Joseph Reitz (1883 - 1919)

Born 16 Feb 1883 in Colorado, Texas, United States

Husband of Nealy Marie (Stock) Marquart — married 1907 in Colorado Co. Texas

Died 23 Jan 1919 at age 35 in Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas, United States

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Burial

Saint Rochs Catholic Cemetery, Mentz, Colorado County, Texas, USA ^[1]

Obituary

Old Columbus Citizen Died At Fayetteville

Mr. Joe Reitz, old Columbus citizen, died at his home in Fayetteville on last Thursday, January 23 of pneumonia.

Mr. Reitz was born at Bernardo February 16th, 1883 where he grew to manhood. He made his home in Columbus for several years and from here moved to Fayetteville.

He was married to Miss Nealy Stock twelve years ago. Besides his widow and two children he leaves three brothers and five sisters.

John Reitz lives at Fayettville [sic], Otto lives at Bernardo and Ed is in France. The sisters are: Mrs. Prause of La Grange, Mrs. Lawrence Bock of Bernardo, Mrs. Frank Netz and Miss Tillie Reitz of Glen Flora, also an adopted sister, Mrs. George Miller, who lives at Bernardo.

He was a member of the Bernardo Catholic church and was buried in the Catholic cemetery at that place, Rev. Berberich officiating.

His Columbus friends extend sympathy for the bereaved family – Colorado Citizen. Eagle Lake Headlight, February 8, 1919

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 December 2019), memorial page for Joe Reitz (16 Feb 1883–23 Jan 1919), Find A Grave: Memorial #105367284, citing Saint Rochs Catholic Cemetery, Mentz, Colorado County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by James (contributor 47607551) .

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3L7-9SX : accessed 1 December 2019), Joseph Reitz in household of Henry Reitz, Justice Precinct 6, Colorado, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23, sheet 3B, family 55, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,622.

• "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV14-HXPN : 10 December 2017), Joseph Reitz and Nealy Stock, 21 Nov 1906; citing Marriage, citing Colorado, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 973,557.