GILTZ ANNEX
Richard Peter Giltz Pedigree
(Start at generation 1, below.)
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Last Change: 7 November 2022
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Origin of
the surname “Giltz:”
Generation
6
5 Johann Leonhard Golz "Leonard"
1. Biographical notes:
Born 14 May 1820 in Germany
(Weiten-GesaB/Odenwald). Died 12 June
1900 in Hammond Township, St. Lawrence County, New York; interred Redwood
Cemetery, Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New York. Immigrated to the US with his family in 1854.
1860 US Census: No record
found.
1870 US Census: Leonard Giltz,
age 50 (b. Hesse Darmstadt; parents of foreign birth) and employed as a farmer,
was heading a household at Alexandria Bay, Alexandria Township, Jefferson
County, New York. His real estate was
valued at $8,750, and his personal property was valued at $3,473. The household also included his wife, Anna
Giltz, age 49 (b. Hess Darmstadt; parents of foreign birth); son, Adam Giltz,
age 20 (b. Hesse Darmstadt) and employed as a farm laborer; daughter, Christie
Giltz, age 15 (b. PA) and not employed; and son, Willie Giltz, age 10 (b. NYS).
1875 NYS Census: John L.
Gilts, age 54 (b. Germany) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in
Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife, Anna
Gilts, age 54 (b. Germany); son, Adam Gilts, age 25 (b. Germany); daughter,
Christina Gilts, age 19 (b. PA) and single; and son, William Gilts, age 15 (b.
Lewis Co., NY) and single.
1880 US Census: J. Leonard
Giltz, age 56 [quite legible] (b. Hesse Darmstadt; parents b. Hesse Darmstadt)
and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Alexandria Township, Jefferson
County, New York. The household also
included his wife, Hannah Giltz, age 62 (b. Hesse Darmstadt; parents b. Hesse
Darmstadt); daughter, Christie Giltz, age 23 (b. NYS) and single; and son, Wm
Giltz, age 20 (b. NYS) and employed as a farm laborer.
1900 US Census: Leonard Giltz,
age 80 (b. May 1820 in Germany; parents b. Germany) and widowed, who immigrated
to the US in 1856 (subsequently naturalized), resided in the household headed
by his son, Albert Giltz, age 47 (b. Nov 1852 in NYS; parents b. Germany) and
employed as a farmer, in Hammond Township, St Lawrence County, New York. The household also included Albert's wife of
27 years, Durinda Giltz, age 46 (b. Jun 1853 in NYS; parents b. NYS), who had
had 2 children, both still alive; son, Frank Giltz, age 26 (b. Apr 1874 in NYS;
parents b. NYS), single, and employed as a farm laborer; daughter, Jessie
Giltz, age 16 (b. Sep 1883 in NYS; parents b. NYS) and in school; and servant,
Mary St. George, age 33 (b. Mar 1867 in NYS; parents b. NYS) and single.
2. Wife: Anna Margaretta Herbert
"Annie"
Born 1 July 1821 in Germany. Died 23 June 1888 in New York; interred with
Leonard. Immigrated to the US at age 33.
3. Children:
a. Conrad John Giltz:
See generation 4, below.
b. Anna Margaretta
"Maggie" Giltz: Born 1849 in Germany.
Died 1926; interred Old Depauville Cemetery, Depauville, Clayton
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Immigrated to the US at age 6.
1860 US Census: Of possible
interest, a Mary Gilts, age 13 (b. Germany) resided in the household headed by
Egbert Hancock, age 27 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, in Denmark Township,
Lewis County, New York.
Margaret Giltz married George Dorr (b.
1848, d. 1907; interred with Margaret) and had the following children:
(1. Henry G. Dorr: Died 1901,
age 26; interred Old Depauville Cemetery, Depauville, Clayton Township,
Jefferson County, New York.
(2. Jessie Adella Dorr: Born 3
May 1883 in Clayton Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 5 April 1960 at Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, California; interred Westminster Memorial Park, Wesminster, Orange
County, California. Married Jerry C.
Seymour.
c. Adam J. Giltz: Born 3
February 1850 in Germany. Died 3 August
1918, age 68 years, 6 months, and 10 days; interred Redwood Cemetery, Theresa
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Immigrated to the US at age 3.
1880 US Census: Adam Gilts,
age 28 (b. Hesse Darmstadt; parents b. Hesse Darmstadt) and employed as a
farmer, was heading a household in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New
York. The household also included his
wife, Mary Gilts, age 26 (b. NYS; parents b. Hesse Darmstadt); servant, Maggie
Burt, age 15 (b. NYS; parents b. Hesse Darmstadt) and single; and servant, Sol
Waltz, age 38 (b. NYS; parents b. Hesse Darmstadt), married, and employed
working the farm.
1900 US Census: Adam J. Giltz,
age 50 (b. Feb 1850 in Germany; parents b. Germany) and employed as a farmer,
was heading a household in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New
York. He immigrated to the US in 1856
(subsequently naturalized). The
household also included his wife of 24 years, Mary Giltz, age 46 (b. May 1854
in NYS; parents b. Germany), who had had 4 children, 2 of whom were still
alive; son, Ernest E. Giltz, age 13 (b. Jun 1887 in NYS); and daughter, Ina
Giltz, age 10 (b. Jan 1890 in NYS).
1910 US Census: Adam J. Giltz,
age 60 (b. Germany; parents b. Germany), who had his own income, was heading a
household near the Village of Redwood in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County,
New York. The household also included
his wife of 34 years, Mary Giltz, age 53 (b. NYS; parents b. Germany), who had
had 4 children, 2 of whom were still alive; and daughter, Inez M. Giltz, age 19
(b. NYS), single, and employed as a school teacher.
