o'^' ^"v^!^-\/'' V*^-**/ V'^^*\/ V*'^'^*/ FAMILY REGISTER OF George Christian Ritter OF Leiningen, Rheinpfalz, Baiern Germany and his Descendants from the year of our Lord 1735 to the year 1905 COMPILED BY PHILIP JOHN RITTER PHILADELPHIA, PA. U. S. A. WALTHER PRINTING HOOSE, PHILADELPHIA. Vi(^^oj, I >? 4/c \ 0^ y^^S' fflnttii : ..ITiiriunrrtii m\\) Aufuuirrtii iiil uu'-.rr *prurh" iFautiliru-SJruiiitrr uu^ S>tammluiuiu ftrii C$eQt0 Chvislinit Hitter aus ICrtutuynt, Sllunupfals, i^atrru iinttarhUmit > ^u^ iinuini iV'arhUnmmni linm Hiahrr i^rii iSrils IT35 bis Eimi 3Jiilur ] 11115 ^^ HiuuunmiMiurrirl^l mm PhtHp 3oitaiiii ilittrr }Jhila^^l}.Illia. JJa. l\. *. A. < 2ai »»!) Be? Slfrtafifr^i, Vftitii' ,\ filler. €ti^^^ Unrmnrt 2( 11 m e i n e T t e fi e n ?3 1 u t ^ n e nt) a n b t e n. CS'in ©riifi an dud) x'llle ! ^ic ^Inrei^unt^ ^uin (2d)vciben einer A-ami(ien=(S)cid)id)tc, :'1ici^iftcv ober ©tainm= hawn, entftanb biitmvd), baf; nuiii tiit^lid) !L'eutc iac\a\ l)ort : ,/).lu'ine Gltern obor C^vo^elteni taiiien and) ooii T>eutfd)lanb, mie aber bic ®taM, &t'r Ort obor ^ao Jiiaiib l)ei|5t, uieif5 id) nid)t." 'Isielc uiil'feii ind)t, mic il)vo (^Jvof^cltcvn, oon ^e^• '3Jiiitterfeite ber Jainilic l)cv, i^ci)icf5en l)abcn. iHuf biefe ':?(euf!mnuu'n )o t-^ldcv tatii tnir ber ©ebante, baf? co ld)on unb uninjd)ciioiucvtl) iiuivc, uh-iui unfcvc Tiad)- tonimon )ac\a\ tonnten, lucr il)re 'isorcltcni unircii, wo fie l)cv[tamiiien unti luic fie Ijiefjeii unb unvo il)v ^^evuf obev (sicfdjiift mar. 1!)uvd) meiiieu 'i^cfud) iiiit iiiciner A'rtnulie nad) (i'uvopit unb befonbero nad) ^eutfd)lanb fanb id) and) cine 3cl)niud)t, bcu Drt UU1 id) i^eboven unb ex^^oi^en univbc, :\n feben, baffelbc 'iH-vlani^cn ^il• 2 telle ju feben mo niein "isatev lU'boren un^ evu^i^en uuir, i^leid) ftavt in iniv, un^ id) nn^ meine beiben 3i.ibne fubven nad) beni Cvt, nad) bev 3 telle, uumon uiein 'ivitev niiv fo oft un^ uiel eiviblte, niinilid) nad) t>ein 'Oceubof bei 'JUtleiniiuu'u, in ^ev r)i'bein= pfal,^; nad)beni miv ttovt aiuu'toniinen un^ ber banialiiu" '-lu'filier uu'o fo ^ienilid) alieo .^nteveffante lU'.H'i'^t unb erfliirt b'ltte, t'amen mir auf bie ('^)efd)id)te unferev 3(f)nen ju fpved)en. A^err ^obaiui .Udrd)er erbot fid) ^ie ('')efd)id)te auf bem ))iatI)Q= l)auo ju SUtleiniurten burd),^ufucben unb mir nad) xHnierit'a nad),^ufd)iden, nnv^ er niit .sSiilfe beci i^errn ^^>farverc> non ',Hltleinini^en and) unrt'lid) tbat. Xuvd) ben t$ni= pfani^ biefev Uvtun&en nnlr^e in 3tant) c^efet.U eo ui untenu'bnien, einen 3tanun; bauni ober /5-ainilien=^)(et^ifter ,^u fd)reiben un^ ^ufaiiniien \n felion, ^a'^ ,^-unbaiiu'nt ^a^u UHiv ba, ti"o tbut niir aber lei^ fai^en ui niiiifen, ^af^ id) iiber tien 'in'rbleib ^er ')uid)toninien oon ^en .Stinbern tieo ("-K-ori^ Cibriftian :)(itter, ^ie mit ^en (iltern nad) 'Kuffifd)='].Hilen finb, nid)to erfabren tonnte. \s\)7 batte id) einen iHiifaui^ i^emad^t, mufjte eo aber mei^en (^)efunM)eit'^^lftan^ unterlaffen. "Jiad) (jrreid)uni^ uieineo fiebeuJiigften ^ebeneiatjre luurbe id; torperlid; \mt) geiftili mieDer hdftig unb JBoitnort. fiibltc ciiu- 'ix'nciftcniiui tiafiiv, imicvou ^1iad)toiinucn ciu Ci"rbtl)cil ^u [)intcrlaffcn, nun-aiif oin ic^c^• ^)iad)tomiiu- ^cl• uicr '~^-^vii?cv: '^'orcn^ 'i'l)ilip, C5l)vifttan, ^sobannco u^^ ,\obanii t^bilip ?)iittci-, cbbnc luni (^)oov(i (5bvii'tian un^ Ci'ini ^Hitter, ftol^ ^lU•aur fi'in ftnf, iiamlicb ^ic1oo '^iucb ull^ ^cffon "siibalt, uun-iii man ntd)t miv Die ('>)ol"d)id)tc feiner X'lbucu fiiiDcn faun, ioiiDan icinc ottUMie Weidnd)tc, lln^ uieifu'o 'Imi = pier Hf""!^/ ""i i^'i'i^" eiiu^nen ')iad)toini)ien, ibve 'Jiainen unD "Jl^rten itnb bie 3(bvelfen wo Die 'isermauDten umbnen, eiiifdu'eiben ,^u toimen. llm Dem ^eitc^eift, iiiovin luir jeUt uiobneii (^eved)t ,^ii uHnDeii, wo imin per X'uinpt unD (iiectrieitdt 100 ^Jieilen per ©tiinDe fiibrt; luo man leleiinipbirt, telepbonirt uiiD pbotoc^apbirt, fo merDen bie pbotoc^rapbifdien '^^ilDer uon nabe^u bunbert '^ierfonen pon unferen 33hitcnH"r= umnbten in Dem i^mi)\: \n fiiiben fein, fo baf? menn mir bie '-Befdjreibung eiiier ^serfoii lefen, mir ibr '^^ilD nor nno I)aben. IMe 5(bfid)t ober ber oinecf be'o 'ini-faffero ift nid)t allein an\ bie Wefd)id;te unb S^ert^augeuljeit i^erid)tet, fonbern aucb anf Die C^uuienipart unb ontunft. /"yreunbfdinft ber '^sernninDten foil lebeuD erbalten unb gepflegt merben burd) iiftere'j ;-^nfammentommen, Durd) "^xMoeife ber ^'iebe \i[ einanber, burd) niaud;eo i^ute SlHU-f, bao bie AreunDfdiaft ftiirlt, luoriiber im C5"n(^lifd)en in " Cultivatinc Our Friendshi]) " i^erebet mirD. "Juicb Diefem tommt ein i'lrtit'el iiber " Natural or Moral Law" unb eine c\(\n\\: ^)ieibe von perlenDen 'llnn'ten fiir DJenfdien, bie bent'en. 'Jdleo biefeo babe id) ,^uiu"fiii';t fiir '^-ielebrunc-i ber l)eran= umdjfenben Weneration, befonbero ber xHrtifel: •' Mfditations on the Philos- (tl)hy of Life," ift ale 'i.'ebre unferer ')(ad)fontmen unb \\\ ber (5r()altung bes 5tamme^ Ciemibmet. jyerner fd)rieb id) aud^ nod) einen ^J(rtit'el iiber " Hygienic," ober @efunb= beitciregel, uni ',um 'll^obl unb (S)ebeil)en ber ^)iittero bei,^utra('(en. (2in 5(rtilel iiber Mrant'beiten im xHnfani^ berfelben unD etlid)e ')(e^epte fiir ,SU-ant'l)eiten, bie Der Sdjreiber biefeo erprobt unb i-(ut gefunben l)at. ;i-5egeiftert burd) bao 'Hsol)hpo(len feiner (Mefiil)Ie feinen 'Jfngebbrigen unb in'ripanbten gegeniiber, ()at ber -Iscrfaffev leine ^llJiibc nod) ,SUiften gefd)eut unb t>cn 'Jiad)tommen ber ^'i^milie bes Gieortj tSljnftian ::){itter, geboreu 1760, biefeo "ihid) geiuiDniet. llni unfevn Deutfd)en ^^n'mniuDten ,^u lieb babe id) Den erften Iibeil Diefeci '-Pud)e'j in Tenlfd) gefd)rieben. (j'o ift unD bleibt eine fd)bne (j'rinnerunn an bie alte .s>eimatl). 4}ie '^•>efd)reibung unfereo ('»)eburtclanbe'>, Der Crte, Der 'i-^erge, Der ^Hboin, unb follte bie jiiiuu'ren '3iad)t'omnum aufmnntern bie beutfd)e 3prad)e nU erbalten in unferer ^■IsermanDtfd)aft. (i'o ift bod) fo fd)bn menu man mebr aid eine Zpradje faun, unb fd)liefH' niit Dem 2prud): ^^sflege bie beutfd)e ©prad)e, Qvi)aUe bag beutfcfie SCort, 3)er @eift unferer Skater 2ebt in i()nen fort. Greeting to Our Blood Relations. i\Iaiiy dt" my blood fi'hitions, ('S]iooi;illy those of my iieiim-jit ion. know Ili;it cviT since I have been in America. I kept in connection with them l)y coiTes|)on(lence, latcf by visits and con-espondence. nntil nearly all of ouf celalions had been visited by myself and I'amilx'. and most of our iflations have been brom;ht closer lo^clhei' in IViendship by thesi' inlluences. This extends over a pei'iod of time of neai'ly \'ny\y years, (^uite a nnmbei' of i-elatives have been bronuht closer to'jether by bu.'-iness lies. 1 Ionc m\- kinsmen: I believe that blood is thicker than water. .My kiiismeii have had the pi'eference in business opportunities with me and in the case of many of tliem, theii- life's doings been shaped and made a success, through this intluence of i-elat ionship. We meet many peojjlc thi'on^h life who say that their ancesters came from Kui"o|)e or (iermany, but whei'c they do not know, and some (jo not even know the names of theii' grandparents. 'Idiis is easily ini- dci'stood when the descendants of four bi'others in foui' licnerat ions or one hundredyears. amount toa])out foui' Innidi'ed descendants. scattered all over the woi'ld. A thonyht came to my mind, that to kecj) up our relation and friendship, it would l)e very good to have a family history, so that future generations might k'uow their- ancestors and i-elations, and that this feeling that blood relations should have for each other should be continued to time indefinite. While \isiting in (lermany, I came into |)ossessiou of the history of our ancestors for foui- genei'ations back, of m\' own 1 have the foun- dation for the histoi'y of this book'. .\t the pl'esenl lime, lliel'e ai'(> se\'en generations, whose recoi'ds are wi'itten down in this book. To make simply a I'ecord of naiin's of births, mai'riages and deaths, would, to many, bi' \i']'y iniinterest ing readini:'. I lia\'e. tlierefo)'e. given a short desci'ij)t ion of the oriiiin of the name "K'ilter." the country of our ancestors, their familx' suri'ouudin<_:s. biography of I he li\-e.s as ne;ir correct as possible, also the life histoi'y 3nnbe? ?i\([b'n ^sbn tanfcnbmal ivillfommcn [cin. GERMAN XATIOXAL MONUMENT At the Niertrrwalfl. Erefted in rommcmoratinn of tlio iitiity of the German Nation in 1 S83, on the top of a terraced vineyard-covered side of n monntaiii, facinK tlie River Rliine. and HinKi'ii. soofeel below, The beauty of tlie landscape and scenery beyond is unsurpassed in Knrope. Architectural base of monu- ment, J^nmiltc. 15 lEtti ($pbrt. ■I?icf)t flrl)' id) nm ben Sciieii eui'c^en ©liicfee, 5Jicf)t flel)' idi iini eiu fliidjtig (Srbetiflut ; @ib, ©wither, mir in ©titvmen be^ ©efd^icfes 3)ent ©oifte ,^raft unb nieinem ^ter^en 53hit[). 3)en ^'.fab be^ 9ied)teQ laf? ntid) ru^ifl fd)reiten, Db ftill bie i'lift, ob iinlb bie ©tiirnic uu'()'n ; Unb ein§ fltb niir, Wott, ,^u nllen ,^eiten, D bie id) Hebe, laf; ntid) (-((iidlid) fe^'n. "^nx ber ift arm, ber einfam jie^t bie ^^fabe, 3>on bem I)inuie(i ber ii'iebe ©ncjel fltef)'n ; ©ir, ©d^tdffal, ©onf ! bn ()aft in betner (Mnnbe 23er Sieb' unb (yi"eiiiibfd)aft ©ec^en ntir iierlicl)'ii. D, 31116, bie niiv Stebe je ^efpenbet, ' 2luf 33lumen Infe fie euiiti ge[)'n, 2)afe nie i^r ©liid unb 3Bonne enbet, D, bie id) liebe, laf; mic^ gliidlid) fel^'n. ©ic^', if)re ^reuben roill id^ jubetnb t^eilen. Wid) foil beicegen roa^ i^r ^erj beraecjt ; Sc^ raeife e§, nieine JBunben raerben f)ei[en ©0 lanc^ fie milb bie .t>anb ber Stebe pfleflt. 2Jln i()rer ^reube foil mein .s>ers fid) fonnen, 5Benn melfenb nteines Wliide^ iMumen fte[)'n, Unb ilftre 5IBDnnen feien nieine 2Bonnen, D, bie id) liebe, la^ mid) flliirflic^ fel)'n. Wciicnioflic ficr JHittcr J?omilic. 17 Safi IGan^ mtHcrrr Unrhatrr. ,. lplttiirMau^.** liciU in Diittcl^ti'uropa. 5einc Vdngc ift um^efdljr SOO Dicilcu lum ^lun? mid) 3iiti lul^ 600 Wiiikn von Oft nad) 31>e[ten. '^^n ''}{orb=T^eutfd)(anb ift Mc Vmiti= fdiaft iiteiften^ eben, bic c^ec^en ^3}(ittel=X)eutfd^lanb ,^u, wo tiaiin iH-vid)icbonc '-in-ri^tcttcu cinfotuMi. i>ol)ere ^^erc^e finbct man aber in Sub=X'eut)d)lanti, ndni= lid) ttic foiicnannten ^^Inoldnfev ber 'vllpcn. Aunf ipauvtftronie buvdjfrcmcn bao altc iHitcrlanb. ©ie beijV'n, I'on Cften iu"d()lt: bic '>.H"id)fcl, bic Cbcv, bic ti'lbo, bic ~Ji>efer unb bev ^Kljcin, uHiI)renb ein anbevcv Maupt|tvoni, bio Tonau, ini Siibcn tljciluieife bus t)eutige beutfd)c ^Kcid) burdjflielU, tljciluieifc mid) bic C^hcnu' fiiv Ccftcrreic^ bilbet. 3IIIe biefc Aliifje flie^en in' '5 'JJiccr, nnb ^iiHir bic cvftge^ nanntcn ,^nici in bie Cftfec, bic iibvic^'n bvci in bie ^3iorb|cc, unb bic Donau cvc^icfU fid) in baci Sd)um^e -33icer. ®dinintlid)c finb auf Unu^c Strcrfcn fd)iffbar; (^m^ bcfonbcrci bcv !')U)cin, bcr mobl am meiftcn bcfa()vcn mivb unb uov.^iii^Iid) im Sommcr wnt) .s^crbft von ben CS'uropa bevcifcnbcn '^(mcvit'ancvn, bic auf (i"rhir= fiono^T^ampfcvn ben l)eiTlid)ftcn 'Jlu'oblirf auf bao ^){()cintl)al mit fcincn ~:l\>cin: bcri^cn, .Ulbftcvn unb 5^uv(U-uincn t^cnicfuMi. 2)as :'){l)cintl)al in bcr ']-^al,^ ift im 3.\>cftcn vo\n .sSarbti^cbiriu' unb ben linn^cfcn bcc^vcn^t, nuibrcnb c'> im Cftcn an ben (Sd)iiiar,vnalb unb ben Obcnmalb l)inanrcid)t. 'i^cibc 'i^cvi^cttcn (bie i^avbt unb Dbenmalb) finb ungefdljr 15-20 Hieilen uom ^'Kljcinftrom cntfcvnt. !Daci :'){()cint()al ift cin vcidico, (^cfciVictec iHdcvIanb. iHuQ ben baofclbc umi^cbcnbcn "iicviU'n ci-i'(ief?cn fid) tleine bcfrud}tenbe ^luffc in bcu ^Hbcin. I^icfc 'i^crcu' finb mciftcn'^ bidmalbig unb auf bcu .sSo()cpun!ten unb ©ipfcln mit iicrfd)icbcucn '^^uvc^cn lU'tvont, bic aber bcutc mciftcuG ucrfallcn finb, bod) alo '•33ionumente ucrivmi^'ucr ;-)Cit cin bcicbctes ,Scu(Vuf^ cinfti^cr Wrbf;e unb "-3.)tad)t barlci^cn. Unb fd)bn nuucu bicfc ocitcn fitr bic fricblid)cn ^cmobncr bicfco rul)iiUMi 4: bales i^rabc nicbt, miifUcu fie bod) bavtcn ^•robnbicnft iierrid)tcn unb fd)iocrc iHbivibcn an bic tlcincn unb (Uof;cn rliaubbcrren Iciften, bic fcit ,^abrbunbcrtcn mm ibrcn ^in-ftcn unb '^^urt^cu l)crab bao ^^volt rec^rtcn obcr, bcffcr (\cia(\t, tncd)tctcn. l^cr Untcrabbaiu^ ber '-Isoncfcu unb bc^^ .'oarbti^cbirc^eo ift mit ^Ilseinreben, .Haftanicn= unb l)ianbclbdumcn bcpflan^t. 9i^eitcr binab mirb C^k'tvcibc alter i'lrt i^'baut, befonbcr'o Morn unb 'ilnn^cn. 2)er Sanbftridj nailer bcm ^)iljeine j^n crgiebt .s^opfen, Xabarf unb ^^ucferriiben. 18 Oencttloflic ficr SHittcr ^ominc. ©a liec^t aii§o;e6rettet in ftet^ werjiinc^ter ^rad^t ©in iDeiter ©otteoi^arten, «om .tiiiimtet reid^ bebad^t. SOag nur bas i^erj er^ot^et, luas nur ben 23litf erfreut, Sas finbeft bu [}ier 3(IIeg in giiUe anogeftreut. SJinflsum bie $8erge qiirtet ber SBalbev gviiner ^van^, Unb briiber fdiraebt bie Sonne in iFjrem fiellften ©lanj. ®ie Inft'gen 3Jebenf)itgel, ber 3lef)renfelber glur, ©ie jeugen Don ber Siebe ber fcf)affenben dlatux. 2Bo finbet fid^ anf ©rben fo l^eimlicf) trauter Drt? 9Bo flingt fo fiife jnni .^terjen ba^ biebre beutfc^e 2Dort? 2Bo rcoget anf ben ^^Inren ber ©et^en ol)ne 3al)[ ? 2Bo ift ju 5nn§ luib 2Bonne gefd)iiiiicfet iBert? unb J^al? 2Co fiic^t fid^ alfeg @rf)bne jnni (ieblid^ften 3]erein '.' SacV an beg Sanbeo 3?anten ! — Xa^ ift bie "ijifolj am 5HI;eiii ! 2i5er roeefe ido btr ber aBeefee blie^t, aOBer n)ee§ mo bidj'o (SJejrfiicf fjin^ieFjt. 3?oc() meefe ic^ : [inft ber 3Bannerftab Unb ftof)fd)t bu an bein 3Jttnb ouin &tab, ©0 beiif in Sieb id) jebenfallg 3iod) frol; an bid;, bu fd;eeni ^fatj. ®a?i ?anb, ba§ unfere 3(l)ncn [H-uio[)nten, ()cifU bie T^fnl.^ Don 5ntcr§ licr ; eG nun- fdion iiii '^^H'fil} ber ^Xomcr (^eivefen, bie eo ,/^MiUUinatuin" nanntcn, ull^ finbet uum nod) lieute in uieleu ZTlieilen ber ^)il)einpfa(,^ (irinnenuu^en unb opuren ber ^)(oiner,^eit, bie oor faft 2,000 3al)ren bovt fd)on .s^eerftraf3en nnh fefte 'i^urt^eu c^ebaut, \a Stiibte i^efd)affen unb beoiilfert ()abeu. 'I)ie Tdxiji ber '^l^fal,^ an A-ranf= reid) umr eine red)t Ijdufige unb 0(rof3e Urfad)e beci i'etbenci feiner GinuioI)ner flemefen, ba lodljrenb ,^a()lreid)er Mriege biefe§ ©renUrtu? )neiftenc ben ^rud tier IHrnteeu '^u erbulben I)atte unb nidjt felteu ^ie (i'rnte unter ben .s>ufen ber ^Koffe ber ')ieifi(H'n ^ertreteu unirt>. Tivo Mliina ini uH'ftlidien ^lieile t>er 'i^fal^ ift raal), mid) ift Duo l'ant» uieni(U~v ertvebii^ tiai^ec^en aber reid) an I'iineraUeu, Moblen, (iifen, .SUipfer uut' 3ilbu-. Tiefe ']-U-obut'tt' unirt>en in alter ^eit menii^ lUiot^ebeutet, ^eun eo fel)Ite an 4^ran:.= portnutteln, nuibveub l)eut3ulat^e (5ifenbal)u unb l}anipffd)iff tiiefe G'rbfd)dl5e nut3= Wciicnloflif tier SHittcr J^nmilif. 19 bar madien, inbcni fio titcfclbcn nacl) ^^-n i^rofton .^anbelciftiititt'ii beforbern, mo (^)euicrbfleif^ un^ tivport fio UHnter iH'vuH'vtl)cn. 'i.^iele A^crrcn babcn fd)on Me '^^fnl^ vct^iert unb auGunirtii^o t>iV^u, ticnon am tneifton uin tuc C^H-lbcv, bio fio berau'spvcffeiT fonntcn, ^u tl)un luav. Tic i^litd; Iia)ftc fur''> "Inilt unb nil)im-cid)fte ;^eit ber '^.^faU wax uiitcv ticv ^Kcl^icrunl:^ t>er ^uriiivften, bic in .s>ei&clberi^ refibivton. 3(in fd)rcrflid)i"tcn wax co, alo im ^^al)re 1692 bte ')>fal,^ uon 't>m Aran^ofen l)cinuul'ud)t uni> t^riifUentlicilo alio betunitontien Stiititc uitb Xiirfor novbvannt, uer= uiiiftct obcv ^eritbrt nnirben, fo baf, uiole (i'inuiol)ncv fid) nad) anbcvcn ^'iinborn fUiditeten. 'lUele iV'HU'h audi nad) xHnicrita iHuoflango bes 17. ^,al)rl)unbcvt'o iinb 'Jlnfangs bes IS. ^sal)rl)unborto. lUuo biefcr ;^eit ftanunt bic bcutfdio XHnficbelunfl im ©taate '^HMinfiiUianien, mo fid) ber pfdl^ifd)e Dialett bcv boutfd)cn 3prad)e bio auf ben I}eutioien Jai^ ovl)altcn bat, i)el)ec^t unb i^cpflegt irirb. (Seit 1825 c^el)i.n-t nun bio ')il)einpfal,^ jum .Hbnii^-eid) ^ai)ern alo bcffen ,,rKl)einfveio." ')cad)beni ndmlid) bas alte ."oau^ ^ii>ittel'obad) in 'i^ai}ern aucifle= ftorben, tani bie 'Jicbenlinie untev bem Wurfiirften uon bov '^.^fal,^ auf ben bai)eri= fd)on ^bvon, mm ber iftonit^ "Diarimilian I.. ]S25, ben i'lnfaiu^ bilbet. "ikn alle= bem, baf^ bie '].^faU vow V>a\)\:xn alfo retvert unrb, l)at fie bod) oon 1800 ab (\an\ ert)eblid)e isortbeile lU'i^'iuibev anberen beutfd)en t'anben c^enoffen unb ^mav burd) bie uon ber fran^ofifd)en 'Kepublit iibernommenen C^efefte, beren Url)eber '1capo= leon I. mar, unb bie nad) it)m mit bem fran,^i)fifd)en "Stamen "Code Napoleon " benannt finb. X'iefe Code Napoleon fidjerte ber 'i>fal,^ ©emerbe; unb ^HeliiV; ono=^-reil)eit, fomie nnab()dni^io(feit unb Steuerfreil)eit loenigfteu'o oon ben oielen fleinen iHbliiU'n unb l'e()enc4)erren, bie bao Vanb unb bie '^emobner auofaui^en; auc^ murbe bamalo ,^uc^leid) bie allt^Mueine 3d)ulpflid)t eini^efitl)rt. .s>eute freilid) uierben bie 3d)ulen uon ben (^emeinben fiir alle ^lielii^ionc-ibet'enntniffe t^emeinfam oie[)aIten unb bie .Hird)e bat ben (iriifUen "j^heil ibreo (i'influffeo auf bie 'inniualtuiu^ ber 2d)ule uerloren. I)ie 3teuerpflid)t unferer 3U)nen mar eine fd)mere ^'aft. 'i'(id)t nur baf^ fie il)re 3(eder, .v^dufer, .vibfe', -^.^ferbe, 'isiel) unb .s>unbe befteuern laffen mufuen, nein, felbft bad Vid)t, M'o fie burd) bie 3d)eiben ibrer Aenfter empfiui^en, mufue i^emdf', ber xHn^al)l biefer 2d)eiben uerfteuert luerben. 'J(ber ba'o fd)liminfte Unred)t beftanb in bem foi^enannten oel)nten, ben fie bei ber trrnte ftel)en laffen mufUen, alo xHb(Vibe fiir ben, ber feine 3d)eri^en bann biefen ^el)nten Tbeil beo 3d)meif5e'3 feiner Untertbanen einbeimfen lief^ unb nad) ber foc^enannten ,,;^el)ntefd)euer" fd)idte, 100 er eo uertaufte unb bas C^)elb fiir feine abliiUMi t^affionen uerpra^te. 2)a'd l)eutii^e 3teuerfi)ftem ift eint)eitlid) unb aered)t unb bilbet einen lU'vingen 20 (Senealoflic Dcr iWittcr Jvamilic. ^sro.^cntfal? boo G^infoinnicno, unilivenb ^'cutc mit moniiUT al§ S'22o.()0 iUn-vdmivt nicbt boftouovt uu-vticii. Tor 3taat, tiic C^iomcinDo unD t^io N\tvd)c botommcii Dicfc i'lbivUn-ii, iibcv ticrcn ^iscnuentmiu^ fio ticui ~iHHt'c offontlicb :)(od)cnfcbaft ablciu'n iiuificn, ull^ Mirfcn ^icfc ".Hbcviben mir \\un alliu'n'cinon ".KuUcu aiuuMiuiiiM UH'r^clu I^ao ^.\)(unu"i)it.Mn in alter ^cit bot oiu vocbt traurii\eo ^-l^il?. Ta C(ab Co olio covton unti ^ii,sertl)e, prdi^te Docl) faft jetier oin^elne t'leine Stant fcino ci(U"ncn ^IKihucn unb nad) fcinev cii^encn ^il.Hil)nnuv tSarolincn (11 Wultien), ^'ouio'D'oro (•") ToUarG), 5 Jvriinten=Ii:l)ala-, pvcul>ifd)e '4:()alov, AUonciUhnlcr (j 'i->al3cn un? o 'lkl3cn=3tiid'c, .Ureiuer, (Mrofd)cn un^ uiclc anl^crc lllimu'ii. 'ixnm MunDcl aiif ben ^A'lavttpliiUcn nuifUcn alio Dicfe ucrfdiieticncn Sertl)c uinc\crcd)nct unb mit in bon Miuif cu'noiiuncn lucvbcn, and) c\an] uorjid)tic■^ I)ie[^ co ba fcin, tier 'ix'tmu^ unir (\ax [m[[\c\ tint) bcv oivrtbnm leid)t. .s>attc ber i^auMcr fein (^'kfdidft noU,u''iU'n, fo fdinalltc or biefc '^Jiun:;cn in einen leticrnen ©iirt fid) inn ben Veib, luo eo oft aiif bein Uuu^en inand))nal tac^elang bauernbem .s>inmH'i^e red)t briid'te, aber nod) am fidieriten mar. .sSeute t-tiebt eo im c^tn^^eu beutfd)en ^)ieid)e nnr ein 'lliiin.^^fDftem, bao ni ^33iart iinb ""^sfennii^en beftel)t. (Sine fold)e IKarf ift etma 2.") (Sento nad) unfereut C^ielbe unb f)at 100 '^sfennic^e, ber "-^jfennic^ ift bat)er bie i^eriniifte .Unpfer= mnnu' unb obfd)on beinal)o fo c^rof^ unb bid' uue 1 (Sent, bod) nur ber oierte ^boil im ^^^.H'rtl)e. XHud) merben Ijeut^utac^e fd)bne '^Mintnoten, Maffenfcbeiiu-, ^^i>ed)fel unb (Sherfo uerauociabt, bie ben 'inn-febr fouiel erleicbtern. ^ao ivinu' bentfd)e (^x'lbmelen unrb oon ber ^Keicbobant rec-(ulirt, unb beftebt feit 1S71 in ebenfo i^ntem un^ fidjerem 3i)ftem mie bao ameritanifcbe, unb baben jel3t bie 'ixtnern unb Joiinbler ftatt ber C^ielbgiirtel um ben ^L'eib, ibre C^ielber anf ber ^^ant ober 3par= faffe unb il)re (5l)ed"bud)er in Her ITafcbe. Tao ift alleo anberc gemorben, baf, man l)eute fid) taum nod) in bie altc ^eit nerfetien tann, unb miire ec nid)t iiiec^eu ber alten nod) immer beftel)en^en lliiirfte unb ber oererbten un^ iH-rbrieften Ueberlieferunc;, iiuin biolte bie alten i^auern unb >>dnbler, mie fie tai^elaui^e 'I)uirfd)e unb Jisei^e ;^u Aufi unb 'iisai^en mad)teu, il)r Oanjcs :i>crmO(3en auf bent I'eibe trai^enb, uiofjl fiir ein udrrifdjce l13tdrd;en. Kjriuimjnt, n^^r Altlciuuiiint. (Sin Crt in ber ^)U)einpfaI,v ixtiern. T>er ba,^u iu'I)C)reitbc ^(euI)of umr nor nielen "\ahren Per ^ii.Hil)nfil3 unb (S'ii^entbum uon (^)eorit (Sbriftian :'Hitter, bem 3tammoater ^er in biefem 'i-^ud)e 'i^efd)riebenen unb beffen "^uKbtontnien. XHItleinini^eu, ein Crt i>ou uut^efdljr 800 (^inmoljuer, ift eine proteftantifd)e s ®ciiraloflic icr Mituv Snmilii". 23 ©emeinbe, ift c^elec^en in bcm ronuintifrf)=fd)bnen Seiniiu^er ^ijal, an cinev .s^nupts lanbftra^e, bie am ^)tl)ein iljren 'Jlnfaiu^ l)at unb fid) UH'ltlid) uon Stltleiniiu-icn burc^ pviiditnofle Ti>dlber bio mid) .Uaiferelautovn crftrerft unb bort i()ren (S'nbpuntt I)at, Sntleininc^en ift tierit()mt in ber Tlseltgefd)id)tc buvd) bio Aiirftcn non !L'eininc^en, bie bort hod) oben auf etnem fteilen iBerge iljren ']]alaft unD ^^oobnfil.i batten, unter bciu "^uimcn ^eininc^er 'Sd)lof,; befannt ift eG abcv, baf^ baffelbe bnrd) bie A^an^ofen ^erftcirt nnirbe unD nur nod) ah eine ber grbfUcn un^ fd)onftcn 'Ihtinen ^eutfd): Ian^o baftcbt. ^as 2einin(^er ^Ijal i)at feinen 'Jlnfani^ bei 'Jfeuleininflen, ein Drt {)od) oben auf bem ^erge gelegen unb ge^ert burd) bie '){uine eine& 2d)[offeG. 5^ort f)atte ein 3"^eig ber 3"«i"i'i*-' ^^'i' A-iivften liieiningen i()ren Si^; auf ber anberen Seite be§ S;f)a(eg, and) ()od) oben auf einent 'l^evgc, ftebt bie ^){uine ber ^•iirften 33attenberg. 33eibe biefer Sdjitiffcr unuben non ben Aran,!iofen .^erftbrt unti ibre 33enioI)ner fliid)teten iiber ben dU)c'm unb blieben bovt. ;^unfd)en biefen fteilen bemalbeten S^ergen erftredt fid) baci enge 2l)a{ bid iHItleiningen, ungefal)r fiinf engUfd)e 5)^eilen. A-iix SIrferbau ift fein :')Jauni ba, aber fiir :^s"buftrie ; bie 2.\Hifferfraft bes in XHItleiningen entfpringenben i^arlobad) mirb benitl3t; ec beftel)en ba gro^e ^yarbe^A-abrifen, bie ba§ rottje unb gelbe Gi)ronie, 1>a^:> bort gefunben mirb, in /yarbe ,^um 3(nftreid)en oon §aufer oerroanbeln. '.'(ud) nteljrere (i"ifen= unb 2)ra()tnierfe finb bort in ^etrieb; in neuerer ,^eit ift and) eine Gifenbabn bas %i)al §inauf gebaut morben. 33ei 3(ltleiningen tl)eilt fid) bas %i)al in ^loei 3^t)eile, bie Sanbfd^aft mirb etmae flad}er unb ift mel)r £anb ba ^um 3(derbau. 2)a jroifd^en biefen jmei 3:I)dIern, eine englifd^e 53ieile meftlii^ oon 3XltIeiningen, auf einer allmdlid) fteigenber i>b()e, liegt ber 9teuI)of mit feinen fd)onen /ielbern unb 2lMefen umgeben, ,^mei()unbert 5(der grower ©emarfung unb fd)onern 'il^ol)nfi^, auo beffen ^-enftern man eine prad)toolIe 3[uofid)t l)at auf bie nad) Often gelegene £anbfd)aft, auf 3{Itleiningen unb bie Sc^Ioferuinen. 3tltleiningen [)at feine befon= berc-. grofie ©emarfung oon £anb, and) ift eo nur mittehndfjig gut, bod) erfreut fid; bie ©emeinbe eine? 3lHil)Iftanbeci burd) bie in bem 3:bal getegenc ^'snbuftvie. Stltleiningen erfreut fid) and) feinco guten ^rintunifferG. ^lUitten im Drt befinbet fid) eine munberoolle DueKe, bie mit (5ement unb 3tein eingemauevt ift. "SDer queKenbe Strom flief;t burd) ,^nian,^ig ^niei,^i.iUige ober fiinf (fentimeter Turd;; meffer neben einanber liegenben eifernen ^Hol)ren Ijerauo unD bilbet ben .s>aupt= beftanb beo il>afferc- beo Karl'sbadjoc; ^^a')i" '^ug u"^ '^(^h^ *-'i" fli*-1it ba6 Siniffer immer gleid) auo ber Ouede berauo. iSon ber (^)efd)id)te oon xHltleiningen ift bent 3}erfaffer menig befannt; eg finb nur gemo()nlid)e ill>obnbdufer unb C^iebdu^e ba. Tanad) ^u urtbeilen ift e^ axid) nad) ber 3erftorung ber X^ia[-\ entftanben. 24 (geneolofiie fter 9iitter 5?omilJe. iKtrrhlirim an hn izck. .^ i r rf) f) e 1 m an ber (id, Ti""')tv 'ilnibiifiu uon C5l)viftiaii I'Kittcr unb GjeOuvtoort beifen .Sviutier, ^atob, (i()viltian, .v^einrid) im? '|.U)ilip 3- .^I'lttcr uiiD l:od)ter (ili)aliotl) ^Hitter. M i r d) 1) c i in an ber Qd, ein fd)oner c\xo}^cv Cvt, (U'loiu'n eine 2tunt>o otier tnei ent^lifd)o iDioilcn oftlid) Dom A^arbtc^ebivtu', in ^cr :)(l)cinpfal,^, 'i^aicrn, in cincr nnln^el•jd)bncn, rei^cnben (S)et^enb, l)at nniui"al)v 1,200 (i'inniol)ncv, ift cine proto; [tantifd)e Wenieinbc, l)at eine fd)one (\voy-,c Mird)e niit l)ol)ein ^l)unn nn? fdjoncu C^Jlodon. (i"o lietU an ^cv 'i'anbfti-a|H', ^ie imn Wiah^ nari) ^'antian fiil)it, l)at "■yalinliof an tier pfiil^ifdicn tril'enbaljn, bio von l)tain^ nad) ctvafibuvt^ tU'l)t. Xer Marlobad) fliefU t>id)t novboi uni) e^o ftelien t)rei ^3Jiiil)len an tienifelben, bie ,^u .Hird)beiin t^ebbren. i'ldcibau, -)lHMn= nnb Cbi"t,;,nd)t i[t ba'o .s>anptiu'ld)aft &er Ginmobncr. Tie /"yelbcr in ber C-HMuavhini^ ,S\ird)()eiin'o jinb uniibovtvofflid) in ^'aiu" nnb ('>nite ; ^el• 'i^obon ii't fU'citvu't fiir alleo, iinvo man pflan.^t, ■i\>ci,^cn, 'Koc^i^en, 3pcl,^, C^Kn-fte nnb .s>afcr (U'beil)en fol)r ind; "il-Hnn i[t and) febr cmt; Mivfdien, 'i^irnon nnb iHepfcl finb bic .s>au ptobftUn-ten bio lU'^i-H^on mcrbcn. ,S{ird)boiin a. b. (5"d. ('')eld)id)te: (5"g befte()t t^e(ienniarti(:( auo mei[ten'o fel)r i^nten {'*)cban^on, unb eo ficbt aileo fo au'o alo nuiro eo cvft in neurerer ;^eit cu'baut morben; bemnad) ui urtbcilen eo and) oon ^cn ^'s-ranAofen nntev 'I'ouici Xr\', alo fie iHllco in ber '].^fal^ u'rjtbrten, and) U'rftort unirbe. Da'o friil)cre .S\ird)l)eiin batte eine AeUnncVMnaner unb 'itljore, monon iwd) eineo unb and) nod) ein ^beil ber '31iauer ftebt. (iinft, uuibrenb bem Hriect snnfd)en T^eut)d)lanb unb A^rantreid), 1791, fo mirb eo er^iblt, nerfoU^te eine iHbtbeilnnc^ i:'entfd)er .Uaimllerie eine 5d)nmbron A-ran,^ofen; bie ^ra^^ofen fpren^ten tmrd) ba^ Dorf, ber .s>irfd)nnrtl) am oberen Tl)or mad)te i^affelbe ,^u, bie Aran^ofen maren in eine A-alle t^'ratben nnb eo ent; ftanb ein Wefed)t in Der .s>auptftraf;e nnb bie Xeutfcben batten bie Arauiofen in 3tiide .U'rbauen unb bie A'rair^ofen batten ben A>irfd)nnrtb and) in 3tude c^ebauen. Tic (iinniobner von .S\ird)beim a. ti. (id batten, alo tiie uielen C^h-afen nnb A-iivften nod) in feiner "Itiibe reinerten, uiel ui leit>en tmrcb allerlei 3teuern nnb '.Hufla(\en, bi'o ',ur .jCit Otapoleon 'iVniapart'o, tier fie alle oertrieb unb fiub fie and* nid)t mebr uiriidi^etommen. Die c^ec^enmartige ^^eoblterunt^ ift, mie fiift itberall in ber ']>ia['^, ein freieo, lebenofroljee ^isolf },u nennen. i3 3 ©cnfQlofltc Her Oittter JVoinilic. 27 Srrtsrn. T r e i f e n, fritfiev 5\>o(inovt von ^solianncc ^"l^ittcr unb r^o(nirtc-.ort fetner .^inbtn-. Dretfert, etn feftr fd)on (^eIec^ener unb am i^utert C'^lcbduben beftofienber Crt, in bcr ^)^fieinptntv 3^atcvn, lint uniicfadv 1,000 CS'inuipl)nev, ift cine proteftantifdie ©emeinbe, befit?! oino (\\ik .Uirdio niit bvci C^Hodon unb oin ncuco 3d)u[bau5. @clec^en an bcv (^ofu^n Maiferftrafu', fU'baut burd) Ouipoleon, bic non Avantfurt am Wia'm bh nad) '^Mirio fiilu't. Tic "i'fviinbad) fliclV uorbci buvd) oin fd)onc5 ^11^6= fentbal unb i^obt boi 'Ii>orntG in ben ^Hbein; bavan finb niev Dciiblen lU'le^en, bie 5u T veil en gel)bren. "J^reifen liei^t an ber Sitbfeite beo 3lbl)aniieQ eineo MiiiulG unb ein 2i)al bes Drteo erftred't fid) bic iiber bao l:l)al. (i"o lie('(t uniuiiibv 7^ Kilometer ober o eni^lifdie "'Dieilen fiibbftlid) non bent Tonnersberi^, 2,200 ^"yuf; l)od) \ini> ift ber l}bd)fte '^ert^ bcr "^'^fal,^ unb bilbet baCi (lube be§ c'parbti-icbiriu'Ci "J^criVJt'cttc. 2)er 35onnerGberi'( ftel)t fo ein,^eln bod) ba unb nwd)t niit jcincv niit bid)tbe= fefeteni bunfelflriincni 'lisalbe bebedten bftlid)en Seite ben (^inbrud etuiao aufjer^ gembl)nUc^ ©rofuirticn'o. T'er *i^erein fiir 'iserfd)bncrunt^ l)at ben i^rbfUcn ^I)ci( bcci Donnersber(iC'5 burd) iHnUu^e fd)bner A"uf?= t'l^'^ ^'^al)ruHH'\e unb fonftic^- '-Iserfd)b= nerungen },\i cinent '^sart i^cftaltct. 3(uf ber bbd)ften ©telle beci ''i-^eri^cs fte()t ein ^oI)er 3tuQfid)t5t()unn ; non ba auG l)at man ein i^utbfd)aftQpanorama mie eQ felten gu finben ift, bas bei flareni "JBetter fid) iiber ben :"}il)ein erftredt, \\i bem Dben= roalbgebirfle l)inauf bio i^eibelberiv i)a^Rnfd)en fliefU ber :')ibein, mie ein Ianc'\er, breiter, filbermeifter 2treifen fiel)t er au^i, babci ftebt ber '^Dom ,^u '^^Hirmci. 3(nt fd}bnften aber ift bie baoorliei^'nbe uiellenfbrmii^e !i.'anbfd)aft mit ibrcn Streifen oon mebrfarbio(en griinen ^"yelbern, babei ift bie Umgebunt^ non Tveifen nur unb beffen Hird)e fid)tbar. ©eit feiner iBerfd)bnerunt^ unb mit einem t^iten 'Keftaurant oben ift ber Tonnerciberc^ an ©onntac^en unb A'cfttaiu'n ben "^H-mobnern ber Unu i^ec^'ub ,^um 'isercvuipnc^GpIa^e i^emorben. Isiele fommon mit ber C5ifenba[)n big Sur nad)ften Station unb non ba an befteic^en fie ben "^V'riv 3( d e r b a u ift bie .s>auptbefd)dftii^un(^ ber (i-inmo()ner T^reifeuG. 1)er 53oben ift burd)fd)nittlid) i^ut. '>->ei,^en, C^ierfte, ^)ioiv^en, Mafer unb 3pel^ finb bie .v^auptforten, aufu'rbem lU'ratben .v>anf, A-lad)o unb .Sxartoffel febr c^tt ; non let3tcren merben febr niele per '^^abn nerfd)idt. ^lsiel),^ud)t ift and) bebeutcnb, feine ^IlUefen liefern cine IK'enc^e fluteo Wrac unb \X'u; Obft i^'beibt and) febr t^ut, bod) ift ber -llk'inbau nid)t niel. Dreifen bat niele reid)e unb uioblftebenbe Cefo= nomen, ber .'oanbet ift nidjt fel)r bebeutenb. 28 ®eneoJoflic Der Mitttv ^amiVit. i9pr Dmiurrslunui. j^-rei I)ebt in (^ottes freiev ijiift 2)er Sufen ftc^ init munteni Sdiliic^en, Unb jeber i'ebeiiofreube luoi^t Qv frifd^en 'Siut^ee f)ier entiie(]eii. ^ein (Svbenleib, fetn 6vbeuiue() S^ervjcf)! [)ier in biefen f)oI)en ^Kiiuinen ; ©ein ©erj fann luifleftijrt unb frei Qid) iibirtaffen jeinen Xrauinen. SBerlani^eiib ipiilit ber [)elle ^iiticf Sinau'j in nni^eniefe'ne ^JBeiten, UnD ftel)et iibernll ein ^JJieer 3Son reicf)en (£cf}at;en fid) Devbveiten. 6v roinft bir [iebenb feinen ©rufe Unb jandj^et freubifl bir enttiei-\en, 2)ann eilt er fort, ber ftol^^e ^)J()ein, SuIbDoU beflliid'enb aUertoeflen. Tin aber fc^ lueft fcof) f)inab Unb fie()ft noli "Slol,^ in beinen ^Heirfjen 3Jeid)tf)nm, ^nfrit^ben^eit nnb ©Hid 2^ren=innifl fid^ bie ^iinbe reid)en. ®ein .s^anpt, o 33era, ftefjt ^e([ nnb f(ar, SBenn nnten fic^ bie SBetter tbiirnien; S)eo (id)ten .'oerrfd^ero miirbic^ 'i^ilb, ^leibft bu bir flleic^ in alien Stiirnien. ^rntutritttrtlpr. 33rciiniiviH'i(er ift ein Cvt mit WO (Sininobncv in bcv ;1U)cinpfaI,^, 'Bniern; er bcfil.U cine pvotcftantifdie .Hird)c mit Wloden, cin iicrdinniiU''o 3d)uU)auo unb ,^u)ci l)iiil)lcu. Tier .sSauptbctviob ber (Sinmobncr ift '^Md'crbau; bcv '^lobcn ift ftoUonuicife ctiiniQ fd)uicr ,^uni pfliicu'n, abcr C'> uiad)fon and) fdiuiere AViid)tc ^a, bcfonbcvG 'JtH'i,^en, 3pe(,^ ober .Horn, obcv ^)ioivu'n lU'nanut; in ben ^^biilovn UHid)ft vcidilid) ("')va'>, ba i^ibt co feinco .s>ou, unb Dao uiad)t bcu Cvt c^'cit^H't fiiv i^id)- ,^iid)t. ti"'o ivib ba von jcljcv iol)r roid)c unb aud) ntittclnuifui^ vcidic I'cutc. I?ie (S"inu'ol)ncr finb in bcv "IJu-liViabl 'l.^roicftantcn. '■J^rcuniiVAicilcv, fciuo Viu^' unb Umi^cbuni^: Unt^cfiibr bvci eufllifdic I'u'ilcn obevlmlb '^kount(ViHMlci", in cinoin rciu'nb fdioncn '^^Mofcnthal, unuv'bcn auf faft ©enealogic licr SHitter iTnmilic. 29 alien ©eiton von eineni pradituoKcn "ilMiIbc uou 'l^iid)cn unb 6"id)en(niumon, bic fid) nont ©aum bev 'ilMefen l)od) in ^ic .v>ol)e evftrcd'cn, ift ^ic cntipviuiu'nbc C.uelle ber '^.sirinibac^, bie mitten bnrd) 'i^rcuniipueilev fliofU. Tie Onelle ift nal)o \\\ bein 'Vfriinmer()of. Die (sjeinartuniv Dao bebaute :.Hdevlan^ liei^t nicilt an leid)t fteiju'nben ,s)iii^eln bio aw tien "iiMUtt, von bcin co non ,^uiei 2eiten bei^ven^t ift. liefer 'ii^al^ ift ein ^beil be'o .s>iu-bttu'bivi^ec>, bao fid) von 3ii^en nad) Oiorben bnvd) bie '^^fal,^ erftredt unb mit beni Donnevobevi^, 2, 2(H) ,'vnfi l)od), feinen '}[n<5'- lanf bat. I^er Xoimcvobcii^ ift nur fitnf ent^lifd)e llieilen lum 'iU-euni(ViH'iIer cntfevnt, man tb)i)tte faiu'n eo (iei^t am Tonnerobeviv T^er 'l>fal,^ev ^iHTid)bne= runi^ci='i>erein ervid)tete ^^(nlac^ou von prad)tiioUen 3pa,^iev(viniU"n nad) alien ^)iid)= tunc^Mi l)in, init lilseflmeifer unb ^Kubebiinfe iiberall. Xabin iiuui)en nid)t nur bie 3^^veuni(Viieilev, fontievn bie iv^'VH' Uiiu^ec^enb il)re Sonntac^ciaucifliit^e. T»ie iUuofidjt uon '-l-iveunicvneiler nad) hem Donnerciberc^ unb bao 21)al binuuter ift febv fd)bn. 3)ie (i'inniobnev non ^^reuniivneil finti, mie faft iiberall in ber 'i^fal^, ein i^efunbe^, Icbencluftit^ecv iv'iftfreunblid)eci 'Isolt. "iHTtebroniec^e finb eine prad)tiuille i.'anbi ftrafu' non 3tanbenbiibl bao ibal binauf Im oippercfelb ; and) fiibrt eine (^ute i'aiiM'tra^e iwd; ^t)rfta^t juui Donnerobercj, 33i3rftabt ift bie niidjfte (S"ifenbal;us ftatiou. Au'fi Batrrlaitii. aSerciiftmfiniiicf)! unb 3io)en bHi()en 3lud) f)icr auf (^ritnen 3lueu ; 2)er ©oiine marine ©tral)[en fpruf)en '■80m iMmniel ami), bem blaueii. (£-5 fingt bie 2)voffe( ()ier im 2Bnlb 5^r 'iik'o non c^riinen ."^iretnen Unb labet ein sum 3lufent()alt 3m ©(fatten, unter gic^en, T'od^ roar' felbft I)ier ein 'isarabie^, 2)Ut alien feinen (Vreuben, 2)a6 9JJand)en fc^on Derc^effen lie^ 33om 3Saterlanb ba^ @d)etbon. gitufe jetU auc^ unfer flaiijeo ©ein 2)em !^anbe ani^c()bren J'aG nno tjon niand)er Sorq' unb ^etn 2)ie 5\-reil)eit fount befc^eeren. 'S)od) Itebe, fd)bne ,s>eimat() bn, 2Cie tijnnt' man bic^ Bevi^effen ? 5)dtt' felbft man fern in (Wict unb :)(ur/ 2tuf golb'nem Stjron gefeffen. .'10 Wcncoloflic tier iWittrr Jvnmilic. (gintraliuit^ itrr iFamtlb Sittm Wnlter knmmt ^u^ huts b^^n^tpt hn Namp IStttrr? 2!cr "TiawK ^)(ittcr ift uui()l fo alt mic bio Wcfd)id)te 2)oiitid)lanlto. 'i\>o bcr= fcfbo ciUftanticn, i[t t)ein "inn-fcifier Mcico "::llH'vtco nid)t inocVid) (^cuicfen, \\\ cii^vun= bon, mic co il)iii and) nidit i^'laiui, auo^ufinbeu, auo ivold)cv ('^icc^onb iinb au^o uicld)oiii Crte bio crftcu 'isorfaljvon unfercr Aainilie faiiu'n. S)eii 'Ocamen ^Ttitter ful)rtcn !i\nite, bie alo ^licitcr ui '^^ferb erfd)ionen unb ba§ UHiren, unc uno bie C^icfdiidjtc Icl)rt, bie fveieu "l.tidinier, bie ,^imi llnterfd)ieb uou ben .sMirit^en, bie il)uen untertl)anii^ unnen, bevitten in ben ^\vie^^ \oc\m. xHno biefen fveien '^Didnnern bitbeten fid) im Ji^aufe ber erften o»i^')i"f)iiiiberte beo IH'itteU altere bie ')(ittev, ebenfo mie fid) in /f-rant'reid) au'S ben berittenen freien lluinnern ber Chevalier (cheval^bao '^^ferb) t^'ftaltete. X'ie .Uren,^,^iit^e liefjen bann ben llnterfd)ieb ^nnfd)en ;'){ittern unb X")i3rit^en nod) mel)r beruovtveten unb bainalo ent= ftanben and) bie 'ilUTppeii bev uerfd)iebenen 'Kitter unb il)ver AiimiHen, auf benen man nod) l)eute au5 ben in benfelben ,^u finbenben ilreu^en, .s>aIbmonben unb Sternen evtennen tann, baf^ bie 'Inirfabren an ben Mreu,^,^uiU'n t()eiliu'notnmen. Jamais tdmpften bie :~Kitter ,^u '].>ferbe utit 3d)niert unb 3peer unb ui ilivein (3djut3e truc^en fie '^.hihu'v unb 3d)ilb. T)ie Ci'vfinbuufl non 3d)ief?pu(ner unb 3d)ief5uniffen nuutte inebr unb ntel)r bie '^Hin,^er nu^Iivj unb iiberfliiffii^, mie fie iibertjaupt bie i^efaninUe .S\riecvofiil)vunt^ iinberten, aber bie 'liitter blieben unb il)v foualer 3tnnb unirbe immer mdd)tic^er unb prontinenter. "OJiit beni 3tanbe eineci ^)iitterci UHU- pevfbnlid)e ^apferfeit, Anrd)tIofigfeit unb ^reue ibentifd) unb biefe galten ^*)a')^"')'^ii^berte lan^ alo bie oor,^ui^lidjften 6igenfd)aften eineo :'}{itter5. ^su ben .Ureu,\^U(.^en l)atten fid) bie nerfdjiebenen ^Kitterorben i^ectriinbet, uon benen iier= fd)iebene ()ol)ec> '■.Hnfel)en unb '•l)iad)t erlancjten unb uon benen '\a einit^e nodj l)eute befteben. (^Heid)en ^){anc'\ mit ben ;'){ittern luibmen bie Knights (S"n(^lanbci ein, obc^leid) ber Llrfprung berfelbeu nid)t auf berfelben 3tufe ftanb, mie berjenii^e ber beutfd)en ^)(itter unb ber fran^ofifd)en C'hevalicrs. beiui unibrenb biefe non freien, unabhducViU'n ^I'uinnern inebilbet unirben, fdieinen bie eni\lifd)en Knights (Mned)te) in einein abbdutviien lNerl)dltniffe \n ibren Vebnoberren i^'ftanben ,^u l)aben. V'auc'^e nadj feni Diittelalter cntftanben bann bie auo V'euten alter Mlaffen gebilbeten (^fiiciifonif brr SHittcr A^omilir. .^1 Drben, bereu ilJiti^Iiebcv cbcntall'o ben '^uimen l-lJittcv oil)icltcii uiib uon beueii man bic tiii^cnfdjaftcu ucrlaiu^tc, Mc init bom ^iict^'iffo :')iittcv )i)itonim iiniren. 'ison biefen finb ja and) inelo nad) xHmcrita ocrpflan,^t vcfp. l)iov i^'i^viinbet morben. Tie l)iev be1te()enben ^empeUI'Kittev, eine .HUifjc ber i^-reiiiuuirer, finb bie Oiad)s foli^T ber ini Diittelaltev in Ci'uropa gegviinbeten ^empc(rittev, nHil)rent> bie '^.vi)tIjiii'o, ^ie GohunbuG, bie :'){otl)e Stbler 2C. ()ier entftanbene Crben finb, won beren 5.TiitgIiebfd)aft aber ebenfatl^ bie eblen, iiovftel)enb enudl;nten (5ii3enfd;aften ber fitter unjertrennlid) finb. S)em (Sc^reiber biefer ©eneaIo(^ic ift e'5 ebenfalo unnuii^lid) ciemefen, gu cri^riinben, uio()cr nnfere ^isorfabren tnnien, ale fie fid) in ber ^){l)ein='].sfals nieber= liefu'n. (i'r meifj nnr bafj bie ^3-aniiIie ,^ur ^i'xt feine^ C^kofuuiters nnb 'isater'o mit Dielen ber ancnefebenften unb proniinenteften ;^-anulien beo ii^unbeo uermanbt mar, bat aber nid)t anofinben tonnen, moljer biefe 'lsernianbtfd)aft batirt; ba bei einem grof3en '^ranbe bee iHat()l)anfe'o vm 2Iltleiningen alle 'i^iid)er unb x'lften jerftiirt roorben umren, bie iljni uieUeid)t bie niitljige Stuft'ldruncj Ijdtten geben tonnen, fo roaren it)m tneitere -)Jad)forfd)ungcn nnnibglidj. §err §, "Riirdjer, ber gegenuHirtige 'Sefi^er nnb ^Beniol)ner beQ ''}Jeuf)ofQ ()at auf meine 2>eranlaffung alle nnr moglidjen iserfndie geniadjt, nieljr iiber bie '$>ox= gefd)id)te nnferer Aiimilie ,^n erfa()rcn, nnb er fd^rieb niir baranf in 1890, t)a^ er ,^u ber Ueber.^engnng get'omnien fei, ba^ bie Jamilie ^Hitter id)on ini 17. )^al]X' l)unbert im ~')ieul)of gemol)nt l)at, 'ilniranf er biefe Ueber^eugnng bafirt, tann id) nidjt fagen, eo fei ticnn anf einen (i'dftein ober eine fonftige ,>nfd)rift an ober in ben (^ebiiuben, bie mir nidjt betannt ift. Ter Sd)reiber biefer „^ei(en fal) einen 5 J-n^ langen unb 3 ^-u^ l)ol)en ilniffertrog, ber auo eineni rotl)en ©anbftein ge= ()auen mar nnb ber bie '-^udjftaben (S. ^){itter unb 6. gjUiller, fomie bie ,>i{)re6^al)l 1792 eingemeifelt auf ber einen Seite ,^eigte. 2)iefer ^rog er()ielt f einen ^iivaffer= jnfnijr aue einer 'i^eitnng, bie am einer DneUe auf beni ^Berge an ber 3ubfeite be^ 3:()ak^ fani, in beni ?er ')cenl)of liegt. 3(nc bem ^IJiunbe meineo 'isater'5 borte id), &af5 nnfere A-iimilie ano Siib= Teutfddanb, auo 'i^aben ober :ii>urttenibcrg, nabe tier Wren,^e ber Sd^mei,^ tani, aber unuui fie jeneo Vanb oerliefien, ift uiir nid)t betannt. .s^ierinit fd)liei5e id) meine (i'rtlarung ubev Oiameu unb Urfprung nnferer gamilie, refp. Diefeo befoutieren il)eileQ berjclbcn, bie uno aiujel)t, nad;bem id) 2(Ileo mitgctlje'ilt, nuio nnr \\\ erfoifdicn moglid) geuiefen ift. @encalogtc bcr iNittcr (^amilic. Srijuitrr htt Narhknmmnt ttnu ^^nrg (Ehrtattau Stttrr. (Sp0rg (Elirtfltiau Eitlcr. (Wcborcn im iJkuftof, 1735. llnU'v nr=Wro|UHiter ©eorg Gljnftian )){\ttcv, ber 1785 t^eboven tinirbc, mar ber (i'iiu'iUl)iimfv ciiio iiievtl)iioUen 'ik'liMl)!!!!!^ uon 200 'J(cfcrn, i^cuauut ,,bcv 'O(cul)of/' in cincm 2[)al^ bee Marlsbad) in bcv 'Otdlje ber 3tabt l'einin(.■^en in ^cr ^)^"l)ein:'l^fal3 in '^Vincrn, I?ciitid)lanb. T)erfe(bc umr iierl)eiratl)et nnb eo unirben il)ni ^mei .Uinber t^cboren : ein 5ol)n ®eori^ (5l)viftian, 1760, nnb eine l^ocbter l)oretI)ea l)lal^^aIena, 1 763. ©eorg 6l)riftian jr. bciratl^ete Qm 3d)reiner non "ilUutenlieini nnt) ®oretl)ea 'lluiflbalena iH'rl)eiratl)etc fid) mit Gbviftian -lliiillcr. Ouid) ^oln l:o^e beo 'initoro nntrbe fein i^elil.Ubnni ,^n i^lcid)en ^beilen nnter bie beibcn .Slinbcr nertbeilt unb ein jebeo erljielt je 100 iHder iiianb nnb bie i^iilfte ber C'iebdube bec> '3icnl)of. Diefe ©ebdnbe bilbeten ein grof;e?i ©eniert mit eineni in bev 'IKitte lieiu'iiben (•(rofu'n .s^of nnb ^^jniei 'll.Hil)nl)dnfer in benifelben ftanben fid) flei^Miiiber, ntit ber A^ront nad) ancinnirtQ gerid)tet, an ber Oft= nnb an ber 3l>eft= feite. Dae eine nad) Often c^erid)tete, non bem man eine fdjone iHncifid)t ino ti)a[ i^eniefU, crl)ielt On'org 6()riftian ^'Hitter, niein ©ro^oater, nnb in inefeni nnirben alC feine ."^linber (^eboren. 'JDie Webdnbe bee '■?teu()of Iiei"(en anf einer (5r= ()ij()nn(^, non nield)er ans man "Da^ %l)ai bee. ilnrlsbad), bie 3tabt ^lltleiningcn nnb bie mdd)tigen ^Kninen bee alten (5d)Ioffeci ber A'drften non Xieiningen fieljt. (Srorg (El|rtstiau litter. ©fborcn 1760 im *JJcu()of. (Meorg Gl)riftian ^•Kitter nnb feine A^rau (Sua, geborene 3d)reiner, f)atten bes trdd)tlid)ec> '^sermogen ererbt nnb nnirben bamalo aid febr niol)U)abenb angefeben, aber ^ie lange anl)a(tenben ilriege ^vifrf)*-'" ^eutfd)(an^ nn? Aranf'reid) brad)ten fnrd)tbare I'aften fiir alle 'ik'nioI)ner ber :'){l)ein='^^fal,^ nnb and) nnfere ©rofjeltern l)atten fd)nier unter Denfelben ,^n leiben. Xiao I'anti unirDe uon ben feinblid)en i^eeren iiberfd)memmt unb beren Solbaten fouragirten, pliinberten unb uernnifteten. z m c I o 33 n to a! (V 3 O CD 3" 01 O OJ 3 a ft C/) 3" OJ 3 S ■«« s ^ ^iefe fcl)recflid)e .anb let^en fonnten. ^ieo bauevte fo lange, bis fie ron ben 'isreufu'ii unb Cefterreidiern mieber ^uriidc^etrieben luurben. ijd) miU Ijier einen t^oi^ali e^dl)len, ^er jid; banuils ereignete. xHn eineni tritben, fd^neereidjen &^inter=9{ad)mittage in ber ^eit, in meldjer bie A-ran,^ofen bae ^bal non Seiningen, in bem ber Oteu()pf liegt, befeht l)ielten, fanten bie ^;vreuf5en unb Cefterveidjer, befeUten einen l)ol)en .sMiger an ber ^)torbfeite unb erbffneten ein lebljaftes mrtilleriefeuer auf bie m'^n.^ofen. ®ie Aran.^ofen 5ogen fid) barauf nad) bein ^iigel fiiblid) uoni Oteu()of ^uriid unb antmorteten mit i(;ren Kanonen. 3^a= burd) fam ber 9ceuI)of, ber auf einem .sSiigel ,^nnfd)en beiben ^iveigen be^ '^rljalee liegt, in bie birette 2d)uf3linie biefeo 3(rtiIIerie=^ueUo. 03rof5iiater unb (sjron= mutter ^Kitter riefen nun ibre Minber utfamnieu unb eiltcn mit biefen nad) eincm ca. oOO ^2)arb6 entferntem ilsalUe, urn ibr I'eben ,:^u retten. 'Bk in ®cutfd)lanb iiblid), trug ©rof^nrntter ^Hitter il)ren ciiugling, ober 33abi), in einem ^^k-tttiffen, aber ah fie eine gefdjii{5te Stelle im ^Ti>alb in eid)erl)eit erreid)t f)atten, mad)te fie bie (i-ntbedung, in\^ bas 33abi) mciljrenb ber Alud)t auo bem Miffen gerutfd)t un^ mal,rfd)ein(idj auf ben 3d)nee gefallen mar. "su ibrer grofu'u i'lufregung, iHngft unb mii I)atte fie bao nid)t eber bcmortt. (^)rofuHUer unb (vh-of^mutter eilten nun Quf Demfelben ^lin-ge ^uritd unb bal^ fanben fie il)r ^i^abi) unbefd)abct unb brad)ten baffelbe in 3id)erbeit. Unt) ^a'^ ^.'ager auf bem friid)en, meidjen 3d)nee l)atte bemfelben nid)tc gefd)abet, benn eo unir?c gefunb unb ftarf unb lebte bio ui einem Ijcben ^Jllter. ^iliidlidjermeife murbe ber Oieuljof burd; biefe Kannonabe nid;t fon= berlid) befd)dbigt. Otad)bem bie A-ran,^i:)fen 'luriidgetrieben niorben nniren, t'amen ah ibre '^)iad)= folger bie Cefterreid)er in bao 2i)a[ unb bie ^u ticnfelben gebovigen mil^en Morbeii ber .Hroaten, 3laimniei n'. 'Kh Cnfel "iDiiillcr fie tommen fab, rief cr uoU g-reube : ,/^el3t fommt unfer bcutfd)er ^^iruber I" XHber lei?er imifUe er f einen ^rrtbum balb einfeljen, benn fobalb biefe "i^anbe in Den \1ieubof einge^vungelI \mv, ri| fie ben 'lkraol)nern bie Sd)ube von ben Aiifu'n unb ^ie ,S\lei^er uom Veibe. ^sm ^sal)re 1800 iibernabni Ocapoleon ^^Mmapartc bie ^liegierung uon Aranf= reid) unb anneetirte bie X^ia[\ unb bann uuirnen Wrofuuiter ^Kitter'o 'Siibne fiir 36 ©eneofoflie ber Mitttv Somilie. bie fi-an^olild)o iHvmcc au'5iu'[)oben. ^'oren,^, 'i>l)i(ip unt) ,^o()annco inufUcn uiu^e= fiil)v 1810 in Pic :Hrincc cintrctoii. Tic ^Kcc^iincnter, ,^u Pcncu fie cu'bortcn, unirben itn /vebruav 1812 iiad) ^)iufUanti comuianPirt. Oi0l)rtnnc'o, mcin ^initcr, hu^ Painale frant' im .oofpital in 'ixniloc'(nc am ").Ucovc, am cni'^lifdjcn Mannl belci^cn, er tonntc tial)cr nid)t mit feinem I'Hec^imentc marid)iren. iHbev im Hiai unirPc cv mit cincm auo r)ioconoa(e'5centen bcftcl)cntton '^VitaiKon fcinom ;'){ei^imcntc nad)iul^i"t't. 