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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Living

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Howard Wilson Beaver was born on 16 Apr 1917 in Rensselaer, Jasper, Indiana, USA; died on 19 Jun 1989 in Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA.

    Howard married Anna Louise Lorenz on 19 Oct 1941 in Marion County, Indiana, USA. Anna (daughter of Walter William Lorenz and Emma Rosime Heid) was born on 11 Aug 1917 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; died on 19 May 2002 in Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Anna Louise Lorenz was born on 11 Aug 1917 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (daughter of Walter William Lorenz and Emma Rosime Heid); died on 19 May 2002 in Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1920, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    • Residence: 1935, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter

    Children:
    1. 1. Living


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Walter William LorenzWalter William Lorenz was born on 27 May 1884 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (son of Fredrick Adolph Lorenz and Anna Wagner); died on 14 Nov 1955 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 17 Nov 1955 in Crown Hill Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 4 Jun 1900, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 814 Noble St.
    • Occupation: 1910, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Machinist at automotive shop
    • Residence: 19 Apr 1910, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Occupation: 1917, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1917, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 17 Jan 1920, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 1813 Central Ave.
    • Residence: 1930, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1935, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1942, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 2203 Meridian St.

    Notes:

    Occupation:
    Address: 2203 Meridian St. Owned "Heid and Lorenz Grocery" with Emma's father, who worked as a butcher at the store. See attached source. Also confirmed by his nephew Paul Lorenz.

    Buried:
    FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45962315/walter-william-lorenz

    Buried with his sister Clara and brother Harry

    Walter married Emma Rosime Heid on 30 Aug 1916 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. Emma (daughter of John Frederick Heid and Louisa Off) was born on 5 Dec 1880 in Indiana, USA; died on 8 Jul 1953 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 10 Jul 1953 in Crown Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Emma Rosime HeidEmma Rosime Heid was born on 5 Dec 1880 in Indiana, USA (daughter of John Frederick Heid and Louisa Off); died on 8 Jul 1953 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 10 Jul 1953 in Crown Hill Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    • Residence: 1930, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1935, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

    Children:
    1. 3. Anna Louise Lorenz was born on 11 Aug 1917 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; died on 19 May 2002 in Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA.
    2. Walter William Lorenz, Jr. was born on 2 Sep 1919 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; died on 2 Sep 1919 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Fredrick Adolph LorenzFredrick Adolph Lorenz was born on 12 Dec 1855 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA (son of J. Adolph Henry Lorenz and Augusta Reinhard); died on 23 May 1941 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 28 May 1941 in Crown Hill Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Affiliation: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
    • Guardianship: 13 Jun 1870, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; His mother died when he was just 13. His father died two years later. Guardian: Henry Nicholson
    • Affiliation: 1880, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 285 N. Liberty. Occupation: Pressman
    • Residence: 1889, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; 46 Beaty St. Other occupants: brother, George W. and sister, Caroline (listed as Carrie).
    • Residence: 1890, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; 46 Beaty St. Other occupant: sister, Caroline (listed as Carrie F.)
    • Residence: 4 Jun 1900, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; 814 S. Noble St.
    • Occupation: 27 Dec 1908, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Mailman (aka letter carrier)
    • Residence: 19 Apr 1910, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 1515 Prospect St. Occupation: Mail Carrier. Boarder, William Meyer (age 19)
    • Occupation: Between 1918 and 1930, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Post Office Clerk
    • Occupation - PO Board of Examiners: 8 Mar 1918, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 5 Jan 1920, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1922, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 1450 Pleasant St. Occupation: Doorkeeper at Masonic Lodge
    • Association - Mason: 29 Nov 1926, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Awarded first veil - Keystone Chapter #6, Royal Arch Masons
    • Residence: 9 Apr 1930, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; 1450 Pleasant St. Border, Dorothy L. Clapp (age 21), resides at same address
    • Residence: 1935, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 3423 Salem St. Living with his son, Fred G. and his wife, Bessie
    • Accident - Frederick Adolph Lorenz: 12 May 1937, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 3423 Salem St. Living with his son, Fred G. and his wife, Bessie
    • Masons of Ancient Landmarks Lodge: 15 Sep 1940, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Article includes photo of Frederick A. Lorenz
    • Obituary: 24 May 1941, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Anna Hale may have adopted Fred's children....The 1900 US Census show s none of the children are hers (and children give mother's birth plac e as Ohio). The 1910 US Census then shows all four children are hers ( and mother's birth place as Kentucky)

