Places
These family places are centered on Pierz and the families of Rose and Jacob Girtz.
Morrison County, Minnesota
Pierz
Pierz is the home place of Jacob J. Girtz, Rose Medek Girtz, their children, and many later descendants.
Recorded hereJacob J. GirtzRose GirtzVerna Ann GruberMargaret Ann LoidoltGenevieve Marie FranklinMildred Olive TerhaarLeo William Girtz, Sr.Hildegarde Ann DudinkErvin Michael GirtzJosephine Katherine KaskiJohanna Marie MerklingDelrose Frances KeyesMary Ann AustinDoreen Josephine KapsnerBeatrice Mary AdamsAlice Mae KahlhamerJames GirtzVirgil Theodore GirtzDaniel Matthew GirtzGilbert Albert GirtzSharlet Jean Selinger
Pierz, Minnesota
St. Joseph Church
Jacob and Rose married at St. Joseph Church in Pierz on May 21, 1918.
Recorded hereJacob J. GirtzRose Girtz
Morrison County, Minnesota
Little Falls
Many descendants in the red and blue shirt generations were born at St. Gabriel Hospital in Little Falls.
Stearns County, Minnesota
St. Cloud
Family births and events took place in St. Cloud and at St. Cloud Hospital as descendants spread beyond Pierz.
Recorded hereJacob J. GirtzRose Girtz
Ramsey County, Minnesota
St. Paul
Daniel Matthew Girtz and Janet Brandvold married in St. Paul on July 8, 1961.
Recorded hereJacob J. GirtzRose Girtz
Illinois
Waukegan
Some descendants were born in Waukegan, one of the places the family reached outside central Minnesota.