'Hih fie im 3cptcmbci- Pic vn|fifd)c C^ircn^^ cri-cid)tcn, traf bic ^)iad)^ rid)t cin, Paf^ ".Hcootan nicbcvi^cbrannt morPcn fci nnP baf^ "^uipolcon fid) an\ Pcm ^)iiid,mi\c bcfinPc. '.Dicinco "■iMttcvo ')icivincnt nnivPc Pann nad) Acftnni;; Duii^iio- bnvi^ ncfanbt, luo fie blicbcn, bio 'Juipolcon nad) A-vantreid) ,^uviid't-(etrieben nnP bann Avicbc c-iefd)(offen uuirbe. 3ic t'cl)vtcn 1814 nad) .s>aufe .^uriid. il>al)renb all biefer Tsafjrc, non 1789 bio 1814, batten C^h-ofunitcr unb ('atcn c^cftcdt ober ein Tbcil ibvco (i"ic-(entbuino alo >UiciVo= (iontvibntion in 'J(nfprnd) i-(eiuinnncn mcrbcn nntvPe. 3o fd)limm abcv and) bicfe ^sabre iKmefcn, eo ftanben ibncn nod) fcblimmcvc Sciten beuor. Siur srliiurrr 2rit ^rr Nutli. Tsm ^^al)ve 181G batten fie cine veid)c nnP fd)bnc (5"rntc in xHnofid)t, aber alo bie ti'vntcuHt bcrantam, nnivbc (\a\v^ tiuvopa non fd)nievcnt r)iei^cn bi-'iiniU'fiid)t, fo Pap, fie nnr febv mcnii^ von ibrcn A-riidjten cinernten tonnten. ^od) batten unfeve (^irofn'ltevn (\o\n(\ t^eerntet, nnt bio ^im nad)ften Aal)re \n reid)en, wo Pann eine fd)UHTe Seit Per 'Jcotb bcveinbrad). T'ie evfte .s>alfte Peo o^abveo 1817 ift alo eineo Per i^rbfUen "iliotbiabre in Per ('>)efd)id)te befannt nnP Pamalo erUu^en in Pen iierfd)iePenen Tbcilen C'nropa'o j^anfenPe Pent .s>niu^ertoPe. xHber 18 is uuir fiir nnfere C'h'ofu'ltern nod) fd)limmer ; eo brad) in ibren 3taUnniU'H eine 'iMebfcndjc ano nnP fie iierloren all' ibr 'KinPnieb, ca. 25 3turf. 2ie liefjen Pann iljre 3tallunc^en veinii^en nnP Peoinfi,^iren nnP t'auften neueo ^HinPnieb, aber and) Piefeo erlac^ Perfelben 3end)e. 'Jiun antrPen alle rtaltniu^cn renouirt, t-\ereinii^t unP Peoinfi^rt unP nnePerum nuirPe ein nener ^Kinbniebftanb an(U'fd)afft, aber and) biefer nnirPe non ber 2eud)e babiiuu'rafft. Unfere (*«)rof5eltern nmren burd) btefe fd)iueren .s^einifudjunc^en erfd)red"t unb voii'u] entmntbii^t, umfo mebr Pa fie Purd) biefelben in fdjinere 2d)nlben (U'ratben nniren, nnb eo nnirPe ibnen tlar, Pafj fie Gtiinio tl)un mnfUen, nm fid), ibre A-amilie unP ibr (iii^entbnm ;,u retten. l£a lumuut l^tltr lm^ rtur mnir ?^rimatli. Urn biefe rt^lt t'am ein A-rennP meineo C^h'ofuHttero, ein .s>err "^len, nad) bem ■:)ieu()of. Terfelbe nuir foeben auo ruffifd) ']>olen ^uriidi^'tebrt, uiobin er auf eine ®ciiriilonic Dcv iHittcr J?umilic. 37 (rin(a?un(^ ber ruffifdion ^){c(Vovun(i iu"(\aiuu'n unir, iim von polnifciicii CS'bcKcuten tm Stid)e iielaficncj Van^ ui iibcvuobmon. CS"r mar bcr (i'inlnbunt^ iicfoli^ un^ r^tttte brci 3tud' Va^^ uon je KH) xHdcr aiif 20 ^sahvc in ^].Mid)t cvbaltcn, fiiv fo gut mie feinen 'i.Midit^iii'o. i^v fud)tc nun Avcunbc \n feinen "^Jadjbavn unb offoviito eine^ biefer brci Vanbftud'c moincnt C^irofuiatcr un^ bicfcr naliiii bicfc Cffcrtc an. 9}iein C^^rofumter iicrt'auftc mm join lii(U'ntl)uin unb 181!) ^oi^ or mid) "•^J.olcu unb ergriff 'ixMll.i non bcni fiir il)n uon .v>crrn Oicu au5gefud)ton 'iMnb. I'aficlbc [ac[ ungcfol)r 20 'Ilicilcn von ber 3tabt ^ll.MU-fd)au, ber .^auptftabt ^voteno, im 2l)ale ber "^llH'idifel unb geI)ortc ^ur 2tabt Chm^ig. W\i ben ysamu lien unfereci ©rojiiHtterci unb bco .sSerrn 'lieu ging nod) eine unbere Aauiilie auo ^er ^fttls nad) '^.Hilen. '^(ber nid)t bio (\an\^ A-aniilie unferec) C'Jrofumtero luut^ niit mid) "^'olen, ^enn I'oren^ '].U)ilip, ,"sol)anne'o unti ,\ohn '].Nl)ilip blieben in ber '^^ftil,^, bie iinberen fieben Minber uber gingen mit ibren (i'ltern mid) '].Hilen, bod) blieb 6l)riftian bort nur ein ^s(ii)t unb fum bunn in Wefellfdjiift beo cS^errn "Icon mic^er j^uriid, ber in feiner a (ten .N>einuitl) G)el'd)iiite ^u reguliren l)iitte. (Sbriftian tiing nie mieber mid) X^okn ^uriirf. Xie (5"ntfernung nom 'Jteul)of bi^ mid) 0un,^ig i[t ungefiiljr 700 cnt^(ii"d)c ^[lieilen. T'amuki gab eo nod) teine ^ampfboote u)ib C;'iienbal)nen unb fie mufUen bie hinge ^ieife in il)rem 'ilHigen unb auf meift febr id)led)ten -ilk'gen ,^,uritrflegen. ®ie ^eife unir eiiu' fel)r UDigfame unb Umgunerige unb bie ^)(eifenben l)atten iel)r niele unb gro[;e 'lV'id)merben \n ertragen, aber fie famen fd)lie|Uid) gliidlid) an iljrem 'l^eftimnuingGorte an unb lieften fid) in ber 2tabt Wun^ig nieber, mo fie bio jum Gnbe iljrect ^ebenci uerblieben. IKein (^irofuniter ftarb bafelbft 1^80, bie ©ro^inutter 1850, '^l)re Minber maren fdinmtlid) uerl)eiratl)et. fsd) erinnere mid), t>a\^ mir 1844 einen ^rief non C)itel Oieorg i>einrid) erljielten, in bem er melbete, txif-, bie ©rof?mutter gefunb fei unb baf, fie 44 Cfnfel unb 5 Urenfel Ijabe, unb ^a ^u berfelben S^xt ibre in Teutfd)la)ib Ieben^en oier Soljue 28 ^inber l)atten, fo maren bies ,^ufannnen 78 (S-ntel unb '> Urentel. Dnfel ©eorg .^einrid) fanbte 1846 einen meiteren i^rief, id) faun mid) aber nur erinner)!, baf; er fd)rieb, t>a^ bie Cirof^mutter nod) am ^I'eben fei. ^^.n-nn id) mid) red)t erinnere, fagte mir Cnt'el (Sbriftian ^Hitter einft, ^af; er fpiiler ei)ien ^^^rief erljielt, in bem gemelbet murbe, meine (*>)rofunutter fei ]■">■")<) geftorben. ,\d) babe oft bei !L'euten, bie au'o '•^'olen tanien, mid)geforfd)t, aber 0^iel)lan^ batte von iiniern bortigen iNermant>ten geljort un^ tonnte mir (itmae iiber biefelben ))nttbeilen. 38 Wcufttlogic Iicr IHittcr J^omilie. (Srory (Ebristiau iRittrr. (^coxa, (5l)riftian ?ll\iicY mar ITfiO unb fciiic A-niu t5"ini, i^eborene 2d)reiner, 17<>8 iicboroii. Sie ycvl)civatl)otcn fid) 17S0 uiiD lUici ^ic)el• (iijc cntiprojjen foliU'Hbc Minbor : 1. ^'ovcn^ 'iU)tlip, i^t'bovcn 17^8. 2. (5l)i-iftian, luniorcn 12. ,"sunt 17D0. 3. o'-^')i^"iH"'Cv c^cborcn 2. 'Hiai 1792. 4. 'il.luuibalcna, (U'lnncn in 1796. ''i. oiOl)n '^U)ilip, i-(eboreu 24. :^suni 1801. '). C'k'ovtj i^cinrid), c^cbpvcn lo. ,"sanuar 1N03. 7. 'Jlbain Wcori^, i^cbovcn 7. 'Huiv,^ 180(>. 8. ,'oeinrid), ) _ ,, ,„ . > ouiiUinae, aeboveii 9, September 1807, 9. 3iarbarii, ) 10. ®orotl)ca, (\dmm 9. ^uli 1809. 11. Simon, (^eboren 12. September 1812. 2lUe fdjon frii()er i^emclbet, nnmbcrten alle biefe .^inbcr, mit 3ru§na(imc ber alteften uier So()nc, mit il)ren ©Item im ;^al)re 1818 nad) rnfjifd) ""^^olen aiic unb liefum fid) in bem f'leinen Orte ©un,^ig nieber. ^d) ne()me nun ben ';\mc\(\ ber A'^milie ?){itter auf, ber in ber ^fal^ nerblieS : Soren,^ 'l^()itip, !3ot)nnneQ, :^sol)n '^^U)ilip unb (5bri[tian. 2)ie brei ©rftflenannten blieben in ber ^^fal^ unb c^inc^en nie nad) ^KufUanb, nuiljrenb 6l)riftian mit feinen ©Item bort()in (\m(\, aber nad) einem ^al)xe md) ber ^^fal^ ,3;uriidfel)rte. ^^e^er biefer uier 'i^riiber iud)te fein (^liid auf eiiu'ne Aiuift unb arbeitetc (\((\cn li'o()n in uerfd)iebenen Stellen in ber -^^fal,^, mit 2(u6nal)me be§ jiingften, ^o[;n '>^)I)iIip, ber bi'i leincm Cntcl '-Isalentin 3d)rciner, ctncm '^-^rubcv ber C^h-ofunutter 'Kitter, in ^^reuniivueilov mobnte. Cnt'el 'inilentine Sd)reiner battc eincn fU'ofuMt ^i.'anbbefilfi unb ,\ol)ann '^^bilip butf il)m fieben ^^al)rc Umc\ bet ber (Sultiniruiu^ beffclben, bann Ijeiratljete er Matljarina Sd)reiner, bie ^odjter feineo Cnfeki. Wcneoloflic Her iHttter J^nmilte. 39 dirnii \ih\{\\\ iStttrr, 9teltffler Sobn hon ©corn CTIirifition iWittcr, gcborcn im DJculjof 1788, $?ovcn^ 'iU)ilip ^Kittev, ^cl• dltefte 3ol)ii wn ©eort;\ (Shriftian uub (5"oa ^){ittcr, {)etrat()otc un^ Icbtc in iMIbicil)^^!)! in ber '){()cinpfal^ in ^i-^ai)ern, '3>eutfd)lantt. £cine Man Itattc oiu bctrad)!!!!^)^''^ 'In'rinoi^en cvcvbt. (Sr betrieb ein 'JvaiKiport= (^cfci)aft, befbrbcrte Witter, nor^iii^lidi 3ilberfanb, nad) einer ca. 30 'llicilen \v€\U lidi in ber :'>{()einpfaU belet^enen (^Maofabrif unb brad)tc bafiir ©(aonmarcn nad; ''lliannlunnt utriirf. (rr nmr in feinon C^iofdidft fcbr crfoU^rcid) bio ^io crftc (i"i)"en= balin (\dm\t nnirbe. Seine ^-ran ftarb im ^al}re 1846 unb ev ^03 [xd) t)om We* fdiiift juriirf un& Icbte ntit cinor fciner l:od}ter, bie oerljeirat()et roar unb in ^Dianns I)eim rooljnte, mo er ftarb. Sorenai ^:)]Ijilip 9{itter Ijatte brei 3of)ne unb brei ^od)ter : '^(jilip, 61)riftian unb gonrab ; Qva, gjUgbalena unb ilatljarina. Siefe fec^e ijat ,vuei .Siinber. SCilliam ^)i. ^i^anberflrift, ber .^meite ©o()n, ijt ^ik-rtdufer bei feinem ^Better ^sljilip ^3. ^Hitter. Wciifoloflic ficr Jh'itlcr Jvamilif. 41 OIIirtBtiau IJittrr. J^ltJcitfr Soljtt bon (^corn uiiB (fdo iHitter, flcborcii 1790 im 9Jcuf)of. (Sijnftian .'Hittci- uuivbc am 12. Jam 17".)<) im Occul)of bci :Hltlciniiu-(en geborcn unb erf)telt feme Sdjulbilbuni^ in 3lltlciniiu)cn. "^ludittem er bie odjulc Derliiffcn, ardeitete er auf bem ©ute feineo 'I^atercv im biefci mit feiner ^'^'"ilic nad) niififd) -^Htleii auouninberte. (S'r (\xn(\ mit nad) %Hilen, bod) (^efie( eg if)m bort nid)t lint) er blieb nur ein ^srtf)r, uunauf cr nad) feiner alten §eimatl) in ber 'Ht)ein= pfal,^, !l^cutfd)Ian?, ,^uviidtel)vte. 'J(uf feiner 9iudreife fjatte er mand)erlei ^e= fd)uierben ,:;u ertragen, benn er l)atte bie flan.^e 700 ^Jfeilen lange 3trerfe .^u 3""^ 5uritd,^itle(nen, mobei er iJfterS in ben ilHilbern iibernad^tete, mit einem otein al§ .^opftiffen. 'JJadjbem Gfjriftian in feiner alten ^eimatl^ aninefommen, ardeitete er in ber 3JiaIjl=^IRuPe bee .'oerrn Sebaftian i^ammel in .Hire1)I)eim an ber (Sd. 3ein ',Hr= beitt^ebcr fe^te gro^eo isertrauen in i(jn unb er unirbe balb ber ©efdjdft'jfiitjrer ber 2)iiil)lc, ein 'Jsertrauenopoften, ben er eine 9(n,vil)l non '3a()ren inne Ijatte. (Sx fparte Ijier feinen liserbienft unb ermarb fid) eine anfef)nlid)e ('^k'lbfumme. 3Sa[)renb biefer oeit mad)te Gl)riftian bie ^etanntfd)aft ber '•^s()illippine Dcmalb, bed ein^gen ^inbeo lum ^-^einrid) unb 5Jiarie Dsmalb, unb l)eiratf)ete biefelbe. ^§re i^eimat^ unb il)r (5igentl)um lag bireft neben ber l)iiil)(e. 'Ocad) feiner ^iVrI)eiratl)ung manbte fid) (S()riftian bem ®etreibef)anbel ^u, er faufte unb uerfaufte G)etreibe, mobei er baffelbe nad) ben gro^en '9Jidrtten in ent= fernten 3tdt)ten traneportirte. 'iU§ biefeo (^efd)dft nad^ me()reren Ji^')^"*^" iiuf= ()orte, ein C'k'unnn bringenbeo ^u fein, gab er baffelbe auf unb roanbte fic^ ber £anb= unb Cbftcultur ^u. @r ^atte 2anb gefanft unb and) gepad)tet unb mit bem, roas feine Jrau ererbt, fatten fie genug non t>in ©iitern biefer iijelt, urn fef)r angene()m ,^u leben. 6()riftian ^'Kitter mar 5 ^nif5 7 3oII IFO^/ Breitfc^ulberig unb ijatte einen n3o()lproportionirten .Hiirper ; er ()atte einen bunflen 3;eint, bunflec .viaar unb bunt'le 3(ugen. 3 ein ('>)efid)t unir runb unb noli unb i)atte ftetg einen freunblidjen Slu^brud'. @r mar gutmut[)tg, jouial unb in feinen .sSanblnngomeifen ftets reel! ; ein offener, freigefinnter 43iirger unb ein treuer, gemiffenljafter, religibfer @atte unb $8ater. ^^ilHpptne D§roalb, bie ©attin beci ()ier gefd)i(berten 6()riftian Slitter, roar in ."^irc^I)eim an ber &d am 8. l^^^^it'i^" 1^10 geborcn. 3ie bcfud)te bie 3d)ule in ^ird)l)eint unb ba fie fe()r aufgemcdt roar, lernte fie fd)neU i'ftleg, roag bort ju lernen roar. %U fie 14 ^al)re alt roar, rourbe fie in ber proteftanti* 42 Wcnfolofltc Iicr iliittcr J^omilic fdien ,<«ltrdie in 5ltrd)[)etm confirmirt. ^^Jaditicm fie t^io 3d}ulc nevlajicn, untcr^ ftitfttc fie il)rc lliuttcr in t^er .'oauc-.f)altuni^ bio ,^uin XMltcv wn 18 ^s^bvcn, in ^^:lr fie fid) mit (5l)riftian ^Kitter vcv()oiratl)ote. "st)v cl)clid)oc. Vcbeu wax cin fcl)i nliid(id)co ; ^iU)illippinc wax cine c^ute (5l)riftin un^ eine i^ennffenl)afte, freunMidjC unt) enevivfd)e A-xan. 5ie nun- eine uor.^iiglidjc §auol}dltevin unt) eine cjute .S^elferin i()reo (fatten. ^Diefes X^aax l)atte fed)? .i^inber. ^a^^ ditefte, ein ."^nalie ^7?amen§ .•peinrid), ftavb fd)on ini 'Jlltev non nier "saljren. Die antieven, uiev 3ol)ne unf eine loditer, blieben am i'eben ; bie nier 3ol)ne nerlief^'n tiie alte .s>eiinatl) unti fud)ten il;r (i)Iiid in ber 'Oieuen ilU'lt. Die Iod)ter CSIifabetl) blieb bei iljien tSltevn. ®ie Hintier von C51)riftian nnb '^U)iUippine fitter finb : ^afob ^Kitter, c^eboven 1. "suli 1.S30. (Sljriftan 3iitter, c^'boren 1832. §einvid) 'ii ^'Hitter, i;(eboren 17. September 183o. ^U)ilip '^ol)ann :'Kitter, (-(eboren 17. September 1837. (Slifabetl) ^Hitter, lU'boren 8. ^anuar 1845. 6()riftian ^Ifitter ftarb am 24. ^uni 1863. ^s'" ?sal^rel864 befudjte .v>einric^ Jliitter ano XHmerita feine ^Hcutter unb feine 3d)uiefter. Diefer ^l^efud) brad)te ^U)iUippine aiif ben Webanten, &af5 es, nadjtieni il)r (^kitte t^eftorben, beffer unb ant^eneljmer fiir fie fein miirbe, luenn fie and) nad) bem l^mbe cjincje, in bem bie meiften i()rer Hinber leben. 3ie befd)lof5 bal)er, mit ibrem 3ol)ne nad) 3(merifa ju tjeljen unb il)re 2:od)ter unb 'i^ruber millic^ten ein mit,^nineljen. 3ie uerfanften nun il)re gefammte .s>abe in Deutfd)Ianb unb in tur.^er ^eit l^atten fie ade^ ^cblljicje erlebi^t unb am 11. ^anuar 1865 fuljr ber Dampfer non ©uropa ab, ber ^ljiUip= pine unb ben 3ieft itjrer A-antilie nad) "Diem :J)orf brad)te. 3Rad) einem fur.^en 33efud)e bei il^rem ©ol)ne ^einric!^ unb feiner ?;-rau, bei it)rer Sdjmdflerin ^-rau ^oljanneo ^Kitter unb bei ben A-nntilien il)rer ©djunic^er ^^ilip S. unb ei)riftian ^Ititter in ^]^ljiIa^elpbia, reiften fie nad) il)rer ^utunftinen .s>eimatl) bei Hamilton, Dl)io. ©ie mar nun c^Uidlid), alle if)re J^inber mieber um fic^ ,:^u t)aben. ,;3()re :i:od)ter (glifabetl) uerl)eiratl)ete fid) bann balD mit :JIbam •Qammel unb '"l]()iaippine l-liitter fd)Iut^ il)re :ilsoi)nun(^ bei il)nen auf. ^;U)illippine Donialb=^Kitter erfreute fid), nad)bem fie Mird)l)eim uerlaffen l)attc^ einer befferen ©efunbl)eit, mie je nor()er. DaG 3Ift()ma, an bem fie fo langc :Jaf)re gelitten, mar burd) bie Djeanreife furirt morben. %sl)illippine mar eine i^rof5e, rool)l9ebaute ^-rau uon buntlem ^teint, l)atte buntlee .vtaar unb 3(ugen unb ein mol)lc3eformte5 ooales ©efid)t mit einem ntilben, i^eiftigen X'Uiobrud. (ijrucologic Bcr Ih'ittcr jTnmilir 43 diakiili IHittrr. ©oljn Don CfdriPion iinti *Uf)ifri|)|iinc iHittfr, flcfiorcn in ftinftljcim nn bet (frf. 3a!ob JKittor orl)iclt fcinc 3d)ulbtltiuni^ in .Slirdiljciin m ^a• t5ct unb ba or etn i^uteQ 0)cbad)tni|? ()atto imb fobr floijui^ mar, fo crlaut^to cr fd)iuil bic nbtl)ine ®d)ulbilbuiuv l"o baf? cr mit 14 %\l)vcn coufirinirt mcrbcn iinb bie 3dnilc ucrliiffcn foniUc. (5'r [)alf bann feinem i^ator in bcr C^Jctrcibc^, 'liscin'- nn? Cbft Mnltnr unb nntrbe bnlb cin titd)tii^er Sanbrnirtl). ^sui iHltcr von IS "sahrcn c\uu} cr nad) ber 9u'uen ^Un-It, nm fcin Wliirf ,^u fnd)cn. (S'r fnlir ntit cincni cciU'lfcbiffc nad) dim f)ovt unb rciftc non bort md) 'Sutler (5onnti), Oljio, wo cr balb ^^^cfd)afti= gunti in bent 'l^m^\i fanb, ben cr crlcrnt l)attc. (5r arbcitctc l)icr fiir ncrfdiicbcne ?^armcr ,^u foldjcn ^>.'bljncn, loie [ie banial'j ben ncu (iiiu^cuHinberten be,^al;lt rourbcn. lS5o bchid)tc er [cine tiltcrn in .^irdibcint nnb isr)6 fe()rte cr nad) ben iVrciniiUcn 3taaten ,^uriid. iUuf feinem ^Vsjege nad) bcm ^JiH'itcu bcfudjtc cr feinen Cnfcl, :i:antc unb ^in-ttern in is()ilabclpl)ia, unb fcbrte Mnn nad) ^>^utlcr Sountv, D., ,^uriid, mo cr fid) mieber init bcr ^^x'arbcitunii ciner ^-arni befd)dftirtte, ,^uerft fiir anbcrc wnt) fpiiter fiu" foinc ciiu'uc ^)(cd)iunu^, inbcin cr fid) cine A-arin pad)tete. til- ocr()eiratl)etc fid) 1800 unb fctUe fcin (^)efd)aft an ucrfd)icbencn Crteu fort, bio cr fd)IiefUid) fcinc )el3ii-(C A-arin uon 125 ^J(deru tauftc, bic brci ^Dicilcn nbrblid) uon 3eucu "itJiilc Station, ^i^utlcr (5ounti), CI)io, untnbcrfd)i.iu i^clegcn ift. Ci'r unb fcinc Aaniilic Icbcu uiobl feit 25 oa()ren auf bicfer A-ariii unb befinben fid) in ani^encl)men ^licrljiiltniffcn. 2ic baben cin fcl)r biibfd)co Mau'o mit ciner fd)onen llnu^cbung. ^srttob ^)iitier Ijat bunt'cin j:cint, c\vc\]c bunt'Ie ::}(ugeu, buntleo obcr fcbmar^co .s>aar unb cin ooalec ('')efid)t mit angenebmen, intellegentem 'J(uobrurf. (i'r ift cin Qiitiger Watte unb ^iMitcr, iiberl)aupt ift cr moblmollcnb gegen mk. (Sv ift 5 Jyuft 9 30II q,xo% moljl proportionirt, miecjt 175 ^^sfunb unb ift ein ftarter, robufter 5)iann. Hi a gb a I en a, ^afob Mfittcr'g ,"^-rau, ift il)rcm (^)attcn cine braoe C^attin, i()ren .^inbern cine gutc ^hitter unb gcgen ^.Hllc gutl)cr,^iiv 5ic untcrftitl3t if)rcn ©atten umder in all feinen Untcrnebmungen unb balf bemfclbcn burd) ftriftc Cct'o= nomie unb gute :ilnrtl)fd)aft ju eincm (5-rfoIge. 5ie l;atten 11 Minber, uon benen 7 in ber .Hinbl)eit ftarben. 'Die nod) Icbcnbcn .Hinber finb : ©bmarb, gcboren am i;;. Diiir,^ 1862. (^v Ijciratljctc, fcinc Crl)e ift aber finberlo'o. (S'r betreibt ein .s^otel in (Cincinnati. 44 WciKiilonic Her iWiitcv J^omilic. .'Oenri), i^eboren am 5. ^Jouember 1863. (Sr 6lieb uimcrl)eiratl)et imb be* tDirlijfd)aftete in ©eincinfd)nft mit feincm 33ruber C2mil bie %axm jeiues Skaters bie ^u feincm IJobe, im :^srtl)rc 1904. XHmclia, obcv (i'mili), i^eboren am 2. 'Oconombcr 1866. 3ic nerdeiratbete fid) mit ,^oI)n iHuiVoburc^ev, bcr ISOG in £}()io (^cbovcn marb. 3ie Icbcn anf bei ■^.Ucafant 'iUem Stod ^^-arm in '!|.^rebIe (Sounti), C, nnb babcn cin .Hinb : -Kalter 9(n(^obuv(^cr, l•^eborcn am 26. ^ebvuar 1897, bcr bis jclU ber cinsigc ©nfel oon ^^afob unb "^liai^balena ?iVxtkx ift. (S'mil, i^cbovcn am 21. Jvebniav 1871. (Sr ift uniievI)civatl)Ct unb bcmivtl)-- fd)aftct tjcmcinfdjaftlid) mit feincm "i^ruber i>cnnj bie ^arm feine§ 5^^ater§. ^sba, (-(cboren am '). Cftober 1872. Sic iierl)eiratl)etc fid) mit :^o()n ^. Cooper, lU'boren in 1S70, in 1898 ; i()re (S()e ift finbcrloo. ©ie Icbcn in Gbicaip, mo (ioopcr !i^ud)l)altcr in cinem c^rof;en (i'tabliffcment, fiir cine ti:ifenbal)n=Gom= btnation, ift, roo er fiir feine c3an5 ncrjiiijlidje liieiftunijofaljicjteit ein Ijoljes Salair bcjieljt. (Sli.Vibctl) 'DJialinba, flcboren am 2. ^anuar 1877. ©ie ift mit SBilbur ^on(]ljerti) uon -^U'cblc (Sonnti), D., iier()eiratl)ct nnb fie mobnen anf ber ?varm feineS ^i^atcro, bie fie bemirtl)fd)aften. Sie l^atten ein Itinb, him jcbod) t3eftorben ift. ®anicl, c^eboren am 28. Mai 1878. @r ift nod) nnner(jeiratl)ct unb lebt in (Sljicai^o, mo er ©cfd)aft'ofitl)rcr fiir cin i"\rof?cci i^^oljgcfdjiift ift, \>a^ and) cine c^rofje amil= ton, D., bod; bin id; nidjt im ©tanbe inemefen, meitcreo oon iljr in t£rfal)rung ju bringen. ©ritenlonic Dcr iKirrer J?omilir. 45 i^rinrirh iil. iStttrr, fritter @oftn bon (fdriftioii uiili iPOillippine iHitttv, flf6oren in ftirdjljrim on Dfr (frf out 17. Scptemfirr IS:},'). §einrid) rHittov crl)iclt Kinc 3cl)ulbi(^un^ in ,s{ivd)l)cim an ^c^■ Cid un? tm er fel)v aufcUMiH-dt, umr or cin i^utor Bdiiilcr, ^a■ fdiiicll un^ cuit lonitc an? [tcto an ^cl• 3pit3c icina- Mhiifo ltan^. ^sni I'lltcr uon \4 ^a[]im uulv^c or in ^cl■ pro= tcftantifdien Hivd)e confirnurt un^ ucrlicH ^ie 3d)ulc. Gr arboitctc t'ann rtuf t^mn (^juto fcinco ^initoro alo Van^u1irtl), ^>Jcin= unt* Cbft^iiditcv. ^m I'lltcv von 19 ^\al)rcn i^nc^ or nad) ?cr ncucn '^iclt, urn l)iov fcin (''Hiid ui 1ud)on, unti i^ini^ nad) Cl)io, wo feinc '^^^■li^a• o,atob unb (5()viftian Icbtcn. .s^cnvi), uno luiv ibn nun nad) fcincr 'Jlntunft in iHincrita ncnncn luollcn, arbcitcte ^mei ^a()re auf oincv Aavni in £[]io, taut abev Mnn auf ^iscranlai]uuo( jeineo 'isetter^o 'l'()ilip :)iitlor nad) ^].U)ila= tiolpl)ia, uni t)ier Daci @eid)dft eine§ Confectioner un? ^^ce (Sreani 0Jiad)cr'5 mi eriernen. ^n biefem ©efd)dft aber blieb er in AoU^e einoo iliifuierftdntiniffeo nur li IKonate. ~D?ad)&eni er feinen 3>etter nerlaffcn, uiar or nie()rere ^a()re laui] 8traf5enbaI)n=6onbuctor unb ,Slutfd)er. '3cad)bein cr biefe Ii:l)dti(^feit aufi^ec^eben, roanbte er fid) bem .'5otel= unb ii>irtl)cc-|efd)dft ^u, mar jobod) in ben erften 3'i^)i"t'n nur nid^iii erfo(c-(roid). ^ann nerdnberte er jebod) bie i^ai^o foinco Wcfd)dfto, batte befferen ©rfolg unb ermarb fid) 58ermi3gen. gr blieb in bicfcni (^efdjdft bio ^u feineni Tobe, 1893, •vonri) unu- mcrmal iHi1)eirat()et. 3 cine uicrtc A-rau ftarb cin ,\abv imr ibni. Sr fjinterltel ^tuet .^inber t)on ber ^raeiten m'l^ii, fiinf .^inbcr uon bcr bvittcn Aran unb brei .Hinber won ber oierten Jrau. ^ux ^eit feines ^^obeo mar bao jiint^fte .^inb brei ^abre alt. .'Qenri) 'Hitter roar 5 ^u^ 9 3oIf (\'^o[->, f^nt i^ebaut unb non buntlcm Tcint ; er I)atte i^rofn' buntle 3(ut-\en unb buntte^i ."oaar unb 3d)nurrbart. (i"r mar cin oiutcr G3atte unb i^ater, t^itber^iin ciei^en ^ebernwnn unb lief? fid) t'eine -3.)iiibe uer= bnc|5cn, main co (\a\.i, eiucni aciuhuc ,^u iiur.cii. ijic uHir icm cutia)lo|fen nno fcft, abcr fchr anc^enebm in fcincr 'Jluobvudouicifc. C5"v luar cin fcbv auficncbnu'v ('»)cfcUfd)after, fonntc libcv allcrlci fcbv i^ut untcvbaltcn, unifuc in auiicncbnicr ')lHnfc ('^)efd)id)tcn ^u cv^dbtcn unb nuu1)tc fid) baburcb uiclc Avcunbc. (i'v unir cin Avcinuutrcr. ^enn)'o erfte A-rau f)teft ^Jiari) 'DJtetcr? ; ibre Gbe blieb Minberfoci. .ilbchnina .vieffcrid, i^borcn in Aanibunv 3ic bcivatbcicn am 11. '^uni 1S65 unb l^atten brei Jlinber, uon bcncn jebod) nur ,:;uici am \ieben blieben : 46 («cnfa(onif iicr JWittcr ;?ntiti(ie. i}[nm Hiari), geboven am 28. 'Mm 1^68 uub iievl)eirat()et an gtjarles 3ellg. ©ie ()abcn cine 'l:od)ter, t)ie je^t 17 3al)re alt ift. (S[)arlee, fleboren 14. Dftober 1870. tMkb uniierl)eirat()et unti ftarb im gZooemba- 1908. A>enn)''5 tiritte Avan wax ^JJari) 3Soi(\t. 2ie l)atten fiinf .^inlicr, luiiiUid) : 301)11 ©ottlicb, geb. 18. Jebruar 1874. tSr ift uniierl)eiratl)et unti ein ^iscv^ tdufer t)er ^^i. 3. ^Hitter gonfernen (Somp. Sovotljea Glifabetl), geboren '■'. oiuni 1877. '^\t um)erbeirat()et. ^^f)ilip i^., geboren 1-1. September 1878. (S'r i[t uni)erl)eiratl)et nnb Glerf fiir bte X^. '^. ^Kitter (ionferoen (Somp. 'L'ouife, geboren 4. xHugiift 1882. Unoerbeiratljet unb bet ber ^. Oi- .^^itter (ionferoen (5oinp. befdiiiftigt. XHu'j .s>enn)''5 vierter (^(je mit Glifabetl) '^Jiari) 'i^iid)lin entfprangen folgenbe brei Minber : J-reberid "soI)n, geboren 20. ^nni 188(;. Derfelbe ift 'ilrd)itett. Ji>illiam ^ilHifI)ington, geboren 24. xHpril 1887, i^ermina, geboren 17. ^ihiguft 1890, (^encalanic licr iNittcr (vomilte. 3h\m IJlitltp iRtttrr, SBtcrter Sol)n bon (^hrifilion una *45l)i(lipiiinc iHittcr, nrboicn ben 17. ScHtcmbrr l.s:}( in Mird^Oeim on ber Qi ^ovfolbc crl)ielt feine (Sd}ulbiltiiint^ in ,Uirri)l)cini, uui or uoiit (>. im mm 14. ^aI)ro bio 3cl)ulo befud)te. Da or luio foiuo '-l^riitiov aufc^ouioctt unt) c^olol)vii^ mav, nnirbo or ball> oin i^uter 3d)iilov, bov ftoto an bov 3pil3o feinor .Hlaffo ftant) ; 14 !jal)vo alt, nnivbo or in bor protoftantifcbon ,S\ird)o oonfirntirt. ~'Jiad)tioni or bio (Sdinlo iH-rlaffon, arboitoto or, uno joino 'i^riibor, an] bom iHninoion foino'o 'initoro iinb unirbo I'anbuiirtb, 'Ii^oin= unb Ob[t^iid)tor, bio or fa[t 21 ^V^l)^'^-' <^^^ "-''^i'. 1858 norliof^ or foino .N>oiniatl) nub foino (Sitorn unb tani nad) bon ^Isor. Staaton. CSr bojudjto ,^uorjt jomon 'i^rubor .s^oinrtd; unb bojjon 7si'(\n in ^|>I)iIaboI^ pf)ia, jomio loinon Cutol ^sol)n ')(ittor, ioino Tanto unb foino 'rn'ttorn nub bliob miibronb biofoo ',Hufoutl)altci in '•^U)ilabolpl)ia S ^otu' in ihroni >>aufo. -Ison '].U)ilaboipl)ia roi[to or nad) Hamilton, Cbio, moldio ')(oilo 5 'IJai^o bauorto. ®ort traf or foinou '.l^rubor. (i"r arboitoto broi ^sabro {a\\(\ auf bor Aarin boei ^"iorrn ^i'-''')" A'lcnnor, uiofiir or oinon Ijalbon 3}oUar por ^ai^ unb Moft unb Yoc\vj erI)iolt. (i"r fparto foinou 'Isorbionft unb nad) 'isorlauf non broi o^abron mar or im Staubo, fid) oin Wofpanu '|^forbo unb ^"varnu^ordtljo ,^u laufou, oino Aarni ,^u niiotbon unb fein O)ofd)aft fiir eii^mo 'Kod)nunt:\ ,^u bortinnou. Um fid) bao Vobon aui^-nobnu'r unb ortriii^lid) },n mad)ou, lub or foinou 3d)a^, ^vl. Matbariiui '.l^onl), oin au'o Toutfd)lanb ^n ibm ,^u touniuMi. Tiofo foli^o foiuor C^iulabuiuv taui bior^ l)or unb bio 'lvorl)oiratl)unt:; faub balb ftatt. 'Ouid) broi ^al)ren l)artor '.Hrboit auf bor i^omiot[)cton A^arm, mit bor Milfo foiner (^attin uut in aoIi^o bor bobou ^vroifc fiir Aarmprobutto, niolcbo in aoKu" boo I'KoboUionofriot^O'o l)errfd)tou, mar "sobn ^^sljilip im 3tanbo )nit foinom 3d)mai)or '^(bam .'oammol, bor uon Doutfd)lanb anc^efommcn mar, alo '^Hirtuer, oine '^avm von 184 iHd'orn },n faufou unb boibo bomirti)fci)aftotou biefolbe bann focbo ^\a')vo I n(\ init c^roHom Ci'rfoU^ \n allfoitifU'r ;-)ufrioboul)oit. 'Jliu (S'nbe ber fod)o ^ai)\-i: nmrbo bio '^MU'tiu'rf()ip mit cuH^onfoitiiU'v ouftimmuufl in ^reunbfd)aft auffloloft. .s>orr 'J(bam .s^ammol faufto fid) oine Aavm nal)or an ^^amilton, D., boloc^on, unb ^soi)n X^{]\{\p faufto .'oanimol'o 'Jlntboil an bor '|.HU-tnorfd)aft an'-':i u)ib bomirtbfd)aftoto bio Aurm bann bio 1877, moboi or fid) aud) nodj )nit >>ol^baubol bofafUo. ^m ^\abro 1875 t^il' ftino C^iofuubboit nad) unb in 1877 fal) or fid) i^onotl)irtt, foine ()arto i'lrboit auf bor Jarm auf^ut^obon. 1)a il)m ^]Jbilip ^. ^Hitter eine Stodc alo (^efdjiiftofiibror foinoo ;-^moic^baufoo fiir ^ion 'i^ertauf foiner priiferinrten Ai'iid)to ancjeboten l)atto, naljm or biefe Cfforto an. 48 Wcncoloflic l)fr SMittrr J?nmilie. nennietlioti' lomo isaxm uu^ >oi^ mit feiner A-ainilie nacf) (Sinciniiati. [\d)n ^al)Xi laufl fuiuvvtc or t>ann olo Wcicl)aft^ful)icr ^e'o Cincinnati ^unni^co t»or '^Ujilip. 3. :Kittcv (ionfcvnen (foinp. o»nt vS^^^te 1vii)at5 mann, cincn ^l)ei( feincv ^JJiufoftunbcn bei ilHil)Uljdtit3tcit luibnicnb. S?ot()iirino !8enlj=!)Jitter, bie ^•viui uon ^sol)n '\>\)\[\v ^){ittor in (5incinnati, unirbe am 16. '^oiicinbcr 1836 in S^inbcnl)ciin in bcv ^)il)i'inpfal,^ i^eboren. 3ic fani 1862 nad) Cl)io uub iicr()ei= ratl)ete fid) niit ^Kittcv nnb il)re (i'()e ift cine c]liirflid)e. ,Uatl)avine befiut einen lieben'ounivbii^en (Sl)araftei', ift febv c^ttbev^it^ nnb wax fteto cine treue .v)clfcrin ibvc'o Oiattcn, nnb ibvc (S^nert^e trnc\ in bol)cni C^Jrabe ^nn Ci'vfoh^ ibveo C^iatten bei, fo baf', fid) bevfelbe anf feincni eic^'nen '^icfilj felbftftiinbii^ )nad)en t'onnte. 3.ie lebt jct.u in befd)anlid)ci- ^)i'nl)c nnb vnbt ano auf ben C2rnnu^cnfd)aftcn ber fviiberen ^al)ve ibvev (i"l)e. ^iefco 'i>aar l)at 6 Minbcv, bie fiinnntlid) in C5incinnati, D., tcben. 1. Wmi), yeb. 7. ^fcbrnar 1863. 5?erf)ciratf)et mit ^sncob Sucfart, 6. September l.s*.)3, ber 1862 i-^eboren mar. ^I)re (£"l)e ift t'inberloo. 2. '^sl)ilippina, c^eb. 12. ^cbrnar 1866. 'Iserbciratl)et mit ^sofepf) ^umont. 2ie l)aben .^nei ilbcbtcr, bie iel3t 14 nnb 15 ^"sabrc alt finb. 3. ^;!.l)ilip jr., fleb. 5. ^nni 1869. (ir oerbeiratl)ete fid) am 5. ''^IJiai 1889 mit (Smilic 'i>ifl)op. 3ic babeu einen £ol)n nnb brci !4od)tcr: .Slarl, 13; 'Jlctna, 11; !^ouife, 9 unb 'Jennie, 7 Cs'i')!''^ i^^t. 4. ^.Hbam, c^cb. 2C>. Wdx\ 1871. Gr ift feit 1893 iierl)eiratbet mit ^^^ertba Steininann. 2ic baben cineu 3o[)n (Slifforb, o,cb. in 1895. 5. !iiouife, geb. 24. ^Vmnar 1874. ©ie ljeiratl)ete 6. %. 'i!ot, ber 1870 i^eboren marb, am 16. TeuMnber 18;»6 ult^ fie babeu cincn 3obn unb cine l:od)ter: (5l)arlotte, 4 "sabr, nnb ^Jl^ilbclm, 2 ,\al)rc alt. 6. .Hatbarina, (U'b. 6. Acbruar 1879. 3ie beiratbete am Id. "suui 1901 3i^illiam Cdero. 3ie l)aben cine 4:od)tcr, lilleu, bie 1902 i^eborcu marb. ffifncaloflic l)cr SHittcr JTomUic. 49 lEltBabrtli IStttrr l^amm^I, todfUr Don ^^(rtfitian iNitter, geboren in ^ird^ljcint an ber (Stf. Gtifabetl) fitter mar cm [tarJes unb gefunbeS ^inb. ©te erl^telt t§re ©d^uls b■(^u^f^ in ber S^itlc ihroo .s>eimat()sortg unb ba fie eine gate Sdjiilerin raar, fo lernte fie halt 3(IIeG, umo fie in biefer Sdnile lernen fonnte. ^ad) juritcfgelefltet ©c()ul,u'it f)rtlf fie iln'cv 'Hhitter im ^aucil)a(t unb unirbe cine titcf)tige .^od)in unb .finueiluilterin. 9tad)bctn alle il)re ©efd)unfter mid) ':}(merit'a tjegangen, roar fie ein grofun- 2xo]t xxnh eine 5tul3e fiir il)re (iltern. ©lifabetl) mar eine fd)lanfe, f)iif)fci^e Sriinette. Sie I)atte grofu' buntle 9(iu^en unb bunt'lcG ,s>aar, ein fd)ongeformtes oimteci G)efid)t, tnit rofiiu'n ®angen unb einen ©efid)tCHiu6brud ber non inneret ^riililidjfcit ,5;eugte. 3ie ift cnerivfd), fd)nell entfd)loffen, mie bie nieiftcn iljret ^•aniilic, unb ift ftetG sh ei"ci" paffcnben iHntmort unb ,^u cinem l)er,^l)aften ^^id)en bereit. Sie mar bag 2eben im .s>aufe unb bie ^-reube unb ber Stroft it)rer ©Item in beren i^ebenoabenb. (5'Iifnbetl) nerlieft im ^snnuar 1865 ifjre .*Qeimat^ in .tirc^fieim mtt tl^rei 5Riitter unb mit il)rem 3Serlobten, .'oerrn 3Xbam ."onnimel unb fam nad) ben 3Ser. Stoaten. Diad) einem !ur,^en 3lufcnt()alt in ^isl)ilabelpl)ia ,^ogen fie nad) 33utler dounti), Cl)io. i^m ^februar boffclben 3al)re6 oerbciratbete fie fid) mit §errn 2(bam .ammtl. .?»err 9(bam .^oammel am Mird)l)eim an ber ©d mar ber Sof)n t»on Wt. §ammel, ber ,^u ciner ii\-amilie gcbbrte, bie ^u ben intetligcntcftcn unb reid)ften ir ^ir^l)eim ge^aijlt murbc. Gr marb 1S46 geborcn unb murbc in ber (Sd)ule in ^ird^ljeim er,^ogcn, ,^u beren guten SdjUlern er ge()brte. 3iad)bem er bie Sd)utc nertaffcn, mtbmcte er fid) bem f^icfdiaft feiner "inn-fabrcn unb murbc ^anbmirt^. ^adi bent '^Tobe feineS 3Saterg uerroalteten er unb feine Gutter gemeinfd)aftlid) bao 2(nmefcn feines ^i^atere, big feine 33erIobte nac^ ben ^^er. Staaten ougroanberte. aJiit i^r oerlie^ er feine ^eimat^ unb fam ^ier^er. ^f^ac^bem er in D^io angelongt, trat er mit feinem Sc^roager ^o^anneS ^^irip ^Tiitter in ^13artnerfcbaft — er t^atte von feinem ^fiater betrdd)tlid) geerbt, 50 (Sencoloflif Ber iRtttcr Somtlie. roas ilin in fen Stanb fe^te, ba§ t)a,^i not^iflc 0)e(^ prompt ein,^u,vil)le". ^leK" partner id)(i ft ?auerte fed)G ^a()re, umrauf 3(t>am ^ainmel feinen 3lnt()eil an fcinen partner unb 5d)UHUU'v nertaufte. iBeibe 'l^artnev batten it>df)renb if)rer ^artnerfcfeaft betrdcfitlicftee. ©elb iiev= bient unb nad)^eln .sSanmtel feinen 3rnt{)eil ausnerfauft, faufte er eine ^arni uon 220 3rrfer ?anb naf)e .t»amilton, D^io, bie er je^t noc^ be»t»irt()fd)aftet. Gr raar fel)r erfolflreid), crntet ftets bae befte ©etretbe im 2anbe iinb ift aufeerbem '^sferDe^, 3linbnief)=, 2d)nieine= unb @efluc(el=3"^tfi^- ^^ ^a^ 1^ ""f fei"fr 'i^axm ein gro^eci nn^ feineo 33ac!ftein{)au5 c^ebaut, in bem bie ^amilie in (Jomfort lebt. 9f?ebcn biefem 2i>ot)nl)aufe [te^en ,^a^lretc^e 9ieben= unb 2Birt{)fd)aftQ9ebdube unb bie Untgebunc^ ber ?^arm ift eine fc^one. 3(bam 4^ammel ift 5 i^-uf; 7 3ott gro| unb roo^Iproportionirt. @r i)at einen l^eden ^eint, blaue Slugon unb blonbes $)aar. 3 ein ©efid)t ift biibfd), runb unb anfprod)cnb. @r ift fel)r entfd)Ioffen, felbftbemufet unb intedigent unb menn not()ifl tann er feinen ©ebanfen burd) paffenbe 2Borte berebeten 3(u6bru(f geben. ^-olgenbc se()n ."Rinber au6 i[)rer @^e finb noc^ am 'iieben : 1. .^ate, geb. ben 28. ^anuor 1867. ®ie nerbeirat^ete ftd^ am 4. g^eb ruar 1888 mit 2Bm. ^ein^'Iman. ^I)re @^e ift finberloS. 2. 2lbam, geb. 2. ^ebruar 1869, 6r Dert)eirat[)ete fic^ mit Maxi) ©tumpf unb biefer 6{)e finb oier ^inber entfprungen. 3. midjad, geb. 22. ^anuar 1871. @r ^eirat^ete am 6. ^ebruar 1808 Garrie 3mitl) unb fie ^aben brei .*Rinber. 4. Arnnceci, geb. 8. Wax^ 1878. ©te perl)eiratl)ete fid) mit grarence 2^^omae am 9. October 1901. ©ie i)ahtn eine, je^t 1 ^a^r alte iTod^ter. 5. ?yrteba, geb. 1. September 1875 unb am 13. ^uli 1898 mit ^reb. SSeiciiuanger ocr()ciratl)et. @ie ()aben einen 4 ^afjre alten ®o^n. 6. XHnna, geb. 12. 15e,^ember 1878. ^od) unnerl)eirat^et. 7. .v^ilba, geb. 23. 2)e;\ember 1880. ^ft unnerbeiratbet. 8. '^U)illipina Garolina, geb. 2. ^ebruar 1883 ; ift no(^ unwer'^etratljet. 9. 'JCiKiam ^"vreberid, geb. 9. September 1886. 10. "sba emilia "scfep()ina, geb. 6. ^uni 1888. ©encttlogic Uv iRitter gomtlic. 51 J)rittcr SoJin ftoit ©eorg ffJirifitau unU (fua iHitter, oeboren im 9Jcul)of, om 2. aJltti 1792. ^ctl)anneci, tiritter (Sol)n von (5)eori:\ Gl)vi[tian unti Cim flutter, c^cboven nuf bem 5teu(iof am 2. 5)iai 1792. ^sof)anneo crhiclt fcinc 3d)ulbilt)uuc\ su 3lltlci= niuo,cn, cr bcfilste ein fel)r a,ut&o 0)ebdd)tni^ iini) Icrntc ol)nc Ttiilw alk^^ itins bort in ber Sc^ule ^u lernen mar. %U er 14 3al)re alt wax nnu?e cr toufirmirt in ber ^roteftantifd)cn 5tivclie yi 9l(tleinini;(en unb enbic^tc bamit feine 2cf)ulpflid)tcn, aber nid)t fein Icvncn ; cr rocr fel)r bct^icrig alles Mt lernen nmo fiir il;n 'il^ifjene: mertl) wax unl> beumbrtc co ami) in feineni ©ebad)tni[; cr.f fiir ^.ulunftitjen ®e= brand). Tnrd) biefeo mar cr ipdtcr in fcineni 'i.'cben in ?cr 'i\>i)fenid)aft fe^r 6e= iranbert unb fonnte ftuntcnlani'\ ^sntcreffantes ersdl)len iiber !i.'anb unb 2eute unb ©rfal)runt^en of)ne baf^ fcinc ;^ul)orer babei miibe unirben, babei l)atte er and} ein lieitercG unt> frennMiAco Jentperantent unb mar fel)r bcliebt als ©efcllfd^after. ^sol)anneG l)atte and) c\rofu' licbe fiir feine ^-amilie unb 33lutsr)ernianbten, unb bei jeber paffcnttcn Gielegenlieit ,^eigte er biefes ilnicn frol)e Stunben ^u berei= ten, nnibrcn? ben gefeipieten ^f'^en feineo gefd)dftlid)en i'ebens. ^ot)anncG mar unc^efdlir fiinf A-uf5 ad)t 3on grof;, von gutem .^i3rpergebau, mog ungcfdl)r 160 "']>fun^, battc blauc 3(ugen, Relies ^aar unb lielle .'oautfar&e; im 9(nfcl)cn liatte er niel 3(el)nlid)fcit mit fcincni 3olni '^^i)ihp ^s. l^^iitter, bem Sdn'eibcr fticfcci 'Jlrtifclc, Dcm oft gcfagt unirbe er fel)e feinem 'Jsater fe^r d^nlid^, fal) aber feincr lliutter and) fcbr dl)nlid); alle feine anberen 'J^riiber fatten fd)roar,^es ^aar un? bunfelbraune 2(ugen. ^er (2d)reiber biefeo bcbauert bo^ er fein 33ilb non \i)m befi^t urn ?affclbe neben ber 5)^utter in biefem '$>iid)c ein^ufe^en. ^soliannee arbcitete auf bem ©utl) feiner ©Itern bi^ er 1811 in t»ie fran,^c)fif(^e 9(rmee eingetrcten ift un& bicntc unter ')iapoleon 33onaparte aU Solbat. ©ein ^)kgiment lag in 33onlognc am '}3iccr, am englifdjen .^anal. 1812 murbe fein i^egiment nad) ^iuBlanb beorbert, abcr tia :^sol)anne§ front mar fonnte er nid^t mil ^emfelbcn marfd)ircn. (ir marfdiirtc tianii cinige '53conate fpdter mit einem anberem :?Regimentc ab, tiicfeo fam abcr nur bic> an t^ic ruffifdie ©ren,^e, als bie 3iad)ric^t non l>cr ■il(ic?crlagc Oiapolcono in lltoofau eintraf uni) 6ao :?Hegiment nad) ber ^^■eftung Utagftcburg ^unidbcorbcrt unirfte. '^tapoleon muf5te mit feiner fe^r f(^roer mitgenommcncn X'lrmcc rctirircn uni) and) tiao :')k'gimcnt, t)em ;3ol)anne5 in ^Boulogne ;,ugctl)cilt mortcn, mar faft gan,^ aufgerieben morben. 5(ber nid)tci fonnte Dcapoleon cntmutl)igen, cr ,^og fcinc I'ltefenien ^ufammcn uni) ,^og mit bicfcn biS Seipjig, mo im Cftober 1812 bie brei ^age mdbrenbe gro^e 'i>t)lferfd)lad)t gefd^Ia* 52 ®eneoIonie bcr iWttfer J^omtfie. gen uuD oie 2trmee '3capoleon'o faft nernic^tet mur&e. 9?apoIeon ,^og fic^ nun mit bem 3^efte feinee ^eeres bis iiber ben JH^ein ^uriict unb mad)te erft in ^ranfrei(^ §alt. 3Bd()renb biefer ;>it unirbe ^sof)anne5 mit feinem ^Ttegimente uon bem iQeere ber 'inn-biinbeten in ber ^'yeftung 'Diagbeburg feftgef)a(ten. ^sm ^a^re 1813 ging t>a^ §eer ber 'Iserbitnbeten uber ben :^()ein unb "Jiapoleon luurbe mit bem Stefte feines .'oeeree meiter ^uriictgetrieben, gefangen unb fd)liefelid) ale ©efnngener nad) ber ^snfel (51 ba gefanbt. 2)ann rourben audi bie in "O^iagbeburg liegenben fran^pfifdien ^ruppen Ijeimgelaffen, l^ol^onnes trat auci benfelben auc. unb fel)rte nad) .'oaufe ^uriid. 'IJadibem OiOl)anne§ nadj .^aufe ^urudgefel)rt, mar er in t»erfd)iebenen ^Berufen t()atig. (i'ine ,^oitIang arboitete er in einer 3JiuI)Ie be^ §errn 'isalentin 33erg in 2)reiien unb bort unirbe er mit ©lifabetl) 'JCill befannt, bie er bann 1818 f)eiratt)ete. (Sr fparte feinen 3>erbienft unb verfudite fd)lief;Iid) fein ©[lid auf eigene %au\t, inbem or cin (*';ctreibegcfd^aft etablirte. ©r faufte ©etreibc auf unb brad)te es ,^um isertauf nad) grij^eren 'DJiarftpUi^en. J^ao 0)efd)dft mar ein lot)nenbeQ unb id)Iief?lid) tonnte er fid) Sanb, ein ^aus unb ®d)euer unb bie nbtE)i= gen 'i&>irtl)fd)aftcigcbdubc anfd)affen. 2)iefec> ^anb unb t>a^ von feiner Jyrau ererbte bemirtbfd)aftcte er nun erfolgreid) unb er nnirbe balb ein tiid)tiger (Mefd)aft6= mann, angeiet)en unb gead)tet non 3lIIen, bie i^n fannten. 3Begen feiner ©efeHig^ Icit, feines jorialen ^t)arafterci unb feines ^reimut^s roar er atlgemein beliebt unb fd)Iicf^Iid) nnirbc er in ben Stabtratf) gerod()(t. ^ei feinem ®etreibefd)dft brad)te ^sotjrtnneo ^Hitter au§ ben grtjfeeren ©tabten SKaaren aller 5trt, foroie .tol)lc unb ^ol^ nad) §aufe, bie er uortbeilbaft cerfauftc, aber als bie @ifenbal)nen tamen l)6rte biefes ®efd)dft auf, lobnenb ^u fein. ®r faufte bann grofjere 'ilJu'ugcn von G^treibe auf 3pcfulation, nerlor, gerietl) baburd^ in 3d)ulbcn unb fatlirte. I^ann umnberte er mit feiner A"amilie nac^ 2lmerifa au§. 2)a er Don ber englifdien 5prad)c nur roenig ncrftanb, befd)Iof^ er, fid^ unter ben ^eutfd)='Pennfi)(ininiern nie^cr,^uIaffen, unb er t()at bieo unb lebte unter ben= felben bis fein Sof)n '^^^ilip ^p^)" \^d} im 6onfectioner9=@efc^dft etablirte unb er fid) com ©efd^dft ,^urud,^og unb mit biefem lebte. '^sof)annes :^itter beiratl)ete, mie fdbon gefagt, ©lifabetl) 2Sitt, Stod^ter »on ^acob unb (ilifabetl) TIlmU in ^reifen. ,,3Bir alle liebten unfere iOlutter unb unfere 0)iutter liebte uno. " (Slifabet^ 9litter [)atte ()ellen 2eint, blonbe^ ^oar, blaue 'iJtugcn unb ein runbe^ ©efid^t unb roar non mittler C^)ri)fee. Sie roar cine liebe, gute '3Jiutter unt> eine eremplarifd)e .s^ausfrau, fel)r cncrgifd) unb ofonomifd^. ®ie befa^ auQgebel)nte Menntniffe in prattifd)er ^JJiebi^in unb in ber .Hrantcnpflege unb il)re ipilfe rourbe ju ^aufe, foroie oon it)ren ^J{ad^barn unb g-reunben in dlot\)- (Beneatogie Iier iHttter gamilie. o3 fallen fe[)r ()od) gefcftii^t. (5lifabetl) 9^itter mar if)rem ©atten in feiner i:(efd)dft= lid)cn ^l)dtigtett eine gro^e dtlfe, and) nad)liem fie in biefem 2anbe angef'ommen maren, tienn fie l)alf il)m f)ier raie fie Itico in tier alten §eimatl) iH't()an l)atte. 3(uc^ inar fie i^reni 3o()ne '^U)ilip oi. :'Kitter, nad)t>em tierfelbe fein (s)efd)dft alo Confectioner begonnen, gnte unli mcrtbooUe i^ilfe. 'JI)r 'initer mar ein ^ai'mer unb 'i^rennereibefi}5er unb befa^ geniigenb \!ant>, nni feine Jamilie in angenel)men !i?er[)dltniffen '^n er[)alten. ;3ot)annee unb Glifabetl) dixttex Ijatlen breijetjn ^inber, bie fdmmtlid) in Treifen geboren maren. ^3hir fiinf berfelben blieben am Isi^eben, bie anberen ftarben in il)rer Minbljeit. '0(m t'eben blieben : (^eorg ^ot)annes, geb 1820 ; :3o{)anne6, geb. 26. 3tpri( 1826 ; ^Nl)ilip 5ol)n, geb. 19. October 1832 ; .Hatbarine, geb. 1834 ; (5l)riftian, geb. 4. i)(pril 1844. 5)er ctltefte Sot)n, @eorg ^sof}flnneQ, blieb in T'reifen unb ftarb bort 1863. ^er ::Keft ber /V^niilie tarn nad) 3tmerit'a im "Jatjre 1886 unb lie^ fic^ in ^'•^ixla-- belpt)ia nieber. 54 Wfiicofoflic l)cr iWitter J?omiHe. (Snni} Joltamifa Etttpr. 9lcltef!er «o()n don ^oljonmS unD (flifobet^ JHitter, geborcn 1 in ^reifen ©eorg 3ff)'^""c^v ^*-'i" iittefte Soljn won ^o()anneQ itnb Glifadetf) ^Hitter in 2)reifen, iierl)ciratl)cte fid) mit i^itl)arina i>unbeil in 'i^eii)col)eiin in ber ::HlHnnpfal3. ®ie lebten in Tveiien nnb l)atten brei itinber. !^ud) (^eorcj l^ofjanneo max ein £an^nnvtl). T)ie itinber bicfer (S()e [inb : 5ufanna, geb. 27, 3"'i l-'^^G in ^reifen, uerbeiratljet an ©eorg 3:rippel. ''iU)ilip (_^)eorc(, 0(eb. I84N, ift nnnerl)eivatl)et gebliebcn. tiT nnu- lancje ^afire im 3'rud)t='^Nrafernen=(S)efd)dft feineo Ont'eU "'^Ujilip ly. 9tittev bcld)dftio;t. (S'lifabetl), geb. 1851, nniierl)ciratl)t't, ^Jhid) fie max \m (^etd)dft il)reo Onfet§ iU)ilip "s. ^Hitter in 'i.U)iIabelpl)ia tlicitig. Sufanna l)eiratl)ete, une fd)on c^efai^t, am 10. ^annar 1869 ben ©eorg Xrippel, t)er am 24. ^uni 184() in 2id'cnl)oIin im ©rof^ber^igtbrnn i^effen geboren mar. 3ie leben jet3t auf einer ^axm bei (Sabool, 'i)iiffouri. i5ie Ijatten t)rei ^inber : gecilie, geb. 2. 3(pri[ 1870 ; eiivibetl), geb. 22. ^^anuar 1872, geftorben am 30. ^anuar 1873 ; "iUxna, gob. 7. A-ebrnar 1874. Cecilia, bie dltefte Stodjter uon ©eorg unb ©ufanna Irippel, I)eiratl)ete am 20. Cctober 1889 ben A-reberid 'Il>tUiam «^ipp, ber am 22. September in 'So- ringl)aufen in 'ii> eft pi) a leu geboren marf. ©ie lebten merft in (Sabool unti iet3t in 3)enntt, "Jcebraot'a. 3ie baben uier .Hiiiber, non benen bie brei dlteften in tSabooI, ^ej:aQ (So., ""^Jio., geboren unirben : ©eorge, geb. 26. ^3J{ai 1891 ; ^reberid ^ilMlbelm, geb. 23. October 1893 ; 3(nna Siifanna, geb. 1. ^Jlngnft 1895; 3lbolpl) Areberid, geb. Ki. ^Jhiguft 1898. ^nna l:rippel, ^meite ^od)lcr uon C^Jeorg unb 3ufanna 'Irippel, beiratl)ete am 22. ^ebruar 1N9S ^cu ^^iilbclin l^arnauer, ber am (I. ^,uli 1S7."! in preufufd) ^JDiinben in 'il^eftpbalcn, Teut)d)laub, geboren marb. 3ic b^iben brei i^inber, bie fdmmtlid) in (Sabool, IKo., geboieu finb. (Siueo ftarb in ber Kinbljeit, bie anbern finb: German, geb. 13. I^e^ember 1898; greberid ©eorge, geb. 8. ^yebruar 1901. @encoloflie ber {Hitter afamilic. 55 3loIiminpa iStttpr, 3tiietter So^n bon ^oljannrd unD SItfabetl) {Hitter, geborrii am 20. 9ltiri( 1826, in Jireifen. ^o()anneg Slitter erl)ielt feine ®d)ulbilbung in SDreifen unb max ein cotter unb gelehriger .Hinber: 1. ^})Jari), geb. 27. "Jebruar 1849. ©ie l)eiratt)ete (Sl)as. J^e""^/ boc^ blieb iljre S1)e finberloe. 2. ^otjn, geboren am 15. ©eptember 1852. @r roar smeimal iierf)eirat()et: gum erften "OJJale mit ^i^effie g^uUer auo Decatur, ;51I,, mit ber er einen 3ol)n l)at, ber je^t 21 \^al)xc alt ift ; ^a^;) jroeite 3i)ial mit ©Ua 53lai)lodf, won ber iljm jroei Kinber geboren nmrben. 3. I'ouife, geboren 20. '^um 1857. ©ie roar breimal oerbeiratbet : ,;,um erften Wiak mit '^tlbert ^)J{arfball; jum jroeiten lliale mit g. 'iiaugber, unb ?;um britten ^3Jiale mit 2t. ©oobman. ot^i99tfd)aft feineo ^i^rubero ^^M)ili|j !3. flitter in 'Baltimore, ^^on bort tam er roieber nad) -^Mjilabelpbia unb etab: lirte ein 9letail ©rocerp (^efd)dft. ©r ftarb am 1. :;3uli 1896 unb feine 2Bittroe fiiljrt fein ©rocerp ®efd)dft roeiter. 56 (Sfncoloflie Ocr SRitter gamilic. g'plbat - iHiagrapI^iP van ^rittem Soi^n Hon 3ol)n unH glifobett) IHittcr, gcborcn am 19. October 1832 in Jireifen. 2)etn Sefer biefe^ S5u(^e§ biene sur 9tacl)rtd)t, ha^ \d) meine 33iot3rapl)ie uni bie @efd)id;tc meiner Xljiitic^fcit unb C^rfolge lodljvenb meine^ SeberiQ nid)t auS Sitelfeit ober aus ®tol,^ auf meine gerabe unb el)rlid)e ^anblunivjiyeife gegen meine ^DDWmenfc^en gefdjrieben t)abe, fontieru uur um meinen ^Jiac^tommen unb 2^er= manbten oor Slugen ju ful)ien, t>a^ Sluebauer jum ^kU fii^rt unb ba^ e^rlic^ am (angften rociljrt. 9}{eine t^dtige gefc^dftlidje 2auf6a§n umfa^t 58 ^a^ren, oon meinem 14. ^a^re an gerec^net. $8on biefen lernte id) 7^ ^a()re lang mein ©efd^dft unb roar uerfc^ieben tl)dtig. ^m 2llter t)on 2H 3a()ren begann id; meine gefd)dftlid)e ^^dtigteit auf meine eigene ^tec^nung, iJBenn ber ^ifefer nur einige 2)iinuten nac^benten unb iiberlegen roirb, bann mirb er erfennen, roie mele 2)inge man tt)un unb mit roie uielen ^^erfonen ntan jufanimentreffen tann in fold) einer langen unb gefd^dftigen Saufbaljn unb in einem ©efd)dft, bus faft auf alle !Jl)eile ber 2i5elt ousgebeljut roorben ift. "Der 'OJame ^i>t)ilip ;J. -Witter ftel)t gut unb giinftig oor ben Stugen feiner '3)titmenfd)en unb roo immer berfelbe befannt, ift mit bemfelben ber SSegriff einer et)rlidjen (Sefd)dftoful)rung unb bie oorgiigli^e ©iite feiner SBaaren oerbunben. 5Der ©runb, auo roeld)em i^ jur 3(uf5eirf;nung be§ S^l^un unb ^reibenS meineg Sebens unb meiner gefd)dftlid)en 3:l)dtigfeit fo oiel papier gebraud)e, ift ber, tia^ xii) fo oiel §u fd)reiben t)abe unb mid) md;t fiirjer faffen fann, um nic^t Unbeuts Iid)e5 unb UnooUtommeneQ ju Uefern, unb gugleid) bem Sefer nor X'lugen ju fiitjren, roao ein llienfd) erreid)en fann, roenn er ein flares ^i^erftdnbni^ oon bem i)at, roas er im !iieben er,^ielcn mill. 3.lUllenofraft, eljrlid)e 3(bfid)t unb 33el}arr5 lic^feit miiffen einen C^rfolg fiir alio Unterneljnumgen nuid)en, bie man beginnt. Man fann ©rofiC'S in einer oert)dltnif5mdf5ia fur,^en ^dt erreidjen, loenn man bie (Snergie unb ben feften :ii>iUeu Ijat, roie foldje bem 3Serfaffer oon ber Siatur oer* Ue^en roorben roar. ^()ilip Ijoljanneci I'Kitter, ber britte ©o(jn oon I^ofjanneQ, ober ^o^n, unb (Slifabetl) ^Kitter oon I)reifen unube am 19. October 1832 geboren. (5r roar ein gefunber unb t'rdftiger Knabe, bci id)on im xHlter oon oier ijaljren ^-urdjtlofigs feit unb ftarte il>iUen'ot'raft ,^eigtc, Me er feiu gan^'c ^'eben lang beibebielt. '^m 2llter oon fed)5 ,'s,af)ren rourbc or in l^reifen in bie Sdjule gefdjirft unb eo bauerte nic^t lange bio er roirtlid) lernbegierig uiiD loiffenoburftig rourbe. Sd^on im filter ©eneologie Her mttn Somllic. 