Richard Samuel Garlitz

Male 1876 - 1932  (56 years)


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  • Name Richard Samuel Garlitz 
    Birth 24 Jun 1876 
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Jul 1932  Lonaconing, Garrett County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He signed a will on 2 Nov 1929 in Allegany Co., Maryland. I, Richard Garlitz of Lonaconing, Alleghany[sic] County, Maryland, being of sound mind memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this as and for my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making null and void any wills which I may have heretofore made.
      First.-------It is my will and I do hereby direct that all my just debts, cost of administration and funeral expenses shall first be paid by my executors hereinafter named.
      Second-------- I give, devise and bequeath unto my stepchildren all my Real Estate and Personal Property of whatever kind or description I may die siezed, and that it shall be divided between them equally, share and share alike.
      My seven stepchildren being the following:
      Lowen Garlitz, of Avilton - Maryland
      Sarah E. McKenzie, of Lonaconing - Maryland
      Harry Garlitz, of Elm Grove - West Virginia
      Edgar Garlitz, of Lonaconing - Maryland
      Wilmoth Garlitz, of Lonaconing - Maryland
      Lela Schaub, of Lonaconing - Maryland
      Joseph Garlitz, of Lonaconing - Maryland
      Third------- I hereby nominate and appoint my two nephews, namely Irvin McKenzie and Harry Garlitz, as Executors of this my last Will and Testament and request that no bond be required.
      In Witness Whereof, I the said Richard Garlitz, hereunto set my hand and seal on this 2nd day of November, 1929 in presence of the witnesses named below, and acknowledge this to be my last Will and Testament.
      Witnesses to mark Richard (his X mark) Garlitz (seal)
      Leo Danahey
      Mary Donahey
      Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared by Richard Garlitz, the aforesaid testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who at his request, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
      Witnesses
      Leo Danahey, residing in Elm Grove, West Va.
      Lucy Myers, residing in Moscow, Maryland

      Will filed & Proven 18 August 1932
      Admitted for probate 23 August 1932
      Recorded Liber Q, Folio 55 &c

      (d.o.d. 11 July 1932)

      He died on 11 Jul 1932 at the age of 56 in Lonaconing, Allegany Co., Maryland.
      Richard Garlitz, aged 56, native of Avilton, Garrett county, Md., died yesterday at 11 a.m., at the home of his step-children, Mrs. Henry Schaub and Wilmoth Francis Garlitz, West Main street, with whom he resided, following a long illness. Mr. Garlitz, the son of Samuel and Isabelle Garlitz, came to Lonaconing 25 years ago. He engaged in coal mining until October 20, 1930, when he was injured beneath a rock fall in a local mine. One week later he was stricken with paralysis and since that time had been bedfast. He suffered a third stroke Saturday last. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is survived by the following stepchildren: Lon L., Avilton, Harry E., Wheeling; Edgar A., Ambridge, Pa.; Mrs. Irvin McKenzie, Lonaconing; Joseph Garlitz, Wheeling, and Wilmoth Francis Garlitz, and Mrs. Henry Schaub, Lonaconing, and five sisters, Mrs. George Beeman, Lonaconing; Mrs. George Brown, Avilton; Mrs. Charles Wagner, Salisbury, Pa.; Mrs. Thomas Tucker, Midlothian, and Mrs. Frank Meyers, Moscow, this county. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Anne's cemetery, Avilton. The Cumberland Evening Times, July 12, 1932

      GARLITZ, Richard
      I, Richard Garlitz of Lonaconing, Alleghany[sic] County, Maryland, being of sound mind memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this as and for my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making null and void any wills which I may have heretofore made.
      First.-------It is my will and I do hereby direct that all my just debts, cost of administration and funeral expenses shall first be paid by my executors hereinafter named.
      Second-------- I give, devise and bequeath unto my stepchildren all my Real Estate and Personal Property of whatever kind or description I may die siezed, and that it shall be divided between them equally, share and share alike.
      My seven stepchildren being the following:
      Lowen Garlitz, of Avilton - Maryland
      Sarah E. McKenzie, of Lonaconing - Maryland
      Harry Garlitz, of Elm Grove - West Virginia
      Edgar Garlitz, of Lonaconing - Maryland
      Wilmoth Garlitz, of Lonaconing - Maryland
      Lela Schaub, of Lonaconing - Maryland
      Joseph Garlitz, of Lonaconing - Maryland
      Third------- I hereby nominate and appoint my two nephews, namely Irvin McKenzie and Harry Garlitz, as Executors of this my last Will and Testament and request that no bond be required.
      In Witness Whereof, I the said Richard Garlitz, hereunto set my hand and seal on this 2nd day of November, 1929 in presence of the witnesses named below, and acknowledge this to be my last Will and Testament.
      Witnesses to mark Richard (his X mark) Garlitz (seal)
      Leo Danahey
      Mary Donahey
      Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared by Richard Garlitz, the aforesaid testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who at his request, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
      Witnesses
      Leo Danahey residing in Elm Grove, West Va.
      Lucy Myers residing in Moscow, Maryland
      Will filed & Proven 18 August 1932
      Admitted for probate 23 August 1932
      Recorded Liber Q, Folio 55 &c
    Person ID I56190  McKenzie Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 

    Father Samuel Garlitz,   b. 21 Apr 1816   d. 13 Apr 1880, Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Isabelle Minke,   b. 12 Sep 1836, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1901, Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F00971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Belle Durst,   b. 29 May 1864   d. Mar 1927 (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage Aft 1905 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Thomas Garlitz,   b. 30 Mar 1911   d. 13 Nov 1965, Japan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F01108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 


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