Abram Ziegler Rittenhouse, Jr.

Male 1905 - 1979


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  • Suffix  Jr. 
    Born  6 Dec 1905  Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Occupation  Minister and farmer Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died  22 Feb 1979  North Penn Hospital, Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried  Plains Mennonite Cemetery, Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Gospel Herald - Volume 72, Number 12 - March 20, 1977, page 246.
      Rittenhouse.- Abram Z., son of Abram C. and Sallie (Geyer Ziegler) Rittenhouse, was born on Dec. 6, 1905; died at North Penn Hospital, Lansdale. Pa., Feb. 22, 1979; aged 73 y. On June 16, 1925, he was married to Bessie Ruth, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Royden, Walter, and Abram), 7 grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, and one brother (Samuel Z). He was a member of Plains Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 25, in charge of John E. Lapp, Gerald C. Studer, and Kenneth Seitz; interment in Plains Cemetery.
    Person ID  I1411  ShowalterFunk
    Last Modified  22 Feb 2009 

    Married  21 Feb 1891 
    Family ID  F2179  Group Sheet

    Married  21 Feb 1891 
    Family ID  F6887  Group Sheet

    Mother  Elizabeth Funk,   b. 20 Aug 1807, Bucks County, Pa. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1887 
    Married  1826 
    Family ID  F7518  Group Sheet

    Father  Abram Ziegler Rittenhouse, Jr.,   b. 6 Dec 1905, Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1979, North Penn Hospital, Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Christina Heinziel 
    Married  10 Feb 1863 
    Family ID  F7517  Group Sheet

    Family 1  Elizabeth Hunsberger Ruth,   b. 18 Mar 1819, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1888, Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  1926 
    Children 
     1. Royden Ruth Rittenhouse,   b. 21 Jul 1927, Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 2006, Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F529  Group Sheet

    Family 2  Elizabeth Landis Ruth,   b. 4 Apr 1907, Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 2002, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  1926 
    Children 
     1. Royden Ruth Rittenhouse,   b. 21 Jul 1927, Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 2006, Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F5719  Group Sheet

    Family 3  Christina Heinziel 
    Married  10 Feb 1863 
    Children 
     1. Emma Alice Rittenhouse,   b. 9 Jan 1864
     2. Barbara Elizabeth Rittenhouse,   b. 24 Jul 1865
     3. Sophia Rittenhouse,   b. 16 Jul 1867
     4. Tobias Rittenhouse,   b. 5 Feb 1869
     5. Naomi Rittenhouse,   b. 3 Aug 1870
     6. Abram Ziegler Rittenhouse, Jr.,   b. 6 Dec 1905, Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1979, North Penn Hospital, Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Jacob Rittenhouse,   b. 28 Aug 1874
     8. Mary Rittenhouse,   b. 29 Jul 1876
     9. John Rittenhouse,   b. 4 Mar 1879
     10. William Rittenhouse,   b. 6 Apr 1881,   d. 4 Aug 1894
     11. Aaron Rittenhouse(twin),   b. 12 May 1884
     12. Moses Rittenhouse(twin),   b. 12 May 1884
     13. Margaret Rittenhouse,   b. 29 Apr 1887,   d. 29 Apr 1887
    Family ID  F7517  Group Sheet


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