birthplace per merge familytrees@ancestry.com: Bartenstein Prussia Germany
last name spelled Ritsch per Amelia’s MC to John Oakey

1880FCI Julius Ritch and Family; United States Federal Census > Pennsylvania > Lackawanna > Scanton > District 56; image 15 of 38 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Scanton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1138; Family History Film: 1255138; Page: 87.3000; Enumeration District: 56; Image: 0767.; Adams Ave
Julias Ritch b abt 1844 in Prussia, Self (Head)
Mary Ritch b abt 1847 in Prussia, Wife
Emma Ritch b abt 1872 in Pennsylvania
Mary Ritch b abt 1873 in Pennsylvania
Charles Ritch b abt 1875 in Pennsylvania
Wilhelm Ritch b abt 1877 in Pennsylvania
Henry Ritch b abt 1879 in Pennsylvania

1900FCI Julius Ritch and Family, 2 pages; United States Federal Census > Pennsylvania > Wyoming > Tunkhannock > District 147; image 8-9 of 29 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1500; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 147.
Julius Ritsch 55, july 1847, Germany, married 28 yrs, imm in 1876
Marie Ritsch 53, may 1847, Germany, married 28 yrs, had 6 children 5 still living
William Ritsch 23, aug 1876, PA
Amelia Ritsch 17, aug 1882, PA