57 ron 10 3a()ren f}atte er SHleQ erfafet, ma^ er in biefer ©c^ule (ernen fonnte, unb cr beinal)rte bas (Srlernte fiir fpdtere 58:iui§uiun fovt^fdltig auf. ison feiuem 10. bio ,uim 12. ^al)xt l)alf ev beim Unterrid)t in ber jiinc^[ten .S^Iaffe, luobei er ftet^ ber erfte 3d)iiler in bev l)oci)l'ten .Hlaffe biefer Sd)ule blieb. i\>egen feincQ jugenb^ lict)en outers iinirbe er non nielen dlteren 3d)iilern uni biefe beuorjngte Stellung fel)r beneibet, meil fie in iljrem ii>iffcn gegen iljn jnriid'ftanben. 3llg er bie (3d)u(c oerlie^, bbrte er jebod) nid)t anf ,?|U lernen, im ©etnentl)eil fuljr er fort raeitereo Semen ein5ul)eimfen unb \)(\erfen folgenb, roarf er fid) bann auf bag ©tubium ber 2(natomie unb ^^sl)i)fioIogie unb ber 3:l)dtigteit ber Drgane be^ menfdjlid^en ^'orpere. ^at{)oIogie, 3;l)erapie unb 'DJiebi.^in murben bann feine 2iebling§=©tubien unh biefe finb fiir xi)n, fiir feine Janiitie unb feine 'i^ermanbten im Saufe ber ^eit fei)r nii^lid) geraefen. ^ie baburd) erlangten Menntniffe l)alfen feiner 'Jamilie feljr oft, benn in Jolge feiner fd)nellen '^Diagnofe unb ber prompten 3lnioenbung paffenber ^JDiittel tonnte er fel)r oft fie oon fd)nieren Sd)merjen befreien wnt) lange iRranf= t)eiten, \a einen friil),3ieitigen Job oerl)inberm. ©benfo ift er mit ben nnd)tigftcn (S'lementen in ber (if)einie unb i^rer 2ln= roenbung moi)l oertraut, oiel meljr luie bies fonft bei Saien ber %aU ju fein pflegt. @r befiljt eine Slnjal)! prominenter SBerfe iiber biefe 3Biffenfdjaften, bie er flei^ig 5u 9iatl)e ,3iiei)t. 2lle ein 33eobad)ter ift feine '^-dbigfeit, alle ^flan,^en unb Sr()iere beim 3(nfel)en ju fennen, ftet^ ein 5lsergnitgen fiir iljn. ^n ^elb unb 34>alb .^u gel)en unb faft alle 'i^dume, 3trdud)er, '^lumeii, '].^fIan,^en unb tia^ Untraut beim '3{amen nennen unb il)re ^baratter unb it)re i^enutjung angeben ju tonnen, ^uglcid) biefelben unter Dein ^'inne'fd)en 3i)ftem claffifi^iren ^u tbnnen, ift ein gvof5eci 'isergnitgeu fiir if)n. i^inw ev biefe "^flau^en 2C. fiel)t, ift ee il)m, als ob er alte /"yreunbe begriif;e, benen er juruft : ,,gs freut mid;, (^ud) fo mol)l ui feljen." ©iefee ^Isergniigen genie^en 58 @enea(ogie Iier SRttter t^amtlie- nuv luenii^e 3terblidio. Crr ift Jabei tein c;\ei,^iger 'DJfann unb gern Id^t er 2(nbere an biefeni 'isergniigen tl)ei(ne[)iiten, inbem er ifjnen mittfjeitt, mie unb moriibev ev fid) gefrcut hat. xHud) niit ticv AornuUion unb ^Befd}affenl)eit unferer (Srbe i[t ev uuil)l iHTtraut. Ci"r tonnt ^ie "Jianicn ^er meiften (^efteinarten unti uniljrenb feiner 3(eilen l)at or oft ®elegenl)eit ge()abt t)ie (Songlomeiate, Me er auf bem /ye'fc"= gebirge in einer ,s>ol)e uon 11,000 Auf5 traf, niit Denen ,ut nergleidien, bie er in gleid)er .\>bl)e auf ben 3(lpen ber 3d)mei?) gefeljen. Cionglomeratgeftein ift ein aus Steinen ( 'iirudiftiiden unb abgerunbeten 2teinen) i)erfd)iebener 3(rt ^ufammen= gefe^te, unibrenb nerfd)iebener CEuoIutionen ber @rbe gebilbete ,^u einer compaften 9Jiaffe .^ufammengebadene ober gefiigte 3teinart. Das 'isortommen biefes ©efteins in foldjer .s>bl)e auf bem Aclfengebirge ift nad) xHnfid)t uieler ©eologen ber 53emeiQ bafiir, baf, biefe (^k'birge einft mit "Sniffer unb Ciio bebedt luaren, lueldje biefe^o C^eftein ,^i il)rer gegennnirtigen alhiu abgerunttet baben. 'l>bilip ^s- ^Kitter ift 5 A"uf5 8 3^1^ Srof^, aiol)lproportionirt unb anegt je|t 180 '•^'.funb, nidl}renb er im x'llter non "21 bis 35 ^si^bren 150 '^^funb mog. G"r but ein uoUee onaleo C^efid)t, emeu bellen ^eint, blaugraue xHugen, belles ^aar, bunteln Sd)nurrbart unb .Hinnbart, ber jetit ftart ins Wraue fpielt. I^er 3(usbrud feines ©efid)tG ift ernft, offen unb gerabe unb uerrdtb ftart'e JLsiUenQt'raft unb CS"ntfd)lof= fenbeit, babei s^ugt baffelbe uon Ar^unblidit'eit unb ^ouialitdt un^ in ber ^tjat l)at fein '^efi^er fiir '^(lle ein freunblidies 'il^ort unb ein gittiges Vddieln. Der ^^nbaber biefes giitigen ©efid;ts ift ein Cptiniift, b. b. einer ber gliidlidien -llcenfdien, nield)e bie Ueber,H'ugung b^^ben, 1)af, Allies, mas in biefer ^iBelt gefd)iel)t, ^uin 'i-ieften gemenbet merben tann unb Die iHlles uon ber fonnigen 2eite anfd)auen, rodbrenb anberc nur bie 3d)attenfeiten febcn tbnnen. -.Itadjbem er bie ^liebensperiobe erreid)t butte, in ber er fid) nid)t mebr fiir bie regnerifd)en ^age ■\u forgen braud)te, erfreuten er unb feine Aamilie fid) oft unter ibren uielen Aveunben unD in beren C^iefellfdjaft in ibrem eigenen .sSaufe bes ^ebens. '^.srominent untcr biefen lo,^ialen Ci'reigniffen uuuen Die bdufigen Wefell-- fd)aften eines "Jolly Fifteen" genannten (Slubs. Tiefer (5lub beftanb aus ^3Jidnnern iiber 40 o»abren, bie fid) feit o»'^bi"t'ii get'annt butten. '^U)ilip ,'\. ^Hitter mar '^.Udfibent beffelben. ^\bi"e 'iserfammlungen murben burd) Disfuffiren ber ^agesereigniffe unb burd) bumoriftifd)c, ironifd)e unb farfaftifd)e 'Keben, aber and) t)urd) (i'rfrifdjungen gemiir^t unb ibr "Isergniigen mar uon mirtlid) bcr;ilid)er XHrt. .Hartenfpiel, fomie politifd)e ober gefdidftlidje Unterbaltung gab es nid)t in biefetn (Slub. -Isielen biefer ^l^erfammlungen ober Cyefellfd)aften moljnten aud) bie Ji'^^"*;" ber :}J{itglieber bei. l)iefer (5lub beftanb uon 1880 bis 1895. Der 58erfaffer biefer ^eilen trug oiel .^um ~i>ergniigen Deffelben bei. Oenfologie i)er SHittcr JVamtlic. 59 ^^iUp 3. Siitter i[t in ber ©tabt, in ber er luofjut, aH eiix Ii6eraU;(efinnter unb liticra(er iDiann betannt, bcr mader baran c;e()oIfen l)at, biefe ©tabt burd) il)re manntgfalticiie ^s"bu[trio betannt ,^n niad)en, inbent er fein ®efd)iift itber nlte ol}lfaljrt ber Stabt unb itjren beften ^3ntereffen aenommen t)at. ©cfdioftlidje I'cftcii Wiip 3- !Hitter§. ^^Ujilip ^\. ^Kitter'o i^efdjiiftlidie !t'aufbat)n begann iin iHpril 1.S54, alo er fid) im :3ce Sream ©rofe^ unb MIeint)anbel etablirte. ^iefe? (^)efd)aft unir ini erften Sa(}re fef)r gut unb im ^}rii()|aljr 1855 mietl)ete er ba'o .s>auo (iio ^Haa 3tr. u^^ etablirte bafelbft neben feinem Jce 6ream=(Mefd)aft ein (5onfection'j=(^)efd)dft unb eine '.ydderei. iix arbeitete angeftrtncjt, mar aber nur tljeilmeife erfotgreid). T'ie im ^Janbe l)errfd)enbe gefd)dftlid)e 3)epreffion unb ber titljle 3ommer maren ^-atto-- ren, bie er nid)t controlliren f'onnte. 3)ie gefd)aftlid)e Sepreffion bielt mel)rere :^sal)re an unb uidbrenb biefer ^eit arbeitete ^^sl)ilip ^s- ^^itter angeftrengt unb lebte tifonomifd), mot)l miffenb, baf? 5(uobauer ©rfolg bringen mitffe. (ir legte fid) bamaki auf bao (Fatering=G)efd)dft unb Ueferte Suppero unb 'i-^antette fiir 33d(Ie unb dl)nlid)e ^•eftlid)teiten. 1857 unb 1858 crpftalifirte er meljrere ;ionnen J-riid)te, bie er an (SonfectionerQ uertaufte. ^m September 1861 ging er nad) 'ilHif()ington, 3). (i., mietbete bort eine '■Bdderei unb etablirte bort eine @ro^= unb .Hlein= Mud)en: unb '']jafteten='$5dderei, beren "^srobufte er meifteno an bie .s>dnbler uertaufte, meld)e bie oerfd)iebenen 9te= gimenter mit liiebensmittein oerforgten, bie im Umtreife oon 10 ^l.lteilen um ')&^aii)' ington lagen, um biefe 3tabt gegen bie fiiblid)en ^iKebellen ,^u fd)iil3en. ^iefes ©efc^dft mar jebod) nnr ,viH'i ^sal)xe uortbcilbaft. Bobalb e'o aufbiirte, gut ^lu fein, ging "^^stjilip nad) '^^U)ilabelpl)ia juriid unb iibernal)m mieber bie 'I'eitung feineQ ©e= fdjdft'o, bao md()renb feiner i'(buiefen[)eit feine G5attin unb feine (fltern mit Unter= ftiil3ung feinee ^^ruber'S (Sbriftian gefiil)rt batten, (io lagen bamaho in I'agern in ben 'Inn-ftdbten '^U)ilabelpbia''o nio()l 20,000 inualibe 3olbaten. (S"o gab jmei i'ager ober ^ofpitdler mit je itber 5,000 ^^noaliben in benfelben. iHn jebem Sager befanb fid) ein Xfaben, in benen bie 3olbaten ibre 'i^ebitrfniffe eintaufen tonnten. ■^n biefen l^aben gab eo 5lud)en, '|>ie un& o»^^t' (5ream, mit meid)en bie 'i^er. 3 tauten Sitegierung bie 3olbaten nid)t oerforgte. X)amalo mar uon ber ^^unbeeregierung mit Sanftion bee Gongreffeo eine gro^e "DJtenge ^^apiergelb auegegeben morben unb bie 3olbaten ert)ielten prompt ^^ejal)lung fiir ibre 3)ienfte. Xa fie in ben 3^elb= jiigen oiele Gntbef)rungen auegeftanben butten, tbaten fid) gar oiele 3otbaten an 60 OencQlogic Her Diittcr Somtlie. ben Secferdiffen t^ttlid), tiio fie in biefen t'al>en er{)alten fonnten. ^tefes ©efd^dft bauerte itiuu'faiu" ^vei oial)rc unt> uuilirenb Mefev ^^it f)atte ber 3d)reiber biefer 3eilcn flcif?ig gearbeitet unti aiuo leinein 'Iserbienft genug gefpart, baf? er tianu &ie Wrunblage fiir feine fpdterc gofclHiftIid)e 'L-aufbal)u in befriet>igenber "li^eife legen t'onnte. ^^m otii^)!"'-' ^^^~ {)ei'i"fd)te une^er cine unbefricftigenbe @efd)dft'jlage unb er uertaufte fein Wefdidft imti reifte bann tmrd) ^ie ineftlidien 3 tauten, iim ^Ln■t nad) giinltigen ('»)efd)dftQ=Welegent)eiten Umid)au ,su l)alten. X)a er nid)to fanti, mae feinen ^sbecii uuP feinem Wefdimarf bel)agte, tcun er im I'e^^iember 18(57 nad) '].U)i: Iabelpl)ta ^uritd unl) lebte &ort ^uriirfgejogen nom @efd)dft. 3lud) im 'ILUnter 18G8 tDiir nid)t uiel We(egenl)eit, Ci'tumo .^u t()un. ^sni ^vriibjabr 18(i8 ()ielt er tmnn in alien ^beilen t>er 3taM Uni)d)aii nad) einer paffenben Wefd)dftolage un^ ^anl) fd)lie^lid) ein 0')runt)l"tiid', Dao fiir eine foldie fid) erprobte. ti'o wax tiao ^ao (Mrnnbftiid' 2211-13-15-17 Ai"i^"t'forli iHue. Tort etablirte er fid) in feinem alien (^efd)dft alci (Confectioner, .Hud)en^ bdder un? ^sce C5reai)i 'Duuter, ,^n ^em er bann nod) (5antn);Aabritation fiigte. (rr rid)tete mni ein grof^eo s^^au'i niit einem anftofuM^^en fd)bnen Vatien ein nnD parallel bamit einen eleganten ^sce (Sream '^.nirlor, )ine nod) teiner in jenein Xbeile ber 2tabt beftanb. (5"r fabri.^irte tiao 'i-^efte uon xHllem unt) nertaufte ^n mdpigen '^>reifen, moburd) fein llnternel)inen oon i'lnfang an ein Ci'rfolg lonrDe. Cir mad)te ein grof^CG ^etaiUC^efdjdft in feinem Vaben unD ein ':llU)olefale=(yefd)dft niit tien anbern Vdben in jenem iheilc '].U)ilabelpl)ia'o. Jm ioerbft 1869 begann er ^a'o '].srdferoiren lum Ariid)ten ah (^)efd)dft. ;^n= erft ftellte er luir i'lpfelbutter l)er, ^ann bie anberen Arnd)tprdferiien. ^^Jdbrenb ber erften jioei Jal)re uertaufte er auomdrt^ feine iiniaren nur nad) ')ieni ^J)orf. 1870 baute ^sbilip ^s. ^){itter anf 2211 unt) 2218 Jrantforti xHoe. jiuei l)iibfd)e gro^e VdDen unt) einen grofu'n 3aal iiber t)enfelben u)l^ i)erinietl)ete t)ie^ feo ^^axi<5>. Taffelbe l)atte ^4,000 ^u banen get'oftet unb brad)te SDOO Dtietbe per )^m }ta[}XQ 1871 bel)itte er fein C^kM^'bdft in prdfernirten Ariid)ten auf anCere Stdbte au'o, inbe)n er ^l)cdn)u-r engagirte, )oeld)e biefe ^^.Huuen ^ort oerlanfte)!. ^su 1875 t)atte fid) t)aG (siefd)dft in prdferoirten A-rud)ten \n fold)ein Um^ fange auegebebnt, t)af^ t)ie Veitung bei^er Wefdjdfte \n Idftig fiir ibn luur&e. (iv gab t)al)er im ^jiouember biefee Atifl^ee tiao (fonfectionei unt) ^ce t5ream=®efd)dft auf un^ Oebnte ^ao Arud)t=']Jrdferuiren=C'*3efd)dft meiter auo, intiem er l)inter feinen (Siruntiftuden an Aranffort) xHoe. ein Aablitgebdu^e errid)tete. 'i.U)ilip ^s. ^Hitter's \)t)ee luai, ein (^efd)dft auf,^ubauen, t)ao er uber ^ie gan,^en "l^ereinigten 3taaten ©enealogic licr SRitter J?omtItc. 61 auc.t)ef)nen fonntc, unit Dao erreid)tc cv in menic^en ;^,aljrcn. 1880 fonnten ?Ritter'^ '•^.U-iiferncn faft in alien StdMen mm '^tcm ;^)orf 6i^ San ?francioco un^ non 'DJcm Crlenno bic nad) '^IJinncfota ^um 'inn-fnnf i^efunticn mert>en nnt) tiie 'JluobetiniuuT; t>C'5 ("'3cfd)aftcc nntr?c ,^u otncr ocit au'ot^ofn()rt, in uicld)er &ie ncrticrbUdifte G5e= fdidftcitieprelfion in ?cn 'iscr. 3taaten l)m-)d)tc, von 1S78 bio 1880. ^ao ba= nuilc> in Circulation bcfinMidic O^iel? univ nn reni&ivtcv Ueberbleibfel t^eo (■^vofu'n ^HebcIIioncifric(U'Ci un^ boftan? in ticincn ^^.^nncvnotcn uon 5, 10, lo, 25 unP 50 O'onlo, ^cn (^)rccnbarf=']iotcn non $1 aufunivto unb "Ocational^'i^anfnoten, fomic Mu^ifcr un? Tiidci ZdK\t>om\\v^m. iHm 1. ,^snnnar 1880 na()men bie 'i^er. 2taa= ten bie 'i-^aariu'lb: (Specie) oa[)lun(^ uncber anf, nuivauf fid) bad (Mefdidft neu bclebte. ^sn 1880 unirbe haz^ Arud)t::'^'sraferiien=©efd)dft fo (ebl)aft, baf; baci C"tabliffe= nient fid) ah ,^u t'lein eruneo nnb eine (^rof^re Aiibrit lU'baut mevben nutate. Tao (U'fdial) 1.S81 nnb in 1888 ntuf5ten meiteve '-iNevgvofun-nni^cn nort^enommen mevben. l^amalc•. t'anfte ^].M)ilip "s. ^Kitter eine 185 bei 145 Anifj flvofee alte 'i^rauerei, 809 — 331 ©reen 3tr., ,^ur 'J(ucibel)min("^ feinev ^"vnbrif. ^ie '^ladifrai^e nad) "iNrdferoen mar fo ftarf, tia^ bie '^(rbeiter in biefem (5"tab[iffenu'nt ^at^ unb "i)iad)t arbeiten mnfUen, um biefclbe i,n bcfriebigen. C^irnnb ba,^u mar bie ^I)atfad)e, ^a^ alle 3(rten non (*>iefd)aften int ivin,^en Sanbe fid) neubelebt fatten unb ba^ bie ''^srdfernen unb :?(pfelbutter ,^u einem fo niebrii^en ^^.'reife nerfauft unirben, M^ alle ."^laffen ber 33epi3It'eruni^ biefelben erreid)en fonnten. ^sn 1882 nevmanbelte '].U)iIip ^s. 'Kitter fein aucH^ebel)nteo G)efd)dft in cine 3(ftien = GlefcUfdiaft unter ber /;-irma ,/^sf)ilip -3. MJitter (Jonfernc Compani)." iJiefelbe begann il)re 4:f)dti(^feit mit $100,000 ilapital unb einem Ueberfc^uf? non $25,000. 3u biefer @efellfd)aft f\ef)in-en neben il^m fein 33ruber (S!)riftian ^liitter, fein 3o()n @eorc3e 38. ^H'xtkx, fcine J^-van X^ouife ^iitter, .'oerr jy. A". .*oofman, .s>err ^vancio ^. 2)iUman unb fein Sdimac^er, .'oerr tsof)n ©egen^eimer. ^l>l)ilip ts. ^Hitter murbe ,^um ^^srdfibcntcn, dljriftian ?Hitter ,sum 'i^ice=''^>rdfibenten, ATrtncio ^s. Tillman ^um 2(^a^meiftcr unb 3S. A'- i>ofman ,^um Sefretdr errodl}lt. Tiefe llmfleftaltunfl fanb ftatt, nieil '^sl)ilip ^s- ^Hitter bie Ueber^euflung flcmann, tia^ fein ©efc^dft su gro^ inerbe, fo baf? im AflHe feines 'Jobes feine ^vau unb feine minber= jdlirigen "Rinber baffelbe nid)t meiter fiif)rcn fonnten unb t)a^ tia^ fiir fie grofee 53e= fd)merben unb 'Iserlufte int (^jefolge Ijabcn miifUe. Tiefe ^sbee unb bie 2(ufna()me non Veuten in bie WefeUfd)aft, bie ftete feljr treue '.}(rbeiter in ben non i()nen cinge= nommenen '^Udt5en gemefen, ermiee fid) ah eine fe()r glurflid)e unb alle arbeiten nod) je^t in .s>annonie i)n allgemeinen beften ^sntereffe bes @efd)dft5. 62 ©eneoloflie fter iRitter gfominc. 1883 unternahiit %U)t(ip "s. ^Hitter feine erfte ^l^etfe nadi (Falifornien unb fauftc bort mcbvorc Car=!i'atmn(^cn 3(vnt'oicn unt> ,Uiv)cf)en in luftttid)ten 5^itdiicn. 3(udi btcci ennieci fid) alo oin i-(utcc. Unterncl)mcn. xHud) alle ,^sn()rc oon 1883 bio 1890 umrcn prolperivenbe. 1890 veifte ^Uiilip ^s. "Mxtkx fd)on im -I1iat nadi Galifornien, urn o^ro^ere Cuantitdtcn A-viiditc ,^u taufen. ^sn biefem ^satire mar bie A-i'ud)ternte in ben Stanten oftlid) nom A'ellenc;ebir9c ein nolligcv A-cl)l)d)Iac( unb faft ber ganje 33ebarf fiir )cin c\xo\^C'-}< C^icfdiaft nuif,te aus (Salifornien be.^ogen merben. Das ^saf)r 1890 nnirbe bao "J^nnncrjabr bee ©efd^afts. Die ')^id)frage nad) feinen '^robuften wax jo c^rofe, baf? eci faft unmoc^Iid) roar, biefelbe ^u befriebigen. 3(urf) 1891, 1892 unb 1893 roaren i^ute Wefd)dftoia()ve. '^sn 1891 rief 'isf)ilip :^s. ^Hitter in @emeinfd)aft mit .s>rrn )Hob^xt i^idmott non .^ai)uiarb'>, (Jalifornien, in Daf'tanb, (Sal., eine ,,(5anneri)" ins Seben, urn feine A-ritd)te ,^u praferniren. .f)i(ip ^s- Skitter feine ^sartnerfd)aft mit §errn .'pidmott auf, aber er erljdlt nodj l)eute feine caIifornifd)eu A"riid)te wn i)errn §idmott. 1893 roar bie Columbia 9lusftellung in Chicago. *^sl)ilip ^s. Skitter ging am 1. 5lpril nac^ Chicago, uberroad)te unb leitete bort bie 9(usftellung ber '^V'ljilip ^s- 3?itter Confernen (Somp. unb blieb bie ,^um ^sii"i/ roann er roieber nad} bem Dften !am, um l)ier nac^ feinen mannigfaltigen '^sntereffen },n feben. 5(ber im :^suli gin^^ er roieber in 33egleitung feiner A'^inilie nad) (Sbicago unb blieb bort, bi^ bie 91ii§= ftellung am 1, ^}ionember gefd^loffen nnirbe. 1893 entftanb roieber eine allgemeine ©efd^dftsbepreffion in ben ^Isereinigten ©taaten unb (jielt met)rere :5al)re an. cyefd;dfte aller %xt litten barunter unb aud^ ba§ 3^rud)t=^:]Brdferoen=®ef(^dft roar nidjt mel)r loljuenb. Diefe Depreffion ^telt (Senfologie ber DJittcr i?omiIic. 63 nn 6ici 1898, mann entilid) eine 'Beffeninc^ eintrat. ""^^fjilip ^s. ^^^itter unirbc ba= male neranlaf^t, in einc neitc 3(fticn=(*octenfd)aft ^ur ^yabrifation mm @ie mit einem 3(ttienfapital oon $100,000 ein.^utvetcn. ^^Uiilip "s. ^)iittcr iinivtic ,^um ^:]>riiii&en= ten bev neuen GlcfcIIfdiaft unb .s>crr iv. "I'lv .sSofmnn, ber Setretiir bcr "•^. ^. 'M'xiiex Confernen Comp., ,^um 3d)afimcifter crnia()(t. I^iefeci Unterncl)nton eruncci fid) a(6 ein G"rfol(^ unb bie (^iefollfd)aft l)at foit bcni .^ineiten Csiif)re it)reo 33eftel)en6 gate ^inibenbe auf fetne 5(ttien nerbient unb be^a()lt. t^ie ts'^'H'f i^"-^" ^ ^^"^ l^^-' ^ •^^■i umron im ']>rdfeviien=Gkfd}dft, foroeit bac ^]>lliHp ^s- fitter betrifft, cveitpn|>loo. Xa'o innere ©efdjnft ift nod), mie fdion feit Ptelen o^nbrcn, in ben .s>dnbcn beci .'oervn (5l)riftian 'fitter, ti'v unb fein 3ot)n (5()arlec-. nbevnuid)t'n unb Icitcn bio A-abrifation. .s>en- a. 'Ji^. .'Oofman leitct bie alliUMneinc 'iscvmaltuniv bio Gorrefponbcn', unb ben 'isert'auf ber '^.srobutte. .s^evv A. ?s. Tillman leitete ben Crinfauf ber A-riidite unb beforgte bie Aiiuinsi^efdidfte ber J^irma, bici er U)02 [tarb. Seit jener ^eit bat ,s>err ')l^ .s>. ^){itter, ber bio bal)in bte Aflbritation ber 53led)biidifen leitete, neben biefer 3tellung bie Stellunc^ bee .^errn T'iUman iibernommen unb nermaltet biefelbe niit einem Btabs. ^T^itter ift im 2tanbe (.•rdfibenten ber Philadelphia Ice Exchange qenidl)lt. 64 Oenettloflic I)cr iWitter J^omtfie. Slnnisa (i>pgpitItPtntrr-Ettt?r- i'ouifa ^)Cl•^cn()ctmer=:^itter, tiie C^^nttin uon ']}l)ilip ,"s. ')^ittcv, unirtie am 14. :}(pril 1S80 in 'iU)ilatic(pl)ia luHun-cii. 2ic il't bio liorfiter non ,"sol)ann ober ,^of)n iinb ,\uftina C'HH^onlicimor, i^ob. .'ood)uialb, auo '^.U)ila&el).il)ia. Die Gftern bcr A-viiu ^Kittov uHivcit 1880 mid) ticn "^ht. Staaten eiiu^'manbcrt. ,^o()n lliid)ael f*'5ciu"nl)cimcv mar in /sttcrobad) im ('>)vo|V)cr,^ot^tI)um '^aben, I^eutfdilant), im ^\al)V( 1S04 (-(cbovcn. ,^nl"tina (^)cc(enl)eimer ftammtc auo .Hnittlim^en, einem Btiibtdien imn 2,000 (iinmol)novn im Monipircid) 'IlUirttcmbevi^, mo i{)r isater, o,. .s^od)malb, cin nmblbabcnticv ^^'anbmivtl) mar. '^M)ilip ;a. ^Hitter nnb f^attin bcfud)ten 1886 t^ao >>auo, in bom bic 'Dintter Derfelbcn (■(cborcn morbcn mar. Taci Mauci befanS fid) nod) im c-(utcii ;-^ui"tantio nnD tnic[ nod) ^a'^ i)atum feincr Crrbauunc^ iinti ^cn ■iliamcn ,,.'ood))nal^." ,■^01)1) (Mc(^en()eimer un^ fcinc A-vau famen )nit einem l)oIIanbifd)en 3egelld)iffe in t>icfeo ^.'anb nnD braud)ten \n biefev A-al}rt I'iO Tage. 3ie Ijatten eine fd)mere l^'Hcife unli oer.^ireifelten oft Itaran, tiaf? fie lebenb biefes Sanb erreid)en miirben. ^sf)re 4:od)tev i'onifa unb ii)re A'^milie ka,tm biefelbe mi)xt 1885 imb 1889 in Dampfcrn bcr (5unarb=i.'inie in Q^ unb 7 Jac^en ,^ururf. ®ao mar 56 unb 59 0,al)re fpiiter. xHber ,Aol)n GH'c-(enl)eimer nnb ^-rau iibevfta)ibcn biefe lange 5Heife (^lnd(id), l)attcn l)ior cin Xutjenb Minbcr unb crreidjten cin filter non iiber 80 ^sa()ren. l^ouifa (*'H\^enf)ei)ner erl)ielt il)rc (i'r,^ie()uni:t in "^^sliilabelpfjia'ci offentUc^en 2d)ulen. 3ie mar cine (\nk unb c^elefjric^e 3d)uleri)i unb nad)bein fie 14 -^ai^xc alt (HMimrben, nevliefi fie bie 3d)ulc unb lebte sroei ^al)re lan(\ )nit oiner befreun-- beten Aamilie, in bcr fie bie .'oauol^altung fiifjren lernte. -Hcit il)re)n 16. ^ai)xe rourbe fie ^iserfdufcri)i in einem 6onfectioner=@efdE)dft. ^sni filter non 19 ^afjren Derf)eiratl}ete fie fic^ mit '^t)iUp 3. ^titter, '^^re ®l)e mar ftets eine glu(lli(^e unb am berfelben entfproffen nier .*Rinber : 1. (iieorge ii>. SRitter, geboren ben 9. m'dx^ 1860. 2. ^l^i)\liTp ^s. ))Jitter, geboren ben 14. 'O^onemSer 1861, 3. SUxi A. ^)iitter, geboren ben 13. 5(pril 1866. 4. -i\>il()elm i)enn) ^Kitter, geboren ben 17. g-ebruar 1869, 3ur ^tit il)rer 'lser()eiratl)ung mar Tixau ^Kitter mol)I proportionirt, etma^ grower, roie "iUidbdjcn in biefem filter ju fein pflegen, mit einem onalen 03efidjt unb (^riiealogtc Drr IRittcr i^amtlie. 65 votden Tl>aniu'ii. 3io liattc ^u^folbnut^oo .sSnar un^ iHiu^on unb fonntc n'o()t bruuett (^citaniit uu-vtion. Tor iHuobvud: il)ror 'Jliuu'ii iinti iljvco C^iofidito ift oin milbcv unti aiu^encl)mor, unb iliv C51)avattcv ]'tcl)t in .VMn-nionic mit Mciom iHuobnicf uuti u'ui^t fiiv tiio i^ito un^ tvcuc 3 cole, bio in il)vom .Uorpov iuol)nt. 'L'ouifa ift otno c\\\t\: A-rau fiiv il)i"Oii '3Jiaim unti oiuo luitii^o "IKuttor fiir il)vo ,*>\tni)ev. Sie loitoto faft ubllii^ t^ao ')iotnil (">)old)dft il)vo'o (^'iatton un^ mit unonniitiliitov (Snerc^ie, iini^onebmom unb tU'folliiU'ni 'Ah'Iou un^ ftrouiU'i" XHufinortfainfoit fiir Dno C^Jofdiiift uorlinlf fio t>iojotn ^u loincm (i'vfoUv Ta fio oin i^utoo uiib i^ofiinDeci Urt()eil in bov I'oitnnii boo C^H'fdidftCo l)nt, ornuH^iid)to fio oo ibroni ("'iatton, baf^ biofov bor AHibritiUion non "•^.MUiron, t^io ov uortanfto, fonno Doni "ilUiolofalo omoitioo foineci ("-iofdiiifto feino uollo ^'(nfnterffamt'oit ,uunonbon fonnto. .'sbv ('"HM'unbbcito^uiftnnb war ludbvonti bov orften 25 ^^abro ibi'ov Ci'bo oin ^iomlid) i^utor; fio litt ab unb \\\ untor bi)cpoptifd)on 'ix'fdjmovbon, bio fid) oft ikv- fd)linunovton, bi'o oo ibvom ^iattcn i^inni^, oin '•IKittol vi finbon, bao ibr bann fofortit^o ^v.'inbonuu^ uorfd)affto. '^ladibont biefoQ i'eiben uoriibor war, orfreute fie fid) i^itor ('*)ofunbboit unb univfo ftart, fo baf? fio oinft 174 '^vfunb \voc[. ,^m iMlter von 65 ^sabvon mioflt fio iot3t nod) iibov 150 '^sfunb. ^I'l bon lot^ton ^moi ,^abron ift ibv ouftanb jobod) in aoU^o uon ^^'obor= unb "■)ciorcnbofd)uiorben toin bofonbere ptor i;\oiuefen. 66 ®enralontc l)er IXittrr ^nmiltc. Katliartna iRtttrr-CEnok, (finjigc todftet bon 3ol)oiinc«i iinb CPIifobctJ) SHittcr, ^tb. in 2)rfifen tm 3af)re 1834. 3ic unir?c in ^or 3cl)ulc i!)vco .N>cimatl)oovtco or,^oi^on, unir cine c\utc ^d)\i- loiin mill Icrnto pvoinpt ','lllco, iinio in Diofcv 3d)ulc tu'l*^'l)vt iinirtic. 14 ,\aI)vo alt, iinivttc fio in i)cr protoftantiicbcn SVwdK confirniirt nnb ucvlicr, bann tiio cdmlc, nut ini .s>auic ibrcr (iitcvn in ^cl■ Manolialtniu^ nntcnnict'cn ^u mcrticn. ,^ni '.Mltcv non l.S ,^111)1-011 unmticvtc jic nad) "Jlntcrita ano. 3ic ful)v mit cincnt Tanipfcv l^cn ^)i()ein l)inab nnt> fdiifftc fid) t>ann in Maine tic C^h-acc in cinem 3ec-(elld)iffo nad) "DJein ^J)ort' ein. 76 Ztagc bauertc ^io A-al)vt, 'Die ii'w .S\ati)arina t^urd) fd)iiicrc 3turme, lanc^' 3eefrant'()cit k. \n tcincr bcfonticro aiu^cnel)nu'n iinivbe. iWid) i()rcr 'JInt'unft in "}ioui :')ort tani .Hat()arina nad) ']J[)i(at)oIpI)ta unti wax I)icr in Man'ol)altun(^cn bcfd)aftii^t, bio jic 1S54 ,"sol)annco Mod) bcivatbctc, ^cr jebod) bier fcincn 'Xiamen in .^obn (Soot ntnc^MiianLiclt battc. Mod) wax 1830 in 2i>einc^avtcn int (^h-o)V)cr,^oi'\tbnin ^l^abcn i^cborcn, Icvntc nad) iHblanf fcincr 3d)nl; .^eit uicr ,^abrc alo 3d)lo)1cr nnti tani ISoO nad) XHnicrifa, rcfp. "l^bilabclpbia. .tc fid) tier A-abrit'ation non ®pic("\cli^laci 511. ;^n biefcm (*')cfd)aft mar cr jcbocb nnr incnii^c /,al)rc tbdtiiv iicr= fauftc tiaffclbc nnti fcit jencr ^i-nt Icbt cr mit fcincr Aran oon jcbcm C'icfdjdft ,mrudfle,^oc^cn. Xa<5 ^^.Htar b^ttc nicr Mincer, uon Dcncn cinco in t)cr Minbbcit ftarb, llHibrcn^ brei am Vcbcn blicbcn. "isoit bicfcn ift iHnmlia mit .s>crrn o«obn "Inic^lcr ocrbciratbct. '■Isicr ,S\in^cr nnirbcn ibncn c^-borcn, tirci ^od)tcr nnb cin 3obn. CS'inc Tod)= ter ftarb in ttcr Minbbcit, bic anbcrcn \\inbcr Icbcn nod). o»^)i"^-" "^iiiincn finb ; 1. Vonifa, bic dltcftc, lU^Htrcn in 1858. 2. ^jlmclia, (■\cborcn in 18(i0. o. 0)corc\c, (icborcn in 1864. (iienfiiloflic Urr iRittrv i^omiltc. 67 m (ElirtBttan iRtltrr bon 4>l)iial>clpl)ia, jiing^cr 8ol)ii Don :3ol)auncd Ih'ittrr tion X)reifen. ($I)riftirtn ')ftttcr iinirtic m oicilirc 1S44 ,m Treifcn i^eboren. C5"r war o (■(cfuntico ftart'O'o ,S\inti unti aio tiao ^l•ci,^el)nto fcinov (i'lteru 24 ^V^^)!"*-' jiiiHU'i" nl^^ fotn dltcftcr "^-^niticr. (i"v bciud)tc i^ic 3d)ulc in Tvcifcn imv cin ,\al)r unt' tain int fiobcntcn o^alirc nad) '].U)ilat)cIpl)ia unt) bcenbit^tc fcino 3d)ul^cit in ticn 3d)ulcn ^^U)ilat)elpI)ta''o. Cbviftian U\m fd)on jnni^ inci C^iofdjaf t ; cr i)a[^ oftcro fcinoni '^•>vu^ov '].U)ilip ^^. in fcincm (5ontiitov^('')cfd)aft nnti cvlcrnto tiajfclbo alo fcin .s>ani:iUH'vt un^ avbei= teto nad) 'lHil(cn&nn(-( foinor ^x.'cbv^oit fiir ncvfdjict'onc ('>)oid)atto in '^U)i(ai)olpl)ia unb 'Ii>a)l)int-(ton. Mur^ nadiiicnt cr fcin 20. ^aljx cvrcid)! battc, uorfieivat()cto cv fidj unb finii oin (5ontiitor=©i?fd)dft an an] oii;\ene ^Ked)nuniv tiv battc iS'xfoic\ in tient ©ofdnift bio ^n fcinoni 29. 2ebenGia()rc. T'a unirbc cr ?uvd) cine fdnncrc .S\ranf= l)cit bctroffcn, bic ibm tmrd) '^nu-alpfi'o bic nntcrcn ,S\orpcrtl)cilc Idbmtc nnD cr faft cin gan,^eo ^^aljr an bao 'Ix'tt uni) .s>ano c^cfcffclt mar nnti mcbrcrc oi^^brc mit ^riid'en geljen nutate. (i"r inar gc.yiuuu^cn, fcin Wcfd)dft auo.^iUiicrfaufcn. 'Jtac^ bem 9(uc>iicrfanf feinee ©efd^dfts, gab i()in fcin '^niber cine 5(nftellnni^ alo 'Box- mann in fcincm (iDnfernen=@efd)dft, abcr mcbrcrc o»abrc lani^ imifUc cr mit cincr .^utfd)c in bao 03efd)dft get)o(t unb XHbcnbo micbcr bcimgcbrad)t mcrbcn. T)ie -^sarah)fio obcr Vdbmnng in ben 'i-^cincn murbc allmdblig bcffcr, fo baf^ cr o()ne .Hriirfcn t^cbcn tonntc nnb anftatt :;mci 3torfc gcbrand)tc, nnb fo ift co and) gebties ben. 2 cine ti.irpcrlid)e 0)efunbl)cit ift febr c^it, nnr bic Vdl)inniu^ ift nic befeitigt morbcn. ^m :^al)rc 18S2 umnbelte fcin '^rnbcr '^U)ilip ^^. fcin C'icfdidft in cine 3(t'tien=0)efcltfd)aft nm nnb (5I)riftian ^-Kittcr, ber bic Aabritation beo OicfdidftcG fii()rte, unirbe alo iHftiondr 4:l)cill)abcr nnb '^sicc=''V'i"i^fibent ber C^JcfcUfdiaft, eine StcUc bic cr bio ^n bem bcutigcn ^^age ,;,ur notlften .Sufricbenbeit ber 0)cfeUfd)aft bcgleitet. (51)riftian :'}{ttter ncrtjciratljctc fid) in 1865 mit 53carp .Vidfer von '^sottonilte, -^Hi. liefer Crbc cntfprangcn 12 Minber; ^mci banon ftarbcn in ber .S\inbbcit nnb 10 finb nodj am Vcbcn, monon bao jiingftc Minb and) 24 ^aljvi jiingcr ift, alo Xia^ 68 (Henealogie Iicr JRitter ilfamilie. iiltcftc, l■^ova^c fo nno boi foincnt 'Isatcr. l^k uoUc "i5efd)vcibuiu^ feinev ^J{od)fommen ift ill tiom cnc^lifdjcn il)otl tiieieo '-i-^udico cntl)altt'n. Xk Oiamen biefer Ainber finb: 1 2 3 4 5 6 / S 9 10 n 12 (ilifabetl) ^liei^na ^Kittcr, (^cboren 21. Dfiir^ 1865. (iliriftian ilUIbelm, (^eboven 26. "suli 1866. Duiri) ^Hmelin, lU'boren •">. "-^amembcv 1867. '){eivna "lluitbilbn, t^cbovcu 2. A-ebntar 1869. .U'atbarimi ^^Miulimi, c^eboren 1<>. Aobniar 1.S71. \^anva 'Jlbclc, (-(cbovon 10. ^suni 1872. 2aral) (Slara, i^cborcn 13. Cttobev 1N73. Vouifa 'Aliiii), lU'boren 24. 'Jlpril 1875. '].U)ilip ,\obann, i^eboren 14. Cttobov 1877. ,Uarl i'liu^uft, tu'borcn 27. i)iai 1879. CS'inina ^liebet't'a, c^eborcn 8. 3optcinber 1881. I'iUian ^)ioia, i^oborcn 27. oi^ni l''^89. ©fncttloflic Iicr iHttter Somilic. 60 Snltaitu Philip Sitter. SBierter Sohn Don ©corji (Jljriflion unli (fuo JHittcr, flcborcn 1801, flcfJorbrn 1871. ^sol)aun 'IMiilip ^){tttcv unirbc alo inevtcv 3ol)n non C'H'ovi^ C5()riftian ull^ (iim ^'Hitter am 24. ^simi 1801 im 'Jieuljof bci iiHltleiniiu^cn i^clun-cn. ,^n ^a• 3cl)iilc non 3(rtteinin(^en er()ielt or ft'ineii 3d)ulunttTrtd)t unb unirtie &aiclbft ini filter noii 14 ^snt)ren in bcr proteftantifd)cn Mird)c confivmivt. Tanit I)alf or foinon (iltorn in &cr "f^onnrtlifdiaftunin i()reci XUnmofono. ^llo ^ann foino CS'ltorn nad) ^]>olon am-- uianberten, blieb or mit feinen 33rut)ern Voren., unb ,^ol)annoo in bor niton Moiniatf) n\\t> or ging ,ui feinom Ontel 'i^alontin 2d)roiner in '^rouniivnoilor, bor .*oii(fe boi bor isoruialtnng foinor grofton 'i^ofiftung braud)to. ,^o()ann '-^U)ilip bliob boi i()ni 7 ,^sabro lang, gouninn in biofor 3eit bae .s>or,^ .Uatbarina 3d)roinor'j, bor irod)tor boo 'Ihu lontin 2d)roinor, nnb l)oiratl)oto biofo, nmraut bao jungo '^.naar fid) felbft einen .sSini'oftanb griinbete. ^Aobunn '^U)ilip l)atto fid) foinon gan.^on 'iserbionft gofpart, fiir banialigo ooit oino rod)t anfol)nlid)o 3nnnno, nnb foino Aran orbte botrdd)tIid) (Molb nnb "SLlanb, fo baf, fie iibor oin f)iibfd)OQ 'Isornuigon norfiigton, bao bard) gUid= Iid)o Untorneljnion nnb bard) ijf'onoinifd)o .s>an'3l)altnng uiefontlid) norgroftort nnirbe, obgloid) fie eine gro^e Aamilie ()atton unb nielo .Hinbor grof5,^ogon. ,V)vo Ci1)o nnir eine gliirflid)o nnb ,^nfriobono. 'i^oibo nuiron fel)r gntntiitbit^ nnb liebonennirbiiv ^so()ann '^Jbilip max 5 Anf^ 8 ;-^oU grofj, broitfdiultorig nnb nio()l proportion nirt, mit oinoni ornften aber milbon '.Hncbrud in foinont oiuilon @ofid)t ; or batto branno XHngon nnb brannocv faft fd)nHU-505 s^aax. ^^^n foinon jiingoren ^s'il)ron nmr or oin l)iibfd)or 'JJiann, foino Wattin oino ljnbfd)o Aran. 3" feineni 4"). ^^subro nuir foin .s>aar fd)on ftart orgnuit, nnil)ronb foin C^iofid)! mit rofigon ilningen nod) jngonblid) gobliobon mar. 5'-''')ii"'i 'i>bilip mar oin giitigor &atk unb *i^ator, gut= I)er^ig nnb ()atte fitr 3*?^ei"'"flnn oin fronnblid)oc "-^iHirt; or max untor foinon 'l)iit= biirgern fel}r beliebt unb mol)rere Mak ermd()lten il)n biefo ju il)rom orften 33iir= gormeiftor. Tiiefe StoUo bol)iclt or, bid or nad) bon isereinigten otaaton auouninborto. (i"G mar oin fd)merer Sd)ritt fiir ibn, foin .s>oimatbIanb nnb foino Arounbo ,^n oor= laffen, bio il)n ftoto aU bon orfton 'Siirger angofol)on unb goo()rt I)atton. 5(bor or f)atte gomid)tigo ©riinbo fiir biefen 3d)ritt. ©oino fiinf .Hinbor batton fid) boroitc-i in bor 'OJeuon 'ii.n'It angefiebelt, I)atton alio il)r eigones .V)oim unb oc ging il)nen gut; babei maren bio gofd)dftlid)on lsor()dItniffo in '^outfd)Ianb nid)t bie befton unb fiir bio ;^ufunft fitr ibn unb foino boi ibm gobliobonon fiinf .Uinbor nid)t fel)r uorfprod)enb. (i"r uertaufto bal)or foin i^ab' nnb Ohit unb roifto 1857 nad) 'J(morifa ab, 'imo 3d)iI(or fagt: ,,^eQ 'C'ebeno ungomifd)to Aroubo mirb t'einom 70 ©cncolonif Dcr SKiltcr J^omilic. 2lcvhliclion ^u ITlicil," fo machto ,\ol)anii '].U)ilip :)iittov Mcfc (i"rfal)niiu\ and) an fidi. (i"o luaron id)UHn'o 3tuur>cn fiiv il)ii lU'iuofcn, alo iciuc ti"ltcvn, fcinc '^•^vu^cv un^ fcinc 2d)uicUcrn lUMt il)m i^iiu^'n an? nad) '^nilcn auoiuaniicvtcit, alo fie il)n oerliefu'ii, urn il)n nic uncticv ^u fclicn; abcr co umrcn and) fdnucvc 3tunticn, alo cr init fcincr Avau unti fiinf .S\inbcrn i()rc Mciiiuitli iiiiti ilivc tl)cuvcn A^■cun^c iicv= licficn, uui fie nic niict>cr,^ufcl)cn; non cincni tvantcn Mcini, Dao l)avtc, jabrchiniic 'Jlvbcit (icfd)affcn; uon 'llatbiiri^crn, ^ovo^ A^■cnn^ unb ^)iatl)i^cbcv cv i^Mucfcn, unl) ?ic ibn uncticrbolt tiatmrd) lU'cbrt, tiaf; fie ibn ui ibvcnt 'i-^itriU'vniciftcv cvuHil)(t l)attcn. -^Mclc ibviincn floffcn bcini iHbfcbicb non bcncn, tiic fie nuibvfd)cinlid) nie uncbevfeben unirbcn. i.Hber tier '.IKann bat '].vflid)tcn \\i erfitllen. A'itr btvo iisolilbefiutien feiner Aiiniilie ,^u fori^en, ift fcinc erftc '^.^flici)t, &ie cv fteto ini ^Mnt^c l)abcn foil un? ninf^, niiti cviv oft erfort^ert co i^vof^e Opfev, iiiefev 'i>flicbt tu'vccbt ut luerDcn, nn? oft iniiffen allc fentintcntalcn ('>)eful)lc bci 3 cite cu'fet.U meriien, uui bieo tbun ^n tbnncn, mic bico iin aoIIc ,\ol)ann '].M)ilip ^Xittevs bev ahII nuiv. 3 cine /"vaniilic tvat bic 'Xeife nad) ^.Hnicvita an, bie inancbeilei llnannebnUid)teiten nnti '^VM"cl)uieviien fiiv fie batte, 'benn fd)uiere .SU'ant'bcitcn fnd)ten fie anf ticiii 'ilJiccrc l)eini. ti'ineo ber .S\iniier uuiv cinen i^uv^en Itiu^ befinnniuvr'loo, nnivtie aber fd)liefUid) uoni 3d)iff'5ar,U (U'vettet. 'ilcaditieni fie iiUidlid) in 'Jiein ;')ort' (^elant^et, blieben fie bovt nitr tnr,^e ;^eit unti traten ?ann tiie tianialo fo lani^e unti anftrenc'ientie ')(eife nad) ^eln 'ii^'ften an, ^ie fiir fie befonDero baburd) erfd)]iiert nnlv^e, tmf^ fie nid)t im 2tantie maven, oti^lifd) ,^u fpved)en. 3ie veifteii mit t^er Ci'ifenbabn unt> per Tampfev )uid) 'i-^urlinc^tou, ^a. l}ovt faufte ^ol))) >M)ilip ')iittci" ^luei '^^fevtie unb einen '^lHiC(en unb nuu'bte tiann bie ')ieife ini eiiienen A-nbniHTfe jueitev anf 3tvafu"n, tiie tiiefen ')canien nid)t uerbioiten, tuivd) ein Vanl), in tieni banialo (^vofu'v 'llMiffermancul bcvvfd)te, iinter tienen allc Veute fdjiuei" ,^u leibeu l)atten. 'ii>dl)reni:i tier SO ^IKeilen laniu'n Aabit uon '^^nvliniiton nad) '3)a()lDuega, ^a., wo tiie alteftoi fiinf .Hinder ^)iitter'o lebten, mufUen fie fd))veveo (Melt) fiir alleo il.Hiffer be.^ibK'i', ttao fie fiiv fid) nnb ibre A-amilie brancbten. •iluu-bbeni fie enPlicb iiiol)lbel)alten in ^al)lone(Vi ancu't'omnien, batten '^otjn X^[)\[\\i unt) fein tieueo '^.nnb tiie c^rofu' Aveut^e, all' ibve ^vinbev luiebev um fid) ,ui feben. 'in-i ibvev XHnt'unft floffoi il)ninen ber Aventie reid)lid) unb c^rofu'r Aubcl l)errfd)te. .S\ur^ nad) feiner xHntunft taufte ^obu '].W)ilip cine A-arm uon S{) ^Mcvn uiit tien nbtbiiU'K ('*)ebaut'en nn^ nun )uaren alle i^liidlicb unb uifviet^en, bap, fie in ber neuen ilH'lt in eincni eii^MUMi Meini auf'o ".lieue mietier an bie XHrbeit i^el)en tonnten. '.Hber ^iefe Areube nuir nur von hw\cv Tauer, benn lueniiu' '.I'lOiuUe luid) ibrer '.Hntunft ert'rant'te il)r 2ol)n, ^\o')ii 'i^ljilip ji., am ^i)pl)uo unb ftarb. Dann Wciicaloflic bcr iHttfcr ;?amt(ic. 71 uerlor or uialjvciiti ?co cri'ten ^llMittcro ?ao ^].Miar ^i^fov^l^ tiic cv in ^JnulintUon fur SoOU a,dan\t battc, iinio ilim nicbt miv i\xo\\m ^tvcttcn foiiticni and) in?ircttcn "luul)-- tfjeil bvad)U, ?omi or bvauditc Mcfc ^l^fcl■^c uotliii^ ^ur O'ultiuiruiu^ fcincr Aiirm. Gq &aua-to mcbrorc "sal)rc, olio ool)it ^iU)ilip fid) an ?ii- ^'cbonomcifc unb (^)cbraitd)c t)cr Vcutc in ibvor nouou .s>ciniatb lU'inbbnt battc; abcr uad)?iMii fie fid) cini^oiuol)iU batten, univcn fio unc^a■ uifricticn nn^ crfrcutcn fid) ibrco ^^'obcno. >>aiiptfad)lid) trut^ Ui &icfcni Ulnftan^c ^ic Ibatfad)c bci, t^af^ nad) ISUo alio Aarniprotinttc, wW 'Bci^cn, f'^HTftc, ^Muiio un^ .s>afa-, founo ^)^i^^= tin? cdjincincflcifd) l)ol)c ^^vvcifc cr^iolton. (ilu-nfo brad)tcn iNfcvtio un^ ^liinDuiel) i^utc ^iU'cifc un^ ?ao brad)tc ^l>rofpcritat ubcr''o c\an\c \^an^. Un^ bctanntlid) i^ibt cc nid)to in ^icfcr ^i}Mt, mao tiic 03icnfd)en i;(Uid'lid)cr lIn^ ^nfriciicncr ntad)t, iinc '^U-ofperitiit. Tsnt ::}liu^uft 1S67 befitd)tc "sol)n ^;il)ilip ^Kittcr foinc ^LsenuanMon bci .s>amiIton int 3taato CI)io; tT blicb Dort cincn Olionat lani^ uiiti es ciefici il)ni aucH^e^eid)nct. Ciincn \l1ionat fpatcv bcfnditcn fcin ^Iceffe ^|>l)ilip "s. :-}i'tttcr non iU)ilat)elpl)ia, Geffcn Avan nn^ .Svint) nn? fcin 3d)UHiiUT Marl WciUMtI)eimcr, ^^obn ^].W)ilip ^)(itter imti fcinc Aaniilic, foiinc ?ic anlicrn Ivemmntitcn in jcncm ^'ant)0'otl)cilo an? co fd)icn, alo ob liefer 'i>cfud) ncuco Vcbcn in ibn nn^ fcino c\an\c A-amilic i-(cbmd)t l)atto. '^U)ilip ^>. ^Kittcr blicb mit fcincn '^einleitern moljl einen OJionat in ^^oma unt) fel)r oft bec|lei= teten Cntcl nnb Xante 'MUv fie anf il)vcn ^>^efud)en ]u ticn llcrfd)ie^one^ ^iser= manMen. ^^Ujilip ^s. :){ittcr erljetterte t)iird) fcin l)eitereo, frol)C'o lln^ jonialeo jTcnipcrament '^(llc, mit ^cncn cr in "iscrfcl)r tant. :^ol)n ^^Nl)ilip ^Kittcv ful)rtc tiann cin ^ufrieticneo nnti vnl)iiu*o Vcbcn bio cr 1871 ftarb. !0(Ol)n ^i.U)ilip ^'Kittcr nni> fcinc Jrau Matl)arina, lU^borcnc 3d)rcincr, batten 14 Mincer, ?ic fdnimtlid) in '^reuniivi'cilcr flcborcn nnircn ; ^rci ?aiion ftarbcn fd)on in frul)cftcr .S\inl>l)cit. 5)ie an&crn finD : 1. ^sol)anncc, geboren 1827. 2. 'iUjilip, i^eborcn 1. aWn 1835, (^cftorbcn in ;\ouia, 23. ^c^ember 1857. Gr uiar uniicrl)ciratl)ct. 3. 3)aniel, f;5eboren 22. Dt'tober 1832. 4. '^sl)ilipina, cu'lmren 6. ^IJuir,:; 1838. 5. a)iarivu-ctl), gcborcn IG. ,ViH 1841. SUwn 1852 nad; i.Hmcrifa, I)ei= ratljcte I'Kobert "';>arfon in ^l^utlcr (iounti), Cl)io, ftarb nber ein ,^al)r nad) il)rer ^^ernuil)lun(^ im Minbbctt. 6. a-Iifabctl), i^eborcn 15. ,\nli 1839. 7. 'Jlntirem, t^eborcn 2. ^uni 1841. 8. iBilliam, i^cborcn (J. ^^iili 1848. 9. .Uatharina, gcboren 1. Wm^^ 1845. 10. Arcbcrirf, (gcboren 5. September 1846. 11. iljcrcfa, lU'boren 1. Cttober 1848. 72 ©eneoloflic ftcr iWimr gfomtlie. Kalliarma iSttter, g^borntp ^rhrnnrr. .qatl)arina ^Kittcv, Me Wattin uon ^sobn ^;U)ilip ^Kittcr am ^^reunigmeilev, wax bic 2oc()ter non "iMilcntin unti (j-liiabotl) Sdn-eincv, alo mcldic fie 1808 in $\reuniiviHnlcr iicborcn untvbo. Ts" ^^^v tiorticu'u 3d)iilo fiiv t>ao ^.'obon mit .sUMint= nillcn aiKHU'viiftct, Icvnto jic, nadibom fie bie Sdmlc ucvlaifcn, ^ucvit 3tridoii un^ mUm unb bann half jic il)vcr lliuttcr in bcr .s>au'5{)altuni-\ nn^ wax cine i^utc Stii^e bcvfclbcn. ;\l)rc Hiuttcr mar cine gan,^ iiov,^iii^Iid)c .s>auofrau, correct, fd)nel( nnb enert^ifd), unb fie cr,^oi^ ibre 4:od)tcr in berfelben 5«eiie. «atfiarina umr cine ibrer jiuu^ften l:od)ter unb nad)bcni ibre altercn 3d)uiejtern fid) nerbet= ratl)et l)atten, iibernabni jic bie ^]>flid)tcn cine:, i^ro^cn .s>anc4)alt'j. ;sl)r ^Hiter nnir ber reid)l"tc ^IJiann in beni Crt nnb, mic bao in europdifd)en i^anbern itdlid), mii^te feine A-amilic cine cicunffc Siirbe aufred)t erl)alten, bie ibr ,^nr ^Ocatur unrt> unb bie fid) anf bie .siinber forterbt unb bicfeu nniln-enb tieo c\a\m\\ Vcben^j anbiinc^. '3;^ie'^ nnir aud) bei Matbiirina Sdn'cincr ber ^aii. S\at[)ax\m wax ein fd)bneQ ^}3idbd)en, mit l)eUeni ^etnt, runbcni, rofic^cni (^k-- fid)t unb i^rof5en bUiuen ^.Huc^en. "sbr ^^(ni^cfid)t uuir iniuu-r freunblid) unD eo fd)ien, ah ob fie nur lacbeln unt) lodn-n tbiuUc. ^,Hlo fie ino beiratliofabid*-' ^'^'ter fain, ljeiratl)ete fie ibren ^setter ^sobn iU)ilip ^)iittcr, r>cr iin ,s>auie ibrer (i-itern mobnte. ^^n ibreni nnttlcrcn ^Jdter unirbe fie febr corpulent. Xno ^huu- b^tte 13 Hinber, uon benen ^^mci in ber friiljcften Minbl)cit ftarbcn, unibrenb bie anbercn ant ^.'cben blieben. Slatl)arina uuir cine ^^cfun^c unti febr a,c']d[\(\i: 7sxa\\, bie febr jU'vn ibre ^reunbe unb ^l^cruianbtcn befud)te. (ro wax baber cine fd)niere XHuftvrbe fiiv fu\ i^re A-rcun^c un^ ibre McinuUb ^n uerlaffeu unb nad) iHnierita ,^u i^cben. Unb nad) i^rer ^^(ntunft in t)iefeni Vanbe, nenninte fie \anc\c ^eit ibre Areunbe, obijlcid) fie inmitten ibrer nerbeiratbeten ^\in^er un^ aubern -iseruianbten mobntc. 3ie umr febr i^itid mib uieid)ber,^ic^ i^ci^cu ibre .Hinber uu^ mit ibrcnt Watten t()eiltc fie ailc Arenbc unb Zox(\m beo I'cbeno. (iinc ber i^rofUen Areubcu dirco i^ebeuo wax ^cr ^in-fucb, ben fie in Genunnfd)aft init ibreni ^lieffcn 1874 XM\]) ^y ^liitter feiner Aaniilie in ibrent .s>cini in "^vbilabelpbia abftattete. .S{atl)arina erfreute fid) bio an ibr I'ebeuGenbc ber beften ©efunbl)eit. 3te ftarb 1888 in il)rein .s>cini in ^souhi unti fie nnirbe auf einem Aviebbofe in ber 9Jd()e ibrer il.Hil)nuiu^ neben ibrem ibr uorauoc^cflani^enen (skUten ,^ur leljten ^){ul)c beftattet. Xk JKuljcftattc beiber fd)uuiden l}iibfdjc 'ilJionuinente. ©fneoloflie licr SHitter Sowi'tf- Jnl^n iRtttrr. (frflcr €of)ii bon ^ofttt ^5f)ili|i uiili .ftailjorttto iHittcr, flcborcn S. ®e|itcm6cr 1827 in Srcuninhieiler. ,^ol)n 'Ktttcv lUMi .s^ofvicf, o»ouia, univtio am S. 3cptcinbcv \X'27 in '^reunicv mcilcv in ?cr ^){l)einpfiil^ (•\cbovon uuti cvljiclt foino 3cl)ulbiI^ulu•^ in ^or 3dnilc fcinco >>cimatl)Gortc?i. '3iad)ticni cr ?ic 3cl)nlo in foincni 14. ^snl)re lUTlaffcn, cvlcrntc ov anf ^cnI 'Jlnmofon foinco '^Mitcro l>ic ^'aut)uiirtl)fd)aft. ^sm '^(Iter von lit ^"sabicn rciftc cv niit AVCunDcn fcinoo "iMitcro in oincin "JImuumi iibcr "Miel? un^ '^.Hirio nad) tiom 500 "Dunlcn cntfcvnt liciicnbcn >>afcn ,s>am-c Dc ('>)vace nn& fd)ifftc fid) tiann anf oinom 3e(U'lfd)iffc cin, nni nad) tier ncnon "lln'lt \n fal)rcn. ^iad) cincr A-abrt iion ^moi 'llionaton lantiotc cv in '^lom ;^)ort' un^ or braud)to tiann ^luci lucitcrc "Hconatc, uni non ~'3ioiu "iDoxi niit ticnt Tanipfcr nnD Doni Manalboot luid) d)io ,^u fcimmen, wo cr fid) in 'l^utlcr (iouuti) nicberlicfv mo or fod)o %il)vc iana, blieb. -il>dl)ronti biofor ooit ortor or fid) in A'vI. (Sarolina .^odor foino Voboncnio= fa()rtin, ()oiratboto tiiofolbo unti manliorto 18-3o nad) bom bamalo )iod) in 5er 3,l>ilii= nifi liocu'ntion 3taato ,"soma. Xamalo mad)to bort nod) tiao .ooulon tior -il^olfe bie ''1uid)to \n fd)auorlid)on. 'I"LM(bt'al3on unb Xad)fo (\ab oo im Uoborflnf^ nnb frioblid)e .*oirfd)o pliinborton nod) mal)ronb Dor ~-)uid)to bio C^Jotroibofolbor bor Aarmer, abor and) bio oi»bianor nunon nod) tdi^lid)o 'i^ofud)or nnb \(\(\Un bon friobIid)on "i^obauorn bor Aolbor mand)on 3d)rodon oin. ^^obn :'){ittor iu'l)brto \n bon "~l>ionio= ron boo 3taateQ ^soum nnb c\k or ftarb orlobto or bort mand)o I'lrofu' 'iH'rdnberuniv Tio 'A^ilbl)oit bor nrmiid)fiiion 'juitnr nuutto mol)li^opfloi^ton Aarmon nnb i^omiitl); lid)on .s>oi)nftdtton ']>lal3 nnb fd)i3nen 3tdbton, nnu^eboi uon niortljoollon A^nnon. iHIo Oi'-'^l'i^ ^1(ittor non Cbio nad) ,^oma anomanborto, loi^to or bio 700 ^^Jfeilen botrai^enbo (S'ntfernuni^ in foinom oit^onen 'ilnic^on ,^uriid, mao ^moi 'Hconato in 9(n= fprud) nal)m. ^sefet ift Dao Vanb uon Cl)io bio nad) ^\oma uon oinom bid)ton CS"ifonbabnnol3o bobodt. 1901 ^\ab oo im 3taato ^^oma aUoin S,o27 -llieilon Ci"ifonbal)non. iHls ^so()n :')(itter iibcr 3cc tam, brand)to or ba,^u44 T:a(io in oinom 3orto(fd)iffo — (}eute leijt man biofo 'Xoife in oinom 3d;noIlbampfor in 5 bio 6 Xac^en ^nriirf. ,^obn :)iittor'o orfto A-rau ftarb am 14. ,\nni 1853; oin ,S\inii, Dao fie ibni i^cfd)ont't, ftarb fd)on in bor .S{inbI)oit. o»ol)n ')(ittor l)oiratl)oto bann am 27. ')io= uember 185o ^vi. (Sl;riftino xHdorman uon Daljlonetja, 'llnipoUo (Soitnti), ^ouui. 74 (^cncoloflic bcr JRittcv ^omiUf. XMud) fio umv mit ilivon (jitcvu in cincm ^liMiiu'ii nad) ,^olua auof^oumuticvt, uuibci fie ticniclbcn fd)uiovcn 3tan^ lU'lmbt, mic il)v C^nittc in fviiI)cron ,\al)vcn auf 'dan- felben •^l'!5c(U\ Sic luobnt jol3t in .s^otiiid, ,\ouia, unti iljre Minttev l)abcn fdnmulid) i()r s>m\ al'o ibvc '"l.^oftat>l•c1ie. ,\o()n %\tUx Icbtc anf foincr Jui'm in .Sicotuf Cionnti), ^^a., bio \\\ fcincut am 21. '3Jiai 1891 erfohiten ZToDc. Seine A-avm t^rcn^c an Die fciner Ci'ltevn. (i-v batte niit feiner .^meiten Avau 12 Mincer, von ttencn nod) 4 am Vebcn finti. 1. maxi) mat[)i[U, (U'boren 2. l)iai IS-IG. 2. "sof)n "i'fiiHp, cu'boicn 1-"). ^.)foiieniber 185S. 3. ':>(&elina (5., i^ebovcn 7. ^^umcmber 1S60. 4. (5"lifabet() ^Hnna, i-(cboren 12. ^yinuar 1864. ',Hllc t^ie an^even Mintter ftavben in bev .l)ilip unD «orl)ttrino iHitter, gcboren 22. Cftober 1832 in Sreuniflmeilcr. Tanicl ')ilttcr vcifto iiii 'Jlltcr von '2\ ,\al)ron im ^saljxc 1853 a\\ann in cincm 2ci^c(fd)itfc von .vitun-c ^c C^kacc luui) ^}uMii ;')ovt, mo cv am In. iHpril antain, miditicm t>ic ^)icifc 47 ^lUU' (U'tnuicvt. 'ison "Iccui ;')ovt fubv cv mit ticm ^{analboot un^ mit ^cl■ (i"itenbal)n nad) (Sincinnati, Cbio, blicb Dovt cine 'ilHUl)c Uma, nn^ c\\ni.\ tiann von ^a per 'iViot ticn Cl)io binab nad) 3t. I'onio un^ tiann Don l)ciffifjippi binmif nad) .S\cotnt', o,oma; von ba per ii>agen nad) i'(tu'nci), "il^apollo (Sounti), .^oma, 'Da Co Dantalo nod) tcine Ci'ifenbabncn in ^•'■■"Vi^ fliit^ iiii'^ i^'-'"^ "^^i 'ii''-" befnd)te cv fcincn Cntcl >\acob Vbiocnbuvi^ in Daiy- loncivi, blicb iiovt tivci ITai^c unti tiann bvad)tc ibn fcin Cntcl ,^n fcincm 'i^vubcv o,o()n, bcv anf cincv Aavni in .Ucotut' (Sonntp, ,vi., Icbtc. ','ll'o "Daniel bci fcineni ^i^vuticv antani, bcjtanD fcin 'Inn'moi^cn, ncbcn ben .Hleibevn, bic cv anf bcni ^^'cibc trui^, aw'^'i v^ci .v>cnti)cn nnb cin '^.Hiav .s>ofcn, abev cv l)attc $9 3d)u[bcn. Das wax fein i'lnfanc^ in o»oma nnb in bcv "Itcucn 'llH'lt. Tanicl arbcitetc ,^nerft fiir ^^■arnicv in bcv 'Ocad)bavfd)aft, mobci cv SlO unt) $12 pcv Hionat ncrbicnte nnb freie Station l)attc. iHbcv cv fpavtc fcin C^JcIb nnt) 1 il)vcn 'li>ol)nfil3 bovtbin ih'v= Ict^ten. 1873 tanftc Xanicl M) meitere iHcter I'anb fiir $1,000, nnb 1895 niei= teve 34 xHder, fo baf^ feine ^avm nnn cine (^)ro^e non 154 ^Jlrfcr l)atte, bic cv bente nod) bcfilit. ,^m o^ahvc 1901 },o(\ fid) T'aniel non bcv A-avm ^nviid unb Icbt fcit: bem in .sSenbvid' in bcfd)an(id)ev ')(nl)e. Tanicl mav in feinem i^m.