CATHERINE REBECCA BRETCHES IS MY GREAT AUNT, RICHARD ALLEN PARKER

History
When Catherine Rebecca Bretches was born on 2 September 1835, in Anna, Dinsmore Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States, her father, Johann Heinrich "Henry" Bretches, was 35 and her mother, Katharina Kutscher, was 29. She married Henry Slusser on 22 May 1859, in Shelby, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Franklin Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States for about 30 years. She died on 9 February 1897, in Swanders, Franklin Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Sidney, Clinton Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: FAMILYSEASRCH.ORG

1859 --- OHIO MARRIAGE RECORD
Name: Catherine Bretches
Spouse: Henry Schlosser
Married: May 22, 1859
County: Ohio
Marriage State: Ohio
Married By: George Spangler, M.G.
Recorded in Marriage Book: 4
Page: 118
Researched by Richard Parker.
Source Information: SHELBY COUNTY, OHIO COURT HOUSE RECORDS, Shelby County, Ohio

1850 --- U. S. Federal Census, 1850 • Franklin Township, Shelby County, Ohio

Household Head: Henry Bretches
Dwelling Number: 11
Page: 172
Microfilm Roll: 729
Person Listed On Census:
Henry Bretches --- Male --- White --- 51 --- Head --- Germany --- Farmer
Catherine Bretches --- Female --- White --- 45 --- Wife --- Farmer Germany
Jacob Bretches --- Male --- White --- 23 --- Son --- Germany
Elizabeth Bretches --- Female --- White --- 16 --- Daughter --- Ohio
Rebecca Bretches ---- Female --- White --- 16 --- Daughter --- Ohio
Henry Bretches --- Male --- White --- 12 --- Son --- Ohio
John Bretches --- 9 --- Son --- Ohio
Charles Bretches --- Male --- White --- 8 --- Son --- Ohio
Samuel Bretches --- Male --- White --- 7 ---Son --- Ohio
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by Family Search. --- Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Property Transactions
1874 --- John and Samuel Britches (brothers) purchased from Henry Schlosser and his wife, Catharine (John's and Samuel's sister and brother-in-law) -- Acres: 72 50/100 -- Section: 10 - Township: 8 - Range: 6 East -- County: Shelby County - State: Ohio - Date: August 20, 1874 -- Deed Record Book: 42, pages: 521-522. ----- SHELBY COUNTY, OHIO COURT HOUSE RECORDS, Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio. -- Researched By Richard Parker.