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