August John Ruetz was born on 6 April 1873 in Green Garden, Will County, Illinois.
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His parents were John Henry Ritz and Johannah Brodewick.
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He appeared in the 1920 US Census in Rockville Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
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He was living with his wife Fannie and their children Hulda, Henry, Hazel, John, and Frederick.
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He was a farmer.
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He appeared in the 1930 US Census in Wilton Township, Will County, Illinois.
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He was living with his wife Fannie and their children Henry, Hazel, John, Frederick, Christina, and August.
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He was working odd jobs.
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He died on 16 September 1938 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois.
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He was buried on 19 September 1938 at Peotone Cemetery in Will Township, Will County, Illinois.
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Sources
↑ 1.01.11.2
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9G-4QWX : 19 February 2021), August Rete and Fanny Curl, 02 Jun 1912; citing Kankakee, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 2,260,806.
↑ 3.03.13.2
"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQND-75J : 9 March 2018), August John Ruetz, 16 Sep 1938; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,818,996.
↑ 4.04.1
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX2M-P5J : 13 January 2022), August Rutz in household of Henry Quitmeier, Green Garden Township, Will, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
↑ 6.06.16.26.36.4
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X39W-K3T : accessed 10 June 2023), August Ritz, Wilton, Will, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 91, sheet 7B, line 71, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 569; FHL microfilm 2,340,304.
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133095249/august-john-ruetz: accessed 9 June 2023), memorial page for August John Ruetz (6 Apr 1873–16 Sep 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133095249, citing Peotone Cemetery, Peotone, Will County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Kathi Flyte (contributor 46834784).
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