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Herman Rittinger[1]

Male 1870 - 1913  (43 years)


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  • Name Herman Rittinger 
    Born 10 Aug 1870  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Compsitor 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1893  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    printer 
    Residence 1897  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Printer, Shop 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1913  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    printer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-130877 
    Died 22 Sep 1913  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Cause: cirrhosis of liver & asites & cardiac failure (12 hours) 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I130877  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Friedrich "Frederick" Rittinger,   b. 6 Dec 1833, Michelbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Geiger,   b. 23 Mar 1829, Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 14 May 1854  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Family ID F32271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louise E. Hoffman,   b. Apr 1870, , USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1939  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Married 23 Aug 1893  Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Alan H. Rittinger,   b. Aug 1894, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1970  (Age ~ 75 years)
     2. Dr. Frederick Rittinger,   b. 13 May 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F176307  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      In Loving Memory/ Of/ Louise E. Hoffman/ Wife Of/ Herman Rittinger/ 1870-1939

    2. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 49.

    3. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 58.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Hermann Rittinger Date of Birth: 10 Aug 1870 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Frederick Rittinger (publisher of Berlin) Mother's Name: Elizabeth Geiger

    5. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 2.

    6. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 59.

    7. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 33260 (1913), Herman Rittinger.
      Herman Rittinger d. 22 Sep 1913 Berlin, aged 42y 1m 10d, b. Berlin, occ. printer, s/o Frederick Rittinger & Elizabeth Geiger, cause: cirrhosis of liver & asites & cardiac failure (12 hours)

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1870). Herman Rittinger (1870-1913) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 15 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162837746/herman-rittinger.

    9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 31 Aug 1893.
      August 23, 1893 Louise Hoffman, daughter of the widow Susanna Hoffman, of Columbus, Ohio & Herman Rittinger, youngest son of Friedrich Rittinger, joint publisher of the "Berlin Journal", were married by Pastor Christian Heddaeus, Columbus. ( a long poem follows, written for the occasion, but not translated here)

    10. [S1118] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Daily News (1878-1897), Obituary of Friedrich Rittinger - October 14th, 1897.

    11. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Friederich Rittinger, painter of Berlin married 14 May 1854 in Berlin by license to Elisabeth Geiger of Berlin, wit: John Friederich of Berlin & Maria Hess of Berlin

    12. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 18 May 1854:20.
      GEIGER. Elisabeth married 14 May 1854 To Friedrich RITTINGER. Both from Berlin. minister F.W. Bindemann

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Aug 1870 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Compsitor - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - printer - 1893 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Aug 1893 - Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1897 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Printer, Shop - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - printer - 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: cirrhosis of liver & asites & cardiac failure (12 hours) - 22 Sep 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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