William G. Franzen^[1]

1847 - 1916  (69 years)

• Name	William G. Franzen
  Born	12 Feb 1847	Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Occupation	Farm owner near Bensenville, Illinois  [1, 5]
  Buried	May 1916	St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	G 183
  Died	24 May 1916	Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I1097	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2011

  
  

  Father	Johan Berendt Frantzen           b. 23 Dec 1792, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 11 Sep 1854, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Anna Adelheid Möllentien           b. 28 Sep 1804, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 23 Mar 1883, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Johanna Conradine Charlotte Gronemeier           b. 8 Nov 1855, Germany           d. 10 Jun 1888, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA  (Age 32 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1872	Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [3, 6]
  Children	1. Wilhelmine Mathilde Franzen           b. 11 Jun 1874, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA           d. 25 Apr 1895  (Age 20 years) + 2. Edward John Franzen           b. 19 Dec 1876, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA           d. 9 Apr 1961, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA  (Age 84 years) + 3. Frank Herman Franzen           b. 4 Feb 1880, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA           d. 15 Sep 1954  (Age 74 years)   4. Louisa Lillie Franzen           b. 3 Apr 1883, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA           d. 17 May 1884, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA  (Age 1 years) + 5. Amanda Charlotte Franzen           b. 30 Mar 1885, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA           d. 27 Apr 1957  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Maria Spalinger           b. 25 Feb 1865, Marthalen, Canton Zurich, Switzerland           bur. St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
  Married	13 Dec 1894	DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Children	1. Harry E. Franzen           b. 5 Sep 1898, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA           d. 9 Jul 1969, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 70 years)   2. Josephine Maria Franzen           b. 28 Jul 1904, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA           d. 29 Nov 1997, Peshtigo, Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2000
  Family ID	F783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Feb 1847 - Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Married - 8 Feb 1872 - Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Census - 1880 - Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Married - 13 Dec 1894 - DuPage County, Illinois, USA Buried - May 1916 - St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Died - 24 May 1916 - Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] The Franzen Family from Schale, Co Tecklenburg, Westphalia: a family tree of descendants of Johan Frantzen, Michael Martens Kirchhoff. [S548] Necrology Records of Selected Townships in DuPage County, (DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society). [S421] Families from Schale, Westfalen & Sonneborn, Lippe (plus in-laws & sundry kin), Gloria Landwer Scott. [S655] St. John’s Church Membership Lists: 1899, 1924, 1949 (on Necrology Records of Selected Townships in DuPage County), (DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society). [S1751] 1880 US Census - Household of William Franzen. [S52] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society.