William H. Getz1 
M, (August 1863 - 1949)
- Relationships
- 9th great-grandson of Hans Kiess
4th great-grandson of Casper Ulmer
5th great-grandson of Hans Peter Walz
William H. Getz was born in August 1863 at Anthony Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2 He was the son of Daniel Getz and Katharina Kiess.1 William H. Getz married Catherine E. Metzger, daughter of Jacob Metzger and Mary Hyde, in 1888 at Salladasburg, Mifflin Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.3,2 William H. Getz died in 1949 at Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 85 years.2 He was buried in the State Road United Methodist Church Cemetery, located in Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2
He appeared on the census of 31 August 1870 in the household of Daniel Getz and Katharina Kiess at Anthony Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. William H. Getz appeared on the census of 17 June 1880 in the household of Daniel Getz and Katharina Kiess at Anthony Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The anniversary announcement for William H. Getz and Catherine E. Metzger was published sometime in 1938 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This announcement stated:
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Getz, of Salladasburg R. D. 1, recently observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a dinner given at their home by their daughter, Mrs. Watson Ulmer and Mr. Ulmer. Married at Salladasburg 50 years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Getz have always lived in the same vicinity. Present at the anniversary celebration besides Mr. and Mrs. Ulmer were a son, Clarence, of Dunellen, NJ, and another son, Lester Getz, and Mrs. Getz, of Jersey Shore, and their grandchildren.4
He appeared on the census of 31 August 1870 in the household of Daniel Getz and Katharina Kiess at Anthony Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. William H. Getz appeared on the census of 17 June 1880 in the household of Daniel Getz and Katharina Kiess at Anthony Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The anniversary announcement for William H. Getz and Catherine E. Metzger was published sometime in 1938 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This announcement stated:
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Getz, of Salladasburg R. D. 1, recently observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a dinner given at their home by their daughter, Mrs. Watson Ulmer and Mr. Ulmer. Married at Salladasburg 50 years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Getz have always lived in the same vicinity. Present at the anniversary celebration besides Mr. and Mrs. Ulmer were a son, Clarence, of Dunellen, NJ, and another son, Lester Getz, and Mrs. Getz, of Jersey Shore, and their grandchildren.4
Children of William H. Getz and Catherine E. Metzger
- Mary A. Getz+ (18 Feb 1891 - 27 Jun 1974)
- Clarence E. Getz+2 (3 Jul 1894 - May 1977)
- D. Lester Getz+ (30 Jan 1906 - 2 Nov 2001)
Last Edited=29 Dec 2009
Citations
- [S1860] Blooming Grove Historical Society, compiler, Descendants of Thomas Ulmer (Cogan Station, PA: n.pub., 1998), p. 22.
- [S1860] Blooming Grove Historical Society, Descendants of Thomas Ulmer, p. 69.
- [S21] Watson Kiess, History of the Kiess Family, Who Came From Germany and Settled In Pennsylvania In The Early 1800's (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania: n.pub., 1957), p. 11.
- [S1900] Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Getz 50th Wedding Anniversary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1938. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Zella (Lovell) Stabler (1916- ). Viewed at her home, RD #3, Box 156 (now Jobs Run Road), Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania in October of 1992, by Kevin Sholder. Zella Elvira Lovell, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.