DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM DEITZ
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Don Norman
NOTE: Descendants of William Deitz use the spellings
"Deitz" and
"Dietz."
1.WILLIAM DEITZ
William Deitz
was born in Bonn, Germany in 1754. He came to
America and married Jane Wachub in VA.
Known children of William and Jane (Wachub) Deitz.
2. (1). John b.May 6 1809
d.Jan 6 1888
m.Sarah
Louisa "Sallie" McClung
2.JOHN DEITZ
1.WILLIAM DEITZ
John Deitz, a
son of William and Jane (Wachub) Deitz, was born
May 6, 1809 and died in Nicholas County WV January 6,
1888. He married
Sarah Louisa "Sallie" McClung. Sallie was born
in VA May 22, 1812 and
died in Nicholas County November 28, 1866.
Known children of John and Sallie S. Deitz.
3. (1). Joseph Dickinson b.c.
1831
m.Virginia
Ellis
4. (2). James W. b.c. 1832
m.Nancy H.
------
5. (3). Minerva Catherine b.Aug 14 1843 d.Dec 24 1923
m.Alkana
Griff Evans Oct 10 1884
6. (4). George Wilson b.c. 1850
m.Ruth
Haseltine Evans
3.JOSEPH DICKINSON DEITZ 2.JOHN DEITZ 1.WILLIAM DEITZ
Joseph Dickinson Deitz, a son of John Deitz,
was born about 1831.
He married Virginia Ellis. Virginia, a daughter of Jesse
and Delilah
Ellis, was born in Va about 1840.
Known children of Joseph Dickinson and Virginia (Ellis)
Deitz.
7. (1). Matilda J. b.c. 1866
8. (2). Frances L. b.c. 1867
9. (3). Emerson Ellis b.Dec 13 1869 d.Jan 20 1944
m.Bessie
Spencer 1899
10. (4). John Watson b.Dec 13 1869
4.JAMES W. DEITZ
2.JOHN DEITZ 1.WILLIAM DEITZ
James W. Deitz,
a son of John and Sallie S. Deitz, was born in VA
about 1832. He married Nancy H. ------. Nancy was born in
VA about 1838.
Children of James W. and Nancy H. Deitz.
11. (1). Emeline b.c. 1858
12. (2). Hazeltine b.c. 1858
13. (3). Mary C. b.c. 1862
14. (4). Rebecca b.c. 1866
6.GEORGE WILSON DIETZ
2.JOHN DEITZ 1.WILLIAM DEITZ
George Wilson Dietz, a son of John and Sallie
S. Deitz, was born in
Nicholas County VA about 1850. He married Ruth Haseltine
Evans. Ruth, a
daughter of Alkanah and Nancy Evans, was born in VA about
1854.
Known children of Wilson and Ruth Haseltine (Evans)
Dietz.
15. (1). Franza Leonadus b.c. 1875
m.Lottie
Virginia Thomas Mar 31 1901
9.EMERSON ELLIS DEITZ
3.JOSEPH DICKINSON DEITZ 2.JOHN
DEITZ
1.WILLIAM DEITZ
Emerson Ellis
Deitz, a son of Joseph Dickinson and Virginia
(Ellis) Deitz, was born in Nicholas County WV December
13, 1869 and
died there January 20, 1944. He married Bessie Spencer in
1899. Bessie
was a daughter of James A. Spencer.
Children of Emerson Ellis and Bessie (Spencer) Deitz.
16. (1). Delta
m.J. Allen
Cross
17. (2). Delores
m.------
Cook
18. (3). Eugene
19. (4). Cleora
m.-----
McKinney
20. (5). Gerald Oakford b.Feb
8 1912 d.Nov 24 1962
m.Lyda
Elizabeth Buzzard Dec 25 1945
21. (6). Howard
15.FRANZA LEONADUS DIETZ 6.GEORGE WILSON DIETZ 2.JOHN DEITZ
1.WILLIAM DEITZ
Franza Lonadus
Dietz, a son of Wilson and Ruth Haseltine (Evans)
Dietz, was born in Nicholas Count WV about 1875. He
married Lottie
Virginia Thomas March 31, 1901.
Children of Franza Leonadus and Lottie Virginia (Thomas)
Dietz.
22. (1). Hattie b.Feb 15 1902
m.William
Legg Mar 24 1920
23. (2). James Ruckman b.Nov 23 1903
m.Balmy
Jane Halstead Nov 25 1928
24. (3). Wesley b.Mar 19 1905
m.Jessie
McClung
25. (4). Henry b.Nov 23 1906
m.Hallie
Marsh
26. (5). Florence b.Mar 30 1909
m.Harold
Caldwell
27. (6). Herbert b.Jan 1 1911
m.Thelma
McClung
28. (7). Albert b.Feb 10 1913
m.Alice
Stemple Jun 1 1939
29. (8). Opal b.Mar 13 1918
m.Roy
Gunnoe Dec 29 1940
20.GERALD OAKFORD DEITZ
9.EMERSON ELLIS DEITZ 3.JOSEPH
DICKINSON
DEITZ 2.JOHN
DEITZ 1.WILLIAM DEITZ
Gerald Oakford
Deitz, a son of Emerson Ellis and Bessie (Spencer)
Deitz, was born in Nicholas County WV February 8, 1912
and died
November 24, 1962. He married Lyda Elizabeth Buzzard Dec
25, 1945. Lyda
is a daughter of C.E. and Luealla Ann (Seabolt) Buzzard.
Gerald served
in the US Navy in the Atlantic in World War II.
Children of Gerald Oakford and Lyda Elizabeth (Buzzard)
Deitz.
30. (1). Cynthia Ann b.Oct 13 1946
31. (2). Stephen Oakford b.Dec 23 1948
32. (3). Maria Mae b.Oct 21 1951
23.JAMES RUCKMAN DIETZ
15.FRANZA LEONADUS DIETZ
6.GEORGE WILSON
DIETZ 2.JOHN
DEITZ 1.WILLIAM DEITZ
James Ruckman
Dietz, a son of Franza Leonadus and Lottie Virginia
(Thomas) Dietz, was born in Nicholas County WV November
23, 1903. He
married Balmy Jane Halstead November 25, 1928.
Children of James Ruckman and Balmy Jane (Halstead)
Dietz.
33. (1). James Reginald
m.Billy
Jewel Kast Dec 21 1958
34. (2). John William
m.Carol
Ann Smith May 26 1962
33.JAMES REGINALD DIETZ
23.JAMES RUCKMAN DIETZ
15.FRANZA LEONADUS
DIETZ 6.GEORGE
WILSON DIETZ 2.JOHN DEITZ 1.WILLIAM DEITZ
James Reginald
Dietz, a son of James Ruckman and Balmy Jane
(Halstead) Dietz, married Billy Jewel Kast December 21,
1958.
Children of James Reginald and Billy Jewel (Kast) Dietz.
35. (1). Allen
36. (2). Jane
37. (3). John
34.JOHN WILLIAM DIETZ
23.JAMES RUCKMAN DIETZ
15.FRANZA LEONADUS
DIETZ 6.GEORGE
WILSON DIETZ 2.JOHN DEITZ 1.WILLIAM DEITZ
John William
Dietz, a son of James Ruckman and Balmy Jane
(Halstead) Dietz, married Carol Ann Smith May 26, 1962.
Children of John William and Carol Ann (Smith) Dietz.
38. (1). Laura
39. (2). Elizabeth
40. (3). Rebecca
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
"Nicholas County WV History 1985" pp. 186, 195,
325
1860, 1870 Nicholas County VA (WV) census