The Moritz Family Genealogy of Illinois

I began my research after my grandmother passed away in 1972, when I realized I didn't know very much about her or my grandfather's family or where they came from. He had passed away 10 years earlier and my parents didn't remember very much about the family history and what they knew was sketchy. I knew my mother's genealogy thanks to my Great Uncle Vern Crary, who had published a genealogy of the Crary's and related families called "John Crary of Boston 1630 to 1966". Copies can be seen or accessed in just about every major genealogy library across the US, but there was nothing on the Moritz family. So I began my research aided by a box given to me by my mother from my grandmother. It was a treasure box of pictures, death, birth, and marriage certificates and old deeds, including my Grandfathers will. There is also an old German Bible we have which had recorded other names, birth and death dates and places.
The following research is dedicated to my family past and present and I hope it helps others looking for the same families.

Family Photos

• Gustav Moritz (4 KB)
  This is Gustav Moritz Cir 1905 in Peoria Illinois B:12 June 1863 D: 22 March 1924 He married Minnie Hamann He passed away Prior to the birth of his grandson Henry Jr
• Minnie Hamann (3 KB)
  This is Minnie Hamann Moritz wife of Gustav B: cir 1859 D: 5 July 1932 in Peoria Illinois The picture was taken cir 1905 give or take 3 yrs but probably closer to 1900.
• Henry Charles Moritz Sr (4 KB)
  This is my grandfather Henry Moritz cir 1900 B: 3 April 1890 in Peoria Illinois D: 25 October 1961 Detroit Michigan He married Lucille Ann Snyder 29 May 1920 in Mich
• Henry Sr, Henry Jr and Lucille Moritz (5 KB)
  This ia a picture of my grandparent Henry Charles Moritz Sr and Lucille Ann Moritz, with my father Henry Charles Moritz Jr in the 1940's. Henry Jr was born 6 Nov 1924 in Peoria and passed away 27 March 2002 buried in San Antonio, Texas he had 6 children and was in the Air Force

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• InterneTree: Ancestor Tree of Daniel Wayne Booth