Sarah Reitz1

F, #72381, b. 21 July 1870, d. 11 December 1934
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2023
  • Sarah Reitz was born on 21 July 1870.2,1,3
  • She was the daughter of Daniel Reitz and Abby Clemments.1
  • Sarah Reitz married Fremont Saltzer, son of Josiah D. Saltzer and Violet Klinger, on 29 September 1888, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • Sarah Reitz died on 11 December 1934, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA, at age 64.2,3
  • She was buried on 18 December 1934, at Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery, Trappe, Montgomery County, PA.3,2

Children of Sarah Reitz and Fremont Saltzer

Citations

  1. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021160; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 114097 (1934); https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36316167/sarah-saltzer. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S1207] United States Selective Service System, online www.ancestry.com, United States Selective Service System (The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis), downloaded 2011, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  5. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1485; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0188; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  6. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Certificate Number: 103834 (1949); https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  7. [S932] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), St Paul's Lutheran Church, Tower City, PA; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.

Daniel Reitz1

M, #72382, b. 7 November 1830
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2023
  • Daniel Reitz was born on 7 November 1830, Northumberland County, PA.
  • He was the son of Phillip B. Reitz and Anna Wagner.
  • Daniel Reitz was baptized on 26 December 1830, Himmel's Church, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • He married Abby Clemments.1
  • Daniel Reitz died on 13 September 1883, at age 52.3
  • He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.3
  • He died Schuylkill County, PA.
  • Father*: Phillip B. Reitz b. 4 Feb 1805, d. 1 Sep 1875
  • Mother*: Anna Wagner b. 5 Oct 1807, d. 22 Feb 1866

Child of Daniel Reitz and Abby Clemments

Citations

  1. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021160; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  2. [S792] Jack L. Pensyl, compiler, The Baptismal Records of Himmel's Union Church, 1774-1846 (Sunbury, PA: Northumberland County Historical Society, 1996), p. 58. Hereinafter cited as Baptismal Records of Himmel's Union Church, Book 1.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114913307/daniel-reitz. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Abby Clemments1,2

F, #72383, b. 15 August 1842, d. 20 November 1887
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2023
  • Abby Clemments was born on 15 August 1842.3
  • She married Daniel Reitz, son of Phillip B. Reitz and Anna Wagner.1
  • Abby Clemments died on 20 November 1887, at age 45.3
  • She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.3

Child of Abby Clemments and Daniel Reitz

Citations

  1. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021160; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 119302 (1927); https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114913272/abby-reitz. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Harry Harrison Saltzer1

M, #72384, b. 13 April 1889, d. 22 March 1968
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2023
  • Harry Harrison Saltzer is also referred to as Harry H. Seltzer in some sources.
  • He was born on 13 April 1889, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Fremont Saltzer and Sarah Reitz.1
  • Harry Harrison Saltzer married Ada Jane Mortimer, daughter of Jessie Mortimer and Sarah Hartley, in 1910, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.2
  • Harry Harrison Saltzer died on 22 March 1968, Hollywood, FL, at age 78.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    DIED AT FLORIDA
    Harry H. Seltzer, 78, native of Tower City, died Friday at Hollywood, Florida. He was a son of Fremont and Sarah Reitz Seltzer. Seltzer was a cousin of Mrs. John G. Trout.
    West Schuylkill Herald, March 27, 1968, Page 1.3
  • He was buried at Fred Hunter's Hollywood Memorial Gardens West, Hollywood, Broward County, FL.4

Child of Harry Harrison Saltzer and Ada Jane Mortimer

Citations

  1. [S1207] United States Selective Service System, online www.ancestry.com, United States Selective Service System (The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis), downloaded 2011, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  2. [S1163] Philadelphia, PA Clerk of Orphan's Court, Philadelphia, PA, Marriage Index, 1885-1951 (Philadelphia, PA: Clerk of Orphan's Court, Philadelphia, PA), Marriage License Number: 253902; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Philadelphia, PA, Marriage Index, 1885-1951.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Harry H. Seltzer, West Schuylkill Herald, March 27, 1968, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed June 17, 2023).
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67404217/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ada J. Seltzer, Fort Lauderdale News, October 28, 1973, Page 37. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed June 17, 2023).