Adam Giltz married Mary Schad (b. 28/23
May 1854 at Redwood, Alexandria Twp, Jefferson Co., NY, d. 19 Mar 1937 in NYS;
interred with Adam), daughter of Adam and Margaret (Burt) Schad, on 10 February
1876 and had at least the following children: (order uncertain)
(1. Earnest A. Giltz: Born
June 1887 in New York. At age 22 married
Avis Coonradt (b. 20 Jan 1887 in Morristown Twp, St. Lawrence Co., NY, d. 17
Aug 1991 at Daytona Beach, Volusia Co., FL), age 21, daughter of Anson H. and
Laura A./W. (Davis) Coonradt, on 7 October 1908 (license issued 3 Oct 1908) in
St. Lawrence County, New York and had the following children:
(a. Ernest Glenn Giltz: Born
1909. Died 1985. Married Mary Leah Barnes (b. 12 Sep 1908 in
Dunkirk Twp, Chautauqua Co., NY) on 22 April 1933 in Chautauqua County, New
York and had at least the following son:
(1) Glenn Giltz.
(b. Freda M. Giltz: Born 1913
in New York.
(2. Inez Marguerite Giltz:
Born 1891 in New York. At age 19, while a
resident of Redwood, Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York, married
Floyd Franklin Petrie (b. Mar 1888 in NYS), age 23 and a resident of Brier
Hill, New York, son of Robert and Celia (Harley) Petrie, on 12 October 1910
(license issued 8 Oct 1910) in Jefferson County, New York and resided in
Philadelphia Township, Jefferson County, New York.
(3. Child: Per Adam's
obituary, perhaps married Helena M. Davy, daughter of Roy and Isabella (Snider)
Davy.
(4. Child.
d. Adelbert J. Giltz
"Albert": Born 11 November 1852 in Germany. Died 10 October 1936; interred Redwood
Cemetery, Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New York. Immigrated to the US at age 6 months.
1900 US Census: Albert Giltz,
age 47 (b. Nov 1852 in NYS; parents b. Germany) and employed as a farmer, was
heading a household in Hammond Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. The household also included his wife of 27
years, Durinda Giltz, age 46 (b. Jun 1853 in NYS; parents b. NYS); son, Frank
Giltz, age 26 (b. Apr 1874 in NYS; parents b. NYS) and employed as a farm
laborer; daughter, Jessie Giltz, age 16 (b. Sep 1883 in NYS; parents b. NYS)
and in school; servant, Mary St. George, age 33 (b. Mar 1867 in NYS; parents b.
NYS) and single; and father, Leonard
Giltz, age 80 (b. May 1820 in Germany;
parents b. Germany) and widowed, who immigrated to the US in 1856 (subsequently
naturalized).
Albert Giltz married (1st) Derinda M.
Shannon (b. Jun 1853 in NYS, d. 1911; interred Brookside Cem., Plessis Twp,
Jefferson Co., NY) and had the following children:
(1. Frank Giltz: Born April
1874 in New York. Died 1946.
(2. Jessie B. Giltz: Born
September 1883 in New York. Died
1969. Married Claud Makepeace (b. 1878
in NYS, d. 10 Nov 1946) and had the following son:
(a. Harvey C. Makepeace: Born
1904 in New York. Died 13 June 1974 at
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.
Married Marion E. Suits (b. 1903, d. 1998) on 19 July 1924 at Watertown,
Jefferson County, New York and had the following children:
(1) Paul C. Makepeace: Born 13
May 1925 at Redwood, Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 19 July 2006 at Alexandria Bay,
Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York.
(2) William Makepeace.
At age 66, while a resident of Hammond,
St. Lawrence County, New York, Albert Giltz married (2nd), his housekeeper of
many years, Miss Mary F. St. George (b. 2 Mar 1867 at Rensselaer Falls, Canton
Twp, St. Lawrence Co., NY, d. 30 Dec 1936 at Theresa Hospital; interred with
Albert), age 52 and also a resident of Hammond, daughter of Joseph (b. France)
and Lucinda J. (Jerdon) St. George (b. US) on 14 October 1919 (license issued
13 Oct 1919) in Hammond Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.
e. Christina
"Christie" Giltz: Born 3 April 1855/56 in Pennsylvania. Died 1925; interred Redwood Cemetery, Theresa
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Married William Blatz.
f. William Giltz: Born about
1860 in Lewis County, New York. Died 21
December 1884, age 24 years, 8 months, and 13 days, in Hammond Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York; interred Redwood Cemetery, Theresa Township,
Jefferson County, New York. Married T.
(?) on 21 November 1882 and had the following daughter:
(1. Annie Giltz: Died 28 June
1885, age 1 month; interred Redwood Cemetery, Theresa Township, Jefferson
County, New York.
4 Conrad John Giltz (more info)
“Coon”
1. Biographical notes:
Born 1844/45 in Germany (Darmstadt-Hesse). Died 25 October 1917; interred Oakwood Cemetery,
Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Immigrated to the US at age 9, departing Hamburg, Germany aboard the
Herschel and arriving at New York City, New York on 26 December 1854. At that time his parents' destination was
Ohio.
1860 US Census: No record
found.
1870 US Census: No record
found.
1875 NYS Census: Conraat
Gills, age 30 (b. Germany) and employed as a hired farmer, was heading a
household in Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New York. His brick residence was valued at $300. The household also included his wife,
Catherine Gills, age 24 (b. Lewis Co., NY); son, Leonard Gills, age 6 (b. Lewis
Co., NY); son, Charlie Gills, age 2 (b. Lewis Co., NY); daughter, Ada Gills,
age 4 months (b. Jefferson Co., NY); and John Storms, age 21 (b. Jefferson Co.,
NY), single, and employed as a farm laborer.
