Born in Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jacob Reitz Sr.
and Anna Maria (Hepler) Reitz
Sister of
Benjamin Reitz, Jacob Reitz Jr, Elidia (Reitz) Dressler, Samuel Reitz, Daniel H. Reitz, Susanna Hepler (Reitz) Zartman, Isaac H Reitz, Catherine (Reitz) Fegley, Joseph H Reitz and Zadok Reitz
Wife of
George Miller
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Eli M Miller
Died
at age 83
in Sprankle Mills, Oliver Township, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 May 2015
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Biography
Anna Maria or Mary Reitz was born in 1815.[1] She was the daughter of Jacob Reitz and Anna Maria Hepler of Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
In 1841, Anna Maria Reitz and her husband George Miller of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, were named heirs in the estate of her father, Jacob Reitz, who had died in 1838.[2] All of the surviving heirs were specifically named in the 1841 Jacob Reitz Estate Deed Transfer. This can be found in Deed Book CC, pages 42 and 43 of the Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Land Records at the Family History Library. The relevant details of Anna Maria Reitz and George Miller can be found on page 43. Here is the record:
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| Jacob Reitz Deed Naming All Surviving Children |
Maria Reitz Miller passed away in 1899.[3] She is buried at the St Johns Reformed UCC Cemetery in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HK-8FV : 22 December 2020), Maria Miller in household of George Miller, Perry Township, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Deed Book CC, page 42 and 43. Family History Library Film # 008036686, Image 328 of 616. Link to Deed Book CC
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42715915/maria-miller: accessed 15 June 2023), memorial page for Maria Reitz Miller (23 Mar 1815–24 Feb 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42715915, citing Saint Johns Reformed UCC Cemetery, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Marianne (contributor 47147246).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~3.12%
Paul Reitz
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member prreitz
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #930265
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~1.56%
Josh Baker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A313233 [compare], Ancestry member jbbaker28
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~0.78%
Larry Smith :
23andMe, GEDmatch M238801 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jamal (Treon) Whittaker :
23andMe, GEDmatch FQ2187130 [compare]
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch TU6988743 [compare]
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~0.78%
Kenneth Reitz :
23andMe, GEDmatch CT2240836 [compare]
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~0.78%
Tyler Reitz :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Dwight Bechtel :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Richard Kroh :
AncestryDNA
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