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Ernstina “Tina” <I>Witt</I> Pretzlaff

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Ernstina “Tina” Witt Pretzlaff

Birth
Death
3 Nov 1951 (aged 90)
Sibley, Ford County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Sibley, Ford County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Born in Schulits, Posen Province of Prussia to Carl and Elizabeth Hoffman WITT, Tina came to America with her sister Amelia on 4 Apr 1882.

Her passage was paid for by the hard work of her fiance. Gustav Julius Pretzlaff married Tina on 1 Jul 1882 in Sibley, IL. They had 10 children, two of whom took orders in the Lutheran church:

1. Anna Elizabeth Pretzlaff1883-1974
m1900 George Brigham
2. Sr. Martha Pretzlaff 1886-1978
Deaconess in Lutheran Church
3. Fred Wilhelm Pretzlaff 1886-1963
m1908 Bertha M. Trebes d1981
4. Adelina Amanda Pretzlaff 1888-1974
m19__ John Holsten d1945
5. Edward Pretzlaff 1890-1901
drowned in lake
6. Franz Pretzlaff 1892- 1901
bowel inflammation
7. Caroline Pretzlaff 1895-1993
m Dr. William Stevenson d1969
8. Laura Pretzlaff 1898-1984
m1918 Martin C. Holsten d1978
9. George Pretzlaff 1900-1979
m192_ Ida R. von Brethorst d2007
10. Rev. Theodore Pretzlaff 1903-1966
Lutheran pastor
m Esther Klemm

A dedicated homemaker, widowed Tina was found dead on her kitchen floor by her niece, Bernice Gerken Hill, a pan of cinnamon rolls from the oven cooling on the table above her.
Born in Schulits, Posen Province of Prussia to Carl and Elizabeth Hoffman WITT, Tina came to America with her sister Amelia on 4 Apr 1882.

Her passage was paid for by the hard work of her fiance. Gustav Julius Pretzlaff married Tina on 1 Jul 1882 in Sibley, IL. They had 10 children, two of whom took orders in the Lutheran church:

1. Anna Elizabeth Pretzlaff1883-1974
m1900 George Brigham
2. Sr. Martha Pretzlaff 1886-1978
Deaconess in Lutheran Church
3. Fred Wilhelm Pretzlaff 1886-1963
m1908 Bertha M. Trebes d1981
4. Adelina Amanda Pretzlaff 1888-1974
m19__ John Holsten d1945
5. Edward Pretzlaff 1890-1901
drowned in lake
6. Franz Pretzlaff 1892- 1901
bowel inflammation
7. Caroline Pretzlaff 1895-1993
m Dr. William Stevenson d1969
8. Laura Pretzlaff 1898-1984
m1918 Martin C. Holsten d1978
9. George Pretzlaff 1900-1979
m192_ Ida R. von Brethorst d2007
10. Rev. Theodore Pretzlaff 1903-1966
Lutheran pastor
m Esther Klemm

A dedicated homemaker, widowed Tina was found dead on her kitchen floor by her niece, Bernice Gerken Hill, a pan of cinnamon rolls from the oven cooling on the table above her.


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  • Created by: Rosetta
  • Added: Jul 21, 2002
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6625723/ernstina-pretzlaff: accessed ), memorial page for Ernstina “Tina” Witt Pretzlaff (22 May 1861–3 Nov 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6625723, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Sibley, Ford County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Rosetta (contributor 46558106).