Iowa Family Group Record for Jacob Fritz

Submitted by: Cathy Joynt Labath
Email: labaths@celticcousins.net

Husband: Jacob Fritz
Born: 1803
Died: 20 Oct 1880 - Germanville, Jefferson, Iowa
Buried:  - St. Joseph's Cemetery, East Pleasant Plain, Iowa

Marriage: 16 Apr 1833
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Wife: Barbara Hoffman
Born: 19 Jun 1813 - Driesbauch, Germany
Died: 9 Oct 1897 - Germanville, Jefferson, Iowa
Buried:  - St. Joseph's Cemetery, East Pleasant Plain, Iowa


Children

1  F  Mary Fritz
Born: 8 Feb 1834 - Baden, Germany
Died: 19 Aug 1910 - Brighton, Washington Co, Iowa
Buried:  - St. Joseph's Cemetery, Pleasant Plain, Jefferson, Iowa
Spouse: Andrew Kessel (1834-1909)
Marr. Date: Abt 1857 - Burlington, Iowa

2  M  Peter Fritz
Born: 21 Aug 1836 - Bavaria, Germany
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Spouse: Susan Kurtz (          -Abt 1863)
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3  M  Mike Fritz
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4  M  John Fritz
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5  M  Jacob Fritz
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6  F  Barbara Fritz
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7  F  Emma Fritz
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8  F  Christina Fritz
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General Notes (Husband)

There is a Jacob Fritz as follows in Walnut twp, 1870 Jefferson Co, IA census
85-85 Fritz, Jacob, age 66, m,w,farmer,2000,500,Prussia
Barbara,65,f,w,keepng house,Prussia
Michael,25,m,w,farm laborer,Prussia
Barbara,20,f,w,Prussia
John,15,m,w,farm laborer,Iowa
Jacob,10,m,at school,Iowa

General Notes (Wife)

Brighton Enterprise
Sat., October 16, 1897
Page 4 column 3

OBITUARY. BARBARA (HOFFMAN) FRITZ was born in Driesbauch, Germany, June 19, 1813, and died at her home two miles south of Germanville Oct. 9, 1897. Married JACOB FRITZ Apr. 16, 1833 and came to Iowa with her husband and family Aug. 1, 1854. The husband died at the same place Oct. 20, 1880. Ten children, all 
living except two. Those living are four sons and four daughters: PETER, MIKE, 
JOHN, and MRS ANDREW KESSEL, living near Brighton; one son, JACOB, at Ottumwa, MRS BARBARA SCHIPPERT and MRS EMMA DANKWORTH at Burlington, and MRS. CHRISTENA SCHRUITS at Mt. Pleasant. There were also 57 grandchildren and 20 greatgrandchildren. Funeral Monday at 10 o'clock at the church of St. Peter and Paul at Germanville, of which she was an earnest and consistent member.

(Note: Tombstone in St. Joseph's Cemetery at East Pleasant Plain for JACOB and 
BARBARA, so their remains must have been moved to that place.)

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