The Bretz Register

Cemetery Records from Seneca, Marion and Wyandot Counties, Ohio

�Old Bretz Graveyard� near Sycamore, Ohio

Conrad Bretz�Died Jan. 29, 1861 aged 80 years, 9 months and 23 days (Born in 1780, this is the grave of Conrad, son of John)

Susan, wife of Conrad Bretz� Died Jan. 18, 1852 aged 65 years, 2 months, 2 days

Cemetery 3 miles southeast of Tiffin, Seneca Co.�NE corner of section 4

In memory of Jacob Wolf died March 2, 1834 Aged 68 years, 2 months and 8 days (Born 1766)

In memory of�Christena C.�wife of Jacob Wolf died Oct. 13, 1849 Aged 88 years, 6 months (Born 1761)

Isaac Wolf�died Sept. 25, 1857 Aged 35 years, 10 months, 21 days

Prudence, wife of Isaac Wolf died May 9, 1854 Aged 25 yrs., 11 mos. 11 days

Corporal J. J. Wolfe�Co. G, 3rd Ohio Cavalry

John Wolf�died Jan. 28, 1858 Aged 79 years, 17 days (Born 1779)

Mary A., wife of Meshach Wolfe died Jan. 2, 1849 Aged 28 yrs., 9 mos., 27 days

James Wolf�died Sept. 14, 1869 Aged 64 years, 11 months, 9 days

These are undoubtedly relatives of Philadelphia Wolf, wife of Jacob.

Grand Prairie Cemetery, Rocky Fork Baptist Church�Marion Co. Near Marion.

Jct. 23 and 221�Collected by Ernest and Ellen Bretz

Samuel Bretz� died April 30, 1874 Aged 73 yrs., 8 mos., 2 days (Born 1800, he was a son of Valentine)

Catherine, wife (of Samuel, maiden name Bibler) died Jan 22, 1888 aged 88 yrs., 8 mos., 2 days

Andrew D. Bretz�born March 5, 1827 died Jan. 9, 1905 (He was a son of Samuel, son of Valentine.)

Mary, wife (of A. D., maiden name Seitz) born Oct. 5, 1830�died Aug. 18, 1912

Jane Ann Bretz�born Dec. 30, 1837 died May 12, 1909�(Not in �Register�)

Davis S. (Bretz? No name on stone)�born Dec. 30, 1837 died April 6, 1922� (Samuel, son of Valentine has a son David S.)

Cemetery three miles east of Melmore, Seneca Co.�NE corner of section 30

Barbara�wife of John Bretz�died Nov. 28, 1860 (She was the wife of John, son of Valentine)

Rebecca M.�daughter of J. and B. Bretz, died Oct. 2, 1860

Simon P.� son of J. and B. Bretz�died May 15, 1863

Lewis M. Bretz�died Aug. 11, 1871 Aged 48 yrs., 3 mos., 7 days�(He was a son of David, son of Valentine.)�(Lewis K. in Bretz Register)

Elizabeth (maiden name was Seitz)�wife of L. K. Bretz�died Dec. 19, 1888 Aged 61 yrs., 5 mos., 19 days

Eli Bretz�Died May 6, 1900 Aged 77 yrs., 7 mos., 7 days (He was a son of Conrad)

Elizabeth, his wife (wife of Eli, maiden name was Seitz)

William A. Bretz� 1854-1928�(He was a son of Eli, son of Conrad)

Alvin J.�son of Aaron and Bliza Seitz�died May 10, 1890 Aged 21 yrs., 7 mos., 3 days (a nephew of Elizabeth, wife of Eli)

United Brethren Chapel Cemetery on Philip Bretz farm, east of Melmore, Seneca County

This cemetery was woefully neglected, in 1928. Many stones had fallen; some fallen ones may�have been concealed in the tangle of vegetation. Later information is that this condition has been�corrected.

