Obituary of Ferdinand HINTZ

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Penny Ziemer
Ford  pforden@dimensional.com, October, 1999

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Surnames:  HINTZ, ZIEMER, PAUL, BISCHOF

Ferdinand Johann (John) Hintz was born near Treptow, Kreis
Greifenberg, Pommern, Germany on June 22, 1866.  He emigrated to
the United States with his parents, Johann# and Fredericke Bischof
Hintz, about 1868.  He was the brother of Bertha Hintz (Heinrich
Johann) Ziemer, Wilhelmine Hintz* (Valentin) Paul, and Ida Hintz.

On 7 April, 1895, Ferdinand Hintz married Katharine Paul, daughter
of Phillip Paul.  They had several children, most of whom died within
the first year of life.

Mr. Hintz died May 21, 1931 and is buried at Pinelawn Cemetery.  His
infant children are buried with his parents at Wauwatosa Cemetery.

#Johann Hintz was born in Woedtke, Kr. Greifenberg, Pommern
*Wilhelmine Hintz was born in Gumtow, Kr. Greifenberg, Pommern

FURTHER HINTZ INFORMATION
Ferdinand Hintz arrived in the United States at Baltimore, Maryland,
aboard the ship OCEAN from Bremen, on 08 June, 1868.  At that time
his father Johann was 49 years of age; his mother Fredericke (nee
Bischof) was 44; his sister Bertha was 17; Pauline was 14; and
Wilhelmine was 8.  There is no mention of a sister Ida in the ship list.