John Lawrence RitzmanAge: 75 years1892–1967
- Name
- John Lawrence Ritzman
- Given names
- John Lawrence
- Surname
- Ritzman
 Birth | May 2, 1892 35 18 |
 Birth of a brother | George Alexander Ritzman August 12, 1893 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Alma M Ritzman April 19, 1895 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a parent | Felix G Baker — Anna Sarah Schenecker — View this family November 15, 1913 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a father | John R Ritzman April 13, 1915 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 23 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 24 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 25 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Marriage of a parent | Raymond Thomas Moore — Anna Sarah Schenecker — View this family June 15, 1919 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 37 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a mother | Anna Sarah Schenecker October 7, 1949 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | George Alexander Ritzman September 12, 1955 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | September 15, 1967 (Age 75 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Desert Lawn Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John R Ritzman Birth: October 27, 1856 — Bern, Switzerland Death: April 13, 1915 — Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States |
| mother |
Anna Sarah Schenecker Birth: July 30, 1873 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Death: October 7, 1949 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Marriage: May 7, 1891 — Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States |
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1 year himself |
John Lawrence Ritzman Birth: May 2, 1892 35 18 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Death: September 15, 1967 — Yucca Valley, San Bernardino, California, United States |
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15 months younger brother |
George Alexander Ritzman Birth: August 12, 1893 36 20 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Death: September 12, 1955 — Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Alma M Ritzman Birth: April 19, 1895 38 21 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Death: July 30, 1968 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Mother’s family with Felix G Baker |
| step-father |
Felix G Baker Birth: about 1863 34 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 5, 1918 — Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States |
| mother |
Anna Sarah Schenecker Birth: July 30, 1873 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Death: October 7, 1949 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Marriage: November 15, 1913 — Cripple Creek, Teller, Colorado, United States |
| Mother’s family with Raymond Thomas Moore |
| step-father |
Raymond Thomas Moore Birth: March 2, 1886 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Death: November 3, 1947 — Mount Oliver, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States |
| mother |
Anna Sarah Schenecker Birth: July 30, 1873 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Death: October 7, 1949 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Marriage: June 15, 1919 — Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States |