1. | Eugene George Franzen was born on 20 Dec 1902 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (son of George Edward Franzen and Louise Minna Tiedemann); died in Jun 1964 in Benson, Cochise County, Arizona, USA; was buried in Jul 1964 in Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: Margaret _____. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: Virginia M. Robbins. Virginia was born on 16 Sep 1903 in Rapid City, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; died on 11 Dec 1967; was buried in Dec 1967 in Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children: |
2. | George Edward Franzen was born on 10 Aug 1877 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (son of Carl August Franzen and Maria Heuer); died on 29 Jan 1938 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Feb 1938 in Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
George married Louise Minna Tiedemann on 3 Oct 1899 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Louise (daughter of Peter Theodor Tiedemann and Anna Margaretha Fortmann) was born on 30 Jul 1877 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; died on 12 May 1951 in Benson, Cochise County, Arizona, USA; was buried in May 1951 in Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Louise Minna Tiedemann was born on 30 Jul 1877 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (daughter of Peter Theodor Tiedemann and Anna Margaretha Fortmann); died on 12 May 1951 in Benson, Cochise County, Arizona, USA; was buried in May 1951 in Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Lived at 123 W. Fifth St., Benson, Arizona at the time of her death.
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4. | Carl August Franzen was born on 28 Sep 1852 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (son of Johann Heinrich Franzen and Anna Catharine Deters); died on 9 Nov 1929 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 13 Nov 1929 in Friedens Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Founded the Bank of Franzen Brothers with his brothers W.F. Franzen and H.H. Franzen on 10 December 1900. This was succeeded by the First State Bank in 1911. Served as president of both banks. Carl married Maria Heuer on 14 May 1875 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Maria (daughter of Fred Heuer and Christina Oehlerking) was born on 6 Sep 1856 in Illinois, USA; died on 13 Aug 1925 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 16 Aug 1925 in Friedens Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Maria Heuer was born on 6 Sep 1856 in Illinois, USA (daughter of Fred Heuer and Christina Oehlerking); died on 13 Aug 1925 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 16 Aug 1925 in Friedens Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
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6. | Peter Theodor Tiedemann was born on 26 Oct 1832 in Petersdorf, Fehmarn Island, Schleswig (son of Jacob Tiedemann and Anna Dorothea Haltermann); died on 15 Apr 1928 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Apr 1928 in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Notes: Arrived in New Orleans with his brother Heinrich Christian and his sister Emma on 13 November 1854. Probably came to Chicago in 1855. First appears in the Chicago City Directory in 1857. Served as Postmaster, Treasurer, Trustee, and Village President of Bensenville. Peter married Anna Margaretha Fortmann on 25 Oct 1860 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Anna (daughter of Johann Fortmann and Maria Weilage) was born on 18 Sep 1838 in Oldenburg, Holstein, Germany; died on 19 Jan 1897 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Jan 1897 in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Anna Margaretha Fortmann was born on 18 Sep 1838 in Oldenburg, Holstein, Germany (daughter of Johann Fortmann and Maria Weilage); died on 19 Jan 1897 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Jan 1897 in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Notes: Arrived in New York on 25 July 1845 with her parents and siblings Mina and Gerhardt. Arrived in Chicago before the time of the 1850 census. Notes: Family moved to Bensenville in September 1877.
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8. | Johann Heinrich Franzen was born on 1 Oct 1813 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany (son of Hermann Bernhard Heinrich Franzen and Fenne Adelheid Elfring); died on 1 Apr 1893 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Apr 1893 in Churchville Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Came to America in 1834 with his parents and brother. For several years after coming to Bensenville, he ran an oil mill. As of 1882, he owned 250 acres in Addison Township and another 600 acres in Minnesota. Johann married Anna Catharine Deters in Oct 1844 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Anna (daughter of Johann Gerhard Freie and Anna Gesina Margaretha Stüve) was born on 14 Sep 1824 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 19 Sep 1824 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 17 Dec 1884 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Dec 1884 in Churchville Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Anna Catharine Deters was born on 14 Sep 1824 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 19 Sep 1824 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany (daughter of Johann Gerhard Freie and Anna Gesina Margaretha Stüve); died on 17 Dec 1884 in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Dec 1884 in Churchville Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Buried:
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10. | Fred Heuer died in 1884. Notes: An article about their daughter’s anniversary notes that Fred and his wife “owned the farm north of Wooddale now [1925] owned by Dr. Taylor.” Fred married Christina Oehlerking on 7 Jan 1853. Christina died in 1858. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Christina Oehlerking died in 1858.
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12. | Jacob Tiedemann was born about 1781. Other Events and Attributes:
Jacob + Anna Dorothea Haltermann. Anna was born about 1796. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Anna Dorothea Haltermann was born about 1796.
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14. | Johann Fortmann died in 1857 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Probably originally buried in the city cemetery (now south end of Lincoln Park). Reinterred at Graceland Cemetery circa 1864. Reinterred again in the P.T. Tiedemann lot at Graceland in 1869. Johann + Maria Weilage. Maria died in 1855 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Maria Weilage died in 1855 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Notes: Probably originally buried in the city cemetery (now south end of Lincoln Park). Reinterred at Graceland Cemetery circa 1864. Reinterred again in the P.T. Tiedemann lot at Graceland in 1869.
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