Joseph Gear Tritch

Born June 10, 1857 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Joseph married Mary Charlotte Cronister in 1880.
Joseph and his family moved from Missouri to Kansas, California, Arizona, and then settled back in
California. Joseph was a plasterer by trade, and a religious man. He died Oct. 26, 1927 at the age of 70.

This picture was taken on Christmas of 1926 in Long Beach, CA, when Joseph, "Grandpa Tritch", was 69 years old.
Bart, Max, Lena and Mont were four of Joseph and Mary's 6 children.