    Birth:
    Middle name per son Frederick's death certificate. Place of birth and father's name per this Fred's death certificate

    Affiliation:
    Member of Ancient Landmarks Masonic Lodge, Raper Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, Hercules Council of Royal League, Indianapolis Council No. 2, Royal and Select Masters, and Keystone Chapter No. 6, Royal Arch Masons.

    Residence:
    Household: Henry Lorenz 33 (Brewer), Augusta Lorenz 23, Adolph Lorenz 4, Mary Lorenz 3, Caroline Lorenz 1, Chris Schuerer - brewer, age 23 from Nuremberg Germany; Morton Haduser - bartender, age 20 from Baden Germany; and Vanburen Campbell - laborer, age 2

    Affiliation:
    Secretary of St. Paul’s Cathedral Workingmen’s Club, which met “every Wednesday evening on the corner of New York and Illinois”.

    Residence:
    Address: 1450 Pleasant St. daughter, Clara (age 34), resides at same address. Border also resides (Jessie Hartman, age 47)

    Buried:
    FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38668688/frederick-adolph-lorenz

    Fredrick married Anna Wagner on 16 Apr 1879 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. Anna (daughter of Jacob Wagner and Mary Ann Strub) was born about 1860 in Missouri, USA; died on 7 Sep 1886 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 10 Sep 1886 in Crown Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Anna WagnerAnna Wagner was born about 1860 in Missouri, USA (daughter of Jacob Wagner and Mary Ann Strub); died on 7 Sep 1886 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 10 Sep 1886 in Crown Hill Cemetery.

    Notes:

    Annie's parents were confirmed by her sister Emma's obituary. See also her mother's will where she names her grandchildren (children of Anna).

    Birth:
    Son, Harry's death certificate gives mother's place of birth as Kentucky but that is his stepmother's. Anna's parents names are correct as they are buried in the same section/plot as Anna and husband Fred.

    Buried:
    FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38668835/annie-h-lorenz

    Sec 31, Lot 309. Anna is buried in the same section/lot with her husband, her parents, and her half-sister Mary's husband's parents

    Children:
    1. Frederick Graham Lorenz was born on 21 Oct 1880 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; died on 24 Feb 1951 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 26 Feb 1951 in Crown Hill Cemetery.
    2. Harry Adolph Lorenz was born on 13 Feb 1882 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; died on 19 May 1923 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 21 May 1923 in Crown Hill Cemetery.
    3. 6. Walter William Lorenz was born on 27 May 1884 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; died on 14 Nov 1955 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 17 Nov 1955 in Crown Hill Cemetery.
    4. Clara M Lorenz was born in 1885 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; died on 6 Jan 1939 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.

  3. 14.  John Frederick Heid was born in Apr 1850 in Ohio, USA; died on 19 Sep 1901 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1870, Center, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

    John married Louisa Off about 1875 in Indiana, USA. Louisa was born on 12 Aug 1849 in Waiblingen, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 29 Dec 1943 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Louisa OffLouisa Off was born on 12 Aug 1849 in Waiblingen, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 29 Dec 1943 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: 1853
    • Immigration: 1880
    • Residence: 1900, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1913, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

    Children:
    1. Carrie Hyde was born about 1878 in Indiana, USA; and died.
    2. 7. Emma Rosime Heid was born on 5 Dec 1880 in Indiana, USA; died on 8 Jul 1953 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 10 Jul 1953 in Crown Hill Cemetery.
    3. Fred Hyde was born about 1885 in Indiana, USA; and died.
    4. George Hyde was born about 1886 in Indiana, USA; and died.
    5. Lottie Hyde was born about 1889 in Indiana, USA; and died.
    6. Lillie Hyde was born about 1889 in Indiana, USA; and died.
    7. John Hyde was born about 1891 in Indiana, USA; and died.
    8. Harry Hyde was born about 1893 in Indiana, USA; and died.



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