann

Father: Jacob Riemann
Mother: ?

Born: 1747 - Germany
Died: between October 27 and November 12, 1804 - Stoney Creek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 57)

Occupation: Tailer and farmer

Religion: German Lutheran

Spouse: Feronica "Frony" ?
Married: about 1770 - Berks Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Johannes Rieman
George Reiman
Charles Rayman
Anna Maria Reimann
Elizabeth Reimann

Comments: - Gottlieb arrived in Philadelphia with his father aboard the "Good Hope" on October 1, 1753.
- The family originally settled in Berks Co. and later in Lebanon Co.
- Gottlieb moved to Bedford Co. in 1773. The area became Somerset Co. in 1795.
- He purchased 800 acres of land known as "The Glades", which later became Stoney Creek Twp., from a man named Jacob Schneider.
- It continued to be known as the Snyder Farm and is where many of the Riemann/Reiman descendents are buried.

Last update: 5-5-04

Jacob Riemann

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Born: about 1721 - Canton of Aargau, Switzerland
Died: - Pennsylvania

Religion: Lutheran

Spouse: ?

Children:
Gottlieb Riemann

Comments: - Jacob arrived in Philadelphia aboard the "Good Hope" with his son on October 1, 1753.
- The family settled in Berks Co. and later in Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania.

Last update: 5-5-04

Florence Whitton Rodgers

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Born: December 30, 1901 - Olean, New York
Died: November 9, 1969 - Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio (age 67)
Buried: November 11, 1969 - Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Spouse: Henry Mathias Dillhoefer

Children:
Anne Dillhoefer
James R. Dillhoefer
Marie de Regla Dillhoefer
William John Dillhoefer
Mary Jane Dillhoefer

Census: 1930 - Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio (3175 Coleridge Rd.)

Last update: 5-2-04

Christina Rodt

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Born: 1579 - Roethenbach, Bern, Switzerland

Spouse: Peter Gerber

Married: October 13, 1600 - Switzerland

Last update: 5-2-04

Martha M. Roesling

Father: Friederich Roesling
Mother: Charlotte Bauerlin

Born: January 1864 - Ohio

Religion: Catholic

Spouse: Barnard A. Harks
Married: September 18, 1883 - Ottawa, Putnam Co., Ohio

Children:
Anna C. Harks
Rose C. Harks
Julia H. Harks
Walter M. Harks
Eugene B. Harks

Census: 1900 - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois (316 Evanston Ave.)
1910 - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois (4319 Perry St.)
1920 - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois (1238 Paulina St.)
1930 - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois (4238 N. Hermatage)

Last update: 10-14-04

Catharine Roudenbush

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Born: about 1790 - Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Christopher Longenecker

Children:
Deborah R. Longacre

Last update: 4-29-04

Michael Roudenbush

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Born: June 26, 1792 - Upper Providence Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
Died: April 20, 1864 - Upper Providence Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (age 71)

Spouse: Debora M. Longenecker
Married: January 12, 1819

Children:
Barbara Ann Roudenbush

Last update: 4-29-04

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