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Elizabeth Tritsch

1843-1924
Born: Frankisch-Crumbach, Hessen, Germany
Died: Cedar Creek, Nebraska, USA

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  • Residence: Living With Her Mother And New Step-Father Philipp Horn. Not Sure Which Year But Most Of This Tritsch-Horn Family Move To Nebraska By 1889. MJA

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  • Residence: Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation To Head Of House: Wife

  • Residence: Lists 9 Of Their Ten Children, They Lost One As A Child Burial Near Them At Glendale Cemetery.

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  • Death: Burial In Glendale Cemetery Cass, Co. Nebraska

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  • Story: Elizabeth Tritsch Fornoff Obituary

    Obituary of Elizabeth Tritsch Fornoff,<br> Plattsmouth Journal, June 18, 1924<br> <ul><li>Name, Elizabeth Tritsch FORNOFF </li><li>Date of Birth, Dec 9, 1843 </li><li>Place of birth, Frankish, Grumbach, Germany (see note) </li><li>Date of death, June 15, 1924 </li><li>Place of death, Cedar Creek, Cass Co., Nebraska </li><li>Parents&#39; names, Johanna Phillipp &amp; Ann Marqunetha Schwabel TRITSCH </li><li>Spouse&#39;s name, Adam FORNOFF </li><li>Date and place of marriage, Jan 5, 1865 Pekin, Tazewell Co., Illinois </li><li>Children&#39;s names, Anna Marie, died at age 21, sons, Adam B., Philip, Jake &amp; Geroge Fornoff: daughters, Mrs. George Miller of Tuttle Oklahoma, Mrs. Meisinger of Plattsmouth, Mrs. George Lohnes, Cedar Creek, Mrs. J. C. Meisinger and Mrs. Ed Meisinger residing in and near Cedar Creek. </li><li>Listed survivors, 21 grand children, one great-grandchild and three half sisters, the mesdames: Mrs. Theodore Starkjohn, Mrs. Fred Kehne and Mrs. John Kaffenberger, all residing in Plattsmouth. </li><li>Place of buriel, Glendale Cemetery, Louisville Nebraska </li></ul> NOTE: From: Kathy Elliott &quot;Elizabeth Tritsch Fornoff probably was born in Fraenkisch-Crumbach, in the Odenwald, Hessen, Germany. I say this because I am researching all Grumbachs and Crumbachs and Franenkisch-Crumbach are the only two that go together. It is a lovely town about 15 miles from where I live.&quot;

  • Story: Obituary Of Elizabeth Fornoff From Newspaper Clipping

    <p>Elizabeth Fornoff, nee Tritch was born Decemteber the 9th, 1843, in Frankish Grumbach, a town in the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany.&nbsp; In this little town, the home of her parents she received her first instruction in the Bible and Catechism, and in due time, at her confirmation, she vowed to give her heart and service to her Master and Savior Jesus Christ.&nbsp; When she had barely taken her place in the life of her church and community, her parents decided to leave the native country, severing all bonds in 1857.&nbsp; Enticed by plenty and more comfort in life, they made the United States their goal. They selected in Tazewell county in Illinois, the little town of Pekin as their home, where they met many friends and relations.&nbsp; Here in Perkin she joined her life with Adam Fornoff, and vowed him love and truth, &quot;until death doeth part&quot;&nbsp; January the 5th 1865, and followed him to Cass County, Neb.&nbsp; After she had settled with her husband in this county her ife was spent mostly on their farm near Cedar Creek.&nbsp; This union was blessed with 10 children, four sons, and six daughters, one daughter having preceeded her parents in death at an early stage of youth.&nbsp; She leaves to mourn her four sons, Adam, Phillip, Jake and George all residing in Cedar Cfreek and her five daughters; Mrs Geo. Miller, of Tuttle, Okla.; Mrs. John P. Meisinger, Plattsmouth; Mrs. Geo. Lohnes, Mrs. J. C. Meisenger and Mrs. Edd Meisenger all residing near Cedar Creek.&nbsp; There further mourn her departure 21 grand-children, one great-grand-child, and three half sisters, the Mesdames: Mrs. Theodore Starkjohn, Mrs. Fred Kehne and Mrs. John Kaffenberger all residing in Plattsmouth.</p><p>After many weary months of weakness and much sickness, but free from all lamentations and uains, and after we had laid to rest the body of her beloved husband, a grief however, which held pains no more for her, she passed away quielty and peacefully.&nbsp; June the 15th, 1924.&nbsp; twenty minutes after 10 o&#39;clock.&nbsp; The Lord gave grace to her life and gave her to ive 80 years, 6 months and 6 days.</p><p>May she sleep in peace.</p>

 
 
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