Spouse:
Johanna Holifer (she died in 1910)
Children:
Ten children: Emilia, Barthel G., Josephina, Johanna, Magdalene P., Barthel J., and Joseph Jacob (while in office); Angeline, John Bartel, and Nellie
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Toensing, the Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1875 and 1877; and The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873 list his last name as Pirz. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1873 lists Pirtz.
He settled in Madison County, Minnesota in 1854. He moved to Torah, Minnesota around 1855.
He was "a Democrat in politics." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 49)
His party affiliation when elected was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873, p. 35.
Birth date, death date, death year, birth place, and family data provided by a library patron.
Religion provided by Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877.