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Richard Lafayette Reitz 1927–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1927

Birth Location: Akron, Ohio

Death Date: 11 January 2013

Death Location: Rittman, Medina County, Ohio, United States of America

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Mother: Alifar Harless

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In 1927, Richard Lafayette Reitz entered the world in Akron, Ohio, born to Robert L Reitz And Alifar Harless. Richard Lafayette Reitz passed away in 2013 in Rittman, Medina County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1927, Richard Lafayette Reitz entered the world in Akron, Ohio, born to Robert L Reitz And Alifar Harless.
  • Richard Lafayette Reitz passed away in 2013 in Rittman, Medina County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Richard Reitz's Ancestors

Self
Richard Reitz
1927–2013
Birth Place: Akron, Ohio
Parents
Alifar Harless
1905–2001
Kentucky
Grandparents
Elisha Harless
1869–1931
Kentucky
Lucinda Skaggs
1870–1936
West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Van Harless
1842–1918
Frances Delong
1847–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1804–1935
Lucretia Gobble
1816–1880

Richard Reitz's Timeline

2 Records

1927
19 Oct 1927
Birth of Richard Lafayette Reitz in Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
2013
11 January 2013
Age 86
Death of Richard Lafayette Reitz
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1927
    Event Place: Akron, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 January 2013
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rittman, Medina County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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