Tombstone Tuesday - George W. & Sarah M. Kreitzer

George Washington Kreitzer was born 13 NOV 1866 in Montgomery County, Ohio and died 12 Ap 1916 in Greenville Township, Darke County, Ohio.  His death certificate (#24356) indicates that he died of Bright's disease.  He was buried 15 APR 1916 in Abbottsville Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Darke County, Ohio.  

George was the son of Thomas Kreitzer (1838-1906) and his wife, Anna Heck (1840-1914).

He married 17 APR 1892, Montgomery County, Ohio to Sarah Maria Valentine.   She was born 21 SEP 1867 in Miami County, Ohio and died 28 OCT 1918 in Greenville,  Darke County, Ohio.  She was buried 31 OCT 1918 in Abbottsville Cemetery, Darke County, Ohio. Her death certificate (#61774) indicates that she died of cardio asthma.  Sarah was the daughter of George H. Valentine (1840-1907) and Susannah Deeter (1847-1922).

George & Sarah were the parents of five children -
Isaac Leroy "Roy" Kreitzer (1895-1967)
Clarence Franklin Kreitzer (1897-1942)
Anna Susannah Kreitzer (1900-1928)
Lawrence Edward Kreitzer (1902-1975)
Charles Elmer Kreitzer (1905-1906)

Obituary Stell Sophia Heck (1952)

Kreitzer, Stella Sophia, daughter of Howard and Lottie Heck, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, Dec. 26, 1910, and died at her home near Lewisburg, Ohio, March 26, 1952. On Dec. 24, 1928 she was united in marriage to Lawrence Edward Kreitzer, and to this union were born five children. She is survived by her husband, five children, two granddaughters, her father, five sisters, and four brothers. She united iwth the Prices Creek church on Sept. 2, 1945. Funeral services were held in the Prices Creek church by her pastor, the undersigned. Interment was in the Sugar Grove cemetery near New Lexington. Henry T. Barnhart, Dayton, Ohio.


--The Gospel Messenger
 
ALthough Stella is not a member of the EARLY family, she was married to Lawrence Kreitzer.  I did not know until this research trip to the Brethren Center that some of the Kretizers were also Brethren.  You do learn something new everyday.
 
Happy Researching!
Karen

Tombstone Tuesday - John D. Valentine

John D. Valentine (1870-1930) shares his headstone with his wife, Ida Jane Kreitzer(1874-1938). Both rest in Abbotsville Cemetery, Darke County, Ohio.  John D. is the son of George H. Valentine (1840-1907) and his wife Susannah Deeter (1847-1922).  Ida is the daughter of Thomas Kreitzer (1838-1906) and his wife, Anna Heck (1840-1914).  John's obituary from The Gospel Messenger is up on Friday's blog.