Looking for information on Carl Gernentz born Oct 15, 1846 in Germany. Died Sept 27,1918 in Ransom, Illinois. Married Lizzie (elizabeth? )D. Riss Nov 2, 1878. She died March 4, 1925. Both buried in Allen Cemetery in Ransom, Illinois. Had 6 children. Minnie-Fritz-Anna-Emma-Mary (my grandmother) and John.. Would appreciate any information. Mary Lou Outgoing mail is scanned by Norton 2003 Version 9.05.15 and is certified Virus Free

Greetings from Streator, There are three Gernetz' listed in the 1917 P.Farmer Directory All living in Ransom area. Carl and wife Elizabeth Rist(spelling from book) Fred and Edna Spangler John and Mae Redman I have two Riss' families living in the area. Probably more, but these are the only two I have. Neither of them have an Elizabeth/Lizzie that fits. Christian (1816 - 1899)and Lena Riss' children were: Frederick, Sophia, George and Mary. Henry (1833 - 1902) and Caroline Wheeler Riss. They are buried in Funk's Cemetery. Henry had a daughter named Elizabeth, but she was born in the 1870s. Could he be a brother of you Lizzie? The Riss family submitted a family tree to the paper in 1993. I think Henry was the oldest Riss on that tree. Also, buried in Funk's Cemetery is John Gernetz d: October 4, 1899 - aged 76 years, 3 months, 18 days. Could he be the father of Carl, Fred and John? I don't have the obituary list for 1899, so I don't know if he had an obituary. However, Henry and Caroline Riss are listed. If you request obituaries from the Streator Library, you might ask for a copy of the Riss family tree, I think it was on page 58 of the special 1993 edition. The name of the submitter will be on that paper. Joanie Mary Lou Marshall wrote: > > Looking for information on Carl Gernentz born Oct 15, 1846 in Germany. Died Sept 27,1918 in Ransom, Illinois. Married Lizzie (elizabeth? )D. Riss Nov 2, 1878. She died March 4, 1925. Both buried in Allen Cemetery in Ransom, Illinois. Had 6 children. Minnie-Fritz-Anna-Emma-Mary (my grandmother) and John.. > Would appreciate any information. > Mary Lou > Outgoing mail is scanned by Norton 2003 Version 9.05.15 and is certified Virus Free > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237