Gertsch, Christian 'Christ'

1846 - 1924  (78 years)

• Name	Gertsch, Christian 'Christ'
  Birth	17 Oct 1846	Switzerland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Shoemaker and Farmer  [2]
  Reference Number	GERT.C005
  _FGRAVE	50973523
  Death	11 Dec 1924	Preston, Randolph County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  	Buried in Section G
  		Headstone, Gertsch, Christian and Elizabeth
  Person ID	I12696	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family 1	Seiler, Margaritha Elizabeth,   b. 22 May 1848, Switzerland d. 6 Oct 1896 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Children	> 1. Gertsch, Edward,   b. 11 Nov 1873, Richland County, Illinois d. 26 Feb 1942, Richland County, Illinois (Age 68 years) > 2. Gertsch, John,   b. 17 Aug 1875, Illinois d. 12 Apr 1954, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 78 years) > 3. Gertsch, Christian Albert,   b. 25 Oct 1877, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 19 Feb 1944 (Age 66 years) > 4. Gertsch, Margaretha,   b. 15 Feb 1880, Richland County, Illinois d. 30 May 1952, Ottawa County, Oklahoma (Age 72 years)   5. Gertsch, Philip,   b. 3 Jul 1889, Richland County, Illinois d. 22 Nov 1978, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F5975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Dummermuth, Elizabeth,   b. 1847   d. 1920 (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. Gertsch, Philip,   b. 3 Jul 1889, Richland County, Illinois d. 22 Nov 1978, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F5976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Oct 1846 - Switzerland Death - 11 Dec 1924 - Preston, Randolph County, Illinois Burial - - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3346] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gertsch, Christian and Elizabeth, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50973523/christian-gertsch), none. (Reliability: 2). [S816] Mary Giera, Descendants of Johannes "John" Schilt Sr., e-mailed to Carl W. Gray, 13 July 2008., (13 March 2007), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1765] Obituary, Persinger, Donald E Sr., none. (Reliability: 2).