1880 US Census: Conrad Giltz,
age 35 (b. Germany; parents b. Germany) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household in Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife,
Catherine Giltz, age 29 (b. NYS; father b. Germany; mother b. Ireland); son,
Leonard Giltz, age 11 (b. NYS); son, Charles Giltz, age 7 (b. NYS); daughter,
Ada Giltz, age 5 (b. NYS); daughter, Delia Giltz, age 2 (b. NYS); son, Clarence
Giltz, age 9 months (b. Sep 1879 in NYS); and mother-in-law, Ann Bowman, age 60
(b. Ireland; parents b. Ireland) and widowed.
1900 US Census: Conrod Giltz,
age 55 (b. Apr 1845 in Germany; parents b. Germany) and employed as a farmer,
was heading a household in Orleans Township, Jefferson County, New York. He immigrated to the US in 1853 (subsequently
naturalized). The household also
included his wife of 32 years, Mrs. Kate Giltz, age 49 (b. May 1851 in NYS),
who had had 11 children, all still alive; daughter, Della Giltz, age 22 (b. Nov
1877 in NYS); son, Clarance Giltz, age 20 (b. Sep 1879 in NYS) and employed as
a farm laborer; daughter, Jessie Giltz, age 16 (b. Oct 1884 in NYS); daughter,
Kittie Giltz, age 19 (b. Mar 1881 NYS); daughter, Lena Giltz, age 14 (b. Apr
1886 in NYS); daughter, Minnie Giltz, age 11 (b. Aug 1888 in NYS); son, Roswell
Giltz, age 8 (b. Oct 1891 in NYS); and son, Emory Giltz, age 6 (b. Mar 1894 in
NYS).
1905 NYS Census: Conrad Gilts,
age 59, was heading a household in Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New
York. The household also included his
wife, Catharine E. Gilts, age 53; daughter, Cora A. Bell Gilts, age 27;
daughter, Minnie M. Gilts, age 19; son, Roswell F. Gilts, age 16; and son, Emmy
S. Gilts, age 13.
1910 US Census: Coonrad D.
Giltz, age 65 (b. Germany; parents b. Germany) and employed as a dairy farmer,
was heading a household in the Village of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Township,
Jefferson County, New York. He
immigrated to the US in 1857 (subsequently naturalized) and had been married
once. The household also included his
wife of 40 years, Catherine Giltz, age 60 (b. NYS; father b. Germany; mother b.
Ireland), who had been married once and had had 11 children, all still alive; daughter,
Della Giltz, age 33 (b. NYS), single, and not employed; son, Ross Giltz, age 18
(b. NYS), single, and not employed; son, Emery Giltz, age 15 (b. NYS); son,
Clarence Giltz, age 30 (b. NYS) and employed as a laborer on a dairy farm, who
had been married once for 8 years; daughter-in-law, Margaret Giltz, age 25 (b.
NYS), who had been married once for 8 years and had had 1 child, still alive;
and grandson, Philip Giltz, age 7 (b. NYS).
2. Wife: Katherine E. Bowman
Born 11 May 1850 at Lowville, Lewis County, New
York; daughter of (?) (b. Germany) and Ann (?) Bowman (b. Ireland). Died January 1919 in Theresa Township,
Jefferson County, New York; interred there in Oakwood Cemetery. About 1867, while a resident of Lowville,
Lewis County, New York, Catherine married Conrad Giltz.
3. Children:
a. Leonard J. Giltz: Born
about 1869 in Lewis County, New York.
Died 1944; interred Grove Cemetery, LaFargeville, Orleans Township,
Jefferson County, New York. Employed as
a farmer at LaFargeville, Jefferson County, New York. Was also Highway Supervisor or the Town of
Orleans in Jefferson County, New York.
Married Bertha Jerome and had children.
b. Charles A. Giltz: Born 27
March 1873 at Lowville, Lewis County, New York (also seen: b. LaFargeville,
NY). Died 4 October 1939 at Hepburn
Hospital, Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York; interred Oakwood Cemetery,
Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Employed as an undertaker and funeral director. Was also Mayor of Theresa, Jefferson County,
New York. Married Lena Schwartz of
Ogdensburg and had children.
c. Ada A. Giltz: Born January
1875 in Jefferson County, New York. Died
1956; interred Grove Cemetery, Orleans Township, Jefferson County, New
York. Married Lewis Dietrich (b. Aug
1872 in NYS, d. 1953; interred with Ada) and resided at LaFargeville, Jefferson
County, New York.
d. Delia "Della"
Giltz: Born 2 December 1877 (also seen: b. Nov 1877) in Jefferson County, New
York. Died 7 April 1969 at Watertown,
Jefferson County, New York. Employed as
a housekeeper at Theresa, Jefferson County, New York. Later resided at Antwerp, Jefferson County,
New York.
e. Clarence
"Richard" E. Giltz: Born 3 September 1879 in Theresa Township,
Jefferson County, New York. Died 1960 at
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York; interred Oakwood Cemetery, Theresa
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Employed as a farmer near Philadelphia, Jefferson County, New York. Later employed as a maintenance worker at the
Hotel Woodruff in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.
At age 48 married (2nd), as her 2nd
husband, divorcee Ruth M. (Timmerman) Bussing, daughter of Jason D. and Sarah
(Lee) Timmerman (b. Stone Mills, NY), about 18 April 1927 in Jefferson County,
New York. Ruth had married (1st) James
G. Bussing; divorced 14 February 1922 at Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.
g. Katherine "Kitty"
Elizabeth Giltz: Born 27 March 1881 in Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New
York. Died 1970, age 89, at home in the
Village of Evans Mills, LeRay Township, Jefferson County, New York; interred
there in the Evans Mils Cemetery.
