Friedrich Heinrich Franzen^[1]

1851 - 1917  (66 years)

• Name	Friedrich Heinrich Franzen  [2]
  Born	22 Jul 1851	Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Died	30 Aug 1917	Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Buried	2 Sep 1917	Evangelical Zion’s Society Cemetery, Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  Burial	29 Apr 1952	Union Ridge Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [5, 6]
  	Remains re-interred during the construction of O’Hare Airport
  Also Known As	Fred, Frederick Henry  [1, 3]
  Residence	Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Occupation	Farmer  [3, 4]
  Medical Notes	Died after falling from a tree while trimming a branch.  [4]
  Research Notes	Franzen Family Tree and Gloria Landwer Scott list death date of 22 Jul 1917. Informant on death certificate was Miss Mattie Franzen. Perhaps this is a daughter. Death certificate lists burial location as “Leyden Evangelical Cemetery.” This is the same as Evangelical Zion’s Society Cemetery, which was on grounds of O’Hare Airport. Frederick’s remains were re-interred at Union Ridge Cemetery, Chicago.  [1, 2, 4, 5, 7]
  Person ID	I910	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Gerhard Henrich Franzen           b. 7 Jan 1823, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 11 Jan 1909, Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Johanna Wicke           b. 15 Dec 1827, Lagershausen, Hannover, Germany           d. 27 Aug 1906, Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophia Runge           b. 1 Apr 1858, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA           d. 20 Aug 1926, Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1877	Cook County, Illinois, USA   [2, 3, 8]
  Children	1. Friedrich Franzen           b. 24 Apr 1878           bur. 29 Apr 1952, Union Ridge Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age ~ 74 years)   2. Tillie Franzen           b. Mar 1879, Illinois, USA   3. Martin L. Franzen           b. 30 Aug 1881           d. 23 Dec 1884, Evangelical Zion’s Society Cemetery, Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 3 years)   4. Mattie Franzen           b. Jul 1883, Illinois, USA   5. Lillie Franzen           b. Oct 1889, Illinois, USA
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2016
  Family ID	F657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Jul 1851 - Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA Married - 28 Feb 1877 - Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1900 - Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA Died - 30 Aug 1917 - Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA Buried - 2 Sep 1917 - Evangelical Zion’s Society Cemetery, Leyden, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial - 29 Apr 1952 - Union Ridge Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Residence - - Leyden, Cook 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. [S421] Families from Schale, Westfalen & Sonneborn, Lippe (plus in-laws & sundry kin), Gloria Landwer Scott. [S1974] 1900 US Census - Household of Fred Franzen. [S1891] Death Certificate of Frederich H. Franzen. [S2573] Find A Grave memorial for Friedrich Heinrich Franzen, #100358781, Lorna McMahon. [S2578] 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.), R.P. Kline, Colonel, C.E. [S2571] Find A Grave memorial for Rudolph A. Schoelzel, Jr., #53832230, Whitney G. [S52] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society.