Peter Reitz

1874 - 1949  (74 years)

• Name	Peter Reitz
  Birth	30 Oct 1874	Kukkus, Samara, Russia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Jan 1949	Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Burial	19 Jan 1949	Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA   [2]
  	Forest Lawn Cemetery
  Siblings	7 Siblings
  + 1. Maria Katharina Reitz,   b. 1874 ▻ Heinrich Heinrich,  m. 1895 + 2. Peter Reitz,   b. 30 Oct 1874, Kukkus, Samara, Russia d. 17 Jan 1949, Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA  (Age 74 years) ▻ Catharina Becker,  m. 1904 + 3. Philipp Reitz,   b. 25 Sep 1877, Kukkus, Samara, Russia d. 17 Jan 1932, Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA  (Age 54 years) ▻ Elisabeth Margaretha Schmidt,  m. 1901 + 4. Johann Gottfried Reitz,   b. 1 Oct 1879, Kukkus, Samara, Russia d. 25 Dec 1944, Sutherland, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA  (Age 65 years) ▻ Anna Katharina Reifschneider,  m. 4 Sep 1903   5. Katharina Margaretha Reitz,   b. 1882, Kukkus, Samara, Russia   6. Anna Catharina Reitz,   b. Between 1885 and 1886, Kukkus, Samara, Russia d. 26 May 1888, Kukkus, Samara, Russia  (Age ~ 3 years) + 7. Catharina Elisabeth Reitz,   b. 25 Dec 1889, Kukkus, Samara, Russia d. Aft 26 Feb 1944  (Age > 55 years) ▻ Edward William Lorenz,  m. 21 Feb 1908   8. Christian Reitz,   b. 10 Dec 1891, Kukkus, Samara, Russia d. 27 Jul 1942, Berrien Springs, Berrien, Michigan, USA  (Age 50 years) ▻ Viola Mae Chapman,  m. 27 Aug 1913
  Person ID	I1060	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Reitz,   b. 24 Nov 1843, Kukkus, Samara, Russia d. 23 Aug 1891, Kukkus, Samara, Russia (Age 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Catharina Lehmann,   b. 7 Aug 1849, Stahl Am Tarlyk, Samara, Russia d. 6 Apr 1921, Fresno, Fresno, California, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1974  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharina Becker,   b. 20 Dec 1879, Kukkus, Samara, Russia d. 20 Dec 1879, South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA (Age 0 years)
  Marriage	1904  [1]
  Children	1. Johannes Reitz,   b. 20 Mar 1906, Kukkus, Samara, Russia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Peter Reitz,   b. 19 Dec 1909, Kukkus, Samara, Russia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Oct 1874 - Kukkus, Samara, Russia Death - 17 Jan 1949 - Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA Burial - 19 Jan 1949 - Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  JDS Notes: His birthdate is 30 Oct on the Pleve chart for the surname Reitz but 31 Oct in USA records. He and his wife and two sons sailed on the SS Rhein from Bremen on Feb 1908 and arrived at NY, USA on 21 Feb 1908. His contact in Russia was his brother-in-law Jacob Busick in Kukkus, and his contact in the USA was his stepfather Heinrich Engelman in Blissfield, MI. Last residence and birthplaces were Kukkus.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Dr, Igor Pleve, Saratov State Technical University, Surname Charts, (Name: Igor Pleve; Location: Saratov, Russia;), Reitz-Kukkus, Russia. A surname chart of Village inhabitants with the same surname. Prepared from various Russian records including church records, transport records, immigration records and census lists. [S1] Genealogical Information, provided by JDS.