Married Albert J. Hotis (b. 1875, d. 15 Sep 1939 at Evans Mills;
interred with Kitty), a farmer, on 15 March 1904 and resided at Evans Mills,
Jefferson County, New York. Had
children.
f. Jessie M. Giltz: Born October
1884 at LaFargeville, Orleans Township, Jefferson County, New York (also seen:
b. 1888). Died Jefferson County, New
York. Married Bernard E. Weaver, a farm
machinery dealer, and resided at LaFargeville, later Watertown, Jefferson
County, New York. Had children.
h. Lena Margaret Giltz: Born
15 April 1886 at LaFargeville, Jefferson County, New York. Died 11 February 1969 at home in the Village
of Evans Mills, LeRay Township, Jefferson County, New York; interred there in
the Evans Mills Cemetery. Married Byron
Elliott Call, Jr. (b. 7 Apr 1873 in Philadelphia Twp, Jefferson Co., NY, d. 19
Oct 1954 at Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY; interred with Lena), son of Byron
Elliott and Helen E. (Kelsey) Call, on 18 April 1906 in Theresa Township,
Jefferson County, New York and resided at Philadelphia, Jefferson County, New
York. Later, Antwerp, Jefferson County,
New York. Lena and Byron had the
following children:
(1. Leon E. Call: Born 26 July
1907 in Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 3 September 1931 in the Village of Evans
Mills, LeRay Township, Jefferson County, New York from complications of polio
(sick just 3 days); interred there in the Evans Mills Cemetery. Married, as her 1st husband, Ida Keller (b.
abt 1909 at Calcium, LeRay Twp, Jefferson Co., NY, d. 1997), daughter of Oscar
and Addie (Sixbury) Keller, on 12 April 1929 at Evans Mills, LeRay Township,
Jefferson County, New York.
(2. Everett E. Call: Born 17
June 1913 in Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 6 June 1966 in the Village of Evans
Mills, LeRay Township, Jefferson County, New York; interred Calcium Cemetery,
Calcium, LeRay Township, Jefferson County, New York.
i. Minnie May Giltz: Born
August 1888 in Orleans Township, Jefferson County, New York. At age 20 married William Alfred Dudley (b.
England), age 30, son of William Dudley, about 4 August 1908 in Jefferson
County, New York and had children.
j. Roswell Pettibone
Flower Giltz: See generation 3, below.
k. Emery/Emory L. Giltz: Born
March 1894 at LaFargeville, Orleans Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 1952; interred Oakwood Cemetery, Theresa
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Employed as a baker in Philadelphia, Jefferson County, New York. Later employed as a church caretaker in Watertown,
Jefferson County, New York.
3 Roswell Pettibone Flower Giltz (more info)
“Ross”
1. Biographical notes:
Born 11 October 1891 in Jefferson County, New
York. Died 1 September 1942; interred
Oakwood Cemetery, Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New York. Named in memory of Roswell P. Flower of
Watertown and, among other distinguished jobs, was the 30th Governor
of New York (1892 -1894). The library in
downtown Watertown, New York was also dedicate to his memory. Roswell Giltz was employed as a Maintenance
Foreman by the New York State Highway Department, residing at Philadelphia,
then Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.
1920 US Census: Roswell F.
Giltz, age 28 (b. NYS; father b. Germany; mother b. NYS) and employed as a road
patrolman, was heading a household on Church Street in the Village of
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife, Ruth G.
Giltz, age 27 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS); daughter, Vivian N. Giltz, age 6 (b.
NYS); and son, Claire R. Giltz, age 5 (b. NYS).
1930 US Census: Ross F. Giltz,
age 38 (b. NYS; father b. Germany; mother b.
NYS) and employed as a maintenance foreman on the state highway, was
heading a household in the Village of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Township,
Jefferson County, New York. He married
1st at age 20, and his residence was valued at $2,000. The household also included his wife, Ruth G.
Giltz, age 37 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), who married 1st at age 19; daughter,
Vivian N. Giltz, age 17 (b. NYS); son, Clare E. Giltz, age 15 (b. NYS);
daughter, Natila A. Giltz, age 8 (b. NYS); and son, James C. Giltz, age 5 (b.
NYS).
1940 US Census: Ross F. Giltz,
age 48 (b. NYS) and employed as a general foreman on the state highway, was
heading a household at 324 Clay Street in the City of Watertown, Jefferson
County, New York. He had completed 8th
grade. The household also included his
wife, Ruth Giltz, age 47 (b. NYS), who had completed 2 years of high school;
son, Claire R. Giltz, age 24 (b. NYS), single, and employed as a farm machinery
salesman, who had completed 4 years of high school; daughter, Natalie A. Giltz,
age 18 (b. NYS), single, and employed as a packer in a thermometer
manufacturing plant, who had completed 4 years of high school; and son , James
C. Giltz, age 15 (b. NYS), who had completed 2 years of high school.
2. Wife: Ruth Georgia Rourke
SSN: 132-18-1394
Born 11 June 1892; daughter of Patrick H. and Georgia G.
(Nevilles) Rourke of Natural Bridge,
Lewis County, New York. Died May
1978. At age 19, while a resident of
Philadelphia Township, Jefferson County, New York, Ruth married Roswell F.
Giltz, age 21 and also a resident of Philadelphia, on 3 January 1912 (license
issued 1 Jan 1912) at Philadelphia, Jefferson County, New York. Employed outside the home as a housemother at
Jefferson County Children’s Home, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.
