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 […]
The couple sitting in the above photo – left to right – are Henry Hertz and Amelia Florentine Probst Hertz, Ritchey’s great-great-grandparents (I do not know the others in the photo). Henry was born in Hesse, Darmstadt, Germany, January 9, 1824, the son of Johann Daniel Hertz and […]
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 […]
“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” 1492 was quite a long time ago – 520 years to be exact. Various Indian tribes lived in what is now the United States. Whether Columbus was the first to find the new world is debatable, but he did set in […]
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 […]
Luther H. Hertz was born 114 years ago – August 3, 1898 – in Iowa. Luther was the oldest child of Jacob Hertz and Sarah Smyth. He was the grandson of Henry Hertz and Amelia Florentine Probst. I have no record of marriage or children. Luther’s siblings were […]
from Johnson County, Iowa – Biographies CHARLES PROBST Among the old settlers of Monroe Township, Johnson County, Charles Probst deserves prominent mention. He has been successful in his farming operations and is well known as a veteran of the Civil War. He was born at Saxe-Weimar, Eisenach, Germany, […]
Christine Heydt was born 220 years ago – October 30, 1791 – in Germany. Christine married Johann Daniel Hertz. They emigrated to America in 1835. Daniel died during the voyage and was buried at sea. Christine and Daniel had 5 children: Henry, Christine, Elizabeth, Lizette and Charles. Upon […]
Rosa Leuenberger and George Edwin Hertz were married 113 years ago – September 18, 1898 – in Johnson County, Iowa. Rosa was the daughter of Jacob Leuenberger and Margaret Streich. George was the son of Henry Hertz and Amelia Florentina Probst. George and Rosa had two children: Harold […]
Jolly – Hertz – Leuenberger Oakland Cemetery in Solon, Iowa, is the final resting place for Ritchey’s paternal grandmother and her ancestors. In a previous blog about the George Hertz family there are photos for the gravestones of George Hertz, his first wife Rosa Leuenberger, second wife Ethel […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House