Church or cemetery death record for Jacob Ritter



Decedent's nameJacob Ritter
Date of birth1726
Date of death12/25/1815
Age89 yrs.
Burial placeGruversville Cemetery, Gruversville (View cemetery information here)
Grave locationRow 1
Gravestone inscriptionFootstone: J.R.
CommentsBorn in Germany. Immigrant pioneer settler of Springfield Township. He and his wife came to American when young, and bound themselves as servants to pay for their passage. He served 3 years and she 4, and when free they married and settled in Springfield Twp., where they spent their lives.
He was a shoemaker.
Source Gruversville Cemetery headstone transcriptions
Donated bySpringfield Township Historical Society


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