This is a very special photo I share with you today – I can identify those in the photo – and they are related to Ritchey! Rosa Leuenberger, Ritchey’s great-grandmother, is the bridesmaid in this photo. She’s very beautiful, isn’t she, very fine features. Her brother, John, is […]
May I present Rosa Leuenberger and George Edwin Hertz, my husband’s great-grandparents! Rosa’s parents were Jacob Leuenberger and Margarite Streich, both born in Switzerland. George’s parents were Henry Hertz and Amelia Florentine Probst, both born in Germany. Rosa was born March 31, 1876, and George, November 21, 1867, […]
Esther Myra Hertz, Ritchey’s grandmother, led a tragic, short life. She was the daughter of George Edwin Hertz and Rosa Leuenberger of Solon, Johnson County, Iowa. Her paternal grandparents were Henry Hertz and Amelia Florentina Probst; and maternal grandparents were Jacob Leuenberger and Margarite Streich. George Hertz and […]
George Edwin Hertz was born 146 years ago – November 21, 1867 – in Johnson County, Iowa. George was the son of Henry Hertz and Amelia Florentina Probst. He married Rosa Leuenberger in 1898. George and Rosa had 2 children: Harold and Esther Myra Hertz.
Harold Hertz was born 114 years ago – October 1, 1899 – in Johnson County, Iowa. Harold was the son of George E. Hertz and Rosa Leuenberger. I have no information about marriage or children. Harold’s sister was Esther Myra Hertz.
George Edwin Hertz died 71 years ago – July 28, 1942 – in Johnson County, Iowa. George was the son of Henry Hertz and Amelia Florentina Probst, originally from Darmstadt, Germany. George married Rosa Leuenberger September 28, 1898. They had 2 children: Harold and Esther Myra Hertz.
Rosa Leuenberger Hertz died 106 years ago – March 1, 1907 – in Grainfield, Kansas. Rosa was the daughter of Jacob Leuenberger and Margarith Streich. She was born March 31, 1876, in Solon, Johnson County, Iowa. September 28, 1898, Rosa married George Edwin Hertz, son of Henry Hertz […]
Rosa Leuenberger and George Edwin Hertz were married 114 years ago – September 28, 1898 – in Johnson County, Iowa. Rosa was the daughter of Jacob Leuenberger and Margarite Streich. George was the son of Henry Hertz and Amelia Florentina Probst. Rosa and George had 2 children: Harold […]
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