I’m very excited to share with you a deed of Ritchey’s second great-grandfather Henry Hertz from Benjamin Davis. Davis sold property on Ogden Street in the Spring Garden district of Philadelphia. Even in 1851 many, many people lived in Philadelphia. In the indenture it says the ‘piece of […]
Christine Heydt was born 222 years ago – October 30,1791 – in Germany. Christine married Johann Daniel Hertz November 21, 1811. They had 5 children: Henry, Christine, Elizabeth, Lisette and Charles Hertz. The family immigrated to the United States in 1835. Johann died while on the voyage and […]
Albert J. Hertz was born 164 years ago – November 13, 1848 – in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Albert was the son of Henry Hertz and Anne Tilton. He married Sarah E. Gobin in Johnson County, Iowa. Albert and Sarah had 6 children: Charles, Henry, George, Sophia, Ada and Elsie […]
Christine Heydt was born 221 years ago – October 30, 1791 – in Germany. She married Johann Daniel Hertz in 1811. Christine and Johann had 5 children: Henry, Christine, Elizabeth, Lisette and Charles Hertz. The family came to the United States in 1835. Johann died on the trip […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
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Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
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