Gerhard Henrich Franzen

1823 - 1909  (86 years)

• Name	Gerhard Henrich Franzen
  Birth	7 Jan 1823	Schale, Westfalen, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Christening	14 Jan 1823	Schale, Westfalen, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1834  [5]
  Census	1880	Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Census	1900	Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Death	11 Jan 1909	Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3, 4, 6, 7]
  Burial	15 Jan 1909	Evangelical Zion’s Society Cemetery, Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3, 4, 8]
  Burial	29 Apr 1952	Union Ridge Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4, 8]
  Also Known As	Henry  [7]
  Occupation	Farmer in Leyden Township, Illinois  [2, 3, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I334	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Hermann Bernhard Heinrich Franzen           b. Sep 1772, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 7 Jan 1844, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Fenne Adelheid Elfring           b. Mar 1781, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 3 Apr 1835, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johanna Wicke           b. 15 Dec 1827, Lagershausen, Hannover, Germany           d. 27 Aug 1906, Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1849	Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [5, 7]
  Children	1. Gerhard Henry Franzen           b. 1850, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 1850, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 0 years) + 2. Friedrich Heinrich Franzen           b. 22 Jul 1851, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 30 Aug 1917, Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 66 years)   3. Anna Catharina Maria Franzen           b. 1853, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 1854, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 1 year) + 4. Lizzie Franzen           b. 8 Aug 1855, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 8 Jan 1937, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA (Age 81 years) + 5. Minnie Franzen           b. 15 Oct 1857, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 14 Mar 1936, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years)   6. Edwin Franzen           b. 1860, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 1942 (Age 82 years) > 7. Amelia Franzen           b. 24 Dec 1862, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 31 Oct 1934 (Age 71 years)   8. _____ Franzen           b. 1864, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 1864, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 0 years) + 9. Augusta E. Franzen           b. Jun 1865, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 21 Nov 1934, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 69 years) > 10. G. Theodore Franzen           b. 1868, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 19 Sep 1939, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (Age 71 years) + 11. George H. Franzen           b. 14 Aug 1870, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 7 Dec 1960, Liverpool, Brazoria County, Texas, USA (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Jan 1823 - Schale, Westfalen, Germany Christening - 14 Jan 1823 - Schale, Westfalen, Germany Marriage - 1849 - Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Census - 1880 - Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1900 - Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death - 11 Jan 1909 - Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial - 15 Jan 1909 - Evangelical Zion’s Society Cemetery, Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial - 29 Apr 1952 - Union Ridge Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Buried in the small cemetery destroyed and paved over during construction of O’Hare Airport. Remains re-interred at Union Ridge Cemetery. [4, 7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Schale Evangelical Church records: Evangelisch Kirchengemeinde - Schale Geburtsregister/Heiratsregister/Sterberegister. [S631] 1880 US Census - Household of G.H. Franzen. [S1893] Death Certificate of Gerhard H. Franzen. [S2576] Lorna McMahon, Find A Grave memorial for Gerhard Henrich Franzen, #63434328. [S7004] 1900 US Census - Household of Gerhardt Franzen. [S40] Michael Martens Kirchhoff, The Franzen Family from Schale, Co Tecklenburg, Westphalia: a family tree of descendants of Johan Frantzen. [S153] Gloria Landwer Scott, Families from Schale, Westfalen & Sonneborn, Lippe. [S2578] R.P. Kline, Colonel, C.E., Report of the District Engineer, United States Engineers, Department of the Army (in Re: United States of America, Plaintiff, vs. A Certain Tract of Land in Cook County Illinois, et al., Defandants.).