Christena Reitz is the daughter of George Reitz, Jr., and Elizabeth (Dobson) Reitz (1819-1896). In 1850 the family lived in Beaver Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. That is most likely where Christena was born.
Christena married Jacob Thomas. They are distantly related. Jacob Earl Thomas BIRTH 11 Nov 1844 Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 31 Jul 1929 (aged 84) Reamer, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Davis Cemetery Clay County, West Virginia, USA
Jacob Earl Thomas is the son of George Thomas and Elizabeth Thomas (nee Spangler). He married Christena Reitz about 1865, probably in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. His second wife is Rachel Anice Shaffer (nee Harper). They married on June 25, 1922, in Clendenin, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Jacob died in Sybial, Kanawaha County, West Virginia. Sybial is now known as Reamer, Big Sandy District, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Children William A. Thomas 1868–1954 Irvin Thomas 1871–1942 Elizabeth Jane Thomas Carper 1873–1964
Dobson family bio * https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/t/i/Keith-Stieb/GENE2-0002.html
Her resting place * https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44034986/christena-thomas
His resting place * https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44034722/jacob-earl-thomas
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