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 […]
Another “Lost and Found Photo”. This lovely photograph caught my eye immediately. Not only is this young lady quite beautiful, but so are her lace dress and pearls. The writing at the bottom of the photo looks like Bauer S. Coffey, Kansas City, Missouri, 1916. At first I […]
James Jolly is my husband’s grandfather – but we know so very little about him. He supposedly married Esther Myra Hertz in Kansas City, Missouri, about 1920/1921. After their son, Rex, was born in 1922, James left and never returned. We do know that James Jolly was from […]
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