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Kenneth Robert Reitz

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Historical (familial) context.

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+ Origin & Meaning of the surname Reitz: +

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The Reitz clan's name— +

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  • chiefly hailing from Purutia (the Hessen-Nassau region of Germany), it is a name that is pre–medieval in origin. +
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  • + It derives from the ancient word “ric”, meaning— power. +
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  • + Of its spellings, include— Reitze, Reichmann, Reickman, Ritz, &c.
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Excerpt from The Reitz Family History and Record Book:

+ +The Reitz people living over there in the city of Hanau, + +Germany, have a tradition as to how the name REITZ originated. It is given herewith for what it is + +worth. The tradition runs as follows:
+In olden times there were no surnames, and persons were known + +by only one name, like in the time of Christ we speak of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
But in the + +course of time surnames were acquired in addition to the first names for better designation. + +Frequently the father's names was used. +

+ +The tradition has it that several centuries ago there appeared + +near the city of Hanau and old man with a long white beard riding a noble horse, who had escapes + +from somewhere in the East, might have been last from Saxony, on account of religious persecution, + +and who rode on his horse about the country, advocating especial freedom of religion and admonished + +the people everywhere in religious assemblies in their free country. They knew him as the + +"Reitczaronitsch" or the riding czarewitch, that is the riding son of the czar or prince, or a rider of + +noble birth. + +

+ +His children were known as John or Jacob, etc. von Reit-czaronitsch, or Reit-czargeburt, + +of noble birth. Some time later, the hind part of czaronitsch or czargeburt was dropped and only the + +"z" was retained and pronounced in addition to the "Reitz", leaving the name "Reitz", which + +thereafter became the common adopted surname of the Reitz clan. + +
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Paternal Roots —

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The following is a visualization of the earliest–identified members of the Reitz clan, hailing from the Hessen-Nassau region, and immigrating to Pennsylvania.

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I have omittitted nodes of the tree that are not part of my lineage (e.g. most siblings):

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