3. Children:
a. Vivian C. Giltz: Born 29
January 1913 at Watertown, Jefferson County, New York. Died 14 December 1994 at Edward John Noble
Hospital, Alexandria Bay, Jefferson County, New York; interred Sanford Corners
Cemetery, Calcium, LeRay Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Carlton S. Ronas (b. 19 Jan 1910, d.
1976), son of Frank and Mary (Hawkins) Ronas, on 31 August 1935 in Philadelphia
Township, Jefferson County, New York and resided there. Vivian and Carlton had the following son:
(1. Thomas C. Ronas: Born
about 1937 in New York.
b. Clare Roswell
Giltz: See generation 2, below.
c. Natalie A. Giltz: Born 5
August 1921. Died 15 February 2007 in
United Helpers Nursing Home; interred Foxwood Memorial Park, Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, New York. Married
Morley G. Pringle (b. 30 Aug 1917, d. 15 Oct 1992), an optician, and resided at
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York and Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New
York.
d. James Calvin Giltz: (more info) Born 16 May 1924 in New York. Died 13 June 1997 in Santa Clara County,
California. Employed as a factory
supervisor in Sunnyvale, California.
2 Clare
Roswell Giltz (photos) (more info)
SSN: 122-01-9707
“Pete”
1. Biographical notes:
Born 24 October 1914 at Philadelphia, Jefferson
County, New York. Died Sunday, 16
January 2000, age 85, from complications of colon cancer at Valley Health Services,
690 W. German Street, Herkimer, New York, where he had resided since 20 October
1999; remains were cremated at the Chenango County Crematorium, Earlville, New
York and subsequently interred in Black River Cemetery, Black River, Jefferson
County, New York. Graduated from
Philadelphia High School and Deibert’s Business School, both in Philadelphia,
New York. Employed as a farm machinery
dealer at International Harvester dealership in Theresa, New York. Was also employed for a period of time as a grocer. Was also a member of the Fraternal Order of
Masons. Resided in Philadelphia,
Watertown, Clayton, and Theresa (Ogdensburg Rd, 13691), all in Jefferson
County, New York. In 1991 moved to
Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York, residing there at 115 ½ E. German Street.
2. Wife: Doris Ruth
Backus (photos) (more info)
SSN: 122-03-8794
Born 23 September 1918
at Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York.
Died Saturday, 21 July 2007, age 88, at Valley Health Services,
Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York from complications of colon cancer (that
metastasized to the liver and brain), having resided there since 20 November
2006; remains were cremated at the Chenango Valley Crematorium, Earlville, New
York and subsequently interred with her husbands. Daughter of Maurice and Pauline (Mayne)
Backus. Graduated from Antwerp High School, Antwerp,
New York and the Newcomb Beauty School, Watertown, New York. Married Clair Roswell Giltz on 31 August 1940
at New York City, New York.
3. Children:
a. Nancy Catherine Giltz: Born
1946 at the House of the Good Samaritan Hospital, Watertown, Jefferson County,
New York. Married Donald Ray Dahl (b.
1936) in 1992 at Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York and in 2007 resided in New
York.
b. Sally Sue Giltz: Born and
died 21 December 1951 at the House of the Good Samaritan Hospital, Watertown,
Jefferson County, New York.
c. Richard Peter
Giltz: See generation 1, below.
d. Barbara “Barb” Jean Giltz:
Born 1962 at the House of the Good Samaritan Hospital, Watertown, Jefferson
County, New York. Married Thomas “Tom”
Emerson Griffiths (b. 1966) in 1991 at Utica, Oneida County, New York and
resided in New York. Barb and Tom had
the following children:
(1. Allison “Allie” Giltz
Griffiths: Born 1994 at Carthage Area Hospital, Carthage, Jefferson County, New
York.
(2. Margaret “Maggie” Mae
Griffiths: Born 1996 at Carthage Area Hospital, Carthage, Jefferson County, New
York.
1 Richard Peter Giltz
Born 1957 at Watertown, Jefferson County, New York. Baptized 19 October 1958 at the Clayton Methodist Church, Clayton, Jefferson County, New York. Married Patricia Lynn Drake, descendant #4.3 of generation 13 of the Descendants of Almond Henry Drake in 1980.
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Other, still
unidentified, Giltz names:
1. Johann Konrad Giltz/Goelz: Born 28
September/3 October 1813 in Germany (Lauerback, Hessen). Died
19 May 1890, age 78 years, 7 months, and 22 days, at Redwood, Jefferson County,
New York; interred Redwood Cemetery, Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New
York. Immigrated to the US with his
family in 1854.
1855 NYS Census: Conrad Gaze?, age 40 (b.
Germany), widowed, and employed as a mason, was heading a household in
Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. He and his 4 children had resided in
Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York for 1 year. The household also included his son, Jefrey?
Gaze?, age 18 (b. Germany) and employed as a mason; daughter, Christine Gaze?,
age 14 (b. Germany); daughter, Elizabeth Gaze?, age 9 (b. Germany); son,
Leonard Gaze?, age 4 (b. Germany). All
were aliens.
1860 US Census: Coonradt Guilts, age 40 (b.
Germany) and employed as a mason, was heading a household in Clayton Township
(Clayton Post Office), Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife, Mary
Guilts, age 30 (b. Germany); daughter, Elizabeth Guilts, age 16 (b. Germany);
son, Leonard Guilts, age 9 (b. Germany); daughter, Mary Guilts, age 3 (b. NYS);
daughter, Dorothy Guilts, age 1 (b. NYS); and Mary Schauber, age 17 (b.
Germany) and employed as a servant.
