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Peter Reitz

Male 1874 - 1949  (74 years)


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  • Name Peter Reitz 
    Born 30 Oct 1874  Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 522 
    Died 17 Jan 1949  Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 19 Jan 1949  Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    Siblings 7 Siblings 
    +1. Maria Katharina Reitz ,   b. 1874
    Heinrich Heinrich,   b. 19 Nov 1873, Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location  m. 1895  
    +2. Philipp Reitz ,   b. 25 Sep 1877, Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1932, Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Elisabeth Margaretha Schmidt,   b. 1879,   d. 8 Aug 1947, Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  m. 1901  
    +3. Johann Gottfried Reitz ,   b. 1 Oct 1879, Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1944, Sutherland, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Anna Katharina Reifschneider,   b. 28 Jul 1883, Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location  m. 4 Sep 1903  
     4. Katharina Margaretha Reitz ,   b. 1882, Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Anna Katharina Reitz ,   b. Between 1885 and 1886, Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1888, Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 3 years)
    +6. Katharina Elisabeth Reitz ,   b. 25 Dec 1889, Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 26 Feb 1944  (Age > 55 years)
    Edward William Lorenz,   b. 30 Oct 1878, Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1948, Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  m. 21 Feb 1908  
     7. Christian John Reitz ,   b. 10 Dec 1891, Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1942, Berrien Springs, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
    Viola Mae Chapman,   b. 7 Apr 1896, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1973, St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  m. 27 Aug 1913  
     
    Person ID I522  kukkusfamilies

    Father Christian Reitz,   b. 24 Nov 1843, Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1891, Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anna Katharina Lehmann,   b. 7 Aug 1849, Stahl Am Tarlyk, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1921, Fresno, Fresno, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Bef 1974  [1, 2
    Family ID F109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Katharina Becker,   b. 20 Dec 1879, Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1879, South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years) 
    Married 1904  [1
    Children 
     1. Johannes Reitz,   b. 20 Mar 1906, Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Peter Reitz,   b. 19 Dec 1909, Kukkus, Samara, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Family ID F71  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Oct 1874 - Kukkus, Samara, Russia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Jan 1949 - Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 19 Jan 1949 - Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • 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 
    1. [S248] Surname Charts, Dr, Igor Pleve, Saratov State Technical University, (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.

    2. [S247] Genealogical Information, provided by JDS.