Notes:

Moved to California in 1929 and then in 1976 they moved to Phoenix to be close to their family.

Ernest married Stretz, Agnes on 19 Sep 1927 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA. Agnes (daughter of Stretz, John Henry and Edwards, Mary Louise) was born on 19 Sep 1902 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA; died on 28 Dec 2003 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA; was buried after 28 Dec 2003 in Phoenix Memorial Park and Mortuary, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Stenographer For City Attorney

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Bricklayer and Brick Maker

Notes:

J. Henry Stretz, 79, died at his home in Boonville Saturday night at 11:30 o'clock. Although he had been in ill health for three years his death was unexpected. Funeral services were conducted at SS Peter and Paul's Catholic church, with burial in the Catholic cemetery.
Mr. Stretz is survived by his widow and 10 children; Mrs. John Walje of Sedalia, Mrs. Rose Taylor of the home, Lawrence Stretz of Boonville, Norbert and Ernest of Compton, Calif., Mrs. Mary Sonnen of Kansas City, Virgil Stretz and Mrs. Ernest Barbano of Compton, Calif., Mrs. Harold Brummel of Lee's Summit, and Leonard Stretz of Boonville; by four step-children, Mrs. Joe Sinclair, Mrs. Leo B. Schmidt and Urban Gantner of Boonville, and Earl Gantner of Jacksonville, Fla., by 33 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Stretz was born June 23, 1862, in Boonville, the son of Frank and Magdalena Rider Stretz. He attended the Catholic school in Boonville. For more than 50 years he was a bricklayer, contractor and a manufacturer of brick. In 1905 he and Louis Gantner formed a partnership and established a brick manufacturing plant here. The firm also did a general contracting business.
He was married in 1886 to Miss Mittie Edwards. She died Feb. 21, 1898. On Nov. 30, 1899, he was married to Mrs. Mary Gantner. Mr. Stretz is a member of the Catholic church and the Knights of Columbus. He is also a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. Two children, Henry and Ferdinand preceded him in death.

Died:
East Morgan Street

John married Edwards, Mary Louise on 11 Sep 1889 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA. Mary (daughter of Edwards, Joseph Arthur and Potts, Abbie Evaline) was born on 19 Sep 1870 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA; died on 14 Nov 1947 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA; was buried on 15 Nov 1947 in Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1900, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
• Residence: 1910, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
• Residence: 1930, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
• Residence: 1935, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
• Residence: 1940, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Was first married to a Gantner.

Mrs. J. Henry Stretz died suddenly at her home Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Mrs. Stretz, the former Mary Louise Edwards was born in Boonville September 19, 1879 and had lived here her entire life.
She was first married to Andrew M. Gantner, September 11, 1889. To this union four children were born, all of whom survive. They are Mrs. Joseph Sinclair, Mrs. Leo Schmidt and Urban Gantner, all of Boonville, and Earl Gantner of Jacksonville, Fl. Mr. Gantner died June 4, 1896.
In 1899 Mrs. Stretz was married to J. Henry Stretz who died in August 1941. By this marriage she had four children; Virgil Stretz and Mrs. Ernest Barbano of Compton, Calif., Mrs. Harold Brummel of Lee's Summit and Leonard Stretz of Kansas City. Also surviving are six step-children; two step-children, Henry Leo and Ferdinand Stretz having preceded her in death.

(Mary Louise Edwards was the sister of Mittie Edwards Stretz.)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Potter and Gardener
• Naturalization: 1855, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA; Circuit Court

Notes:

Immigrated from Germany to America in 1845 and settled at Boonville, where he was first employed as potter by Mr. Vollrath, the pioneer potter of this city. In his latter years, Mr. Stretz was engaged in gardening. He died in 1878, from the effects of sunstroke. Mrs. Stretz died at the age of 82 years. Both father and mother are interred in the Catholic Church Cemetery at Boonville.

Lived on Jefferson City Road a couple of house from Lorenz Thoma, who was also a potter working for Vollrath. Lorenz also later became a gardener. Lorenz and Frank's children worked together in later trades.

Mr. Frank Stratz (sic), aged 56 years, was found in an insensible condition on Saturday last about 7 o'clock in the evening. He had been at a neighbor's about 4 in the afternoon, and was heard to complain of pain in his limbs and feeling badly generally. It is not known how long he had been there but as soon as he was found, Dr. W. E. Evans, of this place was sent for and applied all the known remedies for sun-stroke, but to no avail, as he died Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. Mr. Stratz (sic) was a highly respected citizen and will be much missed. The family have the sincere sympathy of the Advertiser.

Frank married Reiter, Magdalena on 24 Nov 1845 in Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Magdalena (daughter of Reiter, Lorenz and Brenneisen, Therese) was born on 20 Oct 1823 in Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 22 Dec 1905 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA; was buried on 24 Dec 1905 in Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the death of Mrs. Margaret (Magdalena) Stretz Boonville loses (sic) another of her old citizens. The deceased was born in Germany on October 20, 1823, and removed to the United States in 1840, settling in Boonville soon after coming to America.
She was ill but a short while, dying at the residence of her son-in-law, Joseph Schuster, Friday morning, December 22.
The deceased was a very devoted member of the Catholic church, and her funeral was largely attended Sunday afternoon by the many friends who gathered to pay the last sad tribute.
She leaves a circle of relatives. She was the mother of eight children, 51 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren and will be missed by a large circle of friends who loved her for her noble character and many acts of charity. The remains were buried in the Catholic cemetery.

(Magdalena the d/o Lorenz Reiter & Therese Brenneisen, w/o Frank Stretz. This obit states she was born on 20 Oct 1823, but Reiter information I got from Udo Strickfaden has her born 20 Sep 1823.)

Census Records: US, MO, Cooper, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, Living with Sophia in 1900.

Joseph married Potts, Abbie Evaline. Abbie was born in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]