Re: Reitz line in Missouri
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In reply to:
Re: Reitz line in Missouri
Armin Reitz 7/15/08
Armin, our Reitzes emigrated from Flörsbach (1748) and Lohrhaupten (1751), about 25 km southeast of Gelnhausen, and perhaps 15 km south of Bieber. Johan Friedrich settled just northwest of Allentown, PA; Johan George settled in southern Northumberland Co., PA.Sunbury is about 20 miles away.
According to those who worked out some of our history in Germany, Johan George and Johan Friedrich's grandfather was from Bieber.
I've often wondered why there seems to be so little information on the family in Germany.
I specialize in locating descendants of Johan George, my immigrant ancestor.Now about 10,000 blood descendants. twice that including spouses.
His brother, Johan Friedrich's line, was well covered in The Reitz Family History, published 1931 by Rev. J. J. Reitz, in Allentown, PA.
I visited Florsbach and Lohrhaupten in 2000, but had only a few hours; was on business visiting a company in Waechtersbach.Stayed in Gelnhausen while there.
-Paul