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John Robert Reitz 1912–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1912

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 9 Feb 1975

Death Location: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Father: Harvey Reitz

Mother: Elizabeth Kear

Spouse(s): Helen Rietz

Children(s): Robert Reitz

John Robert Reitz was born in 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of Harvey Leroy Reitz And Elizabeth Bess Kear. In 1940, John Robert Reitz resided in Navasota, Grimes, Texas, USA. John Robert Reitz married Helen Teaverbough Rietz, and had children including Robert Reed Reitz. John Robert Reitz passed away in 1975 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.

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Biography

  • John Robert Reitz was born in 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of Harvey Leroy Reitz And Elizabeth Bess Kear.
  • In 1940, John Robert Reitz resided in Navasota, Grimes, Texas, USA.
  • John Robert Reitz married Helen Teaverbough Rietz, and had children including Robert Reed Reitz.
  • John Robert Reitz passed away in 1975 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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John Reitz's Ancestors

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John Reitz
1912–1975
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
Harvey Leroy Reitz
1881–1962
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Elizabeth ("Bess") Kear
1880–1947
Grandparents
Blanche (Thomascina) Rietz
1858–1939
Maryland, USA
Henry ((Harry) F) Kear
1854–1929
Newland, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Kear
1820–1856
Elizabeth Morgan
1824–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kear
1790–1834
Elizabeth Heath
1798–1873

John Reitz's Descendants

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John (Robert) Reitz (4 Feb 1912–9 Feb 1975) m. Helen (Teaverbough) Rietz (5 May 1913–4 Dec 2002)
  1. 1. Robert ((Reed)) Reitz 1932–1992

John Reitz's Timeline

3 Records

1912
4 Feb 1912
Birth of John Robert Reitz in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 28
John Robert Reitz resided here in Navasota, Grimes, Texas, USA
Navasota, Grimes, Texas, USA
1975
9 Feb 1975
Age 63
Death of John Robert Reitz in Los Altos, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Los Altos, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1912
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Navasota, Grimes, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1975
    Event Place: Los Altos, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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