1865 NYS Census: Conrad Giltz, age 51 (b.
Germany) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Alexandria
Township, Jefferson County, New York. He
had been married twice, had had 9 children, and his residence was valued at
$350. The household also included his
wife, Mary Giltz, age 46 (b. Germany), who had been married once and had had 5
children; son, Leonard Giltz, age 14 (b. Germany); daughter, Mary Giltz, age 7
(b. Jefferson Co., NY); daughter, Dorothy Giltz, age 5 (b. Jefferson Co., NY);
daughter, Lisette Giltz, age 4 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); and daughter, Jane
Giltz, age 1 year and 9 months (b. Jefferson Co., NY).
1870 US Census: Koonrod Giltz, age 56 (b.
Hesse Darmstadt) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in
Alexandria Township (Plessis Post Office), Jefferson County, New York. His real estate was valued at $3,000, and his
personal property was valued at $1,700.
The household also included his wife, Mary Giltz, age 50 (b. Hesse
Darmstadt); son, Leonard Giltz, age 19 (b. Hesse Darmstadt) and employed as a
farm laborer; daughter, Mary Giltz, age 12 (b. NYS); daughter, Dorothy Giltz,
age 10 (b. NYS); daughter, Luceda Giltz, age 9 (b. NYS); daughter, Jennie
Giltz, age 6 (b. NYS); and daughter, Anna Giltz, age 4 (b. NYS).
1875 NYS Census: Conrad Giltz, age 62 (b.
Germany) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Alexandria
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
His residence was valued at $400.
The household also included his wife, Mary Giltz, age 55 (b. Germany);
daughter, Mary Giltz, age 17 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and single; daughter,
Varetha Giltz, age 15 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); daughter, Lisettie Giltz, age 13
(b. Jefferson Co., NY); daughter, Jennie Giltz, age 11 (b. Jefferson Co., NY);
daughter, Anna Giltz, age 9 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); daughter, Elizabeth Bocker,
age 27 (b. Germany) and widowed; and grandson, Ernest Bocker, age 3 years and 6
months (b. Lewis Co., NY).
1880 US Census: Coonrod Giltz, age 67 (b.
Hesse Damstadt; parents b. Hesse Damstadt) and employed as a farmer, was
heading a household in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife, Mary
Giltz, age 60 (b. Hesse Damstadt; parents b. Hesse Damstadt); daughter, Annie
Giltz, age 14 (b. NYS; parents b. Hesse Damstadt); and granddaughter, Libie
Brooker?, age 8 (b. NYS; parents b. Hesse Damstadt).
Conrad Giltz married (1st) Eva Dorothea Rapp
(b. 18 Jul 1816 in Germany, d. 10 Aug 1854 at Redwood, Alexandria Twp,
Jefferson, NY), daughter of Johann Leonhard and Anna Margaretha (Walther) Rapp
of Germany (Hesse-Darmstadt), on 3 January 1836. Immigrated to the United States in 1854,
settling at Redwood, Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. Conrad and Dorothy had the following
children:
a. Christopher Giltz: Born 18 November 1837
in Germany (Lauerbach, Starkenbg, Hesse).
Employed as a mason and plasterer.
1860 US Census: Christopher Gilts, age 23 (b.
Germany) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Orleans Township,
Jefferson County, New York. His real
estate was valued at $2,500, and his personal property was valued at $400. The household also included his wife of less
than 1 year, Susan Gilts, age 18 (b. NYS).
1870 US Census: Christopher Gilts, age 32 (b.
Germany; parents of foreign birth) and employed as a stone mason, was heading a
household in Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New York. No real estate; his personal property was
valued at $100. The household also
included his wife, Susan Gilts, age 27 (b. NYS; parents of foreign birth);
daughter, Libbie Gilts, age 6 (b. NYS); daughter, Mary Gilts, age 4 (b. NYS);
son, George Gilts, age 2 (b. NYS); and son, Edward J. Gilts, age 10 months (b.
Aug 1869 in NYS).
Christopher Giltz married Susan Eckert,
daughter of John Eckert of LaFargeville, New York, and had 8 children,
including (3 died young):
(1. Libbie Giltz: Born about 1864 in New
York. Married Jacob Rodewick in 1886 and
had the following daughter:
(a. Bertha Giltz.
(2. Mary Giltz: Born about 1866 in New York.
(2. George Giltz: Born about 1868 in New
York.
(3. Edward J. Giltz: Born August 1869 in New
York.
(4. Eva D. Giltz.
(5. Charles H. Giltz.
b. Anna Christina Giltz "Christine":
Born 24 July 1841 in Germany (Weiten-Gessas, Hesse-Darmstadt). Died 15 December 1918 at Redwood, Alexandria
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Christine Giltz married Johann Georg
Flath "George" (b. 29 Jun 1834 in Germany (Mumling Grumbach,
Hessen-Darmstadt), d. 11 January 1899 in Alexandria Twp, Jefferson Co., NY)
about 1868 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York and had the
following children:
(1. George Flath: Born 11 May
1860 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died there 1935. Married Marie Poth (b. 27 Feb 1860 in Clayton
Twp, Jefferson Co., NY, d. 1935 in Alexandria Twp, Jefferson Co., NY) on 10
March 1887 at Redwood, Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York and had
several children.
(2. Leonard Flath: Born 6
November 1861 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 18 May 1920 at Redwood, Alexandria
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Married Maggie A. Hartman (b. 31 Jul 1870 in Alexandria Twp, Jefferson
Co., NY, d. 20 Nov 1956 at Redwood, Alexandria Twp, Jefferson Co., NY) on 6
November 1888 at Redwood and had the following son:
(a. Herbert George Flath: Born
9 July 1891 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died there 21 December 1976. Married Ruby Margarite Kring (b. 1893, d.
