Bernard Heinrich Franzen

1837 - 1887  (49 years)

• Name	Bernard Heinrich Franzen
  Birth	20 Dec 1837	Schale, Westfalen, Germany   [1, 2]
  Christening	31 Dec 1837	Schale, Westfalen, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Bernhard Henry, Barney  [2]
  Census	1870	Van Buren, Jackson County, Iowa, USA   [2]
  Census	1880	Van Buren, Jackson County, Iowa, USA   [3]
  Occupation	Farmer  [2]
  Research Notes	Elaine Schoelzel and Michael Kirchhoff list Bensenville as birthplace. A nephew Fred Franzen is listed in the household in the 1880 census. This seems most likely to be Fred Lund.  [3, 4, 5]
  Burial	1887	Evergreen Cemetery, Sabula, Jackson County, Iowa, USA   [6]
  Death	18 Aug 1887	Iowa, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I114	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	26 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Johan Gerhard Heinrich Franzen           b. 16 Aug 1803, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 28 May 1858, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Anna Catharina Hartbecke           b. 24 Oct 1806, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 1853, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa Franzen           b. 1843, near Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
  Notes	Bernard and Louisa were second cousins. [4, 5]
  Children	1. Louis Franzen           b. Abt 1863, Illinois, USA   2. Eliza Franzen           b. Abt 1866, Illinois, USA   3. Henry Franzen           b. Abt 1868, Iowa, USA   4. Otto Franzen           b. Abt 1870, Iowa, USA   5. Ida Franzen           b. Abt 1872, Iowa, USA   6. Frank Franzen           b. Abt 1874, Iowa, USA   7. Barney Franzen           b. Abt 1877, Iowa, USA
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Dec 1837 - Schale, Westfalen, Germany Christening - 31 Dec 1837 - Schale, Westfalen, Germany Census - 1870 - Van Buren, Jackson County, Iowa, USA Census - 1880 - Van Buren, Jackson County, Iowa, USA Burial - 1887 - Evergreen Cemetery, Sabula, Jackson County, Iowa, USA Death - 18 Aug 1887 - Iowa, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Godparents: hired man Bernhard Heinrich Hartbeck & hired man’s wife Margaretha Speller. At one time, lived in Sabula, Jackson County, Iowa. [1, 4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S153] Gloria Landwer Scott, Families from Schale, Westfalen & Sonneborn, Lippe. [S401] 1870 US Census - Household of Barney Franzen. [S627] 1880 US Census - Household of Barney Franzen. [S40] Michael Martens Kirchhoff, The Franzen Family from Schale, Co Tecklenburg, Westphalia: a family tree of descendants of Johan Frantzen. [S2] Elaine Schoelzel, Letter to Bradley Mohr. [S402] Iowa WPA Graves Registration Online Project (Works Progress Administration), WPA Iowa Graves Survey.