Joseph Garlitz

Is this the son of Jacob Garlitz?

Joseph Garlitz was born 6 Jan 1818, m. Elizabeth Beltuer on 23 June 1844, she was born 24 Nov 1823

Children:

George Garlitz b. 8 Feb 1845 m. Caroline Sturtz  (other records say Caroline  Deal, daughter of Daniel & Margaret)

Rebecca Garlitz b. 21 Sept 1847 m. Joe Arnold

Mary Garlitz b 3 June 1850 m. Samuel Koontz

Nancy Garlitz b. 17 Apr 1855 m. Albert Lowry

(The above records were taken from a manuscript found in an old chest at a public sale and now in possession of Mrs. Lucinda Ringler of Salisbury, PA, a daughter of Nancy.  May 1937)

Here's the family in the 1850 Greenville Twp:

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Garletz Joseph 31 M Labourer PA

Elizabeth 26 F   PA

George 5 M   PA

Rebecca 3 F   PA

Mary 1/12 F   PA

Seems they divorced and she was remarried at the time of the probate for Joseph. She is named in the probate as Elizabeth Hutzel, and here are two of the children with their mother and step-father in the 1870 Somerset census:

Hutzell, Jonathan   50 M   Farmer              PA
Hutzell, Elizabeth  45 F    Keeping House  PA 
Garletz, Rebecca   22 F                              PA
Garletz, Nancy      15 F                              PA
Hutzell, Urias       14  M   Works on Farm  PA
Hutzell, Cartilla     6  F                               PA       

Here are Mary Garlitz and Samuel Koontz in the 1880:

1880 Census Salisbury, Somerset Co. PA

editors note: information provided by C.M.