^en Veben nuv einnuil mcbv alo 20 Hicilen uon feinev /iavin abiuefcnb iiemefen. ')inv cinmal, am <■). Cttobcv 1903, vciftc cv mit feinem 'i^vnbcv xHnttveao nad) Cbio nnb befudjte feine bovtii^cn ~'.!.>ettevn, mobei ev ^iljlveidie Avennbe tvaf, bie cv feit 50 ^,al)ven nidjt gefeljcn l)attc. X'icfe ^)icife tU'ficl ibm W^n}, nni^emein. 76 ©eneoloflie bcr JHittcr ^^atntlic. Xaniel unb iilatfjarina ^Hitter I)atton S Miubcv, non bcncn ^lK1 juiuil'tc, ein '}]tdbd)cn, jitui^ ftarb, UHil)rcnb 2 Soljue unb o ^odjtcv nod) am ^I'ebcn jin^. iilnd) fie nio()ncn fdinnitlid) in ^soma. 1. X-i)\i\\\ i^'boren 1. Wim l''^a ^Di., cu'bovon 16. 2eptcmbcr 1883. ^enralogie Her Mitttr ^atnilie. Xodittv uon ijo^n VW^\> unD ^at^artna )h'itter, oeboren am G. War] 1838 in Srcunifllticiler. '^U)oebe "■]^l)ilipina ^liittor unin&ertc in ibrem 18. !L'e6en'ojal)ro 1856 mit "iscr= unuiMcn unt> Al•eun^en nad) iHmcrita auo. Tic llebcrfalirt nai)in in cincm 3c(U'l= fd)iffc 47 4^11(^0 in xHniprnd) un^ UHil)vcn^ Dicfcr ocit batten ^ic '^Hiffiu^icro nuindn'vlci ('*)cfabvcn \u bcftebcn. '.'(ni 2o. l;ai^e t>cr Aiibvt nnirc ibv 3d)iff bcinnbc mit cincm t-(rofu'n (iicibcrcu' co^i^il■t, uuki iHllcn c^cmaltit^cn 3d)rcrfcn cinjai^te. '^lllc -^Hiffac^icrc umrcn fcctvanf, nuv 'i>bilipina blicb t^cfnn? nnb muntcr. 3ic famen fdilicfUid) i^Iitrflid) in "•Iccm ;')orf an. .\Sicv bcfuditc "^.^bilipina ciniiu' Avcnnbc un^ fab fid) ^ic 2ta^t an, ^ic cinen i^rof5artit^cn (iintn-nrf auf fie mad)tc, un^ ^ann tvat fie ibvc ')ieifc nad) ^em "i\>eften an. 2ie biclt uicrft in (iolumbuo, Cbio, an, 11)0 fie ^l■ci O.^ionate alo Ticnftmd^d)cn tbiitic^ mar, um ^acl ('*)cl^ fiiv ^ic A'Ort: fe^uni^ ibvcv '){cifc \n ^ler^icncn. Tann fubv fie mit einent Tampfer ben Cbio binab bid nad) 3t. ^'oin'o nn^ von ^a nad) Meofnt, ^soma. Xa ^amalo ?ort nod) cine (i"ifenbal)n eriftirte, mnfjtc fie per 'ilnu^cn nad) Cttnmma fal)ren, bao Oamal'o nnv 500 Ginit)ol)ner batte, miibvenl) eo jeftt cine 3tatit oon 25,000 (Sinmoljnern mit ^al)lreid)en i^of5en nnti fd)oncn Webduben nnD 'Jlnlai^'n ift. l^on t>a reifte fie nad) bcv 12 "llieilen oon Cttumma cntfevnten ~ilHibnnn(i ibvcr 4^ante. xHnf bem "il^ec^c babin fab fie nuv ,^mei '^lorfbdnfev, unibvenb man jcl^t in einer Ci'ntfcvnniu^ oon meniflcv alo ^ IKeile auf .s>dufer ftbfU. '-Uud) fab fie mdbvcnb biefcr A-al)rt ,Viblveid)e ^snbianev^'L'acter. 3ic bcfnd)te mm ibvc Ii^ante unb '-l^ritber auf furu' 3eit unt tvat bann in /vremont, ^^a., al'o Ticnftmdbd)cn in 'Jlttioitdt. Tort madite fie bie 'i-^etanntfd)aft bee- ^^ofepb 3d)ev^, mit bem fie fid) ant 25. ^anuav 1857 oerbcivatbetc. JofepI) Sd)er,^ univ am 9. .^anuav 1812 in ^'ot[)vini^en, bamalc cine fvan^bfi= fd)c, jcftt cine bcutfd)e '^U-ooin,^, gebovcn. (Sr manbevte 18;53 nad) iHmevita au'i unb feinc '33tuttcr unb feine 3d)uicftev famen mit ibm, mobei ev bie ^)ieifefoften fiiv biefelben be^iblte. Tie ')(eife iibev ben C^mu bauevte 47 ^ai\e unb bie ^)(eifenben batten fd)ioev buvd) 3eetranfbeit \n leiben. ^so^V^) 3d)ev^ avbeitete nun, nad)bem er in '3ieio 'J)ovt i^elanbet, ein ,\abv iana, auf einer ^avm in bev Oiad)barfd)aft, um C^iclb fiiv bie A-ortfeRuui^ feiner ^Keife \n oerbienen, mobei ev 50 (5ento per l:ai^ oerbiente. ti'v reifte bann loeiter luid; Trenton, Cljio, louvbe Ih'iillev unb blicb 78 ffienealojiit titr 'Stitttx J?omi(if. biefem C^)efcf)dfte 20 ^srtl)vc [anc\ tvcu, uioboi cr fid) uicl C'H'lb fparte. 'J([c« bnnn ber alliu'meinc 9fiKi,^u(\ md) bein ^ii>cfton bcivmn, bcfcblof^ and) ev, mid) bom ilH-fteit ,^u i^e()cn lint) fid) bort niebor,^ulaffcii. ti'v tam mm von (Sincimmti per l^ainpfer nad) '^m-Iiui^ton, ^sa., fauftc fid) bort cin Aul)vuHTt unti fcl.Uo in &iofcm bio 'Kcifc nad) bcm '-Ii>eften fort. C5"r fauftc banu in 'Section 4, ;i)a(iloncivi -Tomnfbip, 3.\.HipeUo (Sounti), cine 7saxn\ von 222 xHcfcrn fitr $10 per 3(d'cv unti bctvtnn biefelbe mit oicl C^Hiirf ^u bcniirtl)fd)aftcn. Mcutc loiivbc cv fcinc Aiirm nid)t fiir $100 per 'J(dcr ocvt'inifcn. fsofcpb 3ri)ci;^ ift jcl3t 5to v»tt')i"^" <^^K lieft nod) obnc '-l^rillc iinti allcm ^Infcbcin nad) ift fcin ('<)cfnnbl)cit'o^uftanb cin c^utcr. 9(uo fcincr Cii)c mit '^U)ilipina ^Kittev finb 13 Mint>cr cntfpvoffcn, oon Dcncn 2 ftavbcn, uHil)renb.2 Scil)nc unb U l:iid)tcr nod) ani Vcbcn finb, luimlid): 1. iU)ilip XH. 3d)cr,^, (U'bovcn 22. 1}c,^cmbcr 1858. 2. .Hatl)arina, i^cborcn 22. Acbvuar 1859. 3. 4:()erefia, geborcn 27. 'Jlpril 1860. 4. ai(at[)i(ba, lU'borcn 21. 3cptcmbcr 1862. 5. '•l.sl)ilipina, (-(cborcn 2. ,^uni 1866. 6. iysofepl) (S., i^cboren 2. ^unt 1868. 7. £ouifa, i^eboren 9. ^sanuar 1872. 8. Carolina, gcboren 22. ^s^nnar 1875. 9. ^ylora, c^cborcn 30. I'lut^uft 1877. 10. ^unie Wai), cueboren ant 7. ©e.^nnber 1880. (Scnfniogtc bcr iKtttcr J?omiIic. 79 iEltsabrth iRittrr-fHrnr, 9l(fttf§ «inli tion ^otin *^()ilip unb fiotliorina iWittcr, flfbortn 15. ^nlt 1839 in Srcunifltoeiicr. (vlifak'tl) ^Kittor tam iitit ibvon Ciltcru iiii ,\alirc 1857 luut iHmerifa an? U'bto iiiit Mofcn bio ^um 28. Septembcv 185S, mann fie ('^k'ovt^ 'llioicr l)dvatl)cte. ■illuncr UHivti am 1. Cftobcr 1823 in Matlioloburi-i bci ~')iiiniberi^ in '^-^amTii (-(eboren, UHintierte 1848 in biefeci 'I'ani:! cin uiiti avbeitete \wx]t 4 ^s^live auf cincr Auvni in CI)io, nun-anf and) or nad) ,\ouia auoiiuinticvtc. (i"r t'anfte 80 'J(d"er ^-anb in 53cn; ton l^onnifbip, Mcot'uf (Sonnti), un? Icbto t^ort 5 ^sa()re. (St I)ciratl)ete tiann, abor alo cv 6 "salirc iHni)oiratl)ct nuir, mniUc cr in &cn .Hriei^ lichen unti feinc Axan nn^ ^mci Mint^oi nllciit laffon. Ci"v nnir D '^llionatc Uuu^ 3ol?at nn? battc inand)c Wefa()rcn ,^u bcftcbcn nnti uiol llnanncbmiidifeitcn anouiftell^-'n. (i"r inad)tc tiie .•ftint^fton 2d)[adit nut. Ouidi Hcni .Uriau' tel)rte ov auf foine A-arm ^unid un& be= gann tiic 'i^emirtl)fd)aftuni^ ?crfclbcn mit allcin ti'ifcr. Ci"r ncvt^rof^cvtc ^ie A-axm utn 360 "Jlrfer. 3pdtev ncvt'anfto or cincn Itbcil tiorfolbcn unt^ ucvtl)ciltc Don 'Kcft nntcv feinc .S\inDcr. 1893 ncrliefi or t^ic A-arnt luiti ^ofl nad) ,\>ctn"irf, fcbvtc abev nad) eineni o>al)rc nadi fcincni altcn .'ocim ^uriirf, in ^om or jclit nod) lebt. Weort3 ^331eier ift cin tenter C^iattc unf ^initcr. Ci'v ift jc^t iibcr 80 ^^al)rc alt, nod) fcl)r t()dtii^ uuD tann nod) obnc tWxik Icfcn. ,"sni ,s>crbft 1903 rciftc cr nad) -lliiffouvi unb befud)tc Dort mct)rcrc 3tdtitc, u. xH. 3t. Vouio, wo cr Die ("9cbdui)e fal), Die fiir Die i^rof?c 'Jl>eltauoftcUuui-i in 1904 erbaut nnutieu. (i'lifabetl) ^){itter=^)3{eier ift cine t^ute Aran unti "■llluttcr, ibrcm GJattcn unti il)ccn .Slintiern trcu crc^'ben. Oi()vc (i1)e untrtic niit elf .S\inbern i^cfc(Vict. ^i.Mcr berfelbcn ftarben in t>er .S\int)= heit, nHi()rent) fieben, nier 3i.il)ne nub brei irod)ter nad) ant ^'eben finti. Tiefe .Uinber (eben fdnimt(id) in Der x)tdl)e ibrer li'ltern. ,M)re "^ianten finJ): 1. (^)eori^ -.IKeier, i^eboren o. xHuimft 1859. 2. ''l.U)ilip, ^u'boreu -1. Otonember \X()~. 3. A-rieDrid), c^eboren 4. xHpril 18()9. 4. 4:f)erelia, i-(eboren 12. Aebruar 1872. 5. -AKatI)iH>a, t^'boren 0. o,uni 1876. 6. \tisi(l)ehn, i^eboren 19. iHnfluft 1878. 7. ^'oiufa, i^eboren 26. ^anuar 1882. so (Scncoloflic Her IHitter J?omilie. (Seborrn 511 JBreunifllticiler ben 6. 3iull 1S4:5. SiU)cliH ^Kittcr cvl)iclt fcinc 3d)u(biltmiui in ^i^veunii^nioilcv uiiti unir^c audi t^ort t'onfinnirt in t)cr Mivd)c. ^i^.MU)olni fani uiit fcincn (i'ltcvn nad) xHuicvita UH'ld)c lid) in .sU'ofut (5ounti), "sonni, nie&iTliclV'n ; cr bojdiaftit^tc fid) nut xUdorban, mcl)vci-c ,\al)vc ,^u .s>aulc unt> fpciter bci Mcvrn iHilnicr. Tsm XHui^uft 1.^67 bcfuditc cv in (^)oioUfd)aft foinco ^isatcvo unti O'oufin ^^N^ilip ^Jldcvnutnn, fcinc ^InTUianMcn ini Ztaat C[)\i\ in ^c^■ ndbc non .VMumlton nnti (iincinnati ; co ^■^cficl ibm tiovt }o tuifu'vc^cuuibnlid) (Uit, t^af^ cv nad) bccatiic^nc^ fcinco ^lx'fud)CO in Cbio utviidblicb unt) fcin ^ImUcv unti ^Jldcvnumn allcin ibrc ^)(cijc luid) Maufc antreten mufUcn. ^BiU)e(ni blicb m 3taatc Cbio bio ^nm ^alivc 1869. is^siibrent) fcinco xnufcnt. Ijaltco )nad)tc cv &ic ^ix'fanntfdjaft ntit cincv Vouifa 2d)UHirl3cl, cine 3d)nicftcr t>cr A-rau unfcvco t5oufino ^;U)ilip ^iViicv, unt) bcivatbctc Hicfclbc am 19. ^^hnnnnber 1868; im foU^cnbcn ^salivc ,^oi^cn fie luid) t>cin 3taatc :souhi. ^sjilbehn betricb tiovt bao (Mcfd)aft cinco ^Baueromann, max in t)cv cvftcn ^cit fcbv evfoh^rcid) fpater abcr battc fcinc Aamilic Durd) .Hranfbcit nicl mi Iciticn, fcinc Avau unti Miut^cr ftarbcn, cinco nad) t)cin anticvn, bio auf ,^iuci. Tuvdi tiiefeo 3d)irffal fab cv fid) vevanlafU, feinc ^i^aucvci ,^u ocvtaufcn. ^liad) t^cni cv fcin Vanb uertauft ()atte m cv nad) 3outl) ^Dat'ota unb tauftc in t)cv luibc wn s:^nxan cine ^i-^auerei oon 320 ^Jlrfer !i!ant), luovauf cv unb fcinc vnci .Sxinticv jcnt mobncn, i^cbt ibncn i^ut un? erfreuen fid) bcftev Wcfunbcit. X'lno t^icfcv (i'bc cntfpvaiuuni ,^cbn Mintiev uon benen nod) smci tiao Vcbcn cvbaltcn. Dtto Avife, i^cbovcn 26. ^suni 1887. ^,Hniui (SavoUna, gcboven 21 > J^'^^'-""'^^" ^''^•'^- (Weneoloflie Der SWiUer J?ttmtlie. si ntunm ftinl) don 3ol)onn ^l)i(ip iinti itotljorino JKitter, geboren in Sreuniflttifilcr. i'tntireiu ^h'ittcr tain 1857 in fcincm Ki. VcfienGJaljro mit foincn Gitorn nad) 9(nuTifa. llebcr fcinc ^)iei)c fd)vcilit or : ,/il^ir fuljrcn mit bcr ,,.s>alcpl)a(VCv" einem (^-ofH'n 3ci^'I|rf)iff, bao OGO ^Hiffat^icrc l)atte. ^iiUr t)atten eine befonbcrc .Hajiitc notion bor boo .Uapitiino, mo mil- alto moi^lidjen 'iV'qneinlidjfoiton l)atten. mi> mir 20 ^TaiU' anf tiom ^^iniffov maron, ftarti oinor oon bon ^^saffai^ioron, oino alto Tamo, (^)oi^on iHbonb, tur^ nor (rintn-ud) bor TunfoI()oit, lianb man il)ro Void)o anf oin \>^vott unb lio[^ bioo iiluT ^i^ovb \m Dioor i^Ioiton, mo bio (^-ofu-n A-i)d)o, bio bao 3d)iff umtroifton, biofoltio mo()I fd)noll oor,U'l)vt l)alion morbon. Ciinii^o :i:a(U' fpator unirbo moino 3d)moftor 4:f)erola tvant nnb ftarti — menic^ftenci t)ol)anptoto ^or Tottor, fio foi tobt nnb loi^to il)ro aniU'l'lid)o ^.\nd)o fiinf Stunben lanj^ ano. xHlo bio ^Uuitrofon fid) nann an. fdjid'ton, il)ro Void)o anf oin ^i^rott ,^u binbon m\t< \m '-Dioor ,su morfon, bocvmn moino i^nto ^Diuttor Il)orofa ,^n fd)iittoIn nnb fio bototo \u (S)ott, ibr ibr .s^inb ut= ritd'^niu^bon. llnti :Ll)orofa ormad)to ano ibrom tobtondl)nlid)on 3d)lafo. Tor Tottor mnrbo iu~bolt, i^ib moinor 2d)moftor OJiobi^^in nnb balb mar fio mio^or flo= funb unb mnntor, mio man ano ibror '^^iot^-apbio anf oinor anborn 3oito biofoG 'i^ud)0'o orfobon mirb. ,,Unfor 3d)iff mar 42 Taj^o auf 3eo. "i)(ad)bom mir in ^3com ;')ort aniu'= tommon, i^nc^ id) mit moinom 'isator nad) oinor tMWxl mo mir $4,500 orbobon, auf motd)o 3nmmo unfor (5t)erf aucn^eftoUt umr. Tao (^iolb murbo uno in $20 (^)oIb= ftiidon auoiU'Viblt, bio bod) anftH'tbitrint nor nm anf bom ;^al)ltifd)o lai^-n. "sd) t)i.irte, mio oinitu' ^.'outo tion i^rofum (^)ol^baufon fabon, tiom ^^^anfior fai^ton, monn mir fo oiol (^)ol^ batton, brand)ton mir nid)t mobr ^u arboitou. i'lbor mir fan^on ba^^ am, ^af^ oo an^orG tam. "Jiiir fd)topptou ?iofoo (^)olti uon ^3iom I'lort mid) ^oiua. Tao mar in ^or ;U'it ^or ("')o(bmdt)runiv ,,Sir fubrou banu mit bor ^i^abn mid) t^urlini^ton, ,"sa., abor ba mm bort bio Ciifonbabn nid)t moitor fiibrto, mnfUon mir oin Aufjrmort taufon, um unforo 3ad)on fort,^nfd)affon, nnb bio ^amilio i^tu^ bon (^rbfUoii jTboil boo S5 ^Dioilon lauiu'ii ilHH^oo bi'o in Dio ^Iciibo uon Cttumauui, bamalo oino 3tabt von moni(ior mio 500 t£'inmot)norn. 82 ©cneologie licr !Hitrer J^amilic. ,,21>ii" fnuftcn liior 80 ^Hcfov ^^'nnti unti all Dao ^iel) unti Pic A-arnu^erdtl)c unti "•3Tiafd)tncn, Mc Dcv Aarmcv l)atto, unP aufun'bcin fitr $oO() in C^nilD cin C'^cfpann "^Nfertic. Ticfe "i^fcrPc unu'cn fo frcuiiMid), fd)on im orjtcn o»al)rc ^n ucrontien, uiovauf UMV fitr S150 ein (^)etpann Cclifcn fauftcii, Mc fid) auf tier A-avm fcl)r c^it beuHil)rten. ®iv braud)tcn abcr nod) ''^vfcrbe(^cfd)in-, 'Il^ia(-(cn unt* ciucn Mod)ofcn unti unfiT S^rutiev o»ol)n (liiu^ mid) Mcotut, um Picfelbcn ,^u taufcn. ^iefe '3tabt lac^ 85 '5]?ei(en cntfcriit iinP tiio :')ioifc bin unP ^uviirf baucrtc 8 Ztac^o. ,/11mv avbcitctcii mm ^ufamiiicii auf Per A-aviii, bio id) iibcr 2-1 .^abrc alt way. Tanu tauftc id) fiiv mid) fclbft cine Aavm ihdi 120 I'frfer Van? unP boivatbctc Aii. I'ouifa 'Av 3tabtlcv. l>icfc )uar am (>. Cftober 1844 in Avanffurt an Per Cticv lU'borcn unb tam 1857 mit ibvcn (5'ltcrn uad) ','fmcrifa." 1876 untcrnabm X'lntircm ^)iittcr cine ^Kcifc nad) '^U)ilabelpbta ^ur Centennial 'iHU'lt=':}(u'oftellun(V (5"v fubr 'IKovi^oio 7 llbr non Cttunnna ab unb tam a)n nad)= ftcn XHbcnti um (i Ubv in '^.>bilai)clpl)ia an. Ter oui^ Icc^tc oft 70 llicikm in cinev ^tunbe ^uviirf. ^n '^^bilabclpbia befucbtc cr Pie llnabbaiuvi^teitoballc, faf; in Item 3tuble, in bou (^)cor(^c "^Inifbinc^t on i)) feinem Manfc lU'feffcn, fab bie A'Vei= Ijeitcn^lode, melcbc tiie Aveibeit unb Unabbiiiu^ii^t'eit fiir biefco Vanb cin(-|eliiutet jc. 3(nbrem ^Kittev muvbc in '^^bilabclpbia non fci)icm (ioufiu '^.^bilip Ts. 'Kittev unt) beffen liebenGmuvbit^cn Avau febv freunblid) auft^enommcn unb biefelben iviben fid) allc crtieutlid)c lltiibe, feinen 'Jhifcntbalt in ibvcv 'lliitte fo anc^eneljin iine mbi^id) ,^u nuu1)cn unb ibncn alleci Sebensmertbe ,^u .^eii^cn. 1888 unternat)m 'Jlnbrcm ')fittcr cine 'li'eifc nad) bem ')l>cften, um fid) nad) cinev neuen ,v>eintatl) um,^ufel)en. '^lad) .^rnci 'ilHid)en tauftc er IBO '^(d'er 2anb i]i bcr 'Ociibe non 3iour Gitp, ^s'-^iV'i- ^i-ivt luurbc Panuil'S ein )icuer Sanbftrid) fiir 3(nfieb(cr erfd)loffcn unb ad)t fciner ^3hTd)barn foU^ten il)m bortbin nad) unb allc fauften Sanb fiir S5 bio $8 per 'Mer. 3"^ 'I'aufc von 15 ,yil)i"en ift biefco i^'anb im '].sreifc auf S50 bio $80 per 'M'er (-icfticcU'n. 'Jlntircm bcbiclt Diefco Vaub nier Aabre, oerfauftc eo bann fiir ticu boppcltcn '].U-cio, ben er bafiir be.v^ljU, uuP uu: ternabm Panu nod) tirci "licifcn mcft)inirto, loobci er lucitere 140 ^^fd'er "L'anb faufte. 18',).") befud)te er bic 'J(uoftclluni'( in (Sbieat^i unb imid)tc ^mei ^Heifen nad) C'l)io, bic (elite (^cmei)tfam mit feinem 'limber T^aniel. 1890 unirbe XMntire)u'o C^iefuubbeito^^uftanb beeiutriid)ti(;\t unb feine Artmilie ()ielt eo baber fiir'o 'ix'fte, nad) Per 3tabt .sSenbrirf ,^u (U'ben. (i"r taufte bort ein biibfd)e'o .sSauo, aber taum butte er fid) in bemfelbcu mit fetner C«)attin beimifcb (VMnad)t, alo tiiefe trant iinirbe nuP ftarb. 'Icur 1 1 '^Jtonate batte fie in bem neuen Maufe c^elebt. 3;ie binterlief? ibrcu trauernbeu Watten nnP fieben Minber. xHnbrem tam nad) eiuic'^ev g^it jur Ueber.^euc^uiuv baf^ eo uid)t loljuenb fei, feinc Wcneologie Bcr iKittcr J^omtlte. 83 /"vanu nod) Idiu^n' ui ucvpacbtcn; cv ucrtauftc t^alici' foiiio i.'dnt>cvcion lnl^ nacbttoiii feinc ^ocdtov iU'licivatl)ot, ucrthoiltc cv fcinc .oauoliaituiu^cn^criitlic untcv fcinc>\inPcv iinD lobt foitt>cin mit Mcfon. 3cit 14 ^«,al)rcn l)at fcino C^KM'unMicit fcl)iucv i^uvd) :)il)cu= iiuUiomuo unti .SuUavrl) cu'littcn unti foin C^klm ift ^a^m•d) fdmu'v bccintrdd)tiiit luortioii, fo t)af5 ci" t)at)urd) fitr jc&co Wcfdjdft unfdl)iii lU'i^Hnbou ift. 5(nt>rcui'o (5"I)c mit 'I'ouifa 2tdMoi" cntfproffcii nciin Minticr, von bcnon tiroi ftarbcn, uHilironti ^luci Jod)tor unt» uior 3oi)nc nod) am ^^'cbcn finti. 1. ^^-rcDevid 'AUlUam, (^obovcn21. ^Icoocmbcv I'SIK). 2. .ocnvi) (i\, (^'bovcn 1-"). 3cptcmbcr \^()^, i^'l'torbot 21. ^^suli 1^70. 3. ^so()n XHntiveio, i^cborcn 28. ,"v*^tH'uar 1S71. 4. C^ieori^c 'ii.Hif!)ini^ton, (■(cborcn 12. X^csembcr 1S73. 5. ,s>ovman ^sofepl), i^eboren 1. o>nli 1S7-"), i^cftorbon -">. ^^nni 1S7,S. 6. xMlbcvt, tu'boren 20. I)c,^cinbcr 1S77, t^cftorboi 11). Acbrnar J 5)03. 7. Duu-ia ,SUitl)aiina, e^cbovcn 15. Hiai 1882. 8. ^I.liinnic lliai), (^'borcn 15. ^Dfai 1882. 9. A'Viinf 'isalcntine, gebovcn 14. ^"yebruar 1888. 84 (SeneoloBic Der SHitter I?omilie. IKatlmriua lRtttpr-lKupt)lkopf, toA]kv uon 3ol)n ^^Jljilip mttx, Qtiovcn in »rcunifltt)ei(er im max\ 1845. .S\atl)avina ^Kittcr tani mit il)vcn Glteni nad) ^:?(incri{a unti (icf^ fid) mil if)ren (i-ltcvn auf cinov A-avin in Meotut (Sounti), ^a., niet>ov, mo fie blicb, bio fie 18(J2 :sobn .sUtblfopf l)civat()etc. Tiefor uhu-& in ^llUirttcmbevi^ bci Wopiniu^n in 1S;J2 Idmcn imti manbcrte am 25. xHpvil ISoV nad) ticn ^iscr. 2taaton am. 2eine i)(oiic in cincnt 3ccU'lfd)iffc nal)m 47 laj^e in XHnfvrud). Ci'v lanDete in ^Oian :i)ovt unti vciftc tiann nad) Cttumnui, ^sonui, u)0 or cine A-arnt pad)tctc nn& t)icfc \m\ ^sabvc bcunrtl)fd)aftctc. CiT u^i) t^^inn nad) llionvoe (Sonnti), mo cv 80 Miv Vant> tanftc. Tann boivatbotc cv .SUitbavina ^)Uttor nnti fie lebten ^ann bio 1802 auf ftiefer A-ann, loovauf fie 80 ^Hder Vanti in .s>ii^bUint> ^ounifbip, -ilHipello (Sounti), tanften nnt> t^iefe feit jener ;^eit beunvtl)fd)aften unti fauften nod) 380 ^Jtdcr tia^n. Tiefe A-avni ift jetU ein febv uiertliuoUeo (sh-unt>ftiid mit fd)onem ^Kol)nc^ebanl>e unt) alien notbicUMi ^)ccben(U-baut)en. 5(uo bev (£1)6 biefeo ^Uiaveo entfpvani^en ,^el)n .Hinder, fiinf ::od)ter unt> fiinf Sobne, bie fammtlid) nod) am ^Jeben fint>. ,M)ve ^)iamen foU^en : 1. (ilifabetl) ,\Uibltopf, t^eboren 20. lliar,^ 18G4. 2. .suitbavina, t^eboven 7. 3eptember 186(). 8. "sobn ^^v, e-;eboven oO. Cttobev 18r>8. 4. C5lava 4:bevefia, cu'boren 1. lliai 1870. 5. ti-inma, lU'boren 19. XHpvil 1872. 6. ilUlbelm, i^eboren 20. ^lumembev 1875. 7. .S{arl (5-., t^eboven 18. Cftober 1879. 8. iU)ilip, c-;eboren 19. Beptembev 1882. 9. Veonavb >>., e^'boven o. Cttober 1884. 10. (i^itb ^isictoria, c^eboven 25. I1iai 1889. ©cnfologic Iicr JHitter i?omiIic. 85 iFrir^rtrh Hittrr, ^iingfler Soljn tion 3o^onn WHp Wittn, lion Srcunintucifrr. A■l•ic^l•id) ^Hitter tnm im ^Mltcr wn \c\]n "salircu mit fcinat (i'ltcni mid) xHmc- rifa. ^inn-bcr InUtc or t^ic 3d)uIo in ^•I^vcunicvuciU-v lH'fud)t unti (^ito Aortid)vtttc gemad)t, fo ^al^ or i^ut fdircibcu, Icfcn uu? vodinoii fonntc, alo a- l)tcr antam. 5Jad) foiiUT i?fnfunft in "soma behtd)tc or in ?cv T^a\K icincr ncitcn Mcimatl) ^ic cmili)d)c 3d)ulc un^ nuuttc nntcr nniuin[ticu'n ^iH'rlialtniffcn c^itc Aorti'divitto, ^l'nn gate ^'c()rer ftn& in ^iclcn ^I'anOfdjuIen tiftoro fcltcn. (5t bcfud)tc tiann cine l)ol)crc 3d)n(c unb crunn-b fid) bio fiiv'c, <^cbcn ni.it()igcn 3d)ultenntniilc. ^Jiud) bcr 3d)uU ■i^e'xt blicb cr ini .N>anlc fcinco ^^Mitoro, iTlorntc tiio Cofonomic unb mar cine c^nto StiiljC fiiv fcine (i'ltcvn, bcnn fcin ^isatcr mar fd)on alt unb nid)t mcbv viiftiiv :.Hlo A-viebnd)24 ^sabvo alt mar, ftarb fcin ^^nitcr ant l'2. ;\anuar 1871. Tcrfclbo Ijatte cin icftamcnt bintcrlaffoi, in bcm or Aricbrid) ;nni Tcftaincnt'onoUl'trorfcr ernannt l)attc, bcffon ^^sfHdjten ^ricbrid) ubcrnal)ni unb fio mit Wemif)cnl)aftigteit xmt> ircuc auoiibte. A'nebrid) iibcrna()m bann bic A-arm feiiieo isatcro auf fcinc eigenc ^Kcd)nuncv 3 cine ^33httter blicb bci ibni iimbncn bio fie 1888, 17 ^sal)re nad) bcm ZTobe tijreG ('•jatten, ebenfaU'o bao ;^citad)e fegnctc. xHm 28. September 1871 iierl)eiratl)ete fid) Ariebrid) ^Kitter mit ,s-lat()arina ^;sl)ilipina Mo[,^l)aufcr, bic in 2lHipoIo (Sounti), ,"\oma, geboren marb. Tic (i'bc bcrfelben ift cine i^lurflid)e, benn beibe ('>)atten finb gemiffen()aft, liebreid) unb ncrtraglid). Tiefc Ci1)c murbe mit ad)t Minbcrn gefegnet, benen 'l,U)iIipina ftcto einc i^ite, forgfamc unb [icbreid)c '33iuttcr lU'mcfen ift. Aviebrid) unb ^].vl)i[ipina umbnen nocb auf bcr Aarm, bic m'iebrid) non feinem initer iibernominen l)atte, nur ift bicfelbe icl3t bebeutenb uer= grbfu'rt. Aviebrid) I)at nod) einige ()unbert i'ldcr Vanb ba^t gefauft, cin grofjes, ftattlid)eo unb fd)bneo .sSauo an 3 telle bcr alten Aarinl)aufer crrid)tct unb nod) \al)U reid)e ^3iebengebaube aufgcfii()rt. Aleif^ un^ Crbiutuiiofinn umrben bci ibm mit Crrfolg gefrbnt. Ariebrid) I)atte lauiu' Mbr^ teinc ;^cit, fid) von feinem C^iefdjaft unb non feiner Aamiiie \n trennen um \u reifen, aber 1898 folate er einer tiiula= bung feineo ^in'ttere ^;sl)i(ip "s. ^Hitter, ber banmlo in (ibicago lebte, ^um ^^H'fud)e ber bortigen xHucifteUung, ber er mit feinem ^l^ruber x'lnbreao Aolge leiftete unb fie marcn in (5()ieago bic (^'Kifte ifjres lu'ttero. ^^into er bort fab, oerfetUe Ariebrid) i)t gropes (i-rftaunen, eo mar x>lllec. neu unb ubcrrafd;enb fiir il)n unb nie mirb er bic S6 C^encttfonie ber JlJtttcr J?onit(te 2iebenciuntrt)i(^t'eit ucriu'lfon, niit ^cl■ foin '^setter 'iU)ilip unli lieffon nebcuounirbii'^e C^^attin il)ncu cnti^oiU'n tamcu unt^ init ?cr ftc fid) bcjtrebton, ibncn tion 'J(ufcnt()alt fo aiuuMiebm iinc imn^licb ui macbcn. "lead) cincni X'lufcntbaltc uoi .^uH'i "JlHidjcn rciftcii bcitio "i-^viiDcv iin l)od)i"tcn Wral>e befriebic^t nad) .sSaufe ,^uritd. I)ie 'luiuioit bcv .S\inbcr finb : 1. Wiavia CSHfabctl), i^cborcn 24. ;^uni 1872. 2. .^atbarina -}){., i^-boven 3. Adiruar 1874. 8. ^^s()iUp ^s., cu'boveii 28. ^suiit 187(3. 4. "llunia (ibviftina, (^'borcn 9. Mm ^'"^"9. 5. Aviebrid) ,v>enn), i^cbovcn 14. Cftober 1882. 6. '■^Ujocbc ^bcrcfia, (lebovcii 27. ^^uli 1885. 7. (Slava 3opl)ia, i^eboren 16. Ct'tobcr 1888. 8. vulu "Minio, luHun-cn 29. Cftobcr 1892. Wencalogic Her JRittcr 5?omi(if. 87 3uii0fte 3:oi^ter lion *^l)ilip !)iittcr, flcboren in SBrcunicitncilcr nm 1. Cftobcr 1848. ^bcvcfin ^Kittcr uorl)oiratl)ctc fid) am •'). Cftobcv 1S71 mit X'(t>olpl) ii>iU)clm ^>ol,5l)du|civ i^^^'i" i'l .'Oanrc lie (^racc in A-rant'vcid) i^Hun-cn uiart), unidrenb foine (i'ttevn bovt aiif Mo ^Hbfnhrt cineQ '2d)iffc'o luavtotcn, bao fie tiann luid) ?cn 'iscvci^ ni(^toii 3 tauten bvad)to. ^liorcfia ^Kittor uiar nod) fcbv jnni^, alo fie mit il)vcn trltcvn nad) 'Jlmorit'a tarn unti liatto nod) monii^ 2d)ule i^enoffen. 3ie bcind)tc mm bio 3d)nlc in bor ■Ouibo ibvo'o 'll>obnovto'o in .Heofnf (Sonnti), ^^onm. 3io mar in ibfor OiiH^t-nb oin fdjonoo 'l)iabd)on nnb oino (Uito Miilfo fiir ihro '.Hinttov nnb ^ann oino trono nn^ bi(froid)o C^iattin unb oi)io tutto "JJiuttov. 9lbo(pl) as. .^of^fioufer t'am mit foino)i C5"ltorn von 'I'oniooillo, S\\]., nad) ^soma, mnvbo anf bom Vanbo ev= ^oc^on nnb lovnto floif^ic^, nm fid) oin (\x\tm ^^-orttommon .^n fid)orn. ti'v mobnto mit feinen G'ltorn anf oinor KM) i'lrfov (^rofu'n Aarm mit fobr lUitom 'i-iobon, mo fio xHd'erban nnb 'ino(),^nd)t botviobon nnb niol C^Uid l)atton. Ci'r nnb foino Aumilie finb lntl)orifd)on C^Hanbon'o, fio babon oiolo Aronn?o nn^ finb fobv aiu^ofo()on. xUuo iljror Ci'l)o ontfproffon foU^onbo 9 Minbor : 1. Diari), iKboron 17. ^uli 1872. . 2. l^i.^.^ie, goboren 4. A't'bruar 1875. 3. (5(ara, i^eboren 8. ;;^uli 1876. 4. ©oorc^o X'-, (\dmm 8. max 1877. 5. o*'-''')"/ Gcbovon 21). 3optombor 1878. 6. 3ofepf) XH., c^bovon 11. ;3nni 1880. 7. Marl, geboron 4. 3(ntpift 1883. 8. 3:i.Un)e(m, i^oboren 6. ^nli 1886. 9. ^Jiartjarot, c^oboron 8. ;>nli 1889. (Sienie^e luas bir ®ott bejc^iebeii, ®ntbel)re flcrne loas bu nic^t l)a)t. Senn jeber ©tanb f)at fetnen e^-riebeii, eiu jeber ©tanb l)at feine Saft. ^eber UJann recf)t qet^aii, ^ft eiiie ^uiift bie ''JJiemaiib fami; ^oinmt abet etner ber fagen fanii @r i)abe jeber -DJann redjt fletfian, ©0 bitt' id) Um mit aller ©l^r, 2)Q^ er mic^ biefe ^un[t aud) lef)r'. WASHINGTON STATUE, at Entrance to Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Erected in Honor of the Father of His Country. GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 91 A NOBLE KNIGHT. (Translation of the Toast "Ein Ritter.") To the Noble Knight That high his sword for Hberty swings, In deed and word the truth defends With emotions sweetly The songs of his country sweetly sings. First in mind the maid he loves, To her presents the best of drinks, To this Noble Knight fill the loving cup, With the best of wine to the brim. Greet with a thousand welcomes him As a brother of the fraternal realm. 92 UENEALUUY OF THE KITTEK FAxMlLY. Genealogy of the Ritter Family The name Ritter dates far baek in the early history of Germany. Just where the name Ritter originated tlie writer has been unable to fathom, and also unable to iiiid out the locality of the early ancestors of OUT- family. 'Phe name Hitter was a lille ft. long aiul a])out 8 ft. high, that has the initials C. R. and C. M. on the side, meaning C'liristian Ritter and Christian ^Miller. The date was ITll'J. This trough receives the tlow of water that supplies the place and is conducted there from a spi-ing from the mountain across the valley on the southern side. I have had ver])ally from my father that the family came from the south of (xermany. either Wu"rttemberg or Baden neai- ttie border of Switzerland, but just when \hry left that countiy is also unknown to me. Having explainetl tlu- name of Ritter and its origin and the origin of our particular branch or })ai-t of the Rittei' family as neai' as 1 hav(^ been able to ascertain, I will let this ex])lanation rest with this writing. GERMANY Germany, the land of our foi-efathei's, is situated in eeiilf;'' Enroj)e. It extends from north to south i'or aboul eight liuii(lrt'(l miles, and from east to west six hun(lre(l miles, .\ortheni (iei'iiiany is I'oi- the most part le\'el. whilst central ( lei'iiiaii\- is diversilied by scvei'al mountain chains. Higher )nouiitaiiis. ho\\e\-ei'. are found in soutlu'rn Germany; these are the so-called spurs of the Alps. 94 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. F\\c iiia.jcstic strcjiiiis ti'averse Ihc old country, namt'ly, procccd- ing from the cmsI. wc have Ihc \'istula. ( )(lcf. Elbe. Weser and the Rhine, whilst another grand stream, the Danube, tiows through the southern portion of the (iernian p]nipii-e. All of these rivers empty into the sea: that is, the Vistuhi and the Oder flow into the Baltic; the Elbe, Weser, and the Rhine into the North S(>a. Avhilst the Danube empties into the Kuxijic or Hhick Sea. All of these streams Hi'c navigable for eonsidci-abic distances. This is especially ti'ue of the Rhine, which, dui'ing the Summer and .\utinnn, is frequented l)y more freight boats, tug boats, and |)assenge)" steam-boats than any i-iver in Europe. The saloon steaniei's carry large luniibei's of Americans. These steamers ply from (^ologne to .Mayeiice through the picturesque valley of the Rhine with its viueclad hills, interspersed with ruins and castles old in story. This valley is bounded on the west by the llardt and tlie Vogese .Mountains, whilst it (extends eastward as fai- as the Black and the Oden Foi-est JMountains. Both of these mountain chains (the llardt and the \^)gese) are in the Pfrdz, situated at a distance of from fifteen to twenty miles fi'om the l^hine. The soil of the valley of the Rhine is fertile, and pi'e- eminently adapted to agriculture. From the mountains that sui-round it, innumerable streams, that make the meadows green, pour their watei-s into old father Rhine. Sombre forests clothe these mountains, whose craggy tops are crowned with castle ruins, mute witnesses of bygone glory. And yet these glorious days of old were l\v no means balmy for the peaceable dwellers in this traiupiil valley, foi" they were compelled to perform irksome feudal sei'vices and to pay heavy tribute to all the predatory feudal sovereigns, both great and small, who for centuries, perched in their mountain fastnesses, lorded it with a, high hand over their vassals. The low(>r slop(>s of the Hardt and the Vogese IMountains in the Pfalz are eovei-ed with vineyards, with gi'oves of chestnut and almond trees. Still fui'ther down, grain of all kinds is raised, but chiefly rye and wheat; whilst close to the Rhine, hops, tobacco and sugar beets are cultivated. The land dwelt in by our ancestors is called the Palatinate, a name given it by the Romans, who almost 2000 years ago constructed strat- GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 95 eerie I'ojids throuuh the count I'v. built st I'on^hoids, and i'oundcd citii^s here. Numerous ineuiorifils of tliese ancient colonizers ai'e visible to the ])re.sent day in the Khenish Palatinate. 'I'he proximity of this country to France has been the soui-ce of severe suft'erinfi's to the people thereof, foi' dui'ini;' numei'ous wars this bordei'land was ovei'run by ]iowerful ai'mies, and the toil of its thrifty husbandmen tro(hlen underfoot. The climate ol" the western portion of the Palatinate is rou ])ei"secuted by the French. In A. D. 1825, the Rhenish Palatinate came into the possession of the Kingdom of Bavaria, being known as the " l\*heinkreis." The old house of AVittelsbach being extinct in Bavaria, the lateral branch suc- ceeded to the throne of Bavaria in the Electoral Prince of the Palatin- ate, King ilaximilian I, 182"). being the first Palatinate ruler of Bavaria. Notwithstanding the fact that the Palatinate is governed by Bavaria, the country has. nevertheless, since 1800, enjoyed considerable ])rivileges as compared with other (ierman lands, by virtue of the laws received from the tirst French licpublic. Napoleon I Avas the proniul- 96 GENEALOGY' OF THE KITTER FAMILY. gatoi- of these laws which are lience called the "Code Napoleon." This code secured for the I'alatinate reli jovial disposition, and was always square in his dealings. Altogether he was a broad, liberal minded citizen, and a conscientious, religious husband and father to his family Philiplxa Oswald, wife of Christian Hitter, the subject of the aforegoing biography, was born at Kii'chheim an der Eck, January 8, 1810. She went to school at Kirchheim and, being a quick learner, she soon completed the studies at this school. She was confirmed at the age of fourteen years at the Protestant Church at Kirchheim. After leaving school she assisted her mother at hoiLsehold duties until she was eighteen years of age when she was married to Christian Eitter. Their married life was a very happy one, and Philipina was a very good Christian and a conscientious, cheerful and energetic wife. She was a good housekeeper and great assistant to her hasband. They had six children. The first child named Heinrich died when four years old. The other five, four sons and one daughter lived to manhood. The four sons left home to seek their fortunes in the New World. The daughter Elizabeth stayed with her mother and father. Their children were: — Jakob Ritter was born July 1, 1830. Christian Ritter was born 1832. Heinrich B. Ritter was born September 17, 1835. Philip J. Ritter was born September 17, 1837. Elisabeth Ritter-Hammel was born January' 8, 1845. Philipina 's husband died on June 24, 1863. In 1864 her son, Heinrich, visited his former home and mother and sister. This visit brought a thought to Philipina 's mind, that it being her husband was dead it would be more pleasant for her to be where most of her children resided. She concluded to go with her son to America, and her daughter and her betrothed agreed to go along. They held a public sale of their real and personal estate, and in a short time everything was settled. On January 11, 1865, the steamer left the shores of Europe and brought Philipina and the balance of her family to New York. After a visit that lasted one week to her son Heinrich and his wife, her sister-in-law IMrs. Johannes Ritter, and the families of her nephews, Philip J. Ritter and Christian Ritter in Philadelphia, she 114 GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER FAMILY. went to her fin;)] Iioiim' iicmt TTaiiiiltoii. Oliio. Slic w;is linppy to have all her cliildriMi ardiiiid her oiicc hkh-c. ElizahcUi and Adam naiiiiiiel were soon after inai-ricd and IMiilipiiia Rittei' made her lioiiic with them. Plulil)iiia (Oswald Ritter enjoyed l)etter health after she left Kirchhciiii. 'I'iie ocean voyaii'e cured her of llic astliina. from which she had been a sutl'ei'ei- a hue.;- lime. Phili|)iiia was a tall, well-built woman of dark complexion. She jiad dai'k haii' and eyes, and had a well-formed oval face with a mild cheerful and kind expression. > o o CD H m 3J > CD O > > H m 3J o -h C_ OJ o o GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 117 BIOGRAPHY OF JACOB RITTER Son of Christian and Philipina Ritter^ Born at Kirchheim an der Ecfc Jacob received his education at the school at Kirchheim 3D < < o H H H m 33 O I a 3 -1 >< GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 121 BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY B. RITTER Henry was born September 17, 1835. He received his education at the Town School at Kirchheim an der Eek. He was gifted with a good intellect, and was a very good scholar soon mastering all the branches that were taught in this school, and keeping at the head of his class. At the age of fourteen he was confirmed in the Protestant Church, and soon after left school. He went to work on his father's lands, becoming a Avine, fruit and grain farmer. When he was nineteen years of age he started to seek his fortune in the New World, and left his home and parents and came to the United States. He went to the State of Ohio where he had two brothers living, Jacob and Christian. Henry worked two years on the farm in Ohio, when at the request of his cousin, Philip J. Ritter, he came to Philadelphia to learn the trade of confectioner and ice cream maker. At this business, Henry, through a misunderstanding, served only about six months and then left. After leaving his cousin's he was engaged as driver and conductor on a street railroad car for several years. He then left his position on the street car and became engaged in the hotel and saloon business. He was only moderately successful the first few years. He then changed his place of business and had better success and accumulated some wealth. He remained in the business until he died in April 1893. Henry was married four times. His fourth wife died one year before him. He left two children from the second wife, five from the third, and three children from the fourth wife. The youngest one was three years old at the time of his death. He was five feet nine inches tall, well built and of dark com- plexion. He had full dark eyes, and had dark hair and moustache. He was a good husband and father, kind-hearted to everybody, and would inconvenience himself to serve a friend. He was of a sanguine disposition, firm and of strong convictions, yet very pleasant in his expressions. Socially he was a good conversationalist, a pleasant entertainer, and could talk on many subjects, tell a pleasant story, thereby making many friends. He wtis a member of the Masonic Order. 122 GENEALOGY OF THE BITTER FAMILY. Henry's first wife's name was IMary Meiers; they had no children. She died April 3, 1862. His second wiff's name was AVilhclmiiia Hesserrick. horn in ITom- burg, Hessen-Dai-nistadt. They were man-icd .Inly 11, 1863, and had three children, bnt only two arc li\in,t;-. Wilhelmina died October 4, 1871. Tlieyare: Anna jMary, born ]\larch 28, 1868, and married Charles Zells. They have one danuhter seventeen years of age. Charles, horn ()ctol)cr 14, 1870. He did not marry and died November, 1903. Henry's lliii'd wife's name was Alaiy A'oigt. She died June 12, 1884. They had five children. Tlieyare: John (Jottlieb, born February 18, 1874. He is unmarried and is a salesman in the firm of P. J. liitter Conserve Company. Josephina, born September 8, 1875. Dorothea Elizabeth, l)oi'n June 3, 1877: immarried. Philip J., boi'n Sei)teml)er 14, 1878. He is unmai-ried and is re- ceiving clerk for the P. J. Kitter Conserve Company. Louisa, born August 4, 1882. Unmarried and is employed by the P. J. Kitter C^)nserve Company. Ileiii-y nian-ied llie fourth time Elizabeth JMary Bichlein. They had three children : Frederick John, boi-n June 20, 1886. He is studying to be an architect. William Wasliinuton, born A{)ril 24, 1887. Attending school. Plermina, born Angust 17, 1890. Still going to school. Elizabeth Maria Bichlein died May 31, 1892. o z o o m CD JO m CO O 3 I n 3 -a << CD D o o H < 33 m J3 D su c ID 3" I 3 -1 •< CD GENEALOGl OP THE RITTER FAMILY. 125 BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN GOTTLIEB RITTER John Gottlieb Ritter, oldest son of Henry B. and Mary Vogt Hit- ter, was born February 18, 1874, at Manaynnk, a suburban town of Philadelphia, where his father was in the hotel business. John G. Ritter received his education in the public schools of Philadelphia, learning with ease all the branches taught. After leaving school he assisted his father in his business and was a great help to him, espe- cially when liis father's health began to fail. When his father died, in April, 1893, John G. Ritter was only nineteen years old, and he as- sumed the management of the business, together with his sister Dore- thea, who was but sixteen years old at that time and who managed the household. The youngest child of Henry B. Ritter at that time was only three years ohl. John KMttiM- ke]H up the h()m(\ and it was a big undertaking for a young man of nineteen years, with seven minor children to raise and care for. In 1899 he gave up the business of the father's, as it liad ceased to be profitable, and for a short time carried on the restaurant business. This did not prove a success and he sold the fixtures and retired from business altogether. He then received employment at the woi-ks of the Philip J. Ritter Conserve Company, filling various positions until about one year ago he was made salesman for the company in the City of Philadelphia, and has had good success, through being ambitious and persevering. John Ritter is six feet tall, well built, has dark hair and eyes, but short sighted and wears strong glasses to enable him to see good, has a well-formed pleasing oval face with high forehead, is of fine figure and gains friends readily by being a good conversationalist. He has an amiable disposition, is kind-hearted, and he and his sister Dora certainly deserve great praise for the manner they have numaged the family since the death of their father and mother and kept the house- hold and children together until they are nearly all grown and able to care for themselves. They removed into the city about four years ago so as to be nearer to the place of business. 126 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. BIOGRAPHY OF PHILIP JOHN RITTER Philij) J. Hitler, foiirtli son of ('Iwis1i;m ;iii(l l'hili|)iii;i Iiitter, of Kirchlu'iiii ;iii tier Eck, was hoiii Scplcinlici' IT, 1S37. lie i-cccivcd his education at Kii'diluMiii, attciidini: llic school I'roiii the sixth year to th<" I'oiirteentli as prescribed h_v hiw. Ilaviiiu' a good inleilecl like his brotliers. he hecjime a i^ood scholai' and soon mastered the branches that were taught at the school. He also l io z > 5 H H n GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 129 In the year 1875 his health began to fail, and in 1877 he was com- pelled to give up the hard work on the farm. Having been offered by his eonsin Philip J. Ritter a position as 1)Hsiness manager of a branch- house for the sale of his i)res('rvt'd fruits, he accepted the offei', rented his farm, anil I'emoved to Ciiicinnali witli liis fiiiiiil\'. F(ti' ten yeai'S he acted as business managei- of the ( "iiiciiuiati braneh-house of Philip J. Ritter's Conserve Company. In the year 1887 he bought the busi- ness of the T^hili]) J. Ritter Conserve Company at Cincinnati, and he carried on the business on his own account for thirtctMi years. In the year 1890 John Philip Ritter retired from all business and lives as a private citizen, devoting some of his leisure time to works of charity. Katherine Bentz Ritter, wife of John Philip Ritter, of Cincinnati, was 'born at Kindenheim, Rheinpfalz, Germany, November 16, 1836. She came to Ohio in 18()2 and was married. The mari-iage was a happy one. Katherine is possessed of a good, amiable and loving dis- position, a kind heart and is a faithful working assistant to her hus- band, and with her energy contributed largely to her husband's success in the attaining of an estate of their own. Slu^ lives now a (|uiet life on the laurels of her early married life. They had six children and all live in Cincinnati, Ohio, except their daughter Katherina. They are: 1. Mary, born February 7, 1863. Married to Jacob Luikart, Sep- tenitier 6, 1898. J. Luikart was born in 1862. They have no children. 2. Philipina. born February 12, 1866. Maii-icd Joseph Dumont. They have two daughters, one fifteen and the other thii-t(^en at present. 3. Philip, Jr., born .lunc 5, 1869. He married Emelie Bishop, May 5, 1889. They have ouv son and three daughters: Kail Rittei-, thirteen years old; Aetiui, eleven; Louisa, nine; .leiinie. seven. 4. A(hini. born .Mai'cb 2i), 1871. He married Bertha Steinmann in 1893. They have one son Clifford, born in I8i)r). ;"). Louisa, boi-n -lanuai'y 21. 1S74. She iiiari'ied ( '. V. Lot/., who was boi'u in 1S7(). 'i'hey were married l)eceiiil)er 16. ISIMi. and have one son and two daughters: Louisa, six years old: Chai'lotte, four years old, and Frederick "Wilhelm, who is two years old. 6. Katharina, born Febi'njiry (i. LS7!». She married William Ockers, June 1<>. 19()L They live in St. Lonis and have one daughter named Ellen, Ijorn in 1902. 130 GENEALOGY OF THE RlTTER FAMILY. BIOGRAPHY OF ANNA MARIE RITTER Oldest Daughter of Philip J. and Katharine Ritter, of Cincinnati, Ohio Anna IMaria Kittrr was born on her parents' farm in Butler County, Ohio. She received a good education at the schools at Hamil- ton, Ohio. She came with her pai-ents to Cincinnati, and liad been actively engaged in her father's business until the year 1900. She was married to INIr. Jacob Lnikart on September 16, 1898. When ]Mr. Philip J. Ritter, Mary's father, retired from business, Mary and her husband assumed the business, becoming the managers for the sale of the ])i-oduct of the Philip J. Ritter Conserve Company of Philadelphia, and ar(^ still carrying on the business at the present time, in which they have Iwvw very successful. They have no children, ^laria has been also very active in the work of charity in connection with the church and orphanage. BIOGRAPHY OF PHILIPINA RITTER-DUMONT Second Daughter of Philip J. and Katherine Ritter, of Cincinnati, Ohio Philipina Ritter was born on the farm of her parents in Butler County, Ohio, Februai'y 2, 186H. She i-eceived a good education at Hamilton and Cinciiniati. She lived home with her jjarcnts until Decemljei- (i, 1SS7, when she was married to Mi\ .Joseph Dumoiit. He was born in 18G5. They have had three children. Kate Duiiiont, lioni in 1889; ^largaret Dumont, born in 1891, and one son who died at the age of three years. Mv. Joseph Dumont is engaged in the grocery business in Cin- cinnati. He and his wife are very active and entei-pi-ising in their husiness, ;ui(l have been very successful. Philipina has been, and is yet. a gi'eat help to her hnshand in his husiness. She had Ix^en sickly for several years, but through a surgical operation has he(Mi restored to good health. Philipina and her husband are good hearted and are doing a great deal of charity. > > 3D m 30 O 3 O 3 3 01 O 3- m 30 H I > H H m 30 o > a 01 3 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER Px\MILY. 135 BIOGRAPHY OF PHILIP J, RITTER, Jr, Oldest Son of Philip J. Ritter, of Cincinnati, Ohio Philip .1. Rittcf, Jr., w.is hoi'ii on liis pjirciits" fjinii, two miles from C'ollinsville, Butler ("(»uiit\', Ohio, on -June .">, ISIil). liis parents in 1877 removed to Cincinnati. Philip received his education at the puhlic schools in Cincinnati. Aftei* leavinji' school he hi^eame en(jaertha Steinman. of ( 'iiiciiinat i. They have one son, ("Mfi'ord Kitter. nine years ohl, born in 1 89r). Adam is about fisc feet seven inches tall, and wi'ighs about 160 pounds. He has a full round face, dark bi-o\vn eyes, hair and mous- tache. He is kind-hearted and of pleasing address and manners. 136 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. BIOGRAPHY OF LOUISA RITTER-LOTZ Fifth Child of Philip J. Ritter, of Cincinnati, Ohio Louisa Ritter was Un-u January 24. 1874, at the farm of her par- ents near ColHnsville. Ohio. One of the great incidents of her Hfe was the oelebrali-.n <.f Iut clirist.Mii.)