Fritz-Fausnacht/Morrison-Winter Family Tree

Events

Parents

Families

Pedigree

1. Abernathy, Moses Henry
   1. Fritz, Louisa Christina
      1. Abernathy, Achsa A
      2. Abernathy, Clara Christine
      3. Abernathy, (Infant Daughter)
      4. Abernathy, Moses Walter Fritz

Ancestors

Abernathy, Moses Walter Fritz

Abernathy, Moses Henry

Fritz, Louisa Christina

Fritz, Benedict

Fritz, Benedict

Jochum, Maria Veronika

Jochum, Franz

Jochum, Katharina

Müller, Anne

Müller, Martin

Grass, Karolina

Source References

1. 1900 United States Federal Census
   1. • Date: 1900-06-01
      • Page: Roll: T623_462; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 112; FHL microfilm: 1240462
2. 1910 United States Federal Census
   1. • Date: 1910-04-15
      • Page: Roll: T624_426; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0129; Image: 7; FHL microfilm: 1374439
3. 1920 United States Federal Census
   1. • Date: 1920-01-05
      • Page: Roll: T625_516; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 575
4. Ottumwa Courier November
   1. • Date: 1932-11-26
      • Page: 1932-11-26
      • Citation:

        Pioneer Of Blakesburg Is Summoned

        Mrs. Louesa Fritz Abernathy, 74 years old and widow of M. H. Abernathy and mother of Walter Abernathy of Ottumwa died at her home and Blakesburg this morning, following an illness of six weeks.

        Mrs. Abernathy was a lifelong resident of Blakesburg. She was born of Blakesburg on July 13, 1858, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benedict Fritz. Her marriage to M. H. Abernathy took place November 28th 1878.

        Of the four children born, two survive, Walter Abernathy of Ottumwa and Mrs. Ascha Abernathy Stutz, wife of Edward Stutz of Blakesburg; one grandson, Carl A. Gamble of Moline, Illinois; a sister Mrs. William Shea, and two brothers, Frank and Henry Fritz, all of Blakesburg. Her daughter, Mrs. Clara Abernathy Gamble, died February 23, 1923, another daughter died in infancy, Mr. Abernathy died January 29, 1929, and two brothers, William and George Fritz and a sister Mrs. Mathilda Hardie also preceded Mrs. Abernathy and death.

        Funeral services will be held at the home in Blakesburg Monday afternoon at 2:30 conducted by the Rev. Fred Tucker of Ottumwa. Burial will follow in the Blakesburg cemetery. The pallbearers will be John Shea, Edward Fritz, Bramford Abernathy, Herbert Arnold, Jake Huber and Everette Rowe.

5. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
   1. • Page: FHL Film Number: 979675
      • Citation:

        Name: Moses Walter Fritz Abernathy
        Birth Date: 4 Aug 1898
        Birth Place: Blakesburg, Iowa
        Father's Name: Moses Henry Abernathy
        Mother's Name: Louisa Chris Fritz
        FHL Film Number: 979675

6. Social Security Death Index
   1. • Page: 484-14-8262; Walter Abernathy
      • Citation:

        Name: Walter Abernathy
        SSN: 484-14-8262
        Born: 4 Aug 1898
        Died: Dec 1954
        State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (Before 1951)

7. Blakesburg Excelsior (Newspaper)
   1. • Date: 1926-04-29
      • Page: 1926-04-29; Microfilm from State Historical Society of Iowa Blakesburg (Wapello co, IA); Excelsior Newspaper, Microfilm from State Historical Society of Iowa; Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Martha Richards
      • Citation:

        While we do not intend to blow off our head about it, yet this is one anniversary that should not go by unnoticed. A quarter of a century is a long time to camp in a small town, but we have learned to like it and hope to continue here for some time to come. During all these years we have stuck pretty close to business and have never missed getting out an issue of the paper and have always had it out on time.....We give below a panarama of Blakesburg as it was a quarter of a century ago:

        Articles of Incorporation had been adopted. G. F. THODE was the station agent and the lawn about the depot was the prettiest along the Kansas City division, this being Roadmaster SHEA's office headquarters. All the ground south of the old SCHEAFER homestead, was a meadow. Billy FRITZ drove a span of high-stepping bays to a rubber tired buggy. John SHEA stood on a box with an apron tied around his neck and dried the dishes for his mother. Uncle Hi VanCLEAVE furnished music on his violin every evening. Drs. UDELL, TORRENCE and HURST furnished the pills and quinine. Tom HAMPTON run the saloon. Vade SMITH was superintendent of school. There were two livery barns and both run hacks to all trains. H. FRITZ, M. H. ABERNATHY, W. S. WILSON, Sr. and W. S. CASH had general stores here. Chas. ZIGLER run a jewelry store. Jerry THOMPSON was the produce dealer and drove a huxster wagon. Chas. READING and Wm. ROWE were the village blacksmiths. John FOLAND was operating the creamery, WATERMAN Bros., harness shop, Frank FRITZ and John OSWALD, hardware. Some of the girls road (sic) bicycles. HARLAND & JACKSON, S.P.POSTON, Emery CHIDESTER and T. E. THOMPSON were the stock buyers. M. H. ABERNATHY was postmaster, Minnin SANDIFER, millinery store. Walter ABEGG was the then young banker in Blakesburg and Fred LOBER run a fruit store. Wm. GOODSPEED was mayor. John LaFOLLETTE was working for Wm. FRITZ. Merritt TINSLEY and O. E. THODE were bachelors and Frank TINSLEY was the sympathetic undertaker. Rev. BOBBITT was pastor of the Baptist church and Rev. BURDOCK the Methodist church. Walter ABERNATHY graduated from dresses to trousers. "Foot" Thompson carved pork chops. Blakesburg had two hotels, Frank HARDY and "Chunk" TINSLEY were the landlords. Edward FRITZ was learning to walk and Bert THOMPSON and I. T. CHIDESTER were the tonsorial artists and Ben THAYER was 'devil" in the Excelsior office."

        (Later in the issue:)

        In our write up of twenty-five years ago we overlooked mentioning that W. FRITZ was here in the lumber and implement business.

8. Blakesburg Cemetery
   1. • Page: Gravestone of Walter Fritz Abernathy