John L. Fretz and Mary Graft

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Husband John L. Fretz ¹

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           Born: 14 Sep 1828 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Father: Christian Fretz (1802-1828) 1 2 3
         Mother: Catharine Smith (1804-Aft 1889) 1 2 4

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       Marriage: 9 Jan 1850 1

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Wife Mary Graft ¹

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Children

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1 M Christian Fretz ¹

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           Born: 13 Oct 1851 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Emeline Marsh (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 7 Oct 1872 1

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2 M Samuel Fretz ⁵

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           Born: 20 Dec 1852 5
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           Died: 23 Jan 1856 5
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 F Catharine Fretz ⁵

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           Born: 14 Nov 1854 - Westmoreland Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: John Farmer (1855-      ) 5
           Marr: 4 Sep 1878 5

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4 M Abraham Lincoln Fretz ⁵

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           Born: 11 Apr 1860 5
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           Died: 18 Sep 1863 5
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M Orlando Fretz ⁵

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           Born: Nov 1865 5
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           Died: Nov 1865 5
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - John L. Fretz

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His farm contained rich deposits of coal, and was very valuable. He and his wife were members of the Baptist church, of which he was ordained Deacon in 1860.

1 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 454.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 443.

3 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 64.

4 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 64, 77.

5 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 455.