Notes:
Data source is David Coulon Burns. E-mail dcb1995@comcast.net
Library of Congress Genealogy of the Rettews family (1658-1986) : the French Huguenot (northern France) and his descendants 1986 compiled by Rae Edna Rettew. [Pennsylvania?] : R.E. Rettew, [1986] LC: CS71.R438 1986 Dewey: 929/.2/0973 Mary Hart [mfhart@netins.net (mfhart)]:
Years ago a Rettew lady sent me copies of various papers she had; among them was a copy of pages from a book called "Biographical Annals of Lancaster County." On page 1037 I just found the following (I'm going to summarize it for now): I'm not sure when this book was published but know it's a well-known book on Lancaster Co. so you can probably find a copy in a library -- just noticed you live in Louisville, Colorado. I'm sure the Denver library will have a copy. call # G974.815 B52 (fiche) Some other typed notes I have (and I don't know right now where I typed them from) says George was born Sept. 8, 1826, d. 1871 (a few years different from the book), and married Elizabeth Mummaw on Sept. 3, 1846. I know there was a book called "Descendants of Aaron Rettew" by Annie Rettew Hunter many years ago and some info was given to me from it. Don't know if this will do you much good but hopefully it will give you a few more places to look for additional information. Do let me know what you find. We're certainly working on the same family so whatever one finds may fill in blanks for the other. If you'd like, send more names/generations of your line, and I'll see if I have anything else. In Census 18?0 - roll 789 Robt. Rettew LAN 051 Salisbury Elijah Rettew LAN 051 Salisbury
George Rettew, father of Amos M., and also a native of West Hempfield township, was a teamster by vocation, and also served many years as constable. He died in 1866, aged forty years, and was buried in the Brookhart cemetery in West Hempfield township; his widow died in 1898, when seventy-two years old, and her remains were interred in the United Brethren cemetery, at Cordelia. To the marriage of George Rettew with Elizabeth Mumaw were born nine children, namely: David, who died young; Elizabeth, who died in infancy; Amos M.; George, who died young; Henry, a farmer in West Hempfield township; Adeline, wife of John Eiker, a carpenter in Cordelia; Harriet, unmarried; Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Kidinger [Kissinger], of Stark [Clark] county, Ohio; and Andrew, who died young.