John Jesse Wertz^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1883 - 1944  (60 years)

• Name	John Jesse Wertz  [6, 7]
  Birth	17 Oct 1883	Platteville, Taylor, Iowa   [6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Apr 1944	Weld, Colorado   [7]
  Burial	Greeley, Weld, Colorado   [7]
  Person ID	I1934	1564 GOUGH/GOFF (GB-OXF/US-MA-BRI/US-VA-BHM) R-FTB51877
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	Florence Hamilton,   b. 28 Jan 1883, Lake, Indiana d. 25 Apr 1975 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	26 Feb 1904	Gravity, Taylor, Iowa   [8]
  Children	1. Melvin D Wertz,   b. 1905, Iowa d. 9 May 1923 (Age 18 years)   2. Mabel Pauline Wertz,   b. 16 Sep 1909, Keota, Colorado d. 27 Jul 1989 (Age 79 years) ▻ Ralph Arthur Gardner  m. 8 Sep 1935   3. Frances Marie Wertz,   b. 23 May 1913, Keota, Colorado d. 28 Nov 1998, Dodge City, Kansas (Age 85 years) ▻ George Amel Smith  m. 3 Jun 1934   4. William Jessie Wertz,   b. 1 Dec 1921, Keota, Colorado d. 16 Oct 1986, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas (Age 64 years) ▻ Edith Beverley Peterson
  Family ID	F748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Oct 1883 - Platteville, Taylor, Iowa Marriage - 26 Feb 1904 - Gravity, Taylor, Iowa Death - 26 Apr 1944 - Weld, Colorado Burial - - Greeley, Weld, Colorado  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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