Erie County NyArchives Photo Tombstone.....Spittler, George W. And Edith C. Metz 
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Cemetery:           Evergreen Cemetery In Eden, NY
Name:               George W. And Edith C. Metz Spittler

Date Of Photograph: June 20, 2007
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SPITTLER
George 1883-1958
Edith 1882-1966

George Spittler's grandparents Jacob & Catherine Renkert Spittler came to the 
US from Haslach, Germany in 1846 and George's father Charles was born on the 
boat crossing the Atlantic.  Charles Spittler became a showmaker and he and 
his wife Elizabeth Peck settled in North Evans, NY. 

Edith Metz's grandparents (John and Eva Catarina Lang Metz) came to the US 
from Blankenloch, Germany in 1835 when Edith's father Jacob was only 3 years 
old and settled in Eden, NY.

George and Edith Metz Spittler started a slaughter house and meat market which 
later expanded into a grocery store ("Spittler's Food Store") in Lake View, NY 
in 1904.  George Spittler also help found the Lake View Volunteer Fire Dept in 
1923 and was its Chief for 23 years.

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