1933) on 2 January 1911 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York and
had several children.
(3. John Benjamin Flath: Born
29 November 1862 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 15 February 1948 at Roselle, New
Jersey. Married Theresa Eliza Clark (b.
May 1875 in Philadelphia Twp, Jefferson Co., NY, d. there May 1944) on 14
October 1896 in Philadelphia Township, Jefferson County, New York and had
several children.
(4. Conrad Flath: Born 11 June
1865 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died there 20 March 1866).
(5. Wilhelm Flath: Born 2
October 1867 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died there in 1988. Married Addie Josephine Spalsbury (b. 21 Aug
1874 at Alexandria Bay, Alexandria Twp, Jefferson Co., NY, d. 24 Nov 1959 at
Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY) on 13 January 1892 in Alexandria Township,
Jefferson County, New York and had 3 children.
(6. Phillip Flath: Born 9
March 1869 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 20 August 1935 at Redwood, Alexandria
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Married (1st) Eva Poth (b. 20 Feb 1865 in Clayton Twp, Jefferson Co.,
NY, d. 1893 in Alexandria Twp, Jefferson Co., NY) on 4 August 1892 and had a
daughter. Married (2nd) (?) Lawton (b.
Aug 1869 in Jefferson Co., NY, d. 13 Jul 1955 in Alexandria Twp, Jefferson Co.,
NY) and had children.
(7. Marie/Mary Lina Ann Flath: (more info) Born 19 May 1870 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson
County, New York. Died 26 March 1939,
age 68, at home on Pleasant Street Road, LeRay Township, Jefferson County, New
York from a heart ailment; interred Theresa Cemetery. Married Herbert George
Alton (b. 13 Apr 1870 in Theresa Twp,
Jefferson Co., NY, d. 9 Dec 1952 at Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY) on 20 October 1892
at Redwood, Alexandria Township, Jefferson County and had the following
children: (order uncertain)
(a. Leslie Alton: In 1939 resided at
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.
(b. Roy Alton: In 1939 resided at Syracuse,
Onondaga County, New York.
(c. Ross Alton: In 1939 resided at
Philadelphia, Jefferson County, New York.
(d. Sylvia Alton: Married William LeClaire
and in 1939 resided at Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.
(8. Adam A. Flath: Born 10
December 1871 at Redwood, Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 1951 in Theresa Township, Jefferson
County, New York. Married (1st) Marietta
Hough (b. 1 Jul 1864 in Alexandria Twp, Jefferson Co., NY, d. 12 Apr 1928 at
Pamelia 4-Corners, Pamelia Twp, Jefferson Co., NY) on 7 February 1894 at
Redwood, Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York and had several
children. Married (2nd) Leona (Flath)
Edgars (b. 24 Aug 1883 at Tamworth, Ontario, Canada, d. 1 Mar 1939 in Pamelia
Twp, Jefferson Co., NY).
(9. Henry/Heinrich Leonard
Flath: Born 25 September 1873 at Redwood, Alexandria Township, Jefferson
County, New York. Died 25 February 1946
at Alexandria Bay, Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married Amelia Juliana Vogt (b. 17 May 1880
at Hirschlenden, Baden, Germany, d. 25 Feb 1946 at Alexandria Bay, Alexandria
Twp, Jefferson Co., NY) on 12 October 1898 at Alexandria Bay, Alexandria
Township, Jefferson County, New York and had a daughter.
c. Maria Elizabetha Giltz:
Born 13/20 November 1845 (also seen: b. 17 Jul 1844) in Germany (Lauerbach,
Starkenbg, Hesse). Died 10 February
1870. Married (?) Bocker and had the
following children:
(1. Ernest Bocker: Born about
1872 in Lewis County, New York.
(2. Libby Bocker: (perhaps)
Born about 1872.
d. Johann Peter Giltz: Born 20
September 1849 in Germany (Lauerbach, Starkenbg, Hesse). Died 30 September 1849.
e. Johann Leonhard Giltz
"Leonard": Born March 1852/13 May 1851 in Germany (Lauerbach,
Starkenbt, Hesse). Died 10 March 1937 at
Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York.
1870 US
Census: Ida Wagoner, age 8 (b. NYS), who was a twin (sister, Addie), resided in
the household headed by her father, Henry J. Wagoner, age 38 (b. NYS) and
employed as a farmer at Alexandria Bay, Alexandria Township, Jefferson County,
New York. The household also included
Ida's mother, Lovina Wagoner, age 31 (b. NYS); sister, Catharine Wagoner, age
12 (b. NYS); brother, Andrew Wagoner, age 6 (b. NYS); and brother, Jerome
Wagoner, age 2 (b. NYS).
1900 US
Census: Leonard Giltz, age 48 (b. Mar 1852 in Germany; parents b. Germany) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Clayton Township, Jefferson
County, New York. He immigrated to the
US in 1855 (subsequently naturalized).
The household also included his wife of 18 years, Ida C. Giltz, age 38
(b. Oct 1861 in NYS; parents b. NYS), who had had no children; and boarder,
Cland Shaw, age 18 (b. Oct 1881 in NYS; parents b. NYS) and employed as a farm
laborer.
1910 US
Census: Leonard Giltz, age 59 (b. Germany; parents b. Germany) and employed as
a farmer, was heading a household in Clayton Township, Jefferson County, New
York. He immigrated to the US in 1854
(subsequently naturalized), and he had been married once. The household also included his wife of 28
years, Ida Giltz, age 48 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), who had been married once
and had had 1 child, still alive; and son, Reginald M. Giltz, age 6 (b. NYS).
