Gustav Rudolph (Gratz) Graetz (1874 - 1919)

Born 13 Jun 1874 in Tarnma, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Died 1 Aug 1919 at age 45 in Mildura, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Rudolph (Gratz) Graetz was born in the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Gustav was born in 1874. He was the son of William Graetz and Marie Pfitzner. ^[1]

Rudolph married Louisa Victoria Mary Peplow in 1899 in Victoria, Australia.^[2]

Their children were:

1. Ernest August William Greatz
2. Elena Emily Watts, nee Greats
3. Albert William Greatz
4. Myrtle May Helen Walker, nee Greatz
5. Ruby Florence Lily Follett, nee Greatz
6. Martha Mary Caroline Harvey, nee Greatz

Rudolph was registered to vote in 1913 in Mildura, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia.^[3]

His occupation was Horticulturist.

Rudolph died on 1 August 1919 and was buried 2 August 1919 in Nichols Point Cemetery, Nichols Point, Mildura Rural City, Victoria, Australia. The inscription: In Loving Memory of our dear father Rudolph Gustav Greatz Died 1st Aug 1919 Aged 45 years also our dear mother Mary L V Greatz Died 28th Dec 1931 Aged 51 years. ^[4]

His estate passed probate on 30 Oct 1919, in Mildura, Victoria, Australia. It states: In the Will of Rudolph Gustav Greatz late of Benetook Avenue Mildura in the State of Victoria Horticulturist deceased. The Trustees Executors and Agency Company Limited, of 412 Collins Street Melbourne in the State of Victoria the Executor to whom Probate was granted of the Will of the abovenamed deceased doth HEREBY CERTIFY that the following is a true and just account of the said Company's Administration. Receipts of the Estate of the said Rudolph Gustav Greatz by Mrs M L V Greats Thirty five pounds, seventeen shillings and nine pence. Dated this twelfth day of July one thousand nine hundred and twenty. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth:
   Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet
   Ancestry Record 62476 #4393072655 (accessed 12 March 2023)
   Name: Gustav Rudolph Gratz; Gender: M (Male); Birth Date: 13 juin 1874 (13 Jun 1874); Birth Place: Friedrichswalde Tarnma (Tarnma), South Australia, Australie (Australia); Death Date: 18 août 1919 (18 Aug 1919); Death Place: Irymple, Victoria, Australie (Australia); Father: Wilhelm Traugott Greatz; Mother: Anna Maria Pfitzner; View on Geneanet: https://gw.geneanet.org/pejcox?n=gratz&oc=&p=gustav+rudolph.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
   Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901; Registration Number: 4679
   Ancestry Record 1780 #4720253 (accessed 12 March 2023)
   Rudolph Gustav Greatz marriage to Louisa Vic Mary Peplow in 1899 in Victoria.
3. ↑ 1913 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #182255421 (accessed 12 March 2023)
   Name: Rudolph Gustav Greatz; Gender: Male; Electoral Date: 1913; Electoral Place: Mildura, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia; Residence Address: Merbein.
4. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current"
   Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #199459653
   Ancestry Record 60528 #164583054 (accessed 12 March 2023)
   Rudolph Gustav Greatz burial (died on 1 Aug 1919) in Nichols Point Cemetery, Nichols Point, Mildura Rural City, Victoria, Australia.
5. ↑ Probate: "Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009"
   Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61315 #541827 (accessed 12 March 2023)
   Rudolph G Greatz probate on 30 Oct 1919. Died 2 Aug 1919 in Mildura. Occupation: Horticulturist.