Civil War Veteran ~
Co K 13th Regiment Illinois Cavalry Consolidated

Illinois State Archives, Illinois Civil War Detail Report; Name FRETTS, JOHN SR; Rank PVT; Company K; Unit 13 IL US CAV CON; Personal Characteristics: Age 41; Height 5' 7"; Hair Dark; Eyes Blue; Complexion Light; Occupation Farmer; Nativity Germany; Service Record: Joined When 26 September 1864; Joined Where Marengo, McHenry Co., Illinois; Joined By Whom: CPT Coon; Period: 3 Years; Muster In: 26 September 1864; Muster In Where: Marengo, McHenry Co., Illinois; Muster In By Whom; Muster Out: 5 June 1865; Muster Out Where: Little Rock Arkansas; Muster Out By Whom; Remarks: Trans from Co A

John Frett emigrated from Germany with his parents and siblings, arriving at Port of New York on 2 August 1841 aboard the ship Albany. Their family along with the families of Jacob Schmitt and Nicolas Adams, were the founders and first three families to settle in what would become Johnsburg, the parents of these families established the church and parish of St John the Baptist Catholic Church" ~

John Frett married Anna Maria Gerhard, daughter of Mathias Gerhard and Ann Maria Müller, sometime before 15 November 1848, the birth date of their first child born. Anna's mother died in Oberbaar, Germany on 30 April 1839. Anna Gerhard emigrated from Germany with her father and siblings, they arrived at the Port of New York on 24 August 1842.

John and Anna were the parents of twelve known children: Nicolas (Fredericka Meitzner), Barbara (Peter Weber), Michael (Gertrude Lenz), Peter, Mathias (Elizabeth Lesch), Margaretha (John Simon), Rosa (William Niehoff), William, Maria Helena (Adam Schillo), Maria Catharina (twin of Martin), Martin and Susanna

1850: McHenry Township, McHenry Co., Illinois; John Frett 26 Prussia; Anne Frett 21 Prussia; Nicholas Frett 1 Illinois; Nicholas Wagoner 27 Prussia; Peter Sholgon 26 Prussia; Cite This Record "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8R3-PPC

1860: McHenry Township, McHenry Co., Illinois; John Fritz, Farmer, 35 Prussia; Annie Fritz 33 Prussia; Nicholas Fritz 11 Illinois; Barbary Fritz 8 Illinois; Michael Fritz 7 Illinois; Peter Fritz 5 Illinois; Madras Fritz 4 Illinois; Margaret Fritz 2 Illinois; Annie Fritz 7/12 Illinois; Catherine Hyman, Domestic, 25 Prussia; Frank Kennon, Farm Laborer, 22 Prussia; Martin Shoemaker, Farm Laborer, 21 Prussia; Henry Bickman, Shoemaker, 36 Prussia; "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXCS-LP2

3 September 1870: McHenry Township, McHenry Co., Illinois; Johann Fret, Brewer & Farmer, 45 Prussia; Ann Fret 43 Prussia; Barbara Fret 19 Illinois; Michael Fret , assists on farm,17 Illinois; Peter Fret, assists on farm, 16 Illinois; Mathias Fret, attending school, 14 Illinois; Margaret Fret, attending school, 12 Illinois; Anna R Fret, attending school, 10 Illinois; William Fret 8 Illinois; Allen Fret 6 Illinois; Catharine Fret 3 Illinois; Cite This Record "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6H6-Z19

1 June 1880: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; 160th District; Johann Frett, Saloon Keeper, 57 Prussia/Prussia/Prussia; Anna Frett Wife 53 Prussia/Prussia/Prussia; Helena Frett Daughter 17 Illinois; Catharina Frett Daughter 13 Illinois; Mathias Frohe, Boarder, 52 Netherlands; Leopold P. Frohe, Boarder, 26 Netherlands; Godfrey Frohe, Boarder, 24 Netherlands; James Roach, Boarder, 58 Ireland; "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJ9-9KJ