Ada Jane Mortimer1

F, #72385, b. 9 September 1888, d. 26 October 1973
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2023
  • Ada Jane Mortimer was born on 9 September 1888.3
  • She was the daughter of Jessie Mortimer and Sarah Hartley.2
  • Ada Jane Mortimer married Harry Harrison Saltzer, son of Fremont Saltzer and Sarah Reitz, in 1910, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.1
  • Ada Jane Mortimer died on 26 October 1973, Broward County, FL, at age 85.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    SELTZER
    Ada J. Seltzer, 85, of 4080 North Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point passed away Friday at a local nursing home. A resident of this area for 18 years coming from Philadelphia, Pa. Survived by one son. Harry J. Seltzer, Lighthouse Point, Fla; two grandsons, Harry J. Seltzer, Jr., Largo, Fla; John Bruce Seltzer, Fort Laudedale. Funeral service will 2 p.m. Monday at BOYD'S HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD CHAPEL with burial to fnllow at Hollywood Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to p.m. Sunday.
    Fort Lauderdale News, October 28, 1973, Page 37.4
  • She was buried at Fred Hunter's Hollywood Memorial Gardens West, Hollywood, Broward County, FL.4,5

Child of Ada Jane Mortimer and Harry Harrison Saltzer

Citations

  1. [S1163] Philadelphia, PA Clerk of Orphan's Court, Philadelphia, PA, Marriage Index, 1885-1951 (Philadelphia, PA: Clerk of Orphan's Court, Philadelphia, PA), Marriage License Number: 253902; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Philadelphia, PA, Marriage Index, 1885-1951.
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Philadelphia Ward 33, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1475; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0874; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  3. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ada J. Seltzer, Fort Lauderdale News, October 28, 1973, Page 37. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed June 17, 2023).
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67404216/ada-j-seltzer. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Jessie Mortimer1

M, #72386
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2023

Child of Jessie Mortimer and Sarah Hartley

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Philadelphia Ward 33, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1475; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0874; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…

Sarah Hartley1

F, #72387
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2023

Child of Sarah Hartley and Jessie Mortimer

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Philadelphia Ward 33, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1475; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0874; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…

Harry Jesse Seltzer1

M, #72388, b. 20 June 1914, d. 1 April 1989
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2023

Children of Harry Jesse Seltzer and Alice May Carty

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ada J. Seltzer, Fort Lauderdale News, October 28, 1973, Page 37. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed June 17, 2023).
  2. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN: 181098577; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  3. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Certificate Number: 1939040244; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…

John Bruce Seltzer1

M, #72390, b. 16 May 1943, d. 6 February 1989
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2023
  • John Bruce Seltzer was born on 16 May 1943.2,3
  • He was the son of Harry Jesse Seltzer and Alice May Carty.1
  • John Bruce Seltzer died on 6 February 1989, Pinellas County, FL, at age 45.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    SELTZER, JOHN B.,45, of 933 Laura St., Clearwater, died Monday (Feb. 6, 1989) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Bristol, Pa., and came here in 1976 from Fort Lauderdale. He was a factory worker for Hercules of Florida, Clearwater. Survivors include a brother, Harry J. Jr., Clearwater. Kane Funeral Home, Clearwater.
    Tampa Bay Times, February 8, 1989, Page 31.4
  • He was buried at Clearwater Municipal Cemetery, Clearwater, Pinellas County, FL.5

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ada J. Seltzer, Fort Lauderdale News, October 28, 1973, Page 37. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed June 17, 2023).
  2. [S1378] 1950 US Census, Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 959; Sheet Number: 60; Enumeration District: 9-10; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  3. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for John B. Seltzer, Tampa Bay Times, February 8, 1989, Page 31. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed June 17, 2023).
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93788387/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.