[note: father's birth initially recorded as NYS, but lined through and replaced
by Germany, which, considering his age compared, to his parents' age and
duration of marriage, could indicate Reginald was adopted.]
1920 US
Census: Leonard Giltz, age 68 (b. Germany (Hess Dramstatd); parents b. Germany)
and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Clayton Township,
Jefferson County, New York. He
immigrated to the US in 1854 and became a naturalized citizen in 1864. The household also included his wife, Ida
Giltz, age 58 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS); and son, Reginald Giltz, age 15 (b.
NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and not employed.
1930 US
Census: Leonard J. Giltz, age 79 (b. Germany; parents b. Germany) and not
employed, was heading a household on the Clayton to Alexandria Bay Road in
Clayton Township, Jefferson County, New York.
He married 1st at age 30. The
household also included his wife, Ida C. Giltz, age 68 (b. NYS; parents b.
NYS), who married 1st at age 20; sister-in-law, Sarah A. Ebblie, age 74 (b.
NYS; parents b. NYS), widowed, and not employed, who married 1st at age 18; and
niece, Edith M. Britton, age 12 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS). Of interest, the household headed by his son,
Reginald M. Giltz, age 26 (b. NYS; parents b. English-speaking Canada), was
enumerated directly before him on the same census page.
Leonard J. Giltz
married Ida C. Wagoner (b. Oct 1861 in Jefferson Co., NYS), daughter of Jacob
Henry and Lovina (Collins) Waggoner, in 1882 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson
County, New York and perhaps adopted the following children:
(1. Pauline
Muriel Giltz: Apparently adopted after 1910.
Born 1897 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 24 April 1957 in Orleans Township, Jefferson
County, New York. Married Harold
Cornelius Johnson (b. Jun 1898 in NYS, d. 1971) on 15 December 1920 in
Jefferson County, New York and had at least the following daughter:
(a. Ellen L.
Johnson: Born 2 January 1922 in Orleans Township, Jefferson County, New
York. Died 4 June 2013 at LaFargeville, Orleans Township,
Jefferson County, New York. Married Earl
G. Eckert (b. 1914, d. 2013) on 6 May 1945.
(2. Reginald
Maxon Giltz: Apparently adopted; birth parents perhaps born in English-speaking
Canada. Born 14 February 1904 in Clayton
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Died October 1978 in Jefferson County, New York. Married Edith Zera Warren (b. abt 1907 in
NYS) and had at least the following children:
(a. Leonard
J. Giltz, II: Born about 1926 in New York.
(b. Joyce M.
Giltz: Born 18 September 1939 in New York.
Died 18 January 2010 in Cape Vincent Township, Jefferson County, New
York.
Conrad Giltz married (2nd) Mary Bauxbaum (b. May 1821 in Germany, d. 23 Mar 1909, age 87 yrs,
10 mo., 20 days, in the Village of Redwood, Alexandria Twp, Jefferson Co., NY;
interred there in Redwood Cem., Theresa Twp, Jefferson Co., NY)
about 1857 and had the following children:
f. Mary A. Giltz: Born October
1857 in Jefferson County, New York.
Never married.
g. Dorothy/Varetha Giltz: Born
about 1859/60 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York.
h. Luceda/Lisette Giltz: Born
about 1861/62 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York.
i. Jane "Jennie" E.
Giltz: Born 2 September 1863 near Redwood, Alexandria Township, Jefferson
County, New York (also seen: b. Theresa Twp).
Died 1936, age 72, from complications of a heart attack at Mercy
Hospital, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York; interred Redwood Cemetery,
Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Never married.
j. Anna M. Giltz: Born about
1866 in Jefferson County, New York.
1880 US Census: Annie Giltz,
age 14 (b. NYS) resided in her parents in Alexandria Township, Jefferson
County, New York.
1900 US Census: James Plato,
age 32 (b. May 1868 in NYS; parents b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was
heading a household in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife of 9
years, Anna Plato, age 34 (b. Sep 1865 in NYS; parents b. Germany), who had had
1 child, still alive; son, Ivan Plato, age 3 (b. Jul 1896 in NYS); boarder
[mother-in-law], Mary Giltz, age 79 (b. May 1821 in Germany; parents b.
Germany) and widowed, who immigrated to the US in 1860; sister-in-law, Mary
Giltz, age 42 (b. Oct 1857 in NYS), single, and employed as a servant; and
sister-in-law, Jennie Giltz, age 36 (b. Sep 1863), single, and employed as a
dress maker.
Anna Giltz married James M. Plato (b.
1868, d. ) in 1891 in Alexandria Township, Jefferson County, New York, and in
1936 resided at 306 Winslow Street, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York. James and Anna (Giltz) Plato had at least the
following son:
(1. Ivan G. Plato: Born 1897
in New York.
2. Helen Giltz: Married Glenn Alverson and
had the following children: (order uncertain)
a. Austin G. Alverson: (more info)
Born 14 March 1928 at Theresa, Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New
York. Died Saturday, 3 April 1999, age
71, at the Carthage Area Hospital, Carthage, Jefferson County; remains cremated
and interred Oakwood Cemetery, Theresa.
Graduated 1949 from Theresa High School.
Veteran of the Korean War, serving in the US Air Force. Resided at 206 Mill Street, Theresa. Employed at the St. Regis Paper Mill,
Deferiet, Wilna Township, New York from 7 September 1949 to 1 April 1990,
except for the time he serve in the military.
b. Charles Alverson: Died young.
c. Alyce Alverson: Married Jack Tavernier and
resided at Carthage, Wilna Township, Jefferson County, New York.
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