Wilhelm Frederick Franzen^[1]

1861 - 1945  (83 years)

• Name	Wilhelm Frederick Franzen
  Birth	18 Mar 1861	Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	William  [6]
  Census	1870	Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Census	1880	Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Occupation	Banker in Bensenville, Illinois  [3]
  Burial	Jan 1945	Churchville Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Death	14 Jan 1945	Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I958	Mohr-Whalen | Branches: Blood relatives of B. Mohr
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2010

  
  

  Father	Johann Heinrich Franzen           b. 1 Oct 1813, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 1 Apr 1893, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Anna Catharine Deters           b. 14 Sep 1824, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 17 Dec 1884, Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillie Kolze           b. 12 Aug 1865, Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 16 Dec 1947, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	11 Dec 1881	DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [7]
  Research Notes	Gloria Landwer Scott lists marriage date as 11 Nov 1881.  [3]
  Children	1. J. Henry Franzen           b. 25 Jan 1883, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA           d. 16 Sep 1938, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 55 years)   2. Rosina K. Franzen           b. 11 Aug 1884, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA           d. 19 Oct 1901, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 17 years) + 3. Edwin August Franzen           b. 9 Aug 1887, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA           d. 1958, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 70 years)   4. William Frederick Franzen, Jr.           b. 8 Sep 1893, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA           d. 29 Jan 1957 (Age 63 years)   5. Herbert George Franzen           b. 7 May 1899, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA > 6. Harold Ludwig Franzen           b. 18 Mar 1901, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA           d. 17 Feb 1935, Rhinelander, Oneida County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2005

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Mar 1861 - Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Census - 1870 - Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Census - 1880 - Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Marriage - 11 Dec 1881 - DuPage County, Illinois, USA Burial - Jan 1945 - Churchville Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Death - 14 Jan 1945 - Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Founded the Bank of Franzen brothers. [8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] Michael Martens Kirchhoff, The Franzen Family from Schale, Co Tecklenburg, Westphalia: a family tree of descendants of Johan Frantzen. [S135] Noreen Griffin, Descendants of Reverend Gustav Koch. [S153] Gloria Landwer Scott, Families from Schale, Westfalen & Sonneborn, Lippe. [S548] Necrology Records of Selected Townships in DuPage County, (DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society). [S629] 1880 US Census - Household of John K. Franzen. [S636] 1870 US Census - Household of John H. Francen. [S52] Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900. [S984] Obituary of C.A. Franzen.