Philip Bretz�died March 27, 1848 Aged 83 years (This is the grave of Philip, son of John)

Philip Bretz�died April 16, 1874 Aged 67 years, 1 mo., 28 days (Born in 1807, he was Philip, Jr.)

Catherine,�wife of Philip Bretz died May 8, 1838 Aged 28 yrs., 7 mos., 2 days (First wife of Philip Jr., maiden name was Free)

Mary, wife of Philip Bretz�died Aug 5., 1848 Aged 28 yrs., 7 mos., 12 days (Second wife of Philip Bretz, maiden name was Andre)

Jacob, son of P. and M. Bretz�died March 26, 1843 Aged 9 mos., 17 days

Infant son of P. and S. Bretz�died Jan. 6, 1850

Infant son of P. and S. Bretz�died Nov. 16, 1851

John Bretz�died July 24, 1852 Aged 57 yrs., 9 months, 10 days He was the father of 16 children 5 sons and 11 daughters (Born in 1794, he was a son of Philip.)

Lydia, wife of John Bretz (maiden name was Seitz) died Oct. 28, 1866 Aged 66 yrs., 7 mos., and 25 days

Elizabeth, wife of�Joshua Eastep and daughter�of J. and L. Bretz died Feb. 21, 1848 Aged 26 yrs., 1 mo.

Noah, son of J. and L. Bretz,�died Oct. 29, 1823 Aged 8 mos., 12 days

Infant son of J. and L. Bretz, died Feb. 7, 1823

Magdalene, Dau. of J. and L. Bretz�died Aug. 22, 1841 Aged 3 yrs., 28 days

John, son of J. and L. Bretz�died Sept. 27, 1827 Aged 2 yrs.

Mary, wife of Noah Seitz�died Apr. 22, 1865 Aged 65 yrs., 11 mos., 7 days

Noah, son of N. and M. Seitz�died Apr. 19, 1847 Aged 69 yrs., 6 mos.

Sebina, wife of Geo. Bever�died Oct. 19, 1874 Aged 71 yrs., 10 mos., 4 days (A daughter of Philip)

Solomon Bever, son of Geo. Bever�died Dec. 28, 1866 Aged 39 yrs., 3 mos., 8 days Member of Co. K, 123 Reg., O.V.I.�(G.A.R. flag on grave in June, 1930)

Solomon Bever�died May 8, 1882�aged 82 yrs., 10 months�(Apparently a brother of Geo. Bever)

Maria, wife of Solomon Bever�died Sept. 14, 1863�aged 55 yrs., 6 mos., 25 days

Elizabeth, wife of Solomon Bever died May 11, 1897�aged 75 yrs., 20 days

John Wax�born Sept. 13, 1813�died Dec. 7, 1897�aged 84 yrs., 2 mos., 24 days

Sarah, wife of John Wax born March 17, 1811 died Feb. 26, 1880 aged 68 yrs., 11 mos., 9 days�(a daughter of Philip)

Gravestone inscriptions in Fish Cemetery,�New Rochester, Crawford Co., Ohio

Jacob Bretz 1866�71 yrs.�(This is the grave of Jacob, son of Philip, father of Ephraim)

Phil. Bretz�May 1, 1889�94 yrs., 21 days�(She was the wife of Jacob, son of Philip)

Identifications of the Bretzes and Bretz wives�buried in the U. B. Chapel Cemetery: Philip, son of John, and two of his sons, Philip Jr. and John are buried here. From data in the�Philip Jr. family bible, reported by grace, wife of Harry, son of George, and by Aaron, son of Jacob, son�of Philip, Philip Jr. was married three times. Catherine Free was his first wife, Mary Andre his second,�and Susannah Winter his third. The first two wives are buried here. The 9-months old Jacob was Mary�s�child, the two infants were born to Susannah. Lydia was John�s wife and the four children of J. and L.�Bretz are part of their large family. The headstone boasts of John�s fathering 16 children blandly ignores�the part Lydia played and the implication of those infant and early childhood deaths.

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