I did some research for an estate settlement some years back that involved the Bretz family. Perhaps someone can use the data. This was primarily a search for obituaries and what was not found and what was. Mary (Bretz) Gerard d. 28 July 1951 Resources checked: Columbus Gazette/Columbus Safeguard. Aug. 2, 1951, Aug. 5, 1851 Wapello Republican: Aug. 2, 1951, Aug. 9, 1951, Aug. 16, 1951 No obituary found. Mary (Dalmase) Garard d. 1869, film of Wapello Tribune, unreadable Amanda Bretz, Wapello Republican checked Cemetery Records: Columbus City Cemetery: Peter Bretz 1852-1918, bro. of William William Bretz 1849-1916, grandfather of William Gerard Amanda J. Bretz 1852-1942, wife of William Anna Bretz 1854-1913, wife of John Charles A. Bretz 1893-1930, son of Charles L. & Nellie M. Eva 1877-1960 daughter of William (I also have an 1896 photo of the Pitchin School children with their teacher, Eva Bretz.) I can e-mail this photo to anyone who is interested if they can accept attachments. Attachments cannot be sent to the mailing list. The Eva Bretz obituary had pertinent information on the family. Glenn L. Bretz 1899-1973, son of Charles & Nellie John, 1840-1918, husband of Mary Nellie M. (Metcalf) Bretz 1873-1935, wife of Charles L. Ch: Russell, Hugh, Glenn, & Priscilla Swearingen -----Kathleen Sands Notes John Bretz married Katharine Weil Children: A. William Bretz b. 11 May 1849, d. 4 March 1915 (Note) Uncle Frederick Weil married Amanda Jane Cutkomp B. John C. Peter married Catharine Cutkomp had son John Henry Bretz married Rhoda Cassabaum and they had Hilton Bretz m. Lela Adamson; and Edith married Neal Smith. (I also have extensive data on Neal Smith family as this is my husband's uncle) Norma Jennings