Charles Rettig

Male20 February 1873–26 September 1968

Brief Life History of Charles

Charles Rettig was born on 20 February 1873, in Fairfield, Butler, Ohio, United States as the son of Frank Rettig and Louisa Kling. He married Gertrude S Barringer in 1895. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Middletown, Lemon Township, Butler, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Middletown, Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States in 1950. He died on 26 September 1968, in Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Rettig
1873–1968
Gertrude S Barringer
1876–1972
Marriage: 1895
Charles Rettick
1895–1895
James Carl Rettig
1897–1957
Loretta Veronica Rettig
1899–1993
John August Rettig
1902–1944
Mary G Rettig
1904–1906
Rose Germaine Rettig
1907–1980
Helen L Rettig
1909–1971

Sources (30)

  • Charles Rittey, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Charles Rettig, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Charles C Rettig, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1895

    • Children (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 2

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

    Age 2

    During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 25

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    Name Meaning

    German: from Middle High German retich, Middle Low German redi(c)k ‘radish’ (a loanword from Latin radix ‘root’), a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of radishes.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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