-. Her father's cousin and his wife, l>l,ilip J. and L<.uisa hitter. ..f IM.iladelphia, stood as Oodfather and ,;,,l,„,,,,„,,. Til.' .-(.Irl.i'ation 1(K.k place at their farm-house near Col- linsvillr, ( )lii... TluMv w.Mv ui.Tc than fifty people present. The celebra- tion after the christenino- consisted of a feast of eating and drinking, and of pleasant interchange of relation and friendship of those pres- ent, in conversation and telling of anecdotes to have good laughter. She received her education at the public schools at Cincinnati. She possessed a good intellect and talent, was a good singer, and mastered her lessons with ease. After leavin- school she assisted her mother in her household duties until she was n.nrned on December 16, 1896, to Mr. Charles F. Lotz. Smce her marriage she <-onducts her own household. They have three children, th.-ir names and agvs ai-e as follows: Louisa Lotz, six years old : Charlotte Lot/, four years old. and Fr..hM-ick Wilhelm Lotz, Iwo years old. Louisa Ritter Lot/ is of medium height and well proportioned. She has dark brown eyes and dark hair, and a pleasant oval face with a firm and happy expression. Charles F. Lot/ is of medium height with a well developed body. He has an oval face with an intelligent expression. His business is that of l)ook and job printing in which he has been very successful. GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMIT-Y. 137 BIOGRAPHY OF KATHARINA RITTER-OCKERS Daughter of Philip J. Ritter, of Cincinnati, Ohio Katherine Rittei- whs horn in ('iiiciiinfiti. Fchnini-y H, 1871). She was educated at tlic public schools at Cincinnati and. like the most of the I\itte)'"s childi'en. was ;i ^ood seholai-, leafiiinu' all tlie hranches with ease. She assisted hei- mother with the household duties after the conchisioi] of hei- school years. On June 10, 1901, she married Mr. William Ockers, of St. Louis. Katherine Ritter Ockers is above the medium in height, and has a strong and well developed body somewhat inclined to be stout. She has a very pleasing oval face with blue eyes and medium dark hair. She is a good conversationalist, and has a kind word and a kind heart for everyone. William Ockers, Katherine "s husband, is about six feet in height, and has a well developed body. He has light hair and blue eyes, a fine oval face with an expression of intelligence and kindness. He has been professor of physical culture at the High Schools in St. Louis, Mo. He is at present engaged as manager of the Schoenthaler Manufactur- ing Company's business at St. Louis. They have one c'Mld, h daughter named Ellen. She is about two vears old. 138 GENEALOGY OP T?IE RTTTER FAMILY. BIOGRAPHY OF ELIZABETH RITTER-HAMMEL Daugfhter of Christian Ritter, of Kircliheim an der Eck Eliz;il)eth Ritter wms hoi'ii Scptciiihcf 17. 1845. Slie was a stroiic healthy eliild. and Avas (Mlu('at(^(l at the schools of her native town. She was a ^j:(hh\ srholar and soon niastei-ed all the In-anehes of leni'iiinu' that avci'c taught at these schools. After leaving' school she hecjime 1he assistant of her mother in her honsehold diilies. Ihoi'oii^hly learninu' cookinu' and liouse!-:ee|)iiiL!,'. She also was a .ureal consohition 1o hei" father and mother, after all their other children had left them and iione 1o Amei'ica. Elizabeth was a tall, handsome hrnnette. She had lai-ge dark brown eyes and dai'k hair, and lind a ronnd oval face with rosy cheeks, with an expi-ession of the cheerful sonl that lived within. In disposi- tion she was enero'etic. (piick tem]M'red lik(^ most of the Ritter family, and was always i-eady with a willy answer and a ^ood hearty laugh. She was the life of the household, and the joy and consolation of her parents in their declininji' days. Elizaltetl) Kittei- left liei- old liome nt Kirchheim and with her mothei' and her heti'othed. Mi'. Ad;im Ihimmel. came to the Tnited States in -lannary, 1865. After a short stay at Phihidelphia. she went to Butler County, Ohio. In Fehi-nary she was m;ii'i-ied to Mr. Adam Ilammel. Tlieii- mari'ied life was a vei-y liai)py one, and they were blessed with leu childi'en. of whom thi'ee sons and seven daughters are living. She was a good wife, assisting hei' husband in all his undertakings, thus helping to make tluMn a success. She was a good mother to her children, sti-icl to make them obey, and kind to them to make tht^ii love their parents. > > I > m I su 3 o 3 DO c O o c 3 o o ^EiSTEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. l4l BIOGRAPHY OF M. ADAM HAMMEL i\Ii'. Adam llainmel, oi' Kirehheim an der Eck, was the son of M. llamniel. He was born in 1846, and belonged to a family that were considered the most intelligent and wealthiest of Kirehheim. He was educated at the school in Kirehheim and was a good scholar, learning all the branches taught there with ease. After leaving school he learned the business of his ancestors, that of agriculture, and he learned it successfully. After the death of his father he and his mother managed the estate until his sweetheart was going to leave for the United States, and then he gave up his charge and came to this country with her. After arriving in Ohio, he and his brother-in-law entered into a partnership and Ixtught a farm of 18-^ acres (Adam had inherited a considerable amount of money from his father's estate, which enabled him to pay for his share). This land they cultivated together for six years, when Adam s(»ld his share of the farm to his brother-iu-law% Johann Philip Hitter. Adam and his i)artner had saved considerable money in the years of their working togethci', and after Adam sold his share he bought a farm of 220 acres of land near Hamilton, Ohio, which he has been cultivating up to the present time. He has been very successful, rais- ing some of the best (piality of grain — wheat, rye, barley and corn — produced in this countrN'; also raising fiiK^ horses, cattle, hogs and poult r\'. He has added by purchase about eighty acres of land to the above. He has built a line large briek-house on this farm where the family live in comfoi't. TIk^v also have a good many other buildings on the place which has nice surroundings. Adam is about five feet seven inches in height, and has a well-pro- |)oi1ioii(^d l)ody. lie is of a light complexion and has blue eyes and light hair. He has a fair, round, pleasant face. In disposition he is quite firm, self-possessed and intelligent, but does not lack for want of words to speak at the proper time. 142 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. Elizabeth, only (laughter of Christian Ritter, of Kirchheini, mar- ried John Adam Ilammel, February III. 1865. They live on a farm near Ilainilton, Ohio. They have ten children living: 1. Ivate, boi'n January 2S, 18(i7. She mai'ricd AVilliani ncin/.d- man on Frl)i'uaiy 14, 1888. They have no children. 2. Adam, horn Kchniaiy 2, 1869. He married Mary Stumpf. They have four children. 3. Alichael, l>orn January 28, 1871. He married Carrie Smith, February 6, 18!>8. 'i'hcy have three children. 4. Frances, l)orn March 8, 1873. She married Chirence Thomas on October 9. 1901. They have one daughter, one year old. 5. Frieda, born Septemljcr 1, 1875. She married Frederick Beis- wanger, July 13, 1898, and have one .son four years of age. 6. Anna, horn December 12, 1878. She is uimiarried. 7. Hilda, horn December 23, 1880, is unmarried. 8. Phili])iua Carolina, Ixirn February 2, 1.S83, is uniiuirried. 9. William Frederick, born September 9, 1886. 10. Ida Emilia Josephina, born June 6, 1888. c CO H Z > |S 3 m » z ILi J' m Q. -1 01 o • c w' S) O fl) ID 3 m N > CD m U) n rt- (» O 5 H H m 31 ?|. B) 3- • n (A GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 145 The Philadelphia Branch of the Ritter Family JOHANNES OR JOHN RITTER Third Son of George Christian and Eva Ritter Born in Neohof, May 2, J 792 Johannes, or Julm Ritter, third son of George Christian and Eva Ritter, was born May 2, 1792. He went to the .seliool at Ahh'iningvn, receiving there the rudiments of his education, learning with ease all the branches taught at that schtx)!. At the age of fourteen he was confirmed at the Protestant Church and his school veai's were ended. His education did not end then. He was gifted by natui'e with an ex- ceptionally good memory, and he kei)t on learning and storing know- ledge for future use. He was later in life well informed on many sub- jects. He was a good geographer, knew the location of most countries and places, and coidd entertain foi- houi's by telling of his worlds of knowledge and experience; he also possessed a jovial disposition. He had a great love for his blood relations and provetl it on many occasions during the sunny days of his career. He was five feet eight inches in height, light complexion, weighing about 160 pounds. In looks he resembled his son Philip .1. Ritter, the writer of this sketch, who has bei^n told many times thai he i-esembled his lather vei'y nnieh. The wi'iter regi'ets that he has no ])ieture of him to place alongside of his mothei's picture in this book. .Johainies woi'ked on his ])arents' land until he was drafted to the Ki'ench ai'my in 1811. He served as a soldier in the infantry nnd(M* Napoleon Bon- aparte. His regiment was (piartered at Boulogne-siii--Mer on the English Channel. In FebiMiar\- IS! 2, his i-egiment received orders to march to Russia, bnt .Johannes being sick at the time, conid not go. He was subsequently transferred to another regiment that marched thither several months later, but penetrated no I'ni't hei- t h;in 1 he boi'der of Russia, whei'e they received the news of Xajxtleon's defeat at IMos- 146 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. (>nw, and tlicy wove ordtM'od l)aek to garrison tlie fortress of Alagdebnrg in (ierniaii\'. Napoleon was forced to retreat from Russia, his army almost annihilated, tlic regiment that Johannes had joined at Bologne blotted out with the rest. Nothing daunted Napoleon and he gathered together anotlKM' army of his reserves, and retreated as far as Leipzig in (iei'iiiany, where' the gi-eat battle was fought that lasted three days, and ended in the defeat of the French army. Napoleon retreated from Leipzig to beyond the River Rhine, where he halted. During all this time Johannes and his i-egiment were held in thraldom at Magdeburg l)y the allied army. ()ii .Iainiai\v 1, 1S14. the allied ai'iiiy crossed the river Rhine, and Napoleon and the French forces were driven back to France, where Xai)ol('on was taken prisoner and as such was sent to the Island of Ell)a. After Napoleon's defeat, the garrison of Magde- l)urg was relieved, and Johannes left the French army and came home to his people. ( )n the inarch fi'oni Russia to Magdeburg, Johannes and his regiment fought sev(M'al liattles with the Russian Cossacte, and in one of tliese the\' were suri-ounded and nearly taken prisoners. After leaving the army Johannes followed various pursuits. He went to Dreisen where he worked in a Hour mill for Mr. Valentine Berg. During his stay in this place he made the acquaintance of Eliza- beth Will, whom he married in 1818. He had saved some money and consequently started in business for himself. He dealt in grain, haul- ing it to distant cities and selling it there. This proved very lucrative. Later on he bought a house, bai'u and other out-buildings and some land. This, together with what land his wife had inherited from her parents, he cultivated and became (juite a business man, honored and respected l)y all who knew him. lie was also well l)eloved for his sociability, jovial disposition, and liberal spirit, and was elected a ineiiil)er of the Town Council. Besides dealing in gi-ain, he bi'ought back from the cities, where he transacted bnsiness, merchandise, coal and wood. All went well until the raili'oads were built, and then l)usiness became unprofitable. In order to make money he bought large (piantities of grain on specu- lation •' d lost, until, finally, becoming involved in debt, he failed. He then _ed with his family to America. Being unable to speak the Engiii uage with sufficient fluency, he concluded to go among the GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER FAMILY, 147 Pennsylvania Germans, and he did soino trnding among them uiilil his son. Philip John, en^iaued in llic eoiit'eetioiici-y bnsiness, wherenpon he retired and lived with tlic latter. Johannes Rittei', as we have seen, was niai ricd to Elizabeth Will, danghter of Jacob and Elizabeth Katherine Will, ot Diciscii. "We all loved oui' mother as our mother loved us." Elizabeth Will was of light complexion, having light hair, and blue eyes, and a round face. She was of medium height. She was a good mother and an exemplary housewife, being very energetic and economical. Elizabeth l^itter was a great help to her husband during his early business career, and after ai-riving in this country she attended to her duties, whenever necessary, just as she had done in (Jeriiiany. She also rendered valuable aid to her son, Philip J. Hitter, when he started in the confectionery business. Her father was a distiller and farmer, and possessed sufficient land to make his family very comfortable. Johannes and Elizabeth Ritter had thirteen children all born in Dreisen. Only five lived to manhood, the others died in infancy. Those are : George John, born in 1820. Johannes, born April 26, 1826. Philip John, born October 19, 1832. Katharina, born in 18:54. Christian, born April 4, 1844. The oldest, George John, stayed at Dreisen and died there in 1863 ; the rest of his family all came to America and settled in Philadelphia in the year 1886. 148 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY, GEORGE JOHN RITTER Oldest Son of Johannes and Elizabeth Rittet George .Idliii. the oldest son of Johannes and Elizabeth Ritter, niarrit'd Katharine Hauhcil. of Beidesheini, Rheinpfalz, Germany. They lived in Dreisen and had thi-(^e children. Tlicii- lousiness was agriculture. The children are as follows : Susanna, born July 27, 184(i, at Dreisen, niai-ried George Trippels. Philip George, born in 1848, and is unmarried, lie was for many years engaged in the fruit i)reserving business with his uncle, Philip J. Kitter. Elizabeth, Ijorn in 1851, unniai-ried. Was employed at the fruit preserving business of her uncle, Philip J. Ritter. Philip and Eliza- ])eth liv(- in Philadelphia, Pa. Susanna was married to George Trippel, January 10, 1869, at Philadelphia, lie was born June 24, 1846 at Sickenholen, Grand Duchy of Hessen-Darmstadt. Susanna nu(\ her husband live on a farm near Cabool, ]\li.ssouri. They have three children. Cecelie, born April 2, 1870, at Philadelphia. Elizabeth, born January 22, 1872, died Jaiuiary 80, 1873. Anna, horn April 22, 1874. Louisa, born February 7, 1884, at Ilarbine, Jeft'erson County, Neb. Unmarried. Cecelia, oldest daughter of George and Susanna Trippel, was married October 20, 1889, to Air. Frederick William Ki]>i». He was born September 22, 1865, at Boeringhausen, Westphalia. They have four children and live at Dewitt. Xehi'aska. The first three children were born at Cabool, Texas County, Missouri: George, horn May 26, 1891. Frederick Wilhelm, born Octolx'i- 2:1, 1893. Anna Susanna, horn August 1, 1S95. Adolph Fredei-ieh, h<»i-n August l(i, 1898. Ainia I'rippel, second daughtci' of (ieorge and Susanna 'i'i'ii)pel, married Wilhelm Dai'nau(M', February 22, 1898. lie wa.s horn July 6, 1873, at Preussisch Minih'U, Westphalia, Gerinany. They have three children, all horn at (/abool. Mo. One died in infancy. The living are: Herman, horn December 13, 1898. Frederich George, born Febi'uary 8, 1901. JOHN RITTER, of Philadelphia. GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 151 JOHANNES OR JOHN RITTER Second Son of Johannes and Elizabeth Rittcr Johannes, second son of Johannes and Elizabeth Ritter, was born at Dreisen, April 26. 1826. He received his education at the school at Dreisen. and was a good scholar. He married twice, the first time Louisa Rohlfink, of Hanover, Germany. They lived in Philadelphia, and had six children. Johannes, or John, Eitter followed various pursuits, and in the latter part of his life was manager for ten years of the branch-house of liis bi'othei-, Philip J. Ritter, in Baltimore, for the sale of preserved fruits, and was successful. He married a second time IMary Orth. They had no children. They came to Philadelphia and started a retail grocery business, and his widow still carries on the same biLsiness. He died July 1, 1896. His first wife died in 1883. 1. IMary, born February 27, 1849, and married Charles Freund. They had no children. Charles Freund died in June, 1904. 2. John, horn September 15, 1852. He married twice. The first time Bessie Fuller, of Decator, 111. They have one son who is now about twenty-one years old. The second time he married Ella Blay- lock. They have two children. 3. Jjouisa, born June 20, 1857. She was married three times ; first, to Albert Marshall ; second, to E. Baugher and, thirdly, to A. Good- man. She is living in Philadelphia, and has no children. 4. Emma, born June 18, 1859. She did not marry and died May 10, 1885. 5. George B., born July 1, 1861, and married Fanny Warner, of New York. She was born March 8, 1866. They live in New York City and have no children. George B. Ritter is the manager of the branch- house of the P. J. Ritter Conserve Company in New York City, and has been since 1882. 6. Christian is married and lives in Jersey City. He was born June 1, 1867, and married Agnes Dwyer, born December 7, 1876. They have one son. Christian Henry RittiM-, born November 16, 1895. Christian has been outside salesman for his brother George and his uncle P. J. Ritter. 152 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE B. RITTER (jieorge B. Rittei- a\;is horn at Doylcstowii, Pa. llr was educated ill the imhiic schools. When he was t'oiirleeii yeais ohl he eanie to work ill his uncle's, P. J. Ritter preserve works, and worked there for I two years. At the advice of his uncle he learned the confectionery, cake halv- ing and ice cream hnsiness. After he had thoroughly mastered his trade he went to ('oiiiniereial ( 'oHege and learned bookkeeping. After he had learned that business he became bookkeeper in the branch- house of his uncle, V. J. Ritt(M\ in New York, under Andrew Schaefer, who was iiiaiiagcr. After two years Mr. A. 8chaefer gave up the man- agement and (Jeorge P. liitter became nianagin- in 1882 or 1883. He devoted all liis knowledge and energy to the business, and made it a success, lie has lieen saving and accuiiiuhited considerable wa^alth. He is still manager of the l)usiness. George P. liitter is tall and stout, lie has a good conception and clear underslandiiig of things, lie is of phrasing, jovial disposition and therefore well liked by those who know him and have dealings with him. 5 H H m 33 Tl a. » 3" 00 00 ai O c CO > H H m JO o Tl I c_ m 3) 00 00 en GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 15^ AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PHILIP J. RITTER Third Son of John and Elizabeth Ritter, Born October J 9, 1832, at Dreisen. To the reader of this book I will s;)\' tliat tlie writer's history of himself and his doings duriiig- his lifetime are not given here as a mat- ter of vanity or egotism or pride. No! The writer's pi-ide is in his straightforward, honest dealings with his fellow men during all his life time. His active business career covers fifty-eight years of time counting from his fourteenth year. Seven and one-half years he was learning and working at various pursuits. At twenty-one and a half years of age he started in business on his own account. If the reader will think and reflect a few minutes, he will see how many different things and changes a person can meet with in such a long and active business career, and in a business that has been extended to almost all parts of the world. Wherever known the name of Philip J. Ritter stands favorably in the minds of men as that of a man of fair dealing and superior quality of his goods. My reason f'oi' writing my life's doings ami business career is that 1 would like to impi-ess on the mind of the reader to sho\v him what a person can accomi)lish if she oi' he has a cleai' conception of what they want t(» attain in life. A will [)o\vei', an hon(^st purpose, and a i)erservance will niaki^ a success of the entei'i)rise they have ini- dertaken. ^lan can attain great objects in a short time if he has the enei'gy and a free will, such as the writer possessed as a gift of nature over which he had no control. Philip Johann Kittei-, third son of Johaiuies or John and Eliza- beth flitter, of Dreiseii. was horn October li), \S'.V2. He was a strong and healthy ixiy. and at the age of four years he ^dl•ea(ly possessed a strong and fearless will power. This ht^ retained all tlirou<:h life. At the age of six yi-ars lie was sent to the school at Dreiseii, learning only the first elements the two first years. At eight he evinced a great 158 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. interest in all that was being- clone and tanulit in this school, and be- came actually hnnyry foi' knowledge. At the auc of ten years he had learned all that could be learned at this scliool. 'Phis knowledge was stored away in his memory for future use. From the tenth to the fourteenth year, he assisted teaching school, especially the younger or new class, but still retained his seat as the first scholar of the highest class in the school. He was envied 1\^' many of the scholars older than hiuLself on account of his age, that they should lie beneath him in learn- ing. He did not stop learning when he left school, on the contrary he kept on gathering- knowdedge and it has become second nature with him all through life, for he is studying and learning yet. He learned the English language without a teacher. For several years he wrote his own correspondence and did his own booklceeping, also going thi-ough the practical part of education by doing a large manufacturing and connnercial business through the length and l)readth of this country. He exported some of the goods to Euro])ean countries successfully, and without any setback by heavy financial lo.sses. To accomplish this required an energetic, continuous, restless, conservative spirit that was active eighteen hours out of twentv hours. Philip J. Hitter at the age of twenty years read some of the Eng- lish writer, Pojie's woi-ks. In it it staled Ihat the "proper study of mankind is man." Taking Pope's advice he studied anatomy and physiology, and the workings of the organs in the human body. Pathology and therapeutics and medicine has been a favorite study with him, and proved a great help to him and his family and relations. The advantage thus possessed hel])ed 1h<' I'amilN' many times, by the diagnosis of the case and (piick use and application of suitable remedies, in relieving them from severe ])ains and long s|)ells of sickness and some fi'om an early grave. He is well ac(|uainted with the ruling elements of chemistry and their uses, fai- Ix^ter than the ordinary layman, lie j)Ossesses a num- ber of the leading books on this sul).iect and uses them for reference. As an observer, his faculties for remembering most all plants and animals and knowing them on sight has been a pleasure to him. To go into the field and forest and call nearly all trees, shrubs, plants and even weeds by name and know their use and theii- nature; and also the family of plants they belong- to, according to the arrangement of OENEALOGY of the RiTTER pamiLy. 159 plants by Linne, the great Swedish Botanist and Natural Philosopher ; on seeing these trees and plants it is like meeting old friends and tell- ing them: "I am glad to see you look so well." These pleasures few mortals enjoy. He is not a stingy person, and he cheerfully will give some of the enjoyment to others free of eharge by telling what he met with and enjoyed. Tie is also familiar with rock formations of the earth. He knows the names of most rocks, and during his travels has had the chance of comparing conglomerate rocks found on the Rocky ^Mountains at an elevation of 11,000 feet, and also those on a very high altitude in the Alps in Switzerland. Conglomerate rock is composed of rounded stone of all sizes and of all sizes of gravel and sand baked or hardened together in a solid mass. The presence of this con- glomerate rock at such high altitude is an evidence that this earth some time during its existence has been covered with ice and water to round the stones that compose this rock into their present shape. That is the belief of most geologists. Philip J. Ritter is about five feet eight inches in height, and has a well-proportioned body, weighing at present about 180 pounds. Dur- ing the years from 121 to 35 he weighed about 150 pounds. He has a full oval face and is of light complexion. He has light blue, grayish eyes, light hair and brown moustache and whiskers now turned gray. The expression of his face is of the sincere, straightforward kind, car- rying a strong and pi'onounced expression of conviction with it. Soci- ally his face is of a cheerful and jovial expresssion with a kind word and a smile for his fellow-men. Socially the subject of this sketch was one of the fortunate ones of th(^ human family, being an optimist, or one who believes that all the happenings in this woi'ld are for the best, or he sees the sunny side of most things while some other fVllow sees only the dark side. Aftei" that time had passed in his life when he did not have to trouble any more about "the rainy day," he and his family enjoyed some pleasure among their many friends and gatherings at their own home. Among the many social events was the frequent gathering of a club called the Jolly Fifteen. This club was composed of men over 40 years old. and who had known each other some years. Philip J. Ritter was president. Their gatherings were enlivened by discussions of the happenings of the day and with humorous, ironical, sarcastic speeches, 160 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. and by refreshments, and the enjoyment was of the real hearty kind. Card-playing and the talking of politics and bnsiness were not touched or spoke of. At many of the meetings the wives joined in the sociabil- ity. The subject of this sketch coiiti-ibiited a gi'eat share of the pleas- ure enjoyed. This socid y hisl cd .-ihoiit fifteen years, from 1880 to 1895. Philip J. Hitter socially \v;is. or is, well know ii in tlie city \e lives in as a broad-miiKh^l mid liberal citizen who has heipea to make the city famous for its v;ii'ioHs iii;iiiiif;ictories, by extending his business to ail ]>arts of the Union and thereby the name of Philadelphia. He is also well known for the interest he h;is taken in the welfare of the city and its best interests. GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER PAMlt-Y. 163 BIOGRAPHY OF LOUISA GEGENHEIMER-RITTER Louisa Gegenheiiner Ritter, wife of Philip J. Hitter, was bom at Philadelphia, April 14, 1839. She is the daughter of Mr. Joluinii, or John, and Justina ( Jegenheinier, nee Iloehwald, of Philadelphia. The parents of the subject of this sketch came to the United States in 1830. ]Mr. John ^Michael Gegenheinier was born at Ittersbach, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, in 1804. Justina Gegenheimer, nee Iloeh- wald, was born at Knittlingen, a town of about 2000 inhabitants in the Kingdom of Wuerttemberg. Her father, J. Hochwald (the transla- tion of his name is llighforest) , was a well-to-do fai-iiKM-. Philip J. Ritter i\ud his wife, in 1886, visited the house where her mother was born. The house was in very good preserved condition, and it bore the date of its erection and the name Hochwald. John (Jegenheinier and his wife crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a Dutch sailing vessel in 120 days, and many times had poor hopes of ever seeing land again. Their daughter, Louisa, and her family crossed the ocean on a Cunai'd Line steamer in 1886 and 1889 in six and one- half and seven days. This was 56 or 59 yeai's later. Yet this lon^^' trip of Father and IMother Gegenheimer did not injure them. They had a dozen children and lived to be ovei' 80 years old. Louisa Gegenheimer Ritter received her education at the public schools of Philadelphia. She was a very obedient and good scholar, soon mastering the different branches of h^arning. At the age of fourteen she went to live with a friend of the family, and stayed there two years. The lady was very good to show Louisa all the rudiments of housekeeping suitable to a girl of her age. At sixteen she became a saleslady in a confectionery store. At the age of nineteen she was mai-ri.'d to Philip J. Piitter (December 22, 1858). They have cel- ('l)i'ated their forty-sixth anniversar.y of theii- marriage. The mari-iage is a happy one, and they have four children : George W. Ritter, born Alarch 9, 1860. Philip J. Ritter, born November 14, 1861. Charles F. Ritter, born April 13, 1866. William H. Ritter, born February 17, 1869. 164 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. At the time of lier inai'riare- served frnit bnsiness so far as \\ -]. I\it1er is concerned. The inner business is still as it has been for many years in the hands o.*^ J\Ir. Christian Kittei'. lie and his son (Uiarles siipei-intend tlie mannfactnr'- ing'. ]\li'. F. AV. llofman manages the selling (lei)artmenl and eoi'i'e- spondenee and gcnci'al niajiagcmcnt of the business. Mr. K. .J. Dillman managed tlie Itnying of fruit and attended to the finance of the business until h<^ died in 1902. Since then "Slv. W. II. Hitter, who had the man- ufacturing of tin canes in his charg(\ has. in addition, assumed ]\lr. Dillman 's position with a statf of ukmi in the business. Philip J. Hitter has been able to I'chLX his part of the business XI m CO 5 H H m p a (A O c CO > 5 H H m ttT ft o ■0 3" a « 3- T3 ai GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 183 BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES F. RITTER Third Child and Son of Philip J. and Louisa Ritter, Philadelphia Charles Franklin Eitter was born in Philadelphia on April 13, 1866. He was a healthy child, and passed snecessfnlly through the infectious diseases subject to childhood. He studied at private school and at college, and was a good at- tentive scholar with a fair memory. After leaving his studies he learned the father's business, practically Avorking at the factory mak- ing preserves and jelly. Later he was engaged in various positions in the office. In June, 1889, he married Louisa J. Jooss, of New York, and made a w^edding trip to Europe with his bride. Charles F. and Louisa Ritter had one child named Philip John Hitter, born in 1891. He was not a strong child, but of a very bright mind. He lived to be eight years old and died in April, 1899. Charles F. Ritter, like his brother William, saw a great deal of this world, having traveled Avith his parents over all those routes and tours described in the biography of William H. Ritter. He w^as nearly six feet tall and well proportioned, weighing 180 pounds. He had dark brown eyes and dark brown hair and moustache. His pleasing countenance, obliging manners and kind heartedness gave him many friends. He was an active member of the ' ' Junger Manner- chor" Singing Society. He was taken suddenly ill in Jime, 1894, suffering intense pain in the abdomen. Upon examination it proved to be appendicitis. A surgi- cal operation was performed and the appendix removed, but he lived only five days after this was done. His sudden death at the home of his parents was a great shock to them and hi ad it grieved them very much that he should have to die so a^o nd after such short illness. Charles was only 28 years old and left a wife and little son only 3 years old. Louisa Jooss Ritter, wife of Charles F. Ritter, was born in New York City. She Avas a second cousin to her husband. She was nearly as tall as her husband, is of light complexion, has a cheerful bright oval face with large blue eyes, and considered a handsome woman. She was well accomplished in artwork and music. 184 GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER FAMILY. BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM HENRY RITTER AVillimii Henry Hittei- canic to this world ten days after the death of his l)rothei', Pliiliji John Hitter, llis pai'ents had not fully recov- eivd from the severe shoe]\ of the sudden death of tlieii- beh>ved son Philip, and the hirtli of William was a consolation that helped to ameliorate theii" loss, which they had boi'iie in silent iirief. also was his hii'th a silent joy to which no expression could be given. William was a healthy robust child and pa.ssed successfully through all the infectious diseases of childhood. He was a good scholar, and mastered all the different branches with ease. He graduated fi-om Eastl)Ui'n College, then entered into the business of his father, first learning the details and afterwards managing some of the departments. William Henry is now thirty-five years old. and is five feet, seven inches in heighth. He is broad shouldei'ed, has a deep chest, well proportioned body, weighing about 185 pounds, high forehead, oval full featured face, and dark ])rown eyes, hair and moustache. He has a cheerful countenance Avitli an expression of courage and sincerity, yet mild and amiejible and of a joyful disposition that knows {iiug at diicago and Iowa a])out one wook in each place, when they were called home by telegraph on account of the sei'ious illness of Mi*. Philip .1. Kitter, his fathei-. William H. Rittei- and wife went to housekeeping and have lived hai)pily together since'. William is a very kind-hearted husband and father; he is also a kind son to his parents in their declining years, as lie liM.s always l)eeii, and being ol' a bright, cheerful disposition, he makes all those arouud him happy. I m z < H H m 3J 0) a i o 03 m > X o n r- -< H H m 33 T3 3" Q. « 3- i WILLIAM RITTER, five years old, son of William H. Ritter, of Philadelphia. GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 189 BIOGRAPHY OF SELMA HOLLY RITTER Selma Holly Ritter, wife of William Henry Kitter, was born at Philadelphia, June 19, 1873. She was the oldest living daughter of ]\Ir. Charles Frederick and Theresa Holly. Her father, Mr. Holly, was born at Fachbach, near Ems, Province Nassau, and her mother, Theresa Holly nee Lambrich, was born at Oberlahnstein on the Rhine. ]\Ir. Charles F. Holly and his wife came to Philadelphia in the year 1866. Selma Holly liitlcr received her education in the public and convent schools. She was a good scholar, mastering all branches with ease, including the German language. She was confirmed in the Ger- man Catholic Church. After leaving school she learned to do fine needle work and millinery. She also learned all branches of household duties with her mother and became a good and efficient assistant to her mother, especially during the years of sickness of her father, and a good kind nurse to her father. Selma Holly Hittei- before marriage was of slender build, about five feet high, of light complexion, light hair and blue eyes, with an oval rounded face, with pleasing cheerful expression of countenance. After a few years of marriage she became quite stout. William Henry Ritter and Selma Holly Ritter's married life was a happy one. They have two children born to them. 1. William 11. Ritter was boi-n August 31, 1899. 2. Theresa Louisa was born October 26, 190-1. William Henry Ritter's Business Career William Henry Ritter was born at the parents' residence, 2215 and 2217 Frankford Avenu(% Philadelphia, on tlie seventeenth day of February, 1869. At the age of seven yeai's he went to sciiool. lie was a good scholar, learning the various branches with ease. At the age of fifteen he finished his education at the Eastbuni College. After leaving college he entered into 1lie business of his father. The Philip J. Ritter Conserve Company. lie leai-ned the \ai-ious details of the fruit pre- serving business, and aftei-waixls took part in the general supervision of the l)usiness. The extent of the husini'ss i'e(|nires the employ of several hundred peoi)le, and from fifteen to twenty horses and wagons 190 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. for liauling goods ; also steam machinery to run the machinery of the factory. William Henry's fjiciilties for machinery was very good, having a natural talent for it. About ten years ago the Pliilij) -I. Hitter Conserve Company started to make their own 1iii <*;iiis 1o piil [)reserved fruits in. William H. Ritter has taken the entire charge of this branch of the business, also the manufacturing of tin l)oxcs and cans for other business firms. In 1902 F. J. Dillman, tieasui'er of the Philip J. Ritter Conserve Company, died. William IT. Ritter was elected its treasurer. He is also a director of the Excelsior Bank and of the German Union Building and Loan Association, chartered in 1870. He attends strictly to all the duties that he has assumed. He has traveled a great deal, botli in this and in foreign countries. In 1876 he made several visits to the great Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia. In 1877 with his parents he visited for three months relatives in Ohio, and again in 1881 he went to Chicago, Iowa and Ohio. In 1883 he made a trip with his parents to Washington, D. C, the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, Louisville. St. Louis, Colorado, the Rocky Mountains, New IMexico, Arizona, the Yosemite Valley, ]\Ion- terey, Santa Cruiz, Big Trees, the Sierra Mountains in California, Utah, the Great Canon, Royal Gorge, returning via Nebraska. He also made another visit in Iowa, stopping otf at Chicago. From there he went to Niagara Falls, attended the great Saengerfest at Buffalo for five days, then went to Summit ]Mountain in Pennsylvania and re- turned home. In 1886 he made a trip with his parents to Europe. They visited Liverpool, Loudon, Brussels, Cologne, took a trip up the Rhine, and then went to Wiesbaden, Frankfurt, Berlin, Dresden, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, all over Switzci-land and Paris. Again in 1889 he visited these same places, and in addition traveled through Italy, visit- ing Geneva, Pisa, Milan, Florence, Naples, Rome and Venice, return- ing over the Alps by Brenner Pass to IMunich. He also visited the birthplaces of his ancestors and made photo- graphic pictures of Dreisen, the birthplace of his father; Breunig- weiler, the birthplace of our cousins in Iowa; also of Goelheim, the Neuhof near Altleiuingen. The pictures appear on pages 21, 25 and 33 of this book. GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 191 He also visited Paris and the AYorld's Fair Exhibition lield there in 1889, returning home by way of London and Liverpool, crossing the Atlantic Ocean on the Steamer "Umbria" in six and one-half days each way. In 1891 he visited California, and assisted in the management of the fruit canning establishment, owned and operated by his father and Mr. R. Hickmott at Oakland, California, until hitc in the fall. In 1892 he. in company with his father, again visited California to assist in the management of their fruit canning establishment, and remained until the middle of December. In the year 1893 he visited the Chicago World ".s Fair, staying there for several months, assisting in the management of the exhibit of fine preserved fruits shown by the Phili}) J. Ritter Conserve Company. In the year 1896 he visited friends and relatives in Ohio. From there he went to Niagara Falls, the Thousand Islands and by steamer down the St. Lawrence River to Montreal, returning home ])y way of Lake Champlain. Laki' dN'orge. Saratoga Springs and by steann^r on the Hudson River to New York. He also made several other trips, notable among them being his wedding trip with his wife in 1898: also to the St. Louis World's Fair in 19(14: also a great many Ijusim^ss trips to varioTis cities of the Ignited States as treasurer of the I-'mit Preservers' A.s.soeiation. He is treasurer and director of the Philip J. Ritter Conserve Com- l)any. a member of the Masonic Order, belongs to Lodge Number 9, Philadelphia: and is also a member of a number of other societies. 192 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. BIOGRAPHY OF KATHARINA RITTER (Koch or Cook) Katheviiia, only daughter of Johannes and Elizabetli Ritter, of Dreisen, was born in tlie year 1884. Slie i-eceiv(Ml lie)- ednc.ition at the schools of her native town. She was a good schol.ir. niastci-inu- ;ill the hrandies of Icarninu' that were taught there. At the age of fourteen ycMi's licr school term expired, and slie was confii-nied in the Protestant Cliurdi. After leaving school she assisted li<'r niotlicr. h^nniiiig hoiisc-kccping l)y doing the household duties as one of her agx' could do. At the age of eighteen she hd't home and came by steamer down the Rhine to Havre de (Jracc, and from there by sailing vessel to New York. She was on the ocean seventy-six days and suffered from many severe storms and seasickness while making the ti'ip. She came to Philadelphia and engaged in doing housework until she married, in 1854. Mr. Johainies Koch, who changed his name to John Cook. Vowr cliildi'cii wei'c boi'ii to them, three daughtei's and one son. (^ne of tlu' d;iughtei's died in infancy. Hie others are still living. Their names are: Louisa, the oldest, boi-n in 1858. Amelia, boi'u in 1860. George, horn in 1864. Louisa and George Cook have remained single. Amelia was mar- ried to Mv. John Voglei'. Katheri]ui and her husband have engaged in the retail grocery business the greater pai't of their life. They have been (|nite success- ful and accumulated wealth dui'ing the yeai's of their active liusiness life. By being sa\iiig and i'mgal, they are possessed of sufficient of this world's goods to live i-etired with a good coini^eteney, and are still enjoying good liealtli. Mr. John Cook was hoi'ii a1 Weingarten in the Grand Duchv of Baden, Geiaiian\-, in 1880. He received his education at the school of his native town. After the expiration of his school term he was a|)pi'enticed to a locksmith, and sei'ved four yeai's of ap[)renticeship until lie learned the business. GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER FAMILY. 196 He came to the United States and to Philadelphia about the year 1850. At first he engaged in the biLsiness that he had h^aiiied. but afterward he learned and worked as machinist for sevei-al years. After this, having saved his earnings, he was enabled to l)uy out a retail grocery business, and has conducted this Ixisiuess for the greater part of his life. After selling out his grocery business, he engaged for sev- eral years in the manufacture of plate giass. He also sold out this business and lives retired. Amelia Cook, second daughter of John and Katherina Cook, of Philadelphia, was married to Mr. John Vogler, of Philadelphia. They have had three children born to them, two sons and one daughter. ^Ir. Vogler has engaged in the wholesale drygoods connnission business for a number of years, and has been quitt^ a successful mei'- chant. His business house is well and favorably knowu tliroughout the United States. He is the distributer of large quantities of dry- goods for a number of factories in and about Philadelphia. He is possessed of considerable wealth, from the profits of his business, and also from the inheritance from his parents and his brother, George Vogler. He seemed to be in delicate health for a number of years, but is at the present time enjoying the best of health and is becoming (piite stout. His wife. Amelia, who during early life seemed to be small and delicate, has of late years become quite robust and stout. 