Discovering My Ancestors

Our Family's Journey Through Time

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Living

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Living
    Children:
    1. 1. Living


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Paul Sherman LorenzPaul Sherman Lorenz was born on 26 Nov 1916 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (son of Frederick Graham Lorenz and Bessie Lucille Sherman); died on 16 Oct 2015 in Nashville, Brown, Indiana, USA; was buried on 24 Oct 2015 in Washington Park North Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Pet: Paul owned numerous pets over his life. He had a dog named Tag, possibly a Schnauzer mix. He raised two baby raccoons. When he was married he had a black lab named Nicky. That is the dog I remember. They later owned a small, black curly haired mutt named Bitty. Grandma named him after the Kibbles and Bits dog food. They adopted a raccoon named Mobley who first lived at Gnaw Bone Camp. He lived outside in a hollowed out log stuck in the fork of a tree right outside the porch. Mobley eventually disappeared, hopefully returning wild. And last but not least, all the birds and squirrels in the woods were his pets. Paul always made sure the wild animals had food.
    • Residence: 1920, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 3423 Salem St.
    • Boy Scout Recruit: 2 Jun 1929, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Occupation: 1935, Martinsdale, Meagher, Montana, USA
    • Pet: 23 Jun 1935, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Occupation: 1937, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Cable splicer at Indiana Bell telephone company
    • Boy Scout Troop 83: 13 Mar 1938, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 2443 N. Pennsylvania St.
    • Scoutmaster Key: 6 May 1940, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1942, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 619 Wallace
    • Eagle Scout Reunion: 11 Jan 1942, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1945, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 6706 Keystone Ave
    • Boy Scouts: 1953, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Eagle Scout with bronze palm
    • Scout Award: 11 Jan 1961, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: Abt 1975, Nashville, Brown, Indiana, USA
    • Obituary: 21 Oct 2015, Nashville, Brown, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153948153/paul-sherman-lorenz

    Paul married Marjorie Ann McCown on 24 Jun 1939 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. Marjorie (daughter of William Henry McCown and Estelle May Bartlett) was born on 3 Jun 1920 in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA; died on 23 Oct 1985 in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA; was buried on 26 Oct 1985 in Washington Park North Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Marjorie Ann McCownMarjorie Ann McCown was born on 3 Jun 1920 in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA (daughter of William Henry McCown and Estelle May Bartlett); died on 23 Oct 1985 in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA; was buried on 26 Oct 1985 in Washington Park North Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1930, Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA; Address: 309 East Jefferson.
    • Residence: 1935, Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA
    • Residence: 1937, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Living with her half-sister, Laurayne
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 2443 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
    • Residence: 1942, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 619 Wallace
    • Residence: 1945, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 6706 Keystone Ave
    • Residence: Abt 1975, Nashville, Brown, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153900380/marjorie-ann-lorenz

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. 2. Living

  3. 6.  Harry Louis Hoover was born on 1 Feb 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (son of Louis Henry Hoover and Margaret J. Dowd); died on 11 Feb 1988 in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA.

    Harry married Irene Grosik about 1940 in Ohio, USA. Irene (daughter of György Grosik and Borbalia Bertha Vovcsik) was born on 12 Jun 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; died on 24 Sep 1960 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; was buried in Calvary Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Irene GrosikIrene Grosik was born on 12 Jun 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (daughter of György Grosik and Borbalia Bertha Vovcsik); died on 24 Sep 1960 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; was buried in Calvary Cemetery.
    Children:
    1. 3. Living


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Frederick Graham LorenzFrederick Graham Lorenz was born on 21 Oct 1880 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (son of Fredrick Adolph Lorenz and Anna Wagner); died on 24 Feb 1951 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 26 Feb 1951 in Crown Hill Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 814 S. Noble St.
    • Residence: 1910, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 1515 Prospect St.
    • Letter: 23 Mar 1913, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Occupation: 1918, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 3423 Salem St. Occupation: Traveling paper box salesman for Dayton Paper Novelty Company
    • Military: 12 Sep 1918, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; WWI Draft registration
    • Residence: 1920, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Borders, Daisy Vanscoyoc (age 23) and Louis Cavanaugh (age 24), reside at the same address
    • Residence: 1935, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Age: 59; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1942, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 3423 Salem St.
    • Military: 27 Apr 1942, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; WWII Draft registration
    • Obituary: 25 Feb 1951, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Address: 3423 Salem St. His wife's niece, Emily Shugart and her husband, are living with Bessie and Fred.

    Buried:
    FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38670282/frederick-graham-lorenz

    Frederick married Bessie Lucille Sherman on 7 Jun 1913 in Franklin, Marion, Indiana, USA. Bessie (daughter of Sylvester Adams Sherman and Emily Alice McMahan) was born on 30 Dec 1882 in Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 Dec 1963 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 27 Dec 1963 in Crown Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Bessie Lucille ShermanBessie Lucille Sherman was born on 30 Dec 1882 in Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Sylvester Adams Sherman and Emily Alice McMahan); died on 24 Dec 1963 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 27 Dec 1963 in Crown Hill Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 1823 Commerce Ave.
    • Residence: 1910, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Living with her parents. Occupation: Stenographer
    • Letter: 23 Mar 1913, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Exchange Student: Abt 1923, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Exchange student from Sweden, Bengt Halbertson, is part of household
    • Residence: 1930, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Borders, Daisy Vanscoyoc (age 23) and Louis Cavanaugh (age 24), reside at the same address
    • Residence: 1935, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Age: 56; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1954, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Obituary: 25 Dec 1963, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Bessie is a descendant of Mayflower Pilgrims: John Alden, Edward Doty, Priscilla Mullins (and her father William), and George Soule. Certified by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) on 12/20/2019 and 8/28/2020.

    Residence:
    Address: 3423 Salem St. Other household members: Emily Shugart and her husband. Bessie and Fred remain at this address until his death.

    Residence:
    Bessie sold the house on Salem St. shortly