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Wilhelm Wurtz

Birth	:	1703 Germany
Death	:	1782 Lovettsville, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5130997, -81.5982971
Description	:	Wilhelm’s journey appears to have originated in Tauberbischofsheim, Landkreis, Baden, Koenigsreich (Herzogsreich) Wuerttemberg (Deutschland). He would have taken a boat down The Tauber, The Main, and Rhine rivers to Rotterdam, where the ship Neptune would have set sail for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania arriving September 23, 1753. With him was his wife Anna Catharina, sons, Wilhelm Wurtz, Jr., Philip Peter Virtzs, Conrad Wirtz and daughter Maria Elisabeth Wurtz. Information on Wilhelm’s origins is based on the authors of the Palatine Pamphlet. According to their research those who arrived on the ship Neptune in September 1753 were from Tauberbischhofsheim, Baden, Germany.... Read More	Wilhelm’s journey appears to have originated in Tauberbischofsheim, Landkreis, Baden, Koenigsreich (Herzogsreich) Wuerttemberg (Deutschland). He would have taken a boat down The Tauber, The Main, and Rhine rivers to Rotterdam, where the ship Neptune would have set sail for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania arriving September 23, 1753. With him was his wife Anna Catharina, sons, Wilhelm Wurtz, Jr., Philip Peter Virtzs, Conrad Wirtz and daughter Maria Elisabeth Wurtz. Information on Wilhelm’s origins is based on the authors of the Palatine Pamphlet. According to their research those who arrived on the ship Neptune in September 1753 were from Tauberbischhofsheim, Baden, Germany. They are reported to have settled in Lehigh, Pennsylvania and to be of Lutheran faith. Both Wilhelm and Peter Wurtz names appear on the Captains list and Wilhelm and Wilhelm Wurtz, Jr. appear on the Signers of the Oath of Abjuration list. It appears that Wilhelm may have spent the first few years in America in the Lancaster, Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania and/or Maryland, because he does not appear in the Loudoun County, Virginia (near Lovettsville) tax list until 1767, along with his son Conrad, and he was shown living in Lancaster when he was naturalized on April 10, 1761 in Philadelphia. Also Wilhelm and Wilhelm Jr. appear in the 1754 Pennsylvania Census as living in Philadelphia. By 1767 there was no trace of Wilhelm Wurtz, Jr. His daughter Maria had married Michael (Laufer) Runner and was living in Frederick, Maryland and would remain there until her death. Son, Peter, who was naturalized in 1775 in New Jersey, appears to have spent a few years in the Middletown, Maryland area for he does not appear in the Loudoun County tax list until 1787. In 1772 Wilhelm leased 100 acres from Lord George William Fairfax in Loudoun County. Wilhelm and his sons would remain in Loudoun County until their deaths. Many of his descendants still live in Frederick County Maryland and Loudoun County area today. Many of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren moved to the Roanoke area of Virginia, Kentucky, West Virginia, Missouri, Illinois and Ohio. Over the years the spelling of the last name has taken on many variations such as Verts, Vertz, Virts, Virtz, Werts, Wertz, Wirtz and Wirts. His tombstone (fieldstone) is located in row KK stone 4.

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Where is Wilhelm Wurtz's memorial?
Wilhelm Wurtz's memorial is located at: Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA.
When did Wilhelm Wurtz death?
Wilhelm Wurtz death on 1782 in Lovettsville, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Wilhelm Wurtz's memorial?
Latitude: 41.5130997
Longitude: -81.5982971

Family Members:

Spouse

Anna Catharina Wurtz

(1706 - 1791)

Children

Peter Phillip Virtzs

(1738 - 1798)

Conrad Wirtz

(1741 - 1821)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Lake View Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5130997, -81.5982971

2. East Cleveland Township Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5149994, -81.6010971

3. Church of the Covenant Columbarium
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5079200, -81.6068400

4. Cleveland Museum of Natural History
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Coordinate: 41.5115700, -81.6130905

5. Mayfield Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5133018, -81.5821991

6. Epworth Euclid United Methodist Church Columbarium
Euclid, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5058200, -81.6124990

7. Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 41.4956350, -81.5812450

8. Fairmount Presbyterian Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 41.4932930, -81.5801210

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Coordinate: 41.5419006, -81.5924988

10. Saint Josephs Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4869003, -81.6318970

11. First Presbyterian Churchyard
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Coordinate: 41.5448230, -81.5665800

12. Shaker Burial Ground
Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4827766, -81.5628128

13. Woodland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4900017, -81.6425018

14. Saint John Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4860992, -81.6408005

15. Warrensville West Cemetery
Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4655991, -81.5655975

16. Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
South Euclid, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5186005, -81.5222015

17. Trinity Cathedral Crypt
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5013350, -81.6741750

18. Kellogg Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5186390, -81.5200930

19. Baxter Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4596596, -81.6432800

20. Erie Street Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4972687, -81.6831131

21. Christ Episcopal Church Columbarium
Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4658356, -81.5362854

22. Church of the Good Shepherd Columbarium
Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5032240, -81.5107610

23. Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist Crypt
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5026817, -81.6886139

24. Euclid Cemetery
Euclid, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5656013, -81.5381012