196 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. CHRISTIAN RITTER Fourth Son of John Ritter of Dreisen Christian Kitlcr. fouftli son of .Joliaiiiics Ritlci-, of Dreisen, mar- ried Mary IloelVr. of I'oltsville. I'a. 'I'liey live in I'iiiladelphia and he is viee-])i-esidenf ol' the IMiilip -1. I»i1tei' Conserve Company and super- in1en(h'nt of Ihe pi'eserve works a1 IMiihKh'Iphia. Clirislian IJillei- was horn on Cood Fi'i(hiy, April 4, 1S44, Die yonnu'est of thirteen children, in the village of Dreisen, a St'ominj^'ly ohseure hnt historic town: in that its main hii^lnvay (Kaiser Strasso) was made famons l)y the disastrons reli-eat of Napoleon I from Russia to France. When Cliristian Ritter was five yeai's old, that was in the year of 1S4!). there was a revolntion started hy the pe()i)le of Bavaria a<"'ainst King- Ludwig on account of the excessive taxation to meet the demands of Lola Montez, the King's mistress. Tlie king of Prussia sent an army thi-ough every village of Bavaria and after many battles that were fought stubbornly by the Bavarians they w^ere finally dispersed by the Prussian army wnth an overwhelming force. But the patriotic feeling ran so high that the children and even the women wore the national colors of freedom and would sing songs of which the following is a sample that he yet remembers: — Ach du alter Ludwig Konig, Warnm gibts (\\i lient so wenig Und (In k-onnnst von deinem Thron, Und die Lola kriegt ihr'n Lohn. These demonst I'at ions of i'reedom jind lihei-ty against the King of Bavaria were soon I'orhiddi n hy the goverinnent and any one singing this song or wearing the colors were j)rouii)tly arrested and heavily fined. This is only briefly related to show that the birthplace of Christian Jxittei- being so little on the map of tlii' woi-ld. still had its history. At the age of six years he was sent to school. He went willingly, hut when he faced the stern looking schoolmaster, he promptly ran away, but was captured and sent back to school. In place of the afore- said stern-looking schoolmaster using the rod, he resorted to bribery, giving him a Kreutzer every morning for one week. J > -< I o m -n m 3D H H m 30 "0 flT a •D 3- GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 199 Christian, like a dutiful son, gave the Kreutzer to his mother to save, but she returned it to the schoolmaster daily to make its rounds of usefulness. His school days lasted only one year in Dreisen. At the ape of seven, tog-ether with his family, he went to the United States. As part of the family had gone previously they were joined, or received, in the City of New York, by his brothers John and Philip J. The voyage lasted thirty days on a sailing vessel. He stayed in New York about three days and then went to the City of Philadelphia, where he attended the public schools. At the age of thirteen he left school to learn his trade as fancy cake baker with his brother Philip J., and worked for him for five years, then as journeyman started in to work for other people. He Avas always a hard worker and his main aim was to reach the top round of his profession. At the age of sixteen, while still working at his trade, he found time in the evenings to join the Philadelphia Turners (a famous ath- letic association). Being- used to hard work, he naturally became a great athlete. He was widely known as the strongest young- man for his age in the City of Philadelphia. He was the star gymnast at sev- eral performances at the Philadelphia Academy Music and other public halls. At the age of nineteen he went to the City of Washington, D. C, to follow his trade as confectioner and fancy cake baker. This was during the administration of Abraham Lincoln, while the war was going on between the North and South. He w^as there about one year, and during- that time he made all the ornamental work to decorate the tables at a banquet given in honor of General U. S. Grant. This ban- quet was given just previous to his taking command of the Army of the Potomac. Vice-President Colfax gave a reception every Friday evening during that whole winter and Christian Ritter made all the decorations for him. As he was especially fond of Philadelphia fancy cakes, of which one thousand cakes were furnished at each reception. When the United States Patent Office was opened with a fair, he made an ornamental pyramid that was seven feet high and took four men to carry it. After the fair was over a banquet and ball was given 200 GEiSTEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. where he also distinguished himself l)y making some grand unique ornaments. He was guest of honor at a ])icnic given by the Washington, Bal- timore and Georgetown Turners, in the City of Washington, 1). C. Ahout that time he had a very good oft'er to take a position as ekn'k in the AVai* Department, hut as it was necessary foi' him to he sworn in as a sohlicr, in case Washington shouhl he attaeketl l)y the Rebels, the eiei-ks were ttt act in det'ence ol' the eily. His family did not want liim to l)e sworn in. ( )ii t his aeeouiit 1 hey o|)posed it and sent for liim to come back to IMiih'ith'Iphia at once, where he aiiain Joined his l)rotliei' Philip .1. at his trade. He had a lettei' intrusted to him by a I'l-iend in the (*ity of Wash- ington to be delivei'cd to this certain f I'iend 's sister, who in^sith'd in Philadelphia, and as tliis young lady hap])ened to be very beautiful it was only natural that he should fall in lo\-e with her. which was re- ciprocated by the aforesaid \-oung lad\ . Her name was IMary L. Hoefifer, who was on a visit to relations in Philadelphia at that time. The home of her parents was in Potts\ille, Pa. After a shoi't courtship they were mari'ied. His wife. j\lary L. was hoi'n April 4, 1(S4S, in the town of lOsslingen. Wuerttembei'g, (ier- many. She came to the United States with her parents when an in- fant: she had two brothers and three sisters. They were married while v^'vy young. Christian was only twenty and his wife, Maiw Ij., sixteen. Shortly after theii- mari'iage they stai-ted in a fancy cake antl ice cream business, which lastetl about nine years and were very success- ful for the time. He was compelled to give up l)usiness, because at the age of twenty-eight he was taken yery sick with cerebro-spinal meningitis, which left him in a j^artially pai-alyzed condition. After his condition impi'oved somcnvhat he joined his hrothei', Philip J., in the mainifacture of fruit butters on June 15, 1874. He was veiy successful in making preserves, .iellies, etc. He was the fii'st one in the I'nited Stales to conceive the idea of using an apple jelly body in all kinds of |»resei'ves whi<'h l)rought the |)rice of |)i-esei'ves within the reach (d' the poorei' classes. Pi'evious 1o this it was oidy the I'ich that could indidge in such a luxury. His method has been copied by manu- facturers all ov<'r the Pnited States, showing that by his ingenuity o I H > Z 30 m > z z > H > CO m m 33 aT a. c» 73 3" 01 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 203 and his brother Philip J. Ritter's business ability has brought a great revolution in the manufacture of preserves. At the beginning the denunids for these goods were so great that our capacity was too small. The buihMngs were enlarged and the name of Philip J. Ritter was then and it is to-day a guarantee all over the United States of having the finest preserves and .iellies. Later on a company was formed named the Philip J. Kitter Con- serve Co., Philip J. Ritter Iteing the president and INIr. Christian Ritter, vice-president, with a full paitl-up capital of $100,000. At the date of this writing (1904) the aforesaid company has been in successfid operation f(n- twenty years, and Christian Ritter has been attending to the manufacturing for thirty years without intermission, counting ten years bef(n'e it was formed into a company. Christian Ritter and his wife had lionie unto them twelve children, as follows : — Elizabeth Regina, born in Philadelphia, March 21, 1865. Christian William, born in Philadelphia, July 28. 1866. Mary Amelia, born in Philadelphia, November 5, 1867. Regina IMatilda, born in Philadelphia, February 2, 1869. Kathryne Pauline, born in Philadelphia, February 10, 1871. Laura Adelia, born in Philadelphia, June 10, 1872. Sarah Clair, born in Philadelphia, October 13, 1873. Louisa j\lay, born in Philadelphia, April 24, 1875. Philip John, born in Philadelphia, October 14, 1877. Charles August, born in Philadelphia, May 27, 1879. Emma Rebecca, born in Philadelphia, September 8, 1881. Lily Rose, born in Philadelphia, June 27, 1889. Laura Adelia died at the age of 4 years 6 months, Regina Matilda at the age of sixteen. The oldest daughter, Elizabeth R. Ritter, married Thomas Fnrey on September 24, 1885. Thomas Furey was born in Philadelphia, Au- gust 4, 1864. They had three childi-en as follows: — Christian D., boi-n in Philadelphia, July 26, 1886. Elizabeth May, hnni in l^hiladelphia, September 27, 1889. Norman D., boi-ii in Philadelphia, A]>ril 12, 1892. Her husband Thomas D., and theii' youngest son Norman D., died leaving her a widow with two children. 204 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. CHRISTIAN WILLIAM RITTER Second Child of Chfistian and Mary L. Ritter Christian Wilhani Ritter. second child of Christian and Mary L. IJittcf, was IxifM in Phi]adcl|)liia, .Inly 2S. iSfid. and was educated in llic public schools, stiiftinu' into work at the auc of 14 years. His first position was with two sisters by tli<' name of l>ancroft, (^nakei's, wlio aftei-ward sold out to St ra wbridiic cK: Clothiei'. After leavinu' tiiei'c he pfocufed a position in a stocking- mill: fi'om tliere went to work in a spinniii'4' mill. In the _\'ear 1SS2. he was coiiliniied in the (iernian Lntlieran Clmrch. At that time he started to lake a six months' course of study in a business colleiic luid, wlien finished, procured a ))osition as clerk witli a wliolesale ^■r(KM'r\- iiouse. In all ol' the positions he occu|)ied he was ni'ver dischai'^-ed. I'eceivinu' uood recommendations I'rom all. On Xovember "J."?. 1SS7. he mai-ried Aiuia \V. Strassei-, who is of fair complexion, strong' of s1atui-e and hearty. Kleven months after he niari-ied, he enua^cd in the i;focei-y business, and after four oi' five years sold out and engagetl as a salesman for a tea and coffee iirni. After selling goods for them for about a year, he again started out for himself in the oil business, without a customer, and going into a section of tlie country entirely unknown to him. namely. Wissahickon. Mana- yuiik and l\o.\l)orongh. He stalled with one horse, and in six months' time was obliged to purchase another, for the loads were getting too heavy for the one. He was then obliged to i-emove to a larger and more convenient place, and in alxmt a year aftei". still prospering, pui'cdiased a home with stable attached, in lioxborough. wheic he stid resides. Four cbildi'eii were boiai to them: — 1. William Chi-istian Hitter, born Xov.'mbei- 1!), 1889, died May ;H, 181)4, with acute meningitis of bi'ain. *_'. Christian liitt(M-, born .lune oO, 1S!);{. a scarcity for his age, being ele\-en years old. height four I'eet ten inches, waist measurement forty inches and weighs l."),") pounds. ;5. Anna K. K'ittei-, born .\ugust Id, 1895. 4. Estella M. Kittei', born Apial 21, 1898. 5 H H m 30 01 3 a 3) m JO 91 3 a 3- w' 00 > c m 30 (ft I H H m 30 Tl 3" nT a « 3" 01 GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER FAMILY. 209 Mary Aiiieli;i Kitter niarried Mr. (Jeo. Knli, February 23, 1887. lie died. She niart-ied her second husliand, Mr. John Gluck, Novein- l)er f), 1902. She has no cliildren living: she had one child by her first husband, born September- 28, 1887, which died November 28, 1887. Katliiync I'auline Hitter iiian-ied (Jeo. (Joeppinger on February 8, 1S9:1 They have 1 wo childi-cii : — Beati'icr, hoi'ii •laiiiiary 7. ISIHi. Leroy, horn March 29. 1901. Sai-ah Chiii- IJittei- niari-ied ('has. 11. Lehr on ^lay 18, 1892. Mr. I'has. 11. Lehr was Ixn'ii on May 9, 18(>J. They had four children as follows: — Lewis C, l)()rn May 14, 1895. Selma E.. born November 10, 1901. Marie Eva, born I\Iarch 2, 1894. Carl Henry, born July 16, 1897. The last two named died. Carl Henry, April 9, 1899, and Marie Eva on August 12, 1894. Louisa May Kitter married J. Frederick Dietrich. They have had two children. Their first child died and the last. Frederick Dietrich Ritter, Grand Child of Christian Ritter of Philadelphia, was born November 28, 1900. 210 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. PHILIP J. RITTER Pliilip J. Ritter, ninth child of Christian and Mary L. Ritter, born ill Philadelphia October 14, 1877, is five feet ten and three-quarter inches in height, stont and of dark complexion. After having passed through all the branches of the public scliools successfully, he entered the employ of 'Che W. J. McCahan Sugar Re- fining Co., in the capacity of collector. After having made a special study of 1li(' siigai' business, he engaged in Ihc siigai" and syrup broker- age business, Icjiding as K'itler & Wilson, and did ver\' well, considei-- ing file keen ;ind older eompet it ion. IMiilip .1. Kitt<'r was at (hat time the youngest broker in IMiihidelphi;). H^'om the above business he entered the t \pewi'itei" field, having heen induced by a friend to attempt this line, in place of selling sugar. This was and has been up to the present time a very succassful under- taking, it not only being a profitable business, but enabled him to see a very large jjortion of this country. In June, 1!)()(), he married Ijillian W. Rriuers, who is of fair com- plexion. < )n -Inly 1^4. 1!)()1, their first child, a (hiughtcr, Lillian, was l»oi'n. and who reseinhlcs lief I'athei- in both features and disposition. What is most i-emarkable is, that Philip 4. Ritter and his younger brother Charles A. Ritter, married two sisters and have, from the day they were married until the pi-esent day, lived together as one family. vJOHANN PHILIP RITTER, and his wife, KATHARINA SCHREINER-RITTER, late of Keokuk County, Iowa. \ GENEALOGY OP THE RlTTER FAMILY. 213 CHARLES AUGUST RITTER Charles August Rittei-, the teuth child iano at a concert at the age of twelve years. Since then he has pei'formed in nearly all the entertainment halls of i'hiladelphia. On Api-il n, 1898, he married Mary E. Baucrs. Their first child, Carl A. Ritter, was boi-n August 15, 1889. He has a fair complexion and is tall and active for his age. Their second child, a girl, Marion R. Ritter, was horn January 25, 1902. She is of light complexion, and is gifted with a wondei-ful memoiy, at the age of twenty-six months being able to recite about six or eight ivcitations and sing several songs. Now in conclusion will say that while the family of Christian Rit- ter, Sr., is unusually large they are all very affectionate and loving to each other and to their parents. They have a gathering every New Year's Day at the old homestead, which is attended only by our im- mediate family. At the gathering, New Year's Day 1905, there were twenty-three children and grandchildren, their parents and grand- parents, thirty-three per-sons belonging to the family. 214 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. BIOGRAPHY OF JOHANN PHILIP RITTER OF BREUNIGWEILER Johann Philip Ritter, foui-th son of Oeoroe Christian and Eva Rittei', was l)oi'n June 24, ISOl, at the Ncuhof n(^ar AlthMnin^ieii. He received Ids education at the school of Altleinin^-en. iiiasteriiiii' all branches that were taught with ease, and at the aye of foui'teen ended his school term. He was contirnied in the Protestant I'hui-ch of the town. He assisted his parents on the estate, doing such work as a person of his age could do. When his parents removed to Poland, John Philip decided not to go with theni. He said to his lirothers Lorenz and Johannes, "if nou don't go, 1 will sta\' here with you." Valentine Schreinei', of Hreuingweiler, his niicle. had a large possession of land and needed additional li(4p lo work and manage his affairs, and John Philip sta\'ed with hini foi- smcn yi^ars. During this time, he and his uncle's daughter Katharine made love to ea(4i other and finally wei'e mai'rled and started out tor themselves. John IMiilip had savtMJ his eai'nin^s, (|ui1e a sum of moiie\' in those times, and his wife inher- ited considerable land and money. With his savings and his wife's inheritance, they were comfortably situated and he was prosperous in his uiuh^rtakings and accunndated considei'able wealth, notwithstand- ing lie had a lai-ge family of diildi-en to raise. Johann Philip's mar- iic(| life was a happy one, both he and his wife being good natui'cd and having pleasant dispositions. John Philip was five feet eight inches tall, broad shouldered and well pro])ortioned, with an oval face, sincei'e pleasant expression, dark brown eyes, and dai'k nearly IJack hair. Tu his younger years, he was as handsome a man as his wife was a lumdsome woman. At forty-five his h;iii' was (piite gray, while his face looked ro.sy and youthful. John Philip was a kiiid-heai-ted husband and father to his family; was kiiul- heai'ted and had a good woi-d foi- eveiy one; was well liked by the peoj)!*^ of his town and they elected him (ii-st Burgomaster several times. This otlice be belil nntil be (•auie to the Pnited States of America. This was a hard step for liim to take, to lea\c his native country wJiere his friends li\iMl, whei'e he was honored as the lirst citizen of his town; but ( GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER FAMILY. 215 there was an incentive foi- liiiii to come to this country. Five of his children, the ohlcst. had ah-eady uone to tlie new world and were doing well in tlit'ir new lioni*'; and tlie l)usiness conditions in (xerniany did not look very i)romising for the future of the five children he had at home. lie sokl his land and personal pi'opcrty and started for the new worhl in 1857. Schillei-, the urcat (Jeriiian poet, says. "No mortal has ever enjoyeil life's unmixed pleasure;" st) it was, with the subject of this sketch. It was a sad event for him when his parents, his brothers and sisters parted from him. to go to a far otf foreign country (Pol- and ) , to never meet again in this world ; it was equally sad for him wlieii he, with his wife and children, left their native home to part for- ever fi'uiii I'l'iends thai were dear: from a h(S(i7, visited his relatives near Hamilton in the State of. Ohio. He stayed about one month and en- joyed his visit vei'y much. One month later his nephew, Philip .1. Hitter, of Philadelphia, his wife and child and his brother-in-law, visited John Philip and his family, and also the other relations in that ])ai-t of the country. Philip -1. IJitter by his visit seemed to put new life into him and his family. IMulij) -1. K'ilter and pai'ty stayed about one month in Iow;i visiting, and vei-y often uncle and aunt Hitter ac- companied their guests to the various relatives. Philip J. Ritter by his lively, cheerful, and jovial disposition livened uj) his surroundings wherever he went. John Philip Hitter lived contt'nted the later years of his life until he died in January 22, 1871. .lolni I'liilip and liis wife, Katharine Sehi'einei-, had fourteen chil- dren, all hoi'ii at iJicuiiigwciler : 1 hi'ee died in inraney. The others are : 1. Johannes, oi- John, l)orn at Hreunigweiler, September 8, 1827. GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 217 2. Philip, born on May 1, 1835, died in Iowa, December 23, 1857, unmarried. 3. Daniel, born in 1832, October 22. 4. Philipina, born March 6, 1838. 5. Margaret, born July 16, 1831, came to America in 1852, mar- ried Robert Person, Butler County, Ohio, died in childbirth after one year's nuirriage. (i. Elizabeth, lu.i-n -Inlv 1.'), 1839. 7. Andrew, Ixirn Jnne 2, 18-11. 8. William, burn July (i. 1843. 9. Kathai'ine, born March 1, 1845. 10. Frederick, born Sei)teinber 5, 1840. n. Thoresia, born October 1, 1848. 218 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. BIOGRAPHY OF KATHARINA RITTER Wife of John Pfiilip Ritter of Breunigweiler Katharina Ritter, wife of John PhiHj) Ritter, was a daughter of Valentine and Elizal)eth Schreiner and was i)orn at Breunigweiler 1808. She received her education at tlie school of her native ))lace and was a very gO' id scholar, learning all that w.is taught there with eace. After her school years she learned first knitting and tine needle work, and after these cooking and household duties, and was the assist- ant of her mother. Her mother was thorough in all branches of female re(|uirements in the lu)usehold, and all her daughters were learned in the ways of their mother, namel_\' to he cori-ect, ((uiek and energetic. Kathei'ina was one of the youngest daughters, and had to assume the duties of a large houseliold and family after her older sisters were married. Hei" father was the wealthiest man of the town and, like in all European communities, the family had to keep up a certain amount of dignity, and this dignity becomes a sorl of .second nature to their children which they instinctively inherit and cany with them through- out life, and this was also the case of the subject of this sketch. Katherina grew up to be a beautiful girl. She had a light com- plexion, a large round face, very rosy cheeks and large blue eyes. She had a cheerful countenance and you would think she could only smile and laugh when meeting her. When she was of marriageable age, she and hei" cousin, John Philip Ritter, who Avas then living with her parents, were married. During her middle life, that is about the age of forty, she became quite stout. She had fourteen children. Three died in infancy, the others grew up to manhood. Katherina was a very healthy person and fond of society and visiting her friends and relatives. It was, therefore, a great hardship to her to leave her friends and her native place to come to America. She also felt very keen the want of these associates after arriving in this country for a long time, although she lived right in the midst of her married children and other relatives. GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 219 She was very kind and tender hearted to her children and her husband, sharing- all their joys and sorrows through life. One of the greatest pleasures of her life was when she accompanied in 1873 her Nephew Philip J. Ritter, who had vLsited her at her home in Iowa, to his home in Philadelphia and on their wa.y East visited their relations near Hamilton, Ohio. She remained with her nephew's family nearly two months, and was entertained with a continuous pleasure of carriage rides and sightseeing until she I'eturned to her home again. She retained good health through life and died in Iowa at her home February 19, 1888, and is buried in a cemetery in Keokuk County near her former home beside her husband, and each of their graves are marked bv verv nice monuments. 220 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. JOHN RITTER First Son of John Philip and Katharina Ritter of Breunigweiler Mr. .loliii Ivillcr, of ll«'(lii('l<. I(i\\;i, \v;is hoi'ii in Breimio'weiler, Hliciii|il';il/,. (IcniiJiiiy. Scplciiilicr S, 1S27, ;iiiil i-cccivcd his ('diicjil ion at till' lowii school until llic ;i^c of roiirlccn ycjii's, and when ID ycai's ol' aii'i' 111' h'fl his nati\c connt ry. lie IcaciKMl Ihc business of ayricnl- tufc with his fathiT. lie Iraxcli'd with sonic i'riciid hy wau'on to the seaport lla\rc I )c (I race, distance ahoiit '>i)i^ miles, hy way of Ah'tz and Pai'is. then h_\' sailinu' vessel to New ^'ork. He landed in the city of New ^'ork. I'. S. A., after ahoiit two iiioiiths. and it i'e(inired anotlier month to iio rroiii New York by steamboat and canal l)oat to Ohio, where lie located ill l^utler Coiinty. and livi'd I'oi' six years. Diii'ing' tliis time he made choice of a wife. Miss Caroline llecker, wlio, with him, emiurated to the wild State of Iowa, as it was that time, in 1852. Tlie howlin^s of the wolves made ni^lit hideous, and otiiei' wild animals, snch as the catamount, bad'^cr and the harmless deer roamed the fields at ni^lit and stole j.;i-aiii from the farms. Not only tlu^se, hut the In- dian, or ''yr(\ man,"" as he was called, was almost a daily visitor to ter- I'ori/e the tillei- of the soil. .Mr. -lohn liitter was a pioneer of the State of Iowa, lie saw man\- changes in the Slate before he died, lie saw the wild nature iiivine- way to the lo\'ely homes and beaiitifnl cities, surrounded by valual)le farms. Mr. John Ritter emigrated from Ohio to l(»wa, traveling- all the way with team and wagon, a distance of TOO miles. This occupied two months time. Now there is a perfect network of railroads from Ohio to Iowa. In the State of Iowa alone, in the year 1001, there were 8,527 miles of railroad. When :\Ir. J. Hittei- crossed the briny deep, it took liim forty-four days to make the journey in sail boat. Now the mighty steamei- can cross the great ocean in from five to six days. Mr. .lohn Kilter's first wife died June 14. 1858. Only one child was born to tlieiii, which died in infancy. Mr. IJitter was again mar- ried November 27. 185:;. to .Miss Cluistina Aciverman, of Dahlonega, Wapello Comity, Iowa. o H m Bl 3 Q. m o CO H Z > > o ?: m 33 > z I H H m 33 I n Q. -^ o GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER FAMILY. 223 The second wife of John Ritter traveled in a wagon with her par- ents the long distance from Ohio to Iowa, bearing many hardships with her husband in early days. She now resides in Hedrick, Iowa, and their children all get their mail at the same address. Ml'. Hitter's ()('('U])ation through life was that of a farmer. He l)()uglit H rjii'iti ill Keokuk County and lived on it until he died. This farm joined llie f.inii of his mother and father. His second wife was a native of Butler County, Ohio, and his first cousin. They had twelve children, four of whom are living. John Ritter died May 21, 1891. Their first born were twins (sons), who died in infancy. Their third cliild was Mary Matilda, who was born May 2, 1856, and who was married October 16, 1883, to Charles W. Sykes, of Hed- rick, Iowa. Four children were l)orn to them, all of whom died in infancy. In 1903 they adopted two orphan children of Mr. Sykes' brother. .lohn Sykes. Theii- names ai'e Ruth Jewell Sykes, aged at this writing, nine years, and Wesley S. Sykes, five years of age. Mr. a,nd Mrs. Charles W. Sykes have been vvvy successl'iil linaneially, havinjj: commenced mai'ried life with a mere |)iltan('e which tiiey had saved previous to their mari'iage. At the present time they liave 233 acres of fine farm land, worth .^100 per acre; a fine business block in the town of Hedrick, and a fine home in Hedrick. Mr. Charl&s W. Sykes has traveled quite extensively, his first trip being to St. Louis and Southern Illinois. Next he traveled to the World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois. Then he took a trip to Niagara Falls, New York, and visited Canada. T will say just here that Mrs. Charles W. Sykes took no in- terest in travel up to this time. Then she ('ounnenced to travel with her husband. Their first trip was to the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha, Nebraska. Then in 1901 and 1902 they visited the Pacifie Coast states and Old Mexico, visiting all the principal cities on the route : Denver, Colorado, Salt Lake City, Utah, the home of the Mor- mons, or the home of polygamy in America. Thence to Sacramento City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Pasadena, California. They were absent seven months from home. Mr. Sykes is of Engli.sh descent. His grandparents moved from England to America. Iowa, the State in which Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Sykes live, is the banner corn State of the United States of America. The third child, John P. Ritter, was born November 15, 1858, and 224 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. was married to Cornelia Bennett, Oetol)er 1, 1885. She died May 4, 1889. 'i'o this union was born two children : Frank A. was born April 2, 1887 ; Elsie May was born Ai)ril 26, 1889, and was reared by her grandmother Ritter. John P. Ritter was again married October 25, 1893. to Ilai-i'iet Angeline Rugglcs. To this union was ])orn two chil- (li-cii : \'ifgil Lcland was l)()i'n January 30, 1896; Loiniie was l)orii .May IT), 1898, ;ind died June 29, l!H)2. ITe lives in Iledrick, Iowa. Adeline ('.. tlie tiftli child, was 1)orn Noveml)er 7, 1860, and was mai'i-ied lo -lolui Alluian jNlarcli 10, 1885. To this union were l)oru I'dui- eliildi'en: Aliiniie A. was hoi'ii December 14, 1885. and died -lanuai-y 13. 18!)!); Fredie A. was l)orn March 15, 1888, Eddie A. was horn Mafcli 15. 1888, Carrie Elsie was born August 13, 1890. John All man was a native of Ohio, and emigrated with his father to Fre- mont, Mahaska County, Iowa. He lives at Keokuk County, and is a farmer. Elizabeth Ann, sixth child, was born January 12, 1864. She is un- married and lives at home with her mother at Iledrick, Iowa. Frederick William, seventh child, was born May 16, 1866, and died November 1, 1871. George Alexander, eighth child, was born May 27, 1868, and died February 19, 1871. Joseph v., ninth child, was born October 18, 1870, and died Octo- ber 22, 1871. Charles C, tenth child, was born December 4, 1871, and died Jan- uary 22, 1878. GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 227 BIOGRAPHY OF DANIEL RITTER Third Son of John Philip and Catharine Ritter of Breonigweiler Daniel Rittef, tliird son of -lolin IMiilip and (!athai-in(' Hitter, was horn October 22, 1S.S2, at Breunigweiler, Bavaria, (icniiany. At the age of twenty-one he, in iHn'A, made the trip L'roni lioiiie by way of Forbaeh in P^rancc lo i'aris, sailed from llavi'e to America, was on the ocean forty-seven days, arrived in X('W York, April IH, 1858. From there he traveled by canal boat and railroad to Cincinnati, Ohio, was there one week and fi-om there lie came in a steamljoat down the Ohio River to St. Louis and by steamboat up the Mississippi River to Keokuk, and from there he came in a carriage to Agency. Wapello C/Ounty. Iowa, as there was not any i-ailroads in Iowa at that time, and from Agency he came to Dahlonega to his uncle Jacob Liiwenbnrg, stayed there a few days, and his rncle Jacob Lowenburg took him to his bi'other John's home, who lived on a farm in Keokuk County, Iowa. When he ari'ived at his bi-othcr's home. Daniel's wealth consisted of two shirts and one pair of pants besides the suit of clothes he had ou his bodv, and nine dollars debt. That was the start he had in Iowa. Daniel went to woi-k and received from the farmers he worked for ten and twelve dollars per month and his board. He saved his earnings and with it bought 60 acres of land in Wapello County, Iowa, in the year 1862, paying ten dollars per acre. Daniel was married March 8, lS(i;5. to Mary Catharine Kielkopf. She was born August 13, 1889, in Wuerttemberg near Goebingen, Germany, came with her parents to Iowa in 1857. Daniel and wife moved to the little farm of 60 acres in 1864, lived there imtil 1870, when he traded the 60 acres farm for 80 acres, four miles north of wdiere they lived, and in 1878 bought 40 acres more for $1000, and in 18!)5 bought 34 more acres, total 154 acres of land, and this farm he still owns. In the year 1901 he retired from farming and moved to the town of Hedrick, Keokuk County, Iowa, to live a retired life. All his life- time he had never been over twenty miles from home, so on October 6, 1903, he and his brother Andrew took a trip to Ohio to visit his cousins there. He met a great many of his friends, some of whom he had not seen for fifty years. They enjoyed the trip very much. 228 GENEALUUV OF THE KITTER FAMILY. Diiiiiel Rittor and family live in a very pretty house with delight- ful sufi'oundiugs aud are coiiirorlahlc Daniel and Catharine Ritter had eight children : — 1. IMiilip Killer was horn .March 1. LSfU, in \Va])ell() County, Iowa, lie was niari-icd lo Mary (irovier. January 1, ISDI, and bought and lived on a farm in Keokuk County, and in IIIO.S h(^ traded this farm I'oi' ^i'JO acrc^s near ,Mai)l«' City in Kansas wlicrc he now lives. They have six ehildi-en: — 1. Owen A. Ritter was hoi'ii October 4, 1891. 2. Roy Ritter was hoiai April :), 189:3. 8. Klt'a M. Ritter was born May 19, 1895. 4. Floyd ¥j. Ritter was hoi-n. -Inly 11. 1900. 0. Clyde R. Ritter was l)oi-n August 15, 1902. (i. Fern. E. Ritter was horn Ai)i-il 7, 1904. 2. Phoel)e Ritter was horn .lanuary 19. iSIKi, in Wapello County, Iowa, lives with her parents. In 1898 went to Chicago to the exposition. 8. Katie Ritter was horn .lanuary 28, 1868, in Wapello County, Iowa, was married to Peter Deutschle, formerly of Breunigweilei', February 6, 1887, they settled in Keokuk County, Iowa. They have three children. 1. Charlie Deutschle, born April 14, 1888. 2. Lester Deutschle, born -lanuary 5, 18!*!. 3. Earl Deutschle, l)orn December 5, 1895. 4. Lizzie Kittei". boi'n -lanuary 11, 1871, in Wajx'llo Comity, Iowa, was mai'i-ied to Fred. MeClung, May 8, 1894, settled in Wapello County, Iowa. They have two children. 1. dean iMcClung, born Decend^er 19, 1894. 2. Blanch M.-Clung. horn .May 8, 1897. 5. Mary 'J\ Hitter, b(nii Xovemhei- 28, 1878, in Wapello Comity, Iowa, was married to George Dillon, September 27, 18!>9, settled in Wapello County, Iowa. They have two children : — 1. Ahiia C. Dillon, horn 8iepteml)er 14, 1900. 2. Noi'a I. Dillon, horn February 10, 1903. 6. John Ritter, born December 8, 1876, in Wapello County, Iowa, was married to Fannie Stem, January 7, 1903, settled in Keokuk GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 231 County, Iowa. They have one child, Lola I. Ritter, born September 22, 1908. 7. Annanda Ij. l\itter, born November A, 187!>, in Wapello County, Iowa, was mari'ied to Emanuel Keck, March 8, 1908, settled in Keokuk County. Iowa. They have one child, Hazel F. Reck, born December 28, 1903. 8. Ida ^I. Ritter was born September 16, 1883, and died June 23, 1884. I 232 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. PHILIPINA RITTER-SCHERTZ Daughter of John Philip and Catharine Ritter of Breimigweiler J'Ji()el)e Philipina Hittef, (lauuhtcr of John Philii) and Catharine Ritter, born in Bi'enni^AveihM-, (iennany, on Mai'ch (), 1(S88. When eighteen years of* age, 185(5, she eiiiigrat(Ml to Aiiici'ica, with sonic friends or relations, af'tci' a voyage of fortv-scNcii (hiys on the Athmtic Ocean, in wiiich 1 line slic endured many hai dships and witnessed many sci^ncs of disaster. When on llie voyage al)out twcnty-l hree (hi\s she experienced a narrow escape iVom (h'alh; a hii-ge ice hei'g came near striking tlie vessel she was on: all the passeng(M's feariiiL; the vessel would l)e capsized. They felt very foi'lunale and thankful that they lived to see America. Every passenger on the vessel was seasick with the exception of i'hilipina, she cnjoyinL;' good health. Aft«M' visiting fi'iends in New ^'ork ('ity and viewing some of the magniliceiit scenes of that cit.w she started on Ikm- wcsleiii \dyage. stoppiim in ('olnmhns City, Ohio, for tiii'ee mouths woi'king as a ser\aMl to earn ukmicv enough to continue her \'oyage to Iowa, cominu- liy steamhoat down the Oliio River and to St. Louis and rroiii Ihei'e to Kei)kuk. Iowa. Thei'c were no i"iilroads at that time. From there she came in a wagon to ( )t- tumwa. The town of ()ttiniiwa iiad oiilv live hundi'ed inhabitants, while at the present time it has tweuty-tive thousand iuhahitauts, with very nice liuildings and many line impro\'ements. From there she continued her voyage to hei' aiuit's who resided twelve miles from Ottumwa. In passing over that distance of IweKc miles she saw only two logcahins. while at pi'csent, houses can he seen at a less distance tlian half a mile. She saw also many Indian cam|)s along the way. She visited at her aunt's and hrothei- foi- a shoi't time and then went to work as a. servant gii'l at Fi'emont. Iowa. She met .Iose|)h Shertz and after an acquaintance of a. shoi't time they were united in marriage on .lanuary "J."), 1857. .Joseph Scjicrt/., horn in P'raiice. .January I), 1812, in Loraine, formerly a French, now a (leriiian |)ro\iiice, came to America in l^'.VA. When Iwcnty-oiie years of age he immigrated to America, his mother and sister cominu' with him, he |)ayiiig tiieir ex- penses. TlK-y were fort \-se\'eii days crossing the ocean, lie experi- encing much sea sickness, landiii": in Xew \'ork in the spring of the o m I O) o I m H N 01 Q. "0 I T3 Z > H m I O) O I m JO -\ o -*% O :r o 3 lO o o c 3 o 01 GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER FAMILY. ■ 235 year and staying there one year working as a farm hand to get money enough to continiK' his voyage, only receiving a salary of* fifty cents a day. Then deciding to go further west, he went to Trenton, Butler County, Ohio, where he learned the trade of miller. Working at that trade for twenty- years saving considerable money, and hearing of the land farther west he made up his mind to be one of the early settlers. He came by steamboat from Cincinnati down the Ohio River and up the Mississippi River as far as Burlington, Iowa, where he purchased a team and wagon to continue his voyage, as there were no railroads further west. He and a companion crossed the country and bought the farm whei'e he now I'esides in Section 4, Dahlonega Township, Wapello County, Iowa. He pui'chased this farm of 222 acres at $10 an acre ;in(l he met with great success being a prosperous fai'mei'. At present he eouhl sell it at $100 an acre, lie is ninety-two years of age iiiid can i-ead without glasses and is apparently in good lu^alth. To this iniion was horn thii'tecn children. 1. riiilip II. Sehertz, born December 22, 185, 1898. 5. Louisa Dimmitt, born October 8, 1900. 6. Merle Dimmitt. born July 23, 1})03. 10. Caroline Schertz, born January 22, 187"). T^umarried, is in St. Louis, .Missoui'i, as stenographei- and typewritei" at the World's Fair. 11. Flora Sch(M-tz, born August 30, 1877. ITumarried, is at pres- ent in Chicago, fll. She is manager of a millinery establishment. 12. Jiuiie .Mae. born December 7, 1880. Unmarried, lives at the parental home. Three children died in infancy. GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY, 237 THERESIA E, SCHERTZ 'Jlieresia E. Schei'tz was Ijoni .Vpi'il 27. 18tJ0. She rciiuiiiicd at home until she was eijihteen years of age. Being the third child of a large family her education was limited. 8he learned the millinery trach' in Oltnmwa. Iowa, and whilr learning had to woi'k six hkmiIIis without pay. She rcniaincd in ( )t- tumwa for two years, when she engaged in the business lor hei-self at Fairfield, Iowa. Laboring under advei'se cii'cnm.stances did not dis- courage her in the least, her oidy ambition being to make the business a sueeess, which she did in a few years by establishing the leading millinery in the town. She was iievei" too busy to lend a helping hand to others less fortunate than hei'self. In 1897, meeting with a favorable o|)|)ort unity, she decided to sell out her l)usiness. Since then she has had the charge and management of several millinery establishments, which slie has conducte^l success- fully. In 188;"), while at Fairfield, she was converted and united with the Bapti.st Church antl has been a faithful member ever since. She has remained single and makes Fairfield her home. JOSEPH C, SCHERTZ Jose])li ('. Schei'tz was born Jinie 22, 1868. at his father's home in Dahlonega Townshij). lleic he remained until he reached his major- ity, receiving a conniion school education, lie then attended Mrs. Peck's Normal School. He represented the International Publishing Company, traveling through Iowa. P>astern Illinois, Minnesota and South Dakota. He attended the Iowa State Normal School at Cedar P'alls, and was a suc- cessful teacher, being engaged in active school work for eleven yeai's. April 19, 1899, he was united in marriage to Nina Elsie IMcCoy. She was born August 15, 1877. To this union two children were horn. Roscoe, born ]\Iay 19, 1901. Vera Evelyne, born November 30, 1903. Mr. Joseph C. Schertz and family reside on a farm adjoining his father's farm. 238 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. MATHILDA SCHERTZ-ROBERTSON .M;i1il(l;i. Sclici'lz, tlic (hiu^lilcr of -loscpli jiiid I'licbe (Ritleri Schertz, whs iiuifi-it^tl to (icciryc 1). Kohci-tson on Sei)tpiiih(M- 24-, 1884. Five children i-esulted from tliis union, as follows: Joseph 1)., Eliza- beth, AVilliani II.. Ruth and Earl. George U. Robertson is one of the progressive farmers of Wapello County, Iowa. He owns a farm of thi-ee hundred acres, and is engaged in farming and stock raising. He was born in Highland Township, Wapello County, Iowa, Janu- ary 11, 1854, and is the son of William and Elizabeth Robertson. William Robertson, father of the subject of this sketch, was boi-n in Perry County, Indiana, in 1820. He moved to Iowa with his father in 184;-5, and entered eighty acres of land from llic (iovernment in Sec- tion 29, Highland Township, where lie was engaged in farming for a number of years. At present he is living a i-etired life in Ottumwa. George D. Robertson lived in the vicinity of his present home. After receiving a common school education, he took a commercial course in the Ottumwa Business College and graduated from that in- stitution in 1878, and then returned to his father's farm to engage in farming. He is now engaged in farming, and also given much time and attention to the raising of Poland China Hogs, in which industry he has been very successful. Mr. Robei-tson takes great interest in rearing good draft liorses, and is a patron of the American Draft Horse Breeders' Association: also, a stockholder in the Standard Poland China Record Association, of Maryville, Mo. Mr. and Mi-s. Kobertson ar(> memlxn-s of the Baptist Church. Fraternallv Mr. Robertson is a nieml)er of the Odd Fellows' Order. GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 239 ELIZABETH RITTER-MEIER Daughter of John Philip and Katharine Rittcr HIizabi'th, ciylilh rliikl ol" .lohn IMiilip ;iiul Kathiiriiu' Hitter, of Bri'uniiiweiler, Gei'iiiany, was horn July 1."), 188!). Came to America with her parents in the year 1S57. Slie lived with them till Septem- ber 28, 1858. when she was married to George ]\leier, who was born October 1. 1823. in Katholsburg, near Nuernberg, Germany. Meier came to America in 1848 and worked in Ohio four years on a farm, after which he emigrated to the State of Iowa, which was then a new country. Bought 80 acres of land in Keokuk County, Benton Town- ship, he living alone five years on his farm until he married. After they were mai-ried six years, in the year 18H4, he was di-afted into the Ignited States army, leaving his wife and two childivn, serving as a soldier nine months. During this time he met with many hardships, traveling through nearly all the Southern States. He was in several skirmishes including the Kinston battle. After the war was ended he returned home to his fainily and pursued farming and stockraising, and added 360 acres more land to their farm. After years they sold some of this land and divided among the children. They lived on this farm until 1893, when they moved to the town of Hedrick, Iowa, and lived there one year, moving back to their old home where they now reside. George Meier is a good husband and kind father. He is eighty years old and very active yet. aiul can read without glasses. In the fall of 1!)()3 he took a ti'ip thi'ough Missoiu'i to several cities, in- cluding St. Louis, where he saw them building for the exposition. Elizabeth is a good wife and mother, much devoted to her husband and children. To this union were born eleven children. Four died in in- fancy. Those living were : — 1. George, born AugiLst 5, 1859. He married Ida K. Bennett, who was born August 27. 