LUDWIG (Louis) E. FRITZ 1852-1896

FRITZ

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Date: 5/24/2005 at 09:18:38

LUDWIG (Louis) E. FRITZ 1852-1896

Ludwig (Louis) E. Fritz was born in Schlatt B.Diessenhofen, Switzerland on 2 December 1852 to Verena and Ludwig (Louis) Fritz. He came to the U.S.A. on the ship "Cella" from Harve with his father and brother, Jacob Waegelin, and arrived 20 November 1865.
[Vol. 17, page 51, "Germans to America"]

He died 28 September 1896 and was buried in Lansing Ridge Cemetery, Allamakee County, Iowa. His grave marker is unique in that the "z" in his last name is backwards twice.

Louis E. Fritz never married. His estate was probated and was recorded on Page 241, No.1211.

-submitted by Jacob O. Fritz