Julius August
Bertsch
Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Monday, 30 October 1882, page 6
Messrs. P H Keen, Adam Weber, Julius Bertsch and Harry V Moore were appointed a committee by Nelson Post GAR Newport, Saturday night to make arrangements for the giving of a series of entertainments during the coming winter.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 12 November 1895, page 7
Wedding of Dr. George Brown, son of Mayor Paris C Brown and Miss Jennie Donaldson. The delicious supper was served by Caterer Bertsch of Newport.
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Kentucky Post, Friday, 2 October 1896, page 5
A deed of assignment was filed in the Campbell County Court Friday morning by Julius Bertsch of York Street, near Sixth. W G Warren was named as the assignee. Bertsch had been doing business as a confectioner for a number of years in Newport. He has been very ill of late and slow trade is given as the cause of the assignment.
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Julius Bertsch was born 5 July 1841 in Bietigheim, Baden, Germany, the son of Wendlin and Theresia. He came to the United States in . He enlisted during the Civil War in the 9th Ohio Infantry Co A on 11 April 1861 and was discharged 15 June 1864.
The 9th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment and the members of the regiment were primarily of German descent and the unit was the first almost all German unit to enter the Union Army. Julius participated in the Battle of Carnifex Ferry, which took place 10 Sep 1861. The Nineth Ohio Infantry often referred to the regiment as die Neuner "The Niners". The regiment was especially noted for its successful bayonet charges at the battles of Mill Springs in Kentucky and Chickamauga in Georgia.
Julius received a pension on 7 Oct 1868 listing the wounds on his head and legs. After he died Theresa filed for the pension 31 Oct 1901.
After the war ended, Julius married Theresa Beyland on 26 Sep 1864 in Newport. Julius died 30 Aug 1901 in Newport and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Children of Julius August Bertsch and Theresa Beyland (1844-1931)
Juliua L Bertsch b-27 Sep 1865 in Covington d-20 Oct 1923
in Cincinnati; br-Evergreen Cemetery; m-Corriden A Bostwick
August John
Bertsch b-9 Jan 1870 in Covington; d-11 Feb 1926 in Stark Co Ohio; br-West Lawn
Cemetery in Canton Oh.
Fred Charles Bertsch b-24 Oct 1874 in Covington; d-11
Oct 1951; br-Evergreen Cemetery
Elizabeth Bertsch b-6 Feb 1881 in Covington;
d-5 Mar 1957 in Miami, Florida. br-Evergreen Cemetery; m-Benjamin Franklin
Hermann