1867. They were married March 10, 1887. They had four children. One died in infancy. Those living are :— 1. Lona, born August 27, 1885. 2. Jennie, born March 1, 1893. 3. Clyde B., born January 13, 1899. \ 240 GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. '2. Philip, horn Xovciiihcr 4. 1867. lie iiuii'ricd Katharine Kiel- kopt', September 26, 1889. They liad six children, two died in infancy. Those living ;ire : — 1. -lohn Ilcni'v. hoi'ii August 12. ISDO. 2. •Ijicoh, hoi'n I )i'('('inhci' 7. 1S!)6. ■ ! ;iii(| 4. ('h;iflic ;im(I Harry, horn I )rccinhtn' 2."), 11)01. 3. l'"rc(l('ri('k. horn Api-il 4, 1S67. Jli' inai'ricd Aniui Denser, who was horn ()(*1oher (i, 1S7;^ They were married l^'ehiaiary 22, 181);}. They had three ehildi-en. ()ne(lie(l in inl'ancy. Those living : — 1. Floyd v.. hoi-ii Oetohei' S. 18!)4. 2. Fern Iv. horn Oetohei' 16. 1S!)7. 4. 4'heresa. horn Fehrnary 12. 1872. was married to (ieoi'ge Snicr wlio was hoi'ii ()ctoher 1, iS(il). They wei'e mari'ied .May 20. I'-^IM. They had seven children, as Follows: — 1. Ilari-y. hoi'n .Inne 2. 18!)2. 2. Karl, hoi'ii Octolx'r 2, 1893. 3. Evaline. hoiai .'5. 1S!)5. 4. Hlanche May. horn May 27, 18!)7. 5. Alice Velna. horn A|)i-il !». 18!)1». (;. die Opal, horn Mai-eh 23. 1901. 7. Daisy (Jenevieve. horn April 8, 19();3. They reside in Keokuk' Connly. Iowa. 5. JMatilda .M.. horn -Inne 6. 187(). was mai'rii'd 1o l>enj. 1). Wik lianis who was horn -lainiary 18, 1875. They were mai'ried Alareh If), 189!). They have no ehildren. 6. William, horn Angnst 19, 1878. I'limarried. lieves at home. 7. iionise, born dannary 2(i, 188*J. I 'nmai-i-ie(l. lives al home. All these ehildren have wcll-impi'ovrd I'arms of their own and all live in Keokuk ('onnty, Iowa, except one daughter, Theresa, she lives in Wai)ello Connty. neai- tlu' new town of Farson. L GEORGE MEIER, and his wife, ELIZABETH RITTER-MEIER, of Hedrick. Keokuk County, Iowa. GENEALOGY OF 'I'lIE KlTTEli FAMILY. 243 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ANDREW RITTER The Ninth Child of Johann Philip and Catharine Ritter Andrew liiltci', llic iiiiilli child ol' .)oli;itiii I'liilip ;iiid (Catharine. K'ittcr was born at Hrciiiii^^wcilci", Ijavaria, (ici'niaiiy. where lie lived until sixteen years of age. lie came with his parents to America in the year of 1857. Here I w^ant to make a few remarks about our trip. We had a big sailship, the "lialephazis. " She carried 960 passengers. We hired an extra room besides the captain's room, so we were not crowded so much. After being' on board al^out twenty days, we liad an old lady to die. In the evening about dark, they l)uckled her on a board and slid her out in the sea, and the big Hsh being about the ship soon ate her u|). A few days later my sister Theresia was taken sick and died, at least the doctor* said she was dead and laid her out five hours. When the sailors were about to buckle her on a board, my good mother com- menced shaking her and crying and praying for the good Lord to give lier child back, and she came to and the doctor came and gave her some medicine and she was soon well again, and you will see her sketch on another page in this book. We were forty-two days on the ship. When w^e got to New York, I went with my father to the bank to draw^ forty-five hundred dollars. This was what our check called for, and it was given to us in twenty dollar gold pieces. The gold was piled up from the floor to the ceiling, and I remember telling the banker that the people would not need to work if there was so much money, but I soon found out different. We had to carry that gold from New York to Iowa. That was in gold standard times. We came by railroad to Burlington, Iowa, and there being no rail- road from there, we had to buy a team to take our goods, and the fam- ily had to walk most of the way. This was a distance of about 85 miles. We landed near Ottumwa, Iowa, and at that time the town had less than 500 inhabitants. We bought eighty acres of land and all the stock and machinery that the man had except his team^ and we had bought a span of horses. 244 GENEALOGY OF TlJIi RITTER FAMILY. pjiyiiiu' $;!()(l ill j^old Tor llicm, ;m(l they were both ^ood enough to die tli(^ fii'st year. '^^I'heii we paid ^l.")!) foe a, yoke of oxen which were good on the t'ai'iii. W(^ wei-e llicii in need of liai'ness, wagon and a cooking stove, wliicli we sent our hi'othci- John 1o ICeoIsuk' to ])ny. 'I'his was a. distance of eiuiity miles, and it look liini a week to make the trip. We worked logelliei- on I lie I'ai'm until I was past twenty-four yeai's of age, wlien I bought a farm I'oi' myseif of I'JO acres of land. T was then married to Ijouisa \V. Staedlei-. She was horn October 6, 1S44, at Frankford on the ( )(ler, and came with her parents to America in 1857. Andrew flitter in f87() took a trip to Phihuh'lphi;), Pa., to the Centennial Exposition, lie started from Ottumwa at 7 o'clock in the moi'iiing, and landed the next evening at 6 o'clock in Philadelphia, go- ing some of the time at the rate of 70 mil(\s an houi". lie had the honor of going through the Independence Hall and sitting in the chair ^vhieh oni" lirst President, George Washington, used at his home, and also of seeing the Liberty Bell that gave the first sound for liberty. ()ur cousin, P. J. Ritter, and Ins good wife entertained him very good, and took' a great deal of pains to show him everything worth seeing. In 1SS8 he took a trip out West looking for a new home. After looking two weeks, he bought 160 acres near Sioux City, Iowa. That was the o[)ening of a new field, for eight of his neighbors started a little while afterward, and all bought land from $5 to $8 per acre. The land in the course of fifteen years was worth from $50 to $80 per acre. Andrew kept his laiul for four years, and then sold it for double what lie gave for it. Tak'ing three moi'e 1 rii)s west, he bought 140 acres more land, w liicli was I he home |) lace o I' 1 he party tliat sold the land. Tie also sold this land and made good profit on it. In 1898 he went to the World's Fail- at Chicago, and also made two trips to Ohio, the last in the fall of 1903, in company with his brother Daniel. In the year 1890 Andrew's health failed and the family thought best to move to the town of Hedrick, so they bought a nice home, and after moviiig and getting well settled his wife was taken sick and died. She lived only eleven months in her new home, and left a family of 05 > m o H m J3 rn 33 I a Q. i gknl;alogy op the ritter fa mil y. 247 seven children and a heart-broken husband. The three oldest were old jenoiiji'h to take care of themselves. After living in Hedrick he thought it would not pay t(» rent the farm, so lie sold all the land, taking some property in exchange, lie rented the property and loaned the rest of the money at interest; but having several fires, he had considerable loss. After the twin daughters were married he concluded to give up housekeeping; he divided the household goods among his children, and is now living with them and his friends. In the past fourteen years the ilicunial ism and calarrli has pai'tly destroyed his hearing, making him unfit for any husincss. The following children were born to them: Frederick Willinm, horn Xovrmljei* 21, 1866. Henry E., Ix.rn September 15, 1868; died July 21, 1870. John Andrew, born February 28, 1871. George Washington, horn December 12, 187;-). Herman Josepli, hoiii July 1, 1875; ilird .lun»- A, 1878. Alhcil. horn I ).'(M'nih('r 20, 1877; died Fehruai-y 16, U)();5. .\l;iri;i ("atharinc, horn May 15, 1882. Aliiniic May, horn May 15, 1882. l-''rf 18S8. the week l)c'f()iv the olcction of Orover ClrvelniKl f..r IMvsideiit of the Vu\U'd States. At this time he wit- nessed tlie .greatest iiolitieal fallies ever known or seen in Chiea^o. P>()th political pai'lies hein- .■e])resente(l in its best dress, one in the afternoon and th.^ other in tlie .-venin-. After this he made several business trips 1o ("hicaoo, St. Lonis. Peoria, Rock Island, Des ^Toines, etc. One important trip was to the Colnmhian Exposition at Chiea-o in lS!):i. Dni-in-- Ihis lime li." -ot well ae(|uain1ed with Kmma P.ayer, ,d' Cincinnati. Ohio. Thr -ivatesl Irip he <'ver made was 1.. Cincin- „;,1i. Ohi... when' he was married 1«. Kmma leaver Hie I'.Olli day ..I" dan- u;iry. 1S!I4. Knmia Hayei- was a widow. Ii.m- maiden name was MarU- uraf, widow of Philip liayer. who tiad ..ne s..n. ("has. P. liayer. live y.-nrs old. when tluy were married. To Ihem was horn ihree children, "iwo died in infancy and one livin- (i.'or-e Andr.-w. horn .May If,, l,S!)(i. On dannai-y 1:4. PH)1. he took his wife and son (ieorue and left in <.nmpany with s<.m.' of their friends for a trip to Oali fornia. -oin- to Kansas City over the .MilwanUe.' and St. Paul Uailn.ad. fmiii th.Mv „ver the Santa Fr Pailroad which affords a -reat deal of line scenery, Ihatis.piitea treat to any one that never went over so hi- a sc.pe of ter- ritory and see tlu' -reat difTerence of country as nature formed it. They left home in the cold winter night and in only a few hours as it seemed, they land.'d in the summer land Oalifornia where they were pi,-kin- oranges. The Hrst stop they made was at Ppland where they visited .some of th.'ir friends and had the pleasure ..f picking good ripe oranges from the trees. They have some very tine .)range groves at Upland. From there they went to Los Angeles, looked over the city f..r a day. then went on to San Diego, their destination, where they stayed for four weeks, during which time they made a trip tlmmgh Mexico. Tli.w saw the landmark that divides th.' Pnited States from Mexico. From San Diego they went by steamship to Los Angeles and stayed there two weeks, then to San Francisco by steamship, stayed a few days, then cam.' home by the way of Salt Lake City and Denver, „„,> of the lincst scenic routes in the I'nited States. It is certainly won- ,1,.,-ful to s.'c natinv's formations in that country. They wre gone just two months on this trip. In lh<' sprin-. of PIO:! lie took a little recreation trip with a frieiul, C. O. Bowen, to Colora.l.. Sprin-s. from FREDERICK WILLIAM RITTER, and wife. EMMA MARGRAF-RITTER, of Hedrick, la. GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER FAMILY. 255 there to Pueblo; they enjoyed the climate, scenery and Manitou Spring water hugely. Oue of the greatest pleasures they luul in Colorado Springs was bicycle riding. They had cnch a wheel, so they (rould ride on the fine streets, viewing the many fine mansions and elegant public buildings. Colorado Springs is a very rich city having many millionaii-es. While in Colorado Springs they went thi-ough North and South Cheyenne Canyon, went to see the seven falls and Helen Hunt's grave. They had the pleasure of seeing a part of the construction of the cogwheel road that runs up Pike's Peak while they were there. There was too much snow on the Peak to go up ; the road was not running at that time. It was a very fine scene to look at the Peak when it was covered with snow and the sun shone on it. Frederick William Ritter has served 2-3 year terms as a member of City Councils, and was elected for an- other 'S year term, March 28, 1904, at the same time he was elected a member of the school board for a three vear term in the town of Hed- rick. Iowa. In February, 1903, was elected a member of the Grievance Connnittee of the Retail Hardware Dealers' Association. In February, 1904, was elected a director of the same association. In February, 1904, was appointed a member of the Finance Committee of the Hed- rick Business Men's Association. 256 GENEALOGY OF THE KITTEK FAMILY. JOHN ANDREW RITTER From Keokuk County, Iowa. John .\ii(li-('\\ K'iltri'. Iliird son ol" Andrew liittcr, was horn Feb- I'uai'y 2S, 1S71, in Keokuk County. Iowa. Tie lahoi-ed for his fatlier on the fa I'll! to tlie age of nineteen, and tlien lie went to do for liiniself, lie Jabored on a fai'ni for two years and then eonniieneed farniini;- on his own aeeount. lie leased his father s farm foi- 1 wo years. On .January 1, 18!K}, lie was united in marriage to Miss (Jei'trude Floi-enee I*ahner. She was horn December 8, 1874, in Keokulc County, Iowa. They lived on his falhei- s farm for one year, and tlu'i'e he pur- chased a farm of KiO aei'es from her father. To this union was l)oi-n a danghtei', Audrey, September 8, 1896, and died October 3, 1896. After this his wife's health failed and she died JMarcli 1, 1897. In September he went to the Omaha Exposition, and he enjoyed it very nuich. On December 22, 1898, he was again united in marriage to Miss Maggie Hart, who was born September 21, 1870, in Peoria County, 111. There was l)orn to tliis union two da.ngliters : — Ruth Eunice, boi-n June 30, 1900. Lillie Louise, boi'n March 7, 1904; died March 8, 1904. In the Tall ol' l!HI2 h<' and his family biok a 1ri|) !(• South Dakota, and no1 earing nnieli for that count rv- they decided to return to Iowa. In the fall of r.M):! IJiey went to Missouri looking for better oppor- tunities, returning to Iowa, it was the best Tor them, and they still live on their fai'm, also dealing in live stock. o ■ ^ 1 -^^^M ■ ■^ Joh W.' 1 ^^^K ^^^^^1 R r^^« ^B9 mm .2^ 3 H 1 1 '^ ' BB 1^ ^>^-'^ ■ If |l ^"^ JM 1 „_^ WILLIAM RITTER, and wife, LOUISA S. RITTER, of Huron, South Dakota. GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER FAMILY. 259 BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM RITTER Wilhelm Kitter was boni in Breunigweiler, July 6, 1843. He eaine to America with liis parents in 1857 to Keokuk County, Towa. In August, 18()7, lie went to Cineinnati, Ohio. While there he made the ac(iuaintance of Louisa Schwartzei, of Bridgetown, Hamilton County, Ohio, and married her on the 19th day of November, 1868. Then they went back to Keokuk County. Iowa, and settled on a farm, where he lived until April. 1002. He then removed to the farm, three miles from Huron, S. D. To this union ten children were born, tive boys and five girls: — Philip, born October 17, 1869; died October 21, 1869. Katherine Philipina, born October 27. 1870 ; died December 13. 1900. George Edward, born December 5, 1872 ; died January 27, 1901. Emma, born February 28, 1875 : died January 3, 1898. Elizabeth, born August 20, 1877; died March 11, 1897. Wilhelm, born April 18, 1880 ; died November 14, 1900. Louis Jacob, born January 28, 1883 ; died. Otto Fritz, born June 26, 1885. Lucy, born November 16, 1887, living with his father. Anna Carolina, born February 21, 1891, living with her father. Mr. AVilliam Ritter, of Breunigweiler, had a good start in life, and was the possessor of a nice farm in Keokuk County, Iowa. He, his wife and children enjoyed good health for many years until his wife died, and then one or two of the children died shortly afterward. The disease germs of tuberculasis seemed to have permeated the house that he lived in until nearly all of the family died with the exception of himself and the two youngest children, and he concluded to leave or sell his farm and move to another part of the country. He found a very nice farm of 320 acres three miles from Huron, South Dakota, that he purchased in 1901 and is residing there, and he and his children are enjoying good health. 260 GENEALOGY OP THE HITTER FAMILY. KATHARINE RITTER-KUEHLKOPF Daughter of John Philip Ritter KMlhiiriiir (K'itlcr) l\iiclill<(.i)l'. <1;iii'_;IiI H I > Z > H m 3D I C m I O I a o I GENEALOGY OF THE RITTER FAMILY. 263 2. Katherine, second daughter of Katherine Ritter-Kiiehlkopf was born September 7, 1866, married Philip Meier, September 26, 1889. They had six children, two died in infancy. Those living are : — 1. John Henry Meier, boi'n August 12, 1890. 2. Jacob Meier, born December 7, 1896. 3. Charlie ^leier, born December 25, 1901. 4. Harry ]\Ieier, born December 25, 1901, 3. John B. Kuehlkopt' was horn October 30, 1868. I'nuuirried, lives at Merrill, Iowa. 4. Chira TlieresiM Knchlkopi". born :^ray 1, 1870. She married Fi'ancis William Dariici-, March 9, 1886. They had eight children, two (lied ill infancy. Those who are living are:^ 1. Joseph Andrew Darner, boi-n December 19, 1886. 2. Lulu J. Danier. boi-n August, 7, 1890. 3. Philip Byron Darnei-, born May 20. 1895. 4. John Jennings Darner, hoi-n September 4, 1897. 5. Mamie p]llen Dai'utM', hoin Deeember 8, 1899. 6. Francis William Darner, born .May 15, 1902. Frank W. Darner and his wife are living in Ottumwa. Mr. F. W. Darner is in the business of buying and selling real estate and has been very successful. 5. Ennua Kuehlkopf, born Ai)ril 19, 1872. She married Christian iJeusei', Novembei' 14, 1895. Christian Denser was horn May 6, 1868, In Wapello County. Hiey live on a farm neai' Martinshurg. They have two ehildren. 1. Carl Henry Denser, born April 3, 1897. 2. John Lewis Denser, born September 14, 1900. 6. William Kuehlkopf, born November 20, 1875. He married .Nellie Florence Sheets, February 14, 1897. Nellie Florence Sheets was l)orn January 20, 1881. They have two ehildi'en : — 1. Pansy Gladys. Ix.rn November 29, 1899. 2. Lily Florence, boi-n :\Iai-ch 30, 1903. They reside on a farm near Highland Centre. 7. Charles Edward Kuehlkoj)!' was born ( )etol)er IS, 1S7!). 8. Philip Kuehlkopf was boi-n Septemlx-r 19, 1882. 264 GENEALOGY OF THE RlTTER FAMILY. . 9. Leonard Henry Kuehlkopf was honi October 8, 1884. 10. Edith Victoria Kuehlkopf was born INIay 25, 1889. These last four are unmarried and live at home on the farm. Philipine and Jacob died in infancy, (leorge Kuehlkopf was l)oni Xov(Mnber 9, 1877, died November ti. 1SS1>. J. and C'athariue Kuehlkopf havf ten cliildrcu, twenty-one grand- children. Mr. and Mrs. Kuehlkopf arc members of tlie Lutheran Church, of which .Mr. Kuehlkopf is a trustee. Besides the home farm, wliicli consists of 140 acres. Mi-. Kuehlkopf has 820 acres of land elsewhere. When he eanie to this country' he was p(»or in pnrse, bnt rich in enei''/\' and in deternnnation, and he has been amply rewarded for his yi^ars of hihor and fi'ugality. He takes intelligent interest in all matters ])eiiaining to the welfare of his ecmntry, is the friend of educalion and |)i'ogress and takes very much interest in farming. Mr. and .\lis. Kuehlkopf took a trij) to Chicago, Illinois, to the Woi-ld's Fair, in 1S!I8., whei-e they met with their cousin 1'. J. Rittei- and family. Then .Mi-. Kuehlkopf took a ti-ip to Muscatine, Iowa, in the year of 1895. lie also went to Bellefontaine, Ohio, in 1902, to see his brother -laeoh Kuehlkopf. Mrs. Kuehlkopf took a trip to Nebraska, in 1888, to visit hei- daughter Clara and Frank Darner and friends there. I GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER FAMILY. 261 MRS. CLARA KUEHLKOPF-DARNER And Her Family Mrs. Clara T. Kiiehlkopf was boi-n (tii a farm ten miles north of the City of (^ttnmwa, J\lay 12, 1870. She spent her chihlhood days in the eonniion occupations of fai'iiuM- uii'Is. Dni-inii' about eight months of tlie year, from tlie time slie was ei^iht until she was fifteen, she at- tended the "Ben Hntlei' School" which was a mile and three-quarters away. When she was thirteen years of age she was confirmed in the German Lutheran Chureh. March II, 1886, she was united in marriage to F. W. Darner, the son of a neighboring farmer. F. W. Darner was boi'u NovemlxM- l.'>, 1862, on a farm in Muskingiun County, Ohio, in 1865 his pai'cnts came to Wapello County, Iowa. They -located on a farm adjoining the farm of Mr. John Kuehlkopf. F. W. Darnei' re- ceived his education in the district school and in Central University at Pells. ]\Ir. and Mrs. F. W. Darner first rented an eighty acre farm one and a half miles from Mr. Kuehlkopf 's. The house on this farm was a two room "side up." In March, 1887, they went to Red Willow County in southwestern Nebraska, and bought a (luartei- secticm of land. Like most people in that western country they lived in a small sod house which had no floor. In connnon with other residents of the plains they used "buffalo chips" for fuel. The only nuisic they en- joyed or had the privilege to enjoy during their stay in Nebraska was the howl of the coyotes and the rattle of the rattlesnakes. In August of 1888 they decided to return to Iowa, which they did, and by so doing, they missed three years of the hard dry times, as the clouds refused to rain for the years 1890, 1891 and 1892 in Nebraska. In 1889 they rented an eighty acre farm a])out two and a half miles from Ml-. Kuehlkopf 's. In 1890 Mi-, and Mrs. Darner uioved into a log- house on an eight\' acre place, eight miles northwest of Ottumwa. They so prospered in their general farming, as to t)c able to |)Ui'chase a good eighty acre farm one mile west of Highland Cenfi-c in 1892. In 1894, having sold this place they purchased a qiiaitci- section on Village 268 GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER FAMILY. Creek, five miles southwest of Ottuimva. Here they resided for two years, then removed to South (Htiuiiwa to yive their children the bene- fit of the educational advantages of that city. 'Plie first yeai- they rented a place and then ])iiilt an eight room fioiise in \vhi<-li tliey still live. j\Ir. Dai'Uei- engaged in the real eslale and loan business in the Bakei' Building, where he is still located, lie has i)i-os|)ei'ed in his business and is one of the Direcfoi-s of Ihe Pluenix Ti-usl ('om]»any of ( )ttumwa, Iowa. The following ehildi-en ha\-e been boiai 1o .Mr. and .Mi-s. DrU-ner : — Joseph A., boi-n December 11*. lSS(i. Judson M.. born Api-il L>, 1S89 : died October IS. 1889. Lulu .1.. born August 7, 18!iO. Ahin, boi'u -laiuiai-y 15, 1893; died \o\ciiibei- 28, 189(). Philip H., born May 20, 189.1. -lohn .)., born September 4, 1897. Mamie K.. born Deeember S, 1S!)9. Flank W., Ix.rn Mav IT). 1902. GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER FAMILY. 271 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF FREDERICK RITTER Son of John Philip Ritter of Breonigweiler When about ten years of age, Frederick Ritter left the little town of Breunigweiler, in (Jcrinany, and came to America, with my father, which took lis a])out two months, landing in Keokuk County, Iowa. My father l)ought eighty acres of land on which place he lived the balance of his days. I had gone to school in Germany several years and kept at the head of my class. After coming to America, I went to a little log school-house that stood one-quarter of a mile east of my father's house, there I went to the English school and finished my education. I stayed at home and worked for my father on his farm until I was twenty-four years of age. My father took sick and was called to live in a land beyond. January 22, 1871, the time of his death, he made a will, appointing me as as executor and administrator which I ac- cepted, and filled the place honorably and upright. Then I commenced to farm for myself, my mother having her home with me. We lived together seventeen years, when, 1888, she was also called to live in the land beyond. On September 28, 1871, I was married to Catharine Phoebe Holzhauser, who was born in Competine Township, Wapello County, Iowa. We have been living on the same place ever since we were married, which is the home place of my parents, where I came to with my father in 1857, and where 1 have been living ever since we came to America, and fai'miug to pretty good success. In the year 1898, I went to Chicago to the World's Fair. There I saw lots of things I had never seen before and visited my cousin Philip J. Ritter and wife, who were staying at Chicago at that time, exhibiting their conserved fruits and received the premium on their goods. I enjoyed that visit and shall never forget the good time we had together. While there at Chicago, I met sevei'al of my relatives whom 1 had never met before. I have been trying to live a Christian life, but I have, like many other people, done many things that I should not have done and left undone things which I should have done, but by the grace of God, I will try to make Heaven my home. 272 GENEALOGY OF TPIE RITTER FAMILY. Frederick Ritter, son of John Pliilip Ritter, of Breunigweiler, boi-n September 5, 184f). married Catharine Phoehe ITolzhauser, who was born Septembei- IM, 1 THERESIA HOLZHAUSER, nee RITTER Youngest Daughter of John Philip Ritter from Breunigweiler Thcivsi;i, ycnii-vsl (l;m-li(.M' (.f .J„lii, I'liilip ]{\Urr. Imtii (),-t,.l„.r 1. 1S4,S. ;it iJiviiiiiuwcilcr. iiijiiTicd Adolpli W. Hol/lijiuscr. Octolx-r 5, 1S71. He is ciiujincl ill genei-al farming' and stoekraisin-' in ('(.inp,- tine Tounship, Wapello County, Iowa, on a farm of 160 acres of well- improved land in section 7. Township 73, Range 12. Adolph was born in Havre, France, ]\Iarch 25, 1849, while his parents were emigrating to America, and i.s a son of George P. and Mary Phoebe (Denser) Ilolzhauser. George P. Holzhanser, the father of our sulgect, was born ill (icniiaiiy, emigrating to the United States in 1S49. He settled in Louisville. Kv., where he remained two years, after which he removed to Iowa, where his death occurred at the age of 54. He married Mary Phoebe Denser, a native of Germany, and they had four children, namely: — Christian, who died on shipboard, while enroute to America. Adolph W., the subject of the sketch. Phoebe, born in 1S4S, married Frederick Ritter and is living in Keokuk County. John P., born in lS5(i. married Louisa Miller and is living in Coni- petine Township, Keokuk County, Iowa. Adolph W. Holzliaiisef. tli<- subject of this sketch, came to the Cinted States with his paivnls, and removed with lliem I'roiii Ijouisville, Ky., to Wapello ('oimly, low;i. ||,. hjis lived (.11 his present farm for a number of years, and in addition to farming has been engaged in stockraising. II,. luis met with good success in all his undertakings, and IS one of progressive farmers of the county. Nine children have resulted from this union :^ 1. Mary C. horn .Inly 17, 1872, married Adam (Jreenig, of Han- cock County, 111. They live on a farm of eighty acres of well-improved land, is engaged in farming and stockraising. Three children were born to them. 274 GENEALOGY OP THE RITTER FAMILY. Emma, boi-ii Pebniary 25, 1874, married Amos Crile, of Jefferson Connty, Iowa, bnt now of Wapello. They live on a farm of 160 acres of fail" improvements. He is engaged in farming and stockraising. One child wns ])()i'ii to this union: — Orrie was born March 22, 1899. 2. Lizzie, born February 4, 1875, married Joseph (Jreiner ana lives in "rcri-y. South Dakota, and is enoaged in the drug business. 8. Clara, born -July 8, 1876, died in infancy. 4. George P.. boi-n .May 28, 1877, unmarried and is engaged in fanning. 5. John P., born September 29, 1878. unmarried and lives at home. 6. Joseph A., I)()i-n Jauuai-y 11, 1880. died .June 20, 1899. 7. Charles W., born August 4, 1883, lives in South Dakota. 8. William 1).. liorn July (5, 1886. Deceased. 9. IMargaretta F., born July 8, 1889. All the family belong to the Lutheran Church and they have many warm friends. Politically Adolf W. llolzhauser is a Democrat. The five Cousins assembled at Ottumwa, la., June, 1904. DANIEL RITTER, PHILIP J. RITTER, PHILIP J. RITTER, Cincinnati; FRED. RITTER, ANDREW RITTER. Note: VIII- (2), above s CAROLINE CUNNINGHAM BE- DELL THOMAS obtained an M.D. derrroe in 193^ at Johns Hopkins University, Baltiinore, Md., with higti honors. She has been on their medical staff ever since as one of their I outstanding heart spe- cialistse She is now a I full professor of car- ] diology at Johns Hopkins, and has received numer- ous honors and honorary degrees. (Ref.s ^%f^'(^ , Bedell Burt, 12/27/7^^.) I A Meditation on the Philosophy of Life* Natui'e's woi'ks ai'c wonderful, and are seen in all things, whether it is a plant, a shruh. a trvv, an insect or an animal — in fact, in all that lives. The yi-eatesl of all tliinii's on Earth is fonnd in the laws of Na- tiirr for tilt' colli innancc of its kind oi' s|)eeies and its self-preservation. The senses of all animal creation hy instinct ai'c alert ant! on the outlook for any danj^cr to itself (ti- pi-o^cns' or offspring'. This law of self-pi-esei'vation is not only set within against danger from an enemy oi- mishap, hnt also for the pi-esiM-vation of their existence, to pi'ovide theii' daily food, antl a lu)ine to sleep and rest in, not for a day or week, hut foi- an indefinite time. This instinct, oi- law of natnre, is also found in man with the idea of self-preservation, of daily food, a home and a place to re.st in. In man comes the motive to the one that is not so fortunate as to possess a home, to provide and become the possessor of a home and also of a family. Man must have a motive in life, an object to work foi' or with- out he might be wandering aimless around in this world. This one motive In-ings ambition and energy in motion and puts physical and mental sti"ength to work to obtain the object. Here is where the struggle for exist (^nce begins, and every sense in man's head, every nerve and muscle in his body is j)ut to work. He ])erseveres and he con([uei"s. He has the home and the food, llis tirst ambition has been satisfied. To l)e sure it is ;i very plain humt)le home such as ])eo|)le in his circum- stances can afford to live in. The motive that made him aml)itious and energetic and frugal is still active within. It has not stopped its work. It aims higher. It gets ideals. It has seen some other man's house and home that is much more comfortable than his, has more modern improvements, offers better enjoyments to life. To live in such a house requires a better income, more of the world's goods, more of its i-eal estate. The tirst motive with its ambition and energy and frugality aims highei- now, and the powers that won the first battle in life also won the second. 'f his struggle was not monotonous, with hai'd woi'k as is done l)v a slave, n(tr was it a |)leasure — it was done willi an ambition to aim highei", a ])ower thai exei-ts itself to do ils bes1 and without a strain, it was a I'l-ee will with an object to attain. In the I'lU'cgoing work, there was another factor that helped to make this pari, for the |)reserva1 ion of life, a success. It was the helj) 278 A MEDITATIOX ON TTIE PTTTT.OSOPHY OF IJFP]. of a robust, healthy, i'ruual wife, witli uood coiniiioii sense to assist and make the home a happy or.e. Such a wife is the sunshine of the home. I lei- loviim smiliuii- fae(^ can |)ro(luee only happiness to her snrround- inus and hei- family. Aftei* 1he houi's of daily occupation, man will ivst happy in his household (»ii Ihe fruits of his am])itioiis in earlier life, knowinu,' that the family is |)rovided for in i-ain\- days. By a clear concept ion. an honest purpose, a cheerful disposition, and a free will power, tlie first law of Nature, to work for an existence can he accomplished with ease, if the (polities exist in a healthy body. Self-preservation, the first law of Nature, has been shown by the fore- going. The next is the second or princii)al law of Natnic to continue the species ()!• kind in all life. Of plant, oi- animal, oi- human, by a wise law the Ci'eator oF all things has made Ihem male and female in veg- et soil. This is also a fact in the contiiiu;iiion of animal life, a lact also well known to farmers and stock raiseis. They also send to far olT countries to get new blood into their stock, thereby improving the stock. People wonder \\'hen they see Shetland pony hoi'ses or the ('hinkati(pie Island horses that they are not much larger than a goat. AVhy are they so small .' The answer is by stockbreeders backward breeding of the same stock and blood. To pi event such conditions, the i)eo])le of this country and even the governments of Europe are watching the stockraising as a branch of iiat ional economy. The breedinu' of race horses has been made a srieiice. Two minutes ;iiid f,.rty secniids a mile was considered fast trotting years ago. At 1|„. present time, horses have trotted one mile in less than two minutes, showing the dirierence ill breeding. The (jiiestion that would arise in ,,iir mind is what has been (h.ne in the reproducing of Hie human I'ace for hi-her standards of the physical or mental man amoiiu- the masses A MEDITATION ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE. 279 of people. Thr nnswer is that aiiumg the great middle class of people, very little. The great middle elass ooiistitutes the merchant, the mechanic, the artisan, every workei- and i)i-(.dueer of something. This great middle ("lass is the bone and sinew and pith of any great nation. In this great Fnited States we aie not guided or guarded by any law or example in the reproduction (.f this great natioiL It is all done by sentiment called h)ve. In this sentiment, in many cases, theiv se<-ms to he a yi-eat lack of .judgment in the pairing of the male and tVm.-ile. and often they are not matched at all. It is ridiculous to see a woman nearly six I'.'ct in height and a husband live feet, or a husband six and a half feet in height and the woman four and a half. What stockbreeder would match his stock in such a maiUKM-. Why does the man or woman not fall in love with some one their equal in size and ecpial physically and men- tally. A bad feature also is that the ([uestion of health is ignored, also that of ancestiy. These are the vital (piestions that should be thought of. Is hr (.1- she of healthy, of long lived parents or ancestry? Has he or she good health and good sense? One more great hindrance to improve the human race is the intei-- marrying of blood relations, one generation after anothei-. until the whole community b(v^omes degenerate in size, physically and mentally. If it IS a good thing to renew your seed of wheat, rye, coi'u and potato(^s. and improve your stock by getting new blood into it and assist nature to i)roduce only the best, why not do the same with your people, regenei-ate youi' race, let your aims be high not low. The motive is a veiy worthy one. Let the wisdom of the old guide the young early in life. Let your childi-en read and retlect that to marry a healthy, roliust, sensil)le man oi- woman would be e(iual to securing a fortune. It shall iiK^an a happy healthy (wi.stence during a lifetime, the ideal that all the woi-ld is seeking, and very many find it, and to them that find it Paradise is not lost. These are the meditations on the philosophy of life, its preservation and continuance. An old saying is that "only the fittest shall survive" of our descendants. To have good peoi)le in this world it is necessary to have good ••hildieii : to have good childivn they must have good mothers and good fatheis. The mothei- is the first teacher of the child. The child le;in,s I'roiii the mother almost I'l-oni the time of its birth. 'JMiis teachinii and learning so early in life lasts many through a whole liretime ;ind exist- I'lice. To have good mothei's you must have good daughters. '" le daughter should Ix- taught and educated with the view to hei- rutin. ['"•^iLoii and li;i|)|)iness in life, (iood daughters make good molheis, and the mothei- 's teachings and inlluences upon her children in most 280 A MEDITATION' OX THE PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE. people acx'ompany them tluoiigh their lifetime. Where is there any- thino: to be found that impresses itself stronger in our young lives than the fervent profound j)rayer of the mother with her children learning them to say their first prayers, and why should a daughter who has been taught to beeome such a nK)th('i' throw herself away by marryinff some innii not wortliy of sueli a v\ife .' 'I'lle name of llie WOl'd love lias been llUleli Jibllsed. Ln\c is ail affinity l)et\V<'eil Ihe reniiintir ;iimI the lliasellline. A selitilliellt often is a madness or huiacy that is as one 'jfeat wi'itei- says : "" l^ove is blind for it sees not with tlie eyes but with thi' iiiiikI."' Love. another L;i'e;it ui'iler sa\ s, "is a smoke by lovers' sighs. What is it else but madness most disereet and ehoking gall, a petsei-v.inee sweet." If this was not so, as this great writer said, why would a (bniLiliter worthy of the best man throw herself away unto a wortldess fellow. becMuse he liad ju.st l)een eomini;' her way. wlieti by ir'.stinct of nature this affinity was doing its work. To improve the conditions have ae(|uaintaneeship. widi-ii the circle of N'our aequaintance. aim liiuh. look for persons tliat will be siiit;ible partiieis foi- life amoiii.;' those that are worthy of your (jiialities. .\ pliilosoplier 's answei' to the <|iiestion of what was the best means of winidng al'feetion of tlie Indy was op|)ort unit\'. Such op|)or- tunities can only lie widene(l by enlarging your cii'cle of friends ;iiid friendship. What has been said here about good mothers and good dauiihters will also apply to having good sons, good husl)ands and good fathers. Such fathers and mothers that were insi)ir(Ml to have good children will fill the link in the long chain for the continuation of their race to a better ])erfection than many others ol' tin- lium;iii family that did not receive tluMf earl\- trainii.g in life imbued with the same motive b\- their parents. (lood fathers and mothei's make good citizens of the community, the State ;i!;(l nation wlieie tliey live and belong. This is of the greatest importance in a fi-ee counti'\'. where the citizens are supposed to vote for the best men to represent them to 'j'ovei'ii this State ;ind nation. The Parent's Aim It is of the first impoi'tance in nndi-i'takinu' any entei'jjrise to form a correct idea of the end to be aci'i)m|ilislicd. Kvei'v occupation in li fe has some (list irct pnriiose. ;ind only as it is t horoimhly k'ept in view- can the elVorts |iiit foftli pro\e successful. hriftiiiu' passively aloni;' with till' ciii-reiit has been the cjiuse of iiijiny a fatal wreck of lifes objects, while. h;id the llood been Stemmed ;ind the bark resolutely steeled towards some '.^iv'eii port, success ;iiid li;i |)|iiness would have A MEDITATION ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF LITE. 281 crowned the voyag'e. AVhile this truth is recognized in most of life's avocations there are some which especially need its enforcement, and perhaps none more than that which is embraced in the parental rela- tion. While men and women are taught and trained by years of patient instruction to become good laborers in all the bread winning pursuits of lif(\ how little preparation is afforded to enable them to become good fathers ;iii(l tiiothcis. uiid how U'w there arc who. upon entering oil this Illation, liaxc any (Ictiiiitc idea of what is to be done. Too often pcopli' drift into these i-csponsihilities. content to produce the practices (»f their ancestors, jind (juite destitute of that deep insight into human iialure and its needs which should iiuide them in the task' assumed. What. then, is the aim that ought to actuate every parent; the work that he has to accomj)lish .' ^lost i)ei"sons will admit, in theory ;it least, that it is to strengthen the perceptions and cultivate the tastes; to awaken the energies and employ the faculties; to develop the genius of character latent in th(^ child into the well-proportioned and har- monious nature of a noble man or woman. Vet, is this the central idea that practically governs the |)arental relation.' Does not experience show that the authority of the pai-eiit as it is commonly upheld am(mg us. grows far more out of the love of dominion than out of the love of those who govern :' Are not the promotion of the parents' convenience and comfort and the fostei'ing of his oi- her own vanity in the beauty, adornment oi' talents of the child more the object, in the generality of cases, than a disinterested desire to promote the child's best in- terests ? Does i:ot the lovi^ of power often lit^ at the root of severity ' Does not selfishness exact sacrifices and the d(^sire for ease induce neglect? These motives so cunningly hide themselves from view that fre(juently the pai-ent. who is thus actuated, believes his child's welfare to be up- peiiiiost in liis mind, and the only spring of his actions. In past ages of bai'barism. the subordination of children and the despotic I'ule of the parent was carried to their extreme limit. Not oidv were children held as slaves bv their father, but their verv lives wei-e in his power, while filial di.sobedience ranked next to murder as a crime. (Gradually, as man advanced in intelligence, and as other rights have been acknowledged, the i)ersonal liberty of children has increased and non-coercive systems of education have taken the place of the rigid ;ind unlimited authoi'ity of formei' days. There arc^ many who lament this change and sigh for the good old times wlieii children looked up with awt- to those who I'uled them with despotic sway. It does, indeed, appear at times, when we see the dangei-s that suri'ouud the young, and the sad results that so often follow the relaxed discipline of the pivsent ut whei-e wise and loving parents combine to nuike a sunny home for their little ones, whei'c they resj)ect tluMC feelings, s_\nipathi/e in theii- pleasui'cs, soothe theii' ti'oubles. and lead them gcmtly into paths of virtue. tlie\' give them not only a real present ha|)- pin(\ss, but also an ideal one. which in after life, tlii'V will ])nisue and overtake A bright conception of home joys, jind tlie ap|)reciation of their simple sources, are the best foundations. The natural cravings of childhood are not for wealth or its api)liances. the\- can be liap|)y with frugal fare and simple habits, if they may only enjoy love, sym- |)athy and appreciation. Tlieii- physical, mental n\\(\ moi'al needs d<'- mand no enormous outlay of mone\'. but they do denmnd respectful at- tention, cai'eful thought and judicious plans. The happiest child is not he who is tricked out in finery, satetl with luxuries, and spoiled with indulgence; but he, who, enjoying with the ze.st of young life the merry sports of childhood, and the society of carefully chosen com- panions, yet turns with pleasure to his home as the dearest spot and to his parents as his warmest and closest friends. Relationship One of the good effects of holiday times, especially such as promote family gatherings, is to im|>ress the mind with a more vivid sense of the vahu' of i-elationships. .\o one who has lately h;id a shai'e in the Chri.stmas joys of a famil\' can fail to be impressed anew with the ha))- piness which can fiow from kindred. Whether it be the children who have been fascinate(l by the books and toys and games and frolics which theii" |)arents and elder i-elatives Iwive procui-ed for them, or the pai'ents t heniseU'es, not less eager and e\ei1e(|. who luive gi-own merry in the children's i:lee: whether it be the ;ibsent ones, who have ruslied A MEDITATION ON TIIK I'JIILOSOPHY OP LIFE. 285 joyfully l);ick lo llic (Icni- old home, or those who have extended to them the lie;irtiest of weleoiiies, or even the sti'}niiness from any source rather than each other; parents who through seltishness lose the atfection of their children, and children who recklessly slight and throAv away a parent's love. Then, too, more distant relationships are apt to i;e di-opped out of sight instead of I'eceiving that attention held by ;i nnituid sense of obligation between its members. .Joy and gladness ;ii-e the Mowers ;ind the fruit of well-preserved relationships, but not the i-oot. That lies deeper down in the very constitution of humanity. We find ourselves actually in many of these relations. We are chil- dren, brothers or sisters, uncles or aunts, and many of us assume the additional responsibilities of husband or wife and parent. This state of things is a real one, present to us atfecting us every moment of our lives ; we are all in it and in it we must abide. Whatever we may do. or not do, these ties with their several duties will continue. They can 286 A MEDITATION ON THP] PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE. never be abrogated. aimiiJled or set aside. We may slight them, neglect them, despise them, if we will, but we can never abolish them. We may dislike the responsibility that they bring, bnt we can never escape it. We may fall in performing the dnties they involve, bnt the duties remain as urgent as ever. Some may think that by picsiMiting so foreil)ly tliis side of the (pH'stion. we shall crush out the tender and beautiful affections which arc the crown of all I'elatiorslii]), l)ut this is no more true than by watering and iioui'ishing tlie toots of a [)lant we shall nip and spoil its delicate buds. What we wisli to enforce is. that as bealthful gi'owtii of the root is ncccssai'y to the full fruition of the plant, so the cheerful acceptance of obligations and the performance of its consequent duties is necessary to any ixMiiianent or satisfactory happiness. Let this ti'utli sink deep into tb.e beart and pei-vade the life of an individual, and he will never complain of th(^ lack of pleasui'able affec- tions in his relationships. Joy will flow in upon him from every such channel, and it will be a 'u)v that neither chanu'c nor separ;ition will disturb. Hut let him neglect these obligations and value his kindred only For the pleasure he can extract from them and the ])leasure itself will be only transient and unsatisfactory. Mr. ^laui'ice. in a lecture on the conscience, speaking of the danger of this course, says, "The necessity for firm and distinct language becomes more evident to us the older we gi-ow, and the moi-e we notice the habits and dortriues which are prevalent among us. The i-evereiice for i)arents, the sanctity of the marriage vow, the pei'mai:ence of friendship are all in peril from the confusion between likings and affections" (foi- as we trans- late his meaning, Ix'tween the whims and impulsive fancies of the moment, and the deej), pure love which only blesses those who recognize and fulfill their nnitual obligations). "Those who resolutely draw a distinction ])etween them will have their reward. They will find that the conscience pi'otests, not against the fervency, but against the cold- ness, feebleness and uncertainty of our affections." Choice of Occupation There is so much continually said and written about the impor- tance of choosing wisely an occupation in life, but few appreciate the real difficulties of making this choice. Parents and advisers of youth, with the sincer<'st desii-e of assisting them to discover the work for which they ai-e best fitted, find that in many, if not the majority of cases, they meet with small success. Often the youth possessing per- haps good or even superior general abilities shows no special taste or aptitude in any given direction. There are, perhaps, several depart- A MEDITATION ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE. 287 ments of labor, as far as present appearances go, he might fill with equal chances of success. Or, if he seenis attracted to one in particular, it is difficult to judge whether it is a true indication of fitness or a mere fancy, that will iiielt befoi'e the difficulties and drudgery it involves. It takes a wiser judgment and a keener discrimination than mo.st of us possess to solve this jti'obhMii. Then again, frequently the power of choice is confined to very nai-row limits, circumstances render many avenues impossible while afi^ording strong inducements in other direc- tions. So that, except in marked cases, where talent and taste are so decided as to overpow(M' all hindrances, it is not strange that young men and women scciii rather to fioat into their lifework from the force of wind and tide, than to elect their course and steer decisively upon it. This i.s, perhaps, not to be so much regretted as may at first appear. The various occupations of life, while reciuiring varied talent, have yet such a strong family likeness that their adherents may well shake hands as token of their close relationship in a conunon purpose. The progress and happiness of mankind is the one meaning which underlies and pervades every honest employment. If this be recognized at the outset it will tend to dignify and e(|ualize all industries. In this respect they differ but little. Whether we look at agriculture or mechanics, at com- merce or the professions, at art or literature, we see the aim to be the welfare of humanity. Not that each one of the toilers in these differ- ent departments has this end distinctly and consciously in view, but that his work actually produces this result in proportion to the ex- cellence and faithfulness of its performance. It signifies far less to any one in what special way he is contributing to his end, than that he really does so, and if he but puts himself in sympathy with his object and keep it in sight, it will go far towards exalting his work and en- larging his own breadth of motive. In another way, also, (ht the different occupations of life bear a close affinity. While calling for numerous and differing powers for their best performance, they all alike demand intelligence and labor. There is often a great and fatal mistake made here. It is commonly supposed that the chief desideratum of the mechanical arts, all others into which manual work enters, is labor, while that of connnerce, literature and professional life is intelligence — at any rate, that the mininnim of mind will suffice for the former, while the minimum of industry will suffice for the latter. This is not so. More of the mental powers of humanity have gone into the arts that develop the resources of the earth than in any other direction. The intellect that has learned to draw sustenance from the soil, to work up matter into the countless forms of usefulness and beauty, to control the elements and make the 288 A MEi>ri'.\'i'i<)\ ox 'iiii'; niii.osoiMi v ok likm. forces of nature c()iiti'il)iite to oui- wclfai'c. is in no way int'ei-ior to that which utters its thouuht in tlic pofiii. the statue or the paintini"'. If this truth coukl be impressed upon tlic youn^' it might do something- to dispel the prejudice which indisposes so many to enter the vai-ious fiekls of mannal employment. Handwork, in all its hrauclies, is loudly callinu to-day for intelligence to guide it, for thought to make it et¥i- cient, for cnltui-e to give it skill. The labor that offei's itself without these, sad to say, is plentiful enough, but is always at a discount, al- ways inef^cienl, always seeking and never sought. No greatei' boon could be given to society than a, corps of intelligent thoughtful, well educated young people, ready to unite their mental power with habits of industry, their discipline of mind with discipline of hand, and de- vote them all to the trades and mechanic arts, which open so many avenues for ability and skill. Equally fallacious is it to imagine that there are any employments which can be successfully prosecuted without labor. Those who look with envy on the lawyer, the statesman, the scientist, the orator, the poet, or the artist, and imagine that they can win success and fame merely by the play of thought and imagination are gi-ievously mis- taken. Not one of these or kindred pui-suils can be worthily followed without an amount of toil and drudgery, of which those who stand afar off never dream. Patient and ploddiiig industry, hard and often tir- ing efforts nuist be added to mental power or talent, or even genius, if these so-called higher walks of life are to be finnly trodden. For the lack of this foundation stone, many a seemingly noble edifice of natural ability and s])lendid gifts has crumbled to useless dust. x\nd when a youth of mediocre powers deliberately selects one of these occupations, in the hope of avoiding hard work, rigid economy and self-denial, he has made the most fatal mistake of his life and one that, if not speedily corrected, must entail upon him ruin and disgrace. Labor witlioul intelligence, de|»resses, degrades and fails. Intelli- gence withoul laboi' <'vaporates, is lost and equally fails. Thus i1 is of less inipoiianee to succ('ss what special branch of human industiw is luidertaken. than wlielher it is pni-sued with all the mental and phy- sical energies of the nature. Let each one honor his occupation l)y studying out its liis1or\-. its progress, its aim, its hi'ightest examph'S and its mission to the world and to himself. He who does this and crowns it by intelligenc(^ ami faithful industry is the true and noble workei', whatever be his s])here of laboi'. A MKDITATIOX OX TIIK I'll 1 1 ,( )S( »I'I H' OK I. IFF:. 289 Life, What We Make It While the youii^ Hfe eagerly surniisiny wluit life is to hrinu- to them, and th*^ old arc (luietly pondei'inp' what it has brought to them, few i-e;diz(' to liow large an extent life is just what they themselves make it. It is a hook, the pages of which are turned one by one, not merely to b<' iM^arl, but to show us ever new and shifting scenes and also to reilect our own image. The extei'iial woi'ld may be sui^posed to ]iresent similar views to evei'v one. ('crtaiiily we cannot change by looking its mountains into vabeys. or its cities into plains. Yet, perhaps, no two people, looking at the same scene, see it exactly alike. One gazing upon a landscape, sees exquisite grace and beauty in the tliversity of hill and dale, lake or stream, lit up, it may be, by sunset glories. Another sees in it the promise of rich harvests and plentiful returns. Another regards it solely with a vi(nv to tiie facilities it offers for a new railroad; while yet another, with dull or pre-occupied mind, gazes without consciously seeing anything at all. The scene is to each one what he makes it — the reflection of his own niiud. The cheei'ful find the melancholy man look upon the very same objects: to one. th(\v assume a bright and I'oseate hue full of joy in th(^ present, and boj)e for the future; while to the oth(M' they suggest only wearine&s and disappointment. Still more emphatically is this the case in the social world. 'J'he opinion men hold of society is largely a reflection of their own charac- ters, and their influence goes far towards making society actually con- form to those opinions. The selfish and grasping man is always imagin- ing those with whom he deals to be selfish. He excuses his own mean- ness on the ground that he must guard against the meanness of others : and his excuse has just this foundation that his own character natur- ally diffuses itself among those with whom he deals. Every disposition t^xerts a magnetic attraction for its like; and the unjust in;ni will meet with injustice, the rude with i-udene.ss, the cold with coldness, and the proud and jealous with pride and jealousy. On the other hand, the just and true, the generous and kind, the gentle and loving draw to themselves the same qualities in others, and thus to them also is social life what they make it. No one can enter into the presence of a pure and good nmn without having the better parts of his nature aroiLsed and his desire for improvement quicKened.. The opinions expressed of society, as a whole, are a tolerably fair criterion of the character of the one who holds them. It is the man of unflinch- ing integrity who has the most faith in the general honesty of the community — a faith not shaken by the occasional experience he meets to the reverse. It is the unscrupulous and slippery man who suspects 290 A MEDITATION ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE. roy'Ui'rv ill every (luarter and ridieules the very idea of disintere.sted- ness. He who complains that the world is hollow and heartless un- consciously confesses his own lack of sympathy; while he who believes that people, as a whole, are kindly and humane, is certain to have the milk of human kindness in his own nature. The conditions and surroundings of life are also largely what we make them. This is the case, first of all, through our direct influence. Pi'()S])ei'ity and adversity are often the simple effects of conduct. In- dustry, thrift, skill, discretion, principle, underlie the one ; idleness, ex- travagance, self-indulgence and folly, the other. As a general thing, we reap that which we have sown. But where it is not so, where cir- cumstances over which we have no control come in the form of trials or joys, even these are greatly modifled l)y the spirit in which they are received. Who has not seen poverty or sickness or bereavement borne so heroically and cheerfully that the afflicted one seemed rather an ob- ject of envy than of compassion .' On the other hand, who has not seen one with every outward advantage that earth has to bestow, rendering himself and others miserable by fretful complaints of troubles too petty to (leserv<» a moimnit's notic<'? The faith'ful endeavor to do right, and to l)ear (piietly what must be Ixtrne. is of itself a fruitful source of happiness and serenity: while a niui-nnuing and discontented spirit may poison the richest blessings and turn them into bitter evils. No one should underrate the inevitable sorrows of life, nor deny to them the sympathy and loving aid which should ever be extended to them ; but permanent misery cannot be regarded with very much re- spect. It certainly si)eaks of grave defects in character, of faults that need pruning away, of feeble qualities that need stimulating. Life is largely what we make it, and whatever may be its clouds and storms they will be chased away at length by the clear sunshine of a strong and noble character. "Fill thy heart with goodness and thou wilt find that the world is full of good." Strength of Will To Do Right AVhile the error of a few is that overstrength of mere will Avhich Ave call obstinacy oi- self-will, the error of the vast multitude is fcfblr- ncss of irill. The bodies oF most controls their minds. How many eat where reason w(»nld say abstain, or drink that which st(>als away the sense I How many are too feeble of purpose to lay aside an interest- ing book or pursuit at the hour when it infringes on other duties ! What hours most waste in profitless reading ! Indeed there is a fascination and tyranny about the present, no matter what— company, passion or pleasure— feelings that we are all ashamed of afterwards. I A MEDITATION" ON THE PHII.OSOPHY OP LIFE. 291 The ancient moralists felt this as much as we do. Seneca says, in language (|uite as strong as that of St. Paul, that he sees the right and admires it, and the wrong and hates, while yet practices it. Many persons seem to think it enongh to admit all this without attempting to overcome it. In fact, to be weak of will, amiable and easily turned, they think a sort of Christian virtue. Yet it is one of the most radical vices. For all character is determined by the will, which is, therefore, essential to all virtue. The glory of every human being is to have a strong will, which need not be self-willed, but bowed ever reverently to truth and justice and eternal law, and the supreme Law-giver. But there nnist be a vital strength of will to choose the right. How to obtain this is the question. One clue is the observation that our strength is not the same on all subjects nor in all circumstances and associations. Weakne&s or strength of bodily health has much to do with this. Exercise and repose affect it. An overtasked nervous system ^vill often be weak and irresolute, when half an hour's vigorous exercise or a sharp walk in the open air will renew it. The hour of the day will have much influence. On first rising in the morning the reso- lution is clear, comprehensive and strong, while at night it is often feeble. Hence the most successful men generally plan out the day early, and make their mark, while the will is vigorous and undistracted. Sleep often restores this faculty. Habit has still more to do with it. Every success makes a future one in the same matter more easy and natural, while every instance of being subdued by circumstances makes every similar temptation proportionably powerful. Association has much to do with it. In the company of those we respect we are easily led. He, therefore, who would rule his own spirit and be strong, must attend to these conditions. Habits that secure the most perfect health are hence most favorable to virtue. Sound sleep, vigorous exercise, proper food, fresh air, thus become Christian duties, to be secured at almost any cost. The foi-mation of habits such as shall secure the vic- tory to all good choices, and the defeat of evil allurements will often render the rest of the struggle easy, or the resolute choice of suitable company, and the rejection of that known to be enslaving, may settle the whole question. But there is one habit which more than any other, before the business and confusion of the day be entered upon, will strengthen the wisdom and the will — that is, the practice of forecasting the whole diffi- culties, dangers and plan of the day devoutly in communion with the heavenly Father. They that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength. As the moulting bird recovers youth and renewed energy 292 A MEDITATION ON THK PHILOSOPHY OF I.IFE. from Ihc process, so has uiaii in all aL-cs Ix'cn round to do from real conniiunion with the Father of Spirits. The power of vigorous will is thus most etfeetiially increased. Dean Trench has throw^n this thouo'ht into a most beautiful little poem, lately much (pioted, though given mor<' at length in the Hynui of the Ages: — "Ivoi'd, what a change within us one short hour Spent ill th\- pi'esence can avail to make! What heav>^ burdens from our bosoms take! What parches grounds i-efresh us with a shower! We kneel, and all around us .seem.s to lower; We rise, and all the distant and the near Stand forth in sunnv outline, brave and clear; — We kneel, how weak! We rise, how full of power! Wliy, therefore, should we do ourselves this wrong, Or others, that we are not always strong — That we are ever, ever boi-ne with care — That we should ever weak or heartless be, Anxious or troubled, when with iis is prayer, And joy and strength and courage ai'e with Thee"^ Natural or Moral Law The most i)ermanent, the most i)ervading and the grandest fact in all nature is that everything is governed by eternal and immutable laws. Nothing can resist the powa^r, nothing can alter the precision with which effect everywhere follows cause in exact proportion, and no human arrangement that overlooks the constant working of these law^s can ever hope for the shadow of success. All education that is worth the name is but the elucidation of these laws, and all self-culture is but the effort to put oursc^lves into harmony with them. Nothing moi'C dis- tinctly marks the progress of nuinkind than the fullness with which this fact is recognized. Slowly and gi'adually has its truth dawned upon the biuiian miiui as regards all physical nature, and what was once attributi'd to chance, or to the dii-ect interference of some angry or revengeful Deity, as the storm oi- the earth(|uake, is now ascribed to the unfailing pi-occss of natui'al and lieneficent law as its oidy true source. Even now, however, we do not all have an unshaken faith that this gov(u-iunent extends erpially over ourselves as over external nature; that the laws which govern man's spiritual nature are as steadfast and unwavering as those which control his physical system; that what is thoughtlessly called fortune or fate, is inevitably bound to motives and character, by laws as inflexible as those which decide the upheaval A MEDITATION ON Tflte PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE. 293 of the tidt's or the cii-cliiij:- oi" the planets. We believe firmly that mc- cording- to the (juality of the seed and the soil, and the assiduous culti- vation of the plant, will he the beauty of the tiower, and the riehness of the fruit : but we hesitate to apply the same rule to the delicate gar- den of the human heart. Yet the law is as powerful and undeviating in the one case as in the other. As surely as in nature the force must exceed the resistance if any etfect is to be i)roduced, so surely in our moi-al nature must enei'u_\- exceed obstacle, and moral principle be greater than leiuptation. if hei-oisni or vii'tue ai-t^ to floui'ish. The law of gravitation, which ('(pially governs the minutest snow flake and the rushing planets is no m(»i-e ceilain in its operation than that by which the lightest thought or emotion intinences character, and the simplest <\i'('(\ involves t't(M'n;d results. We readily admit the (n'ident absurdity of disregai'ding what we call natui'al laws, but we do not recognize the same element in dis- obedience to our moral senst'. lie who should ignore the law of gravi- tation, who should attempt to breathe fire or water as if they were air, or to pass through rocks as if they had no power of resistance, would excite a smile of derision, or pity fo)- his imbecility. But the disregard of the laws which govei-n our moi'al nature |)roduces no such feeling. He who disobej^s his conscience, who violates the principles of ju.stice, honor and integrity and stifles the promptings of benevo- lence, may incur our serious condenniation, but scarcely oui- contempt. We say he does wrong, but we forget to say he is irrational. Yet surely the moral laws are as firm and undeviating as any other, and the i-esult of their disobedience as certain and as detrimental; therefore to tlisregard them is at least as conclusive proof of folly as to dis- regard the laws which govern the elements. When we fully embrace this |»hilosophy, when all wrong-doing includes the element of absurd- ity in our eyes, a long step will have been taken in the moral and in- tellectual progress of the race, floral imbeciles are far more numerous than those mentally weak, and will lie so until we learn how futile is the contention between inclimition and duty; betw^een our lower and higher natures; between I'ight and wi'ong. Whenever we choose pleas- ure and reject principle; whenevei- we yield to inclination and sacrifice duty ; wlumevei" we prefei- selfish gratification to lai'ge heai'ted lienev- olence, we are ourselves the greatest sufferers. He who cheats his neighbor deprives iiim of his rightful |)()ssessi(»ns. but by the same act he defrauds himself of what is incomparably more valuable, his honor, integrity and virtue. He who oppresses the poor and binds heavy burdens on the weak, is moie ei-uel to himself than to those he afflicts, and burdens his own conscience with heavier weights. He who de- fames anotliei' Injuies his ivputation, but in so doinu lie blunts his 294 A MEDITATION ON THE PHILOSOPHY OP LIFE. own moral sense, which is of far more significance. No injury is so great as the injury of character, and that we do not inflict on others, hut upon ourselves with every wrong-doing. If this great moral law which p(M-vades humanity is inflexible in its punishments for disobedience, it is friendly and genci-ons to all who put theuLselves into hanuony witli it. .lust ;is we may gathei' life and .strength and pleasure from the elements that would destroy us if we disregarded their laws, so the moral forces within and around us are the chief sources of our highest joys and nobl(^st elevations, if we but work with thtMu instead of warring against th<'m. Evei-y worthy impulse cherished, every excellence of character cultivated, every denial made of a low desii-e foi' a higher attainment, every im- pure motive con(|uere(l, every noble aspiration hi'eatlied, every gen- erous deed accomplishiHl, will pour tlieii- I'ichest i-ewai'ds into the heai't, and stamj) their best effects upon the charactei" of him who thus earnestly strives. No effort for a good cause, made fi-om a pure mo- tive, can ever fail; though the result we IooUimI foi- may disappoint our ho|)es, the beneficent effects up(tn oui' own iinici- nature ;ire as cei'tain as that of the I'ain u|)on ;i thii'sty hind. It is only as we realize that this gi-eat moral law is etei'ual, im- nuitable, and yet thoroughly fi'iendly and beneficent: it is only as we study its operations and put ourselves entii'ely into hai'uiony with it that we can ever hope to attain to what is ])()ssible I'oi- us, either in beauty of character, powei- of good to oUkm-s, oi- a pure and elevated happiness: and only when such le.s.sons are as earnestly impressed upon the young as those we now give them in scholastic loi'c or wordly wisdom, can we be said to have begun ;iny ;i(le(pi;ite system of edu- cation. Cultivating the Desires Among the mots or dishes made of ii'on and glazed, and used to cook in. This is also known as agate ware. When left on tii'c it becomes overheated and the gla/.(^ lireaks off and gets into the eatables which are swallowed unnoticed. Rheumatism Preventives "One ounce of prevention is woi'th a pound of cure." This espe- cially holds good in rheumatism. All medical authorities agree that rheumatism is ])roduced by a sour digestion in the stomach, or else they call it by an acid diatlK^sis that means a soui' digestion. Aft(^i" persons find the first indication of i-heumatic pains in any pai-1 of their bodies, they should regulate their diet or their food so as to avoid this sour digestion, which can be done by observation of the articles of the daily diet which produce this soui' turn or acid condition, of which sugar or sweets of any kind, which certainly produce an acid I'er- meutation in the stomach, is the main cause, and thei-eby causing a 314 Hygienics. larger quantity of uric acid than the liver and kidneys can eliminate or take out of their body. The drinking of one or two tunil)lers of water, either warm or cokl, with a little salt t)n rising in the moi-ning, also upon i-etiring at night, will assist nature considerably by Hushing oi- washing out the larger quantities of uric acid. Every person should pass at least one and a half quarts of licpiids through their bodies daily. The use of the water in this manner is considered an excellent preventive of rheumatism. To this water might also be added some lithia tablets, about five grains at one time. This is also a known preventive of rheumatism. A very good preventive is to stop the nise of Rhine wine, cham- pagne, brandy and othei- alcoholic drinks. With many persons these named articles will bring on rheumatic gout very quick — in fact, a great deal faster than they can get rid of it. There are many persons whose system or bodies are predisposed to have rheumatic gout without the u>se of alcoholic drinks. They are usually of the stout or lymphatic kind with a slow working liver and kidneys. Rheumatism Another disease of the digestive organs called by medical books a disea.se of the nutrition or nourishment of the body, is rheumatism. It is rather a big undertaking for a layman to give advice in regard to the cure of I'heumatism, when it is such a big tax on physicians to make cures of this disease, especially when the United States Dispen- sary, under the head of three kinds of rheumatism, gives nearly 200 articles of medicine for the cure of this disease for the doctors to choose from. Ordinary Rheumatism Pains in shoulders, joints, oi- in difl'ei'ent parts of the body, also lumbago and nnisculai" rheumatism. The writer who has been subject to attacks of rheumatism for the biggest part of his lifetime will give his experience of his most suc- cessful cures that, after trying medicines prescribed and not getting the proper result therefrom, he found that by lying in bed and drink- ing hot teas or stimulants and covering up his whole body, even his head, and getting into a thorough pei'spiratit)n, keeping it up for an hour or moi't\ and while this perspiring is going on, rub him.self with a towel under the cover, this exercise will help to make the perspira- tion How still more freely. This process of rubbing and working with the different parts of the body, and at the same time discharging a copious amount of water from pores of the body, thereby getting rid HYGiEisriCS. 315 of a large quantity of uric acid, and therefore getting relief from the pains and a cure from the disease. This should be the first thing done to try for the cure of rheumatism. Care should be taken to have the room warm and the clothes in being changed shoukl also he warm, and the person should lay in bed for half a day jit least and take some nourishing food that does not contain anything vei-y sour or very sweet. If this does not make a cure, the same thing should be repeated again the following day, but in the majority of cases this will make a cure. Another way to get a good sweat is by taking a turkish bath, preferably in your own home. Sciatica Rheumatism This, next to inflanunatory, is the most painful of the different kinds of rheumatism, as it attacks the sciatic nerve in the body, 'i'he writer has had some very excellent residts in the cure? of this disease, by the use of Eades Gout and Rheumatic Pills, made in London, Eng- land, and obtainable at almost every drug store in our large cities. Often live or six of these pills have made a complete cure. The direc- tions are on each bottle, but I will say in addition that they should be used very carefully and after five or six pills have been used, the per- son should stop for several days or a week before taking any more of them, as they are very powerful. The writer has also had very good results in -illaying terrible pain caused by sciatica I'heumatism hy the use of Spanish fly l)listers. The writer has used them in the following manner, by taking a piece of adhesive or sticking plaster about four inches wide and about twelve inches long, through the middle of this, about one and a half or two inches ajiai'f took the fly blister salve, made five spots a little larger than a nickle and about the thickness of a knife blade, and laying on the outer side of the leg where the pain was the greatest, between the knee joint and the hip joint, the blisters to lay on the nerve between the muscles. This will produce a blister in from six to eight houi-s and nearly as large as a half dollar. As soon as the blisters appear, the pain from the rheumatism ceases, and in my case it has not returned up to the present time. Be very care- ful in removing the .sticking i)laster not to take off the skin of the l)li.ste!-. Open the blisters on downward side to leave water out. I'hese should then be poulticed for at least two days. These poultices should be made of ground flaxseed and boiling water, made like a thin dough, put between two cloths and applied as warm as patient can bear it. Care should be taken that the skin of the blister ivmains on. The poultice can be kept warm for a long time, by applying a rubber bag- filled with wai'm water on the outside of the poultices. The poultices 316 HYGIENICS. should be iiiatk' with liot watei' aiul ])Ut on warm eiiouyh so as not to burn, between two thin rags, and renewed when cooled off. 1 forgot to state that the blisters should be perforated at the lowest part so that the water ean run ou1 freely. The wounds can be heahHl in a few days l)y llic use of zinc ointment on a piece of muslin and fastened on with a piece of sticking plaster to kcei) it in phice. If this does not make an entii'e cui'e. tlie same can be applied on the other limb the same way until the pain is all gone, but I had full relief and cure upon one appli- cation. The writei' has used Spanish tly salve many times in the last forty years and always with good result. The salve does not bui'ii or hurt while it draws a blistei'. If it is desirable not to heal the wounds from blistei's too (piick make a brown soap plaster, nii.x soap and molasses or dissolved sugar. Inflammatory Rheumatism Having had intlanuiiatoi'y i-lieumatisni sevei'al times, and vei-y severely in the hip joint, and ti-ying different applications. First try- ing wai-m and then cold, I finally received the most beneiit by the application of towels dipped in cold water and laid on for sevei-al hours until the inflammation has passed away; at the same time taking- inward lemedy to allay any fever that is usually pi-esent in the state of iuHanunatoi'y rheumatism. A new article now being used foi' out- ward a])i)lication is anti-phlogestine or tlogestine; tliis takes out the intlannnation. If the above will not make a cui'c, it is best to send for the doctor. Chronic or Calcaras Rheumatism The best remedies foi- this is in such articles that are solvents of IIm' lime and the uric acid that accumulates in the joints of the limbs, and let it i)ass out of the system by drinking i;lenty of water. Among the best known remedies is ])hosph()ric waters and a chemieni calbnl calcara tluorica, reeonnnended by Dr. Schissler of Oldenlnirg, (ier- niany. The continuous use of lithia water and also peper-racine water are the most beneficial. For furthei- information consult youj' d(K-tor. ilnltalt &rB ftnttBrhi^n aIl|ftUH. ©eite. 9lcfennann, (If)riftine 73 SUtleiittngen 20 9ln'G 3Sater[anb 29 2(uflebuiqer, 2io^» 44 aCalter, neb. 1897 44 23au(]^er, ® 55 SeBtoanger, Jyreb 50 Sen^, oretf)ea (glifabett), geb. 1877 46 ©branrb, geb. 1862 43 emit, geb. 1871 44 emma, geb. 1859 55 (^mnta 9iebeffa, geb. 1881 68 orace 40 Contents of the English PatL A PAGE A Noble Knight »1 A Meditation on the T'hihis()|iliy of Tjife 277 Ac'kerinan, ( 'liristina 220 B Bauers. Lillian M 167 Baugher, E 151 Bayer, Emma 252 Chas. P 252 Beiswanger, Frederick 142 Bennett, Ida E 252 Cornelia 224 Berg, Frank 272 Maggie Matilda 272 Bichlein, Elizabeth Mary 122 Bishop, Emilie 129 Blayhxk, Ella , 151 Gladys Mary, born 1 ;»()] 235 Brown, .lohn H 235 .Julia Elisa, born 1S,S2 235 James Buckner, born 1 884 235 Metta Junie, born 1887 235 Phoebe, born 18.S9 235 William, born 189() 235 Business Career of Philip J. Eitter 167 c Cook, Amelia, born 1860 192 George, born 1864 192 John, born 1830 192 Louisa, born 1858 192 < 'rile, Amos 274 Ollie, l)orn 1899 274 D page; Darnauer, Frederick George, born 1901 148 Herman, born 1898 148 Wilhelin, born 1873 148 Darner, Francis William, born 1886 263 Francis William, Iwrn 1902 263 John Jennings, born 1897 263 Joseph Andrew, born 1886 263 Lulu J., born 1890 263 Mamie Ellen, born 1899 263 Philip Byron, born 1 895 263 Denser, Anna, born 1873 240 Carl Henry, born 1897 263 Christian, born 1868 263 John Lewis, born 1900 263 F Factories and Dwellings of Philip ,1. Ritter, Philadelphia 165 Freund, Charles 151 Fuller, Bessie 151 Furey, ( 'hristian, born 1886 203 Elizabetli May, born 1889 203 Norman D., born 1892 203 Thomas, born 1864 203 G Ciegenlieimer, Louisa, born 1839 1 63 (ienealogy of the Ritter Family 92 German National Monument 13 Germany 93 Gilbert, Andrew 235 Anna Mae 235 Laren 235 Gluck, John 209 Goeppinger, Beatrice, born 1896 209 George 209 Leroy, born 19(11 209 (Joodman, A 151 Greenig, Adam -73 Greeting to Our Hluod Relations 9 Greiner, Joseph 274 Grovier, Mai-y 228 H PAGE Haniiiiel, Adam, born 1846 141 Adam, born 1869 142 Anna, born 1878 142 Elisabeth Ritter-, born 1845 142 Frances, liorii 187;{ 142 Frieda, born 1875 142 Hilda, born 1880 142 Ida Emilia Josephina, born 1888 142 Kate, born 1867 142 Michael, born 1871 142 Philipina C'aroliiui born 1883 142 William Frederick, born 1886 142 Haber, Elizabetli, born 1874 272 Hart, Maggie, horn 1870 256 Haubeil, Katherine 148 Heeker, Caroline 220 Heinzelman, William 142 Hesseriek, Wilhelmina 122 Hoefer, Mary L., born 1 848 196 Holly, Welma, born 1873 189 Holzhauser, Adolph W., born 1849 273 Catharine Phoelje, born 1853 i :ii •> Charles VV., born 1883 274 Christian 273 Clara, born 1876 274 Emma, born 1 874 274 Ceorge P 273 George P., born 1877 274 John P., born 1 856 273 .lolm P., born 1878 274 Joseph A., l>orn 18S(i 274 Lizzie, born 1875 274 Margaretta F., born 1889 274 Mary C, born 1872 273 William P., born 1886 274 Hygienics 302 I Independence Hall 99 J Jooss, Louisa J 183 K page! Kielkopf, Elizabeth, born 1864 260 John, born 1 862 260 Katharine, born 1845 260 Mary C!atharine, born 1839 227 Kipp, Adolph Frederick, born 1898 148 Anna Susanna, born 1895 148 Frederick Wilhelin. born 1893 148 Frederick William, born 1865 148 George, born 1891 148 Kling, Anna, born 1887 260 (!arrie, born 1890 260 (;iara, born 1885 260 Evelena, born 1898 260 Frank, born 1901 260 .Jolin, burn 1895 260 Minnie, born 1893 260 Peter, born 1861 260 Kuelkopf, Charles Edward, born 1879 263 Clara Theresia, born 1870 263 Edith Victoria, born 1 SS9 264 Emma, born 1872 263 John B., born 186.S 263 . Katherine, born 1866 263 Leonard Henry, born 1884 264 Lily Florence, born 1903 263 Pansy Gladys, born 1899 263 Philip, born 1882 263 William, born 1875 260 L Lehr, Carl Henry, l)()rn 1 897 209 Charles 11., born 1863 209 Lewis C, born 1895 209 Marie Eva, born 1894 209 Selma E., born 1901 209 Liberty Bell 101 Lotz, C. F., born 1870 1 29 Charlotte 136 Frederick Wilhelm 136 Louisa 136 Louisa Ritter-, boi n 1 874 136 Luikart, Jacob, born 1862 129 Lynch, Clarence, boin 1902 260 M PAGE Mannette, Daisy, born 1875 '24 March, Adeline C, born 1860 224 Carrie Elsie, born 1S9() 224 Eddie A., born 1888 224 Fredie, A., born 1888 224 Jolm Alhnan 224 Minnie A., born 1885 224 Marshall, Albert 151 McClung, Blaneli. born 1897 228 Fred 228 Jean, born 1894 228 McCoy, Nina Elsie, born 1877 237 Meier, Charlie, born 1901 240 Clyde B., born 1899 239 Elizabetli Ritter-, l)orn 1839 239 Fern, E., liorn 1897 240 Floyd F., born 1894 240 Frederick, born 1 867 240 George, born 1823 239 George, born 1859 239 Harry, born 1901 240 Jacob, born 1896 240 Jennie, l)orn 1893 239 John Henry, born 1890 240 Lona, born 1885 239 Louise, l)orn 1 882 ". 240 Matilda M., born 187(5 240 Phili)), born 1867 240 William, born 1878 240 Meiers, Mary 122 Mowery, AUie, ))orn 1897 247 o Ockers, Ellen 137 William 129 Orth, Mary 151 Oswald, Philipina, born 1810 113 P Palmer, Florence, born 1874 256 Person, Robert -1 ' Philadelphia Branch of the Kitter Family 1-15 Philip J. Ritter Conserve Co., Factories built by Philip J. Ritter 165 R PAGE Reck, Emanual 231 Hazel F 231 Residence and Stores of Philip .1. Ritter 171 Ritter Family, txenealogy of 92 Abner Ray, born U)()2 247 Adam 130 Adams George, born 180G 106 Adeline 0., born 1860 224 Aetna, born 1893 135 Albert, born 1877 247 Amelia, born 1866 118 Andrew, born 1841 243 Anna ( Carolina, Ixirn 1891 259 Anna K., born 1.S95 204 Anna Maria 130 Anna Mary, born 1868 122 Armanda L., born 1879 231 Audrey, born 1896 256 Barbara, born 1807 107 < 'aroline, born 1864 109 ( 'arl A., born ] 889 . 213 Catharine M., born 1874 . . . 272 Charles C., born 1870 122 Charles August, born 1879 213 Charles ('., born 1871 224 Charles F.. born 1866 183 Christian, born 1 s.'.l 109 (Christian, born 1790 1 lo Christian, born 1S32 113 Cliristian 118 ( 'hristian, born 1844 196 Christian, born 1867 151 Christian, born 1893 204 (Christian Henry, born 1895 151 ('hristian William, born lS(i(; 204 Clara Sojiliia, born 1888 272 Clifford, born 1895 135 ( 'lyde R., born 1902 228 Daniel, born 1878 118 Daniel, born 1832 227 Delia, born 1860 109 Dorothea, born 1809 107 PAGE Ritter, nonitlK a Klizah.'tli, l.orii 1S77 12'^^ 1 )nr(itli('a Ma^ilalcna, Ihicm 1 7<).) '''''• KilwanI, Ikhii I sdi" 118 KHa M., Im.im IMl.-) --8 )'>lizali('tli, lini II 1 S4.") 1^8 Elizal.cth, l>oiii IS.-.l 148 lOlJzalKili. lioiii is;;i» 217 Klizalicth, liorii ls:;!i 28!» Elizabeth, hmn 1 S77 259 Klizalictli Ann, horii 1 S()4 224 . Elizabeth Maliinla, horn iS77 118 Elizabeth Regiiia, horn 1865 203 Elsie May, born 1 H,S9 224 Eniil, born 1871 118 Emma, l)orn 1 sftil 151 Emma, born 1 S7r) 259 Emma Rebecca, liorii 1881 203 Estella .M., Imrn 18(>rn 1866 251 George, born 1 867 109 tieorge Alexander, born 1868 224 (reorge Andrew, born 1896 252 (ieorge B., born 1 861 152 George Christian, born 1735 103 George Christian, born 1760 103 George Edward, born 1872 259 George Heinrich, born 1 803 106 George Joiin, born 1 820 148 George W., l)orn I8(ii) 174 (Jeorge Washington, l.orii 1873 247 Hazel Louisa, born 1 895 247 Heinrich, born 1 807 107 Heinrich H., born 1835 113 Henry, born 1 863 , 118 PAGE Ritter,Hemy E., born 1870 . 247 Herman Joseph, born 1875 247 Herniina, born 1 S90 122 Ida, born 1872 118 lru 1893 L'28 Kiitli Eunice, horn U)()() 1'5'i Sanih Clair, hnni 1 H7H l^do SelniH Holly, burn 1 S73 189 Simon, born 1812 107 SiisiMinn, born 184(i 148 Theresa Louisa, born 19(14 1N!> Theresia, l)()rn 1S4S 27o Virgil Lclanil, born lS9(i 224 Willicbn, tiorn 1880 259 William, l)orn 1843 259 William ( 'hristian, born 1889 204 William II., born 1 8(59 1 84 William H.. born 1899 189 William Washing^ton, iKirn 1887 122 Robertson, Earl, liorn 1902 236 G. D 236 .losepli, born 1 S85 236 Lizzie, born 1888 236 Ruth, born 1901 236 Willi.'ini, l)orn ls20 238 William, born 1892 236 Rohlfink, Louisrt 151 Riiggles, Harriet Angeline 224 Ruh, George 209 s Saner, Alice Velna, born 1899 240 Bernard, born 1899 247 Blanche May, born 1897 240 Charles, born 1898 248 Clara Phoebe, born 1902 272 Daisy Genevieve, born 1903 240 Earl, born 1893 240 Evaline, born 1895 240 George, l>orn 1869 240 George Andrew, born 1 901 248 Harry, born 1892 240 John l''i-t'il('rick, born 1897 272 i>rna Euis, l)orn 1899 248 Lincohi, liorn 1876 247 Mary Lulu, liorn 1S99 272 Maudie May, born 19'>3 . , ,....,.,.. , . . . 247 PAGE Sauer, Olie Opal, born 1901 240 Philip, born 1S71 : 259 Teddy E., born 1901 247 Schaef er, Andrew 272 Katliarine Louisa 272 Sheets, Nellie Florence, born 1S81 263 Schertz, Andrew, ])oru 1S61 235 Caroline, born 1875 236 Elizabeth, born 1864 236 Flora, born 1877 236 John, born 1812 232 Joseph C, born 1868 237 Junie ]\Iae, burn ISS;) 236 Katharine, born 1859 235 Louisa, born 1872 236 .Matilda, born 1862 238 Philip H., born 1858 235 Philipina Eitter-, born 1838 232 Phoebe, born 1866 236 Eoseoe, born 1901 236 Theresia, born 1860 237 Vera Evelyne, born 1903 236 Sclireiner, Katherine, born 1808 216 Schwartzel, Louisa 259 Smith, Carrie 142 Staedter, Louisa W., born 1844 244 Steinmanu, Bertha 129 Stem, Fannie 228 Strasscr, Anna W 204 Stumpf, Mary 142 Sykes, Charles W 223 Euth Jewell 223 Wesley S 223 T Thomas, Clarence 142 Trippels, Anna, born 1874 148 Ceeelie, born 1870 148 Elizabeth, born 1872 148 George, born 1846 148 Louisa, born 1884 148 PAGE V Vandergrift. Clarence W., born 1888 109 Delia, born 1898 109 Elizabeth, born 1884 109 Florence, born 1S94 109 Geo. R., born 1878 109 Jennie 'SL, born 1893 109 Warren E., Ixirn 1S93 109 Wni. IL, born ISSi' 109 Wm. H 109 Vogler, John 192 Voigt, Mary 122 w Warner, Fanny, bcrn 1866 151 Washington Statue 89 Will, Elizabeth 146 Williams, Benj. D., born 1876 240 Y Young, Charles W 236 John Gaylord, born 1901 236 Joseph Everet, born 1894 236 Kenneth Roscoe, born 1892 236 Trissie Elizabeth, born 1895 236 Verle Louisa, born 1899 236 INSTRUCTIONS With best wishes to our relatives, the undersigued offers the following suggestions how to continue the History of each Family, on the blank pages of this book. Family name of the owner of this book should be written on top of page. Allow two pages each for Births, jMarriages and Deaths. Always write full name of child, date and place of birth; also marriage and death of each person ; state age of deceased. Would suggest that all chronicles, or entries, be first written on ordinary paper, read carefully, and after correct- ing, entered in this book : use a good pen and good ink ; write plain and bold, should you not be a good penman, induce a friend, who is a good writer to make the entry. Enter what you deem of Family interest. Be sure to always add thij date of entry. Write on one page, in bold letters, to whom you bequeatli this book. As : — /, the undersigned, kerehy hequeuiJi this hook to that he or she continue this history. Date Signature. Should you desire to add Photographs to this book, it will be more practicable to have your photographer do the same for you. Sincerely yours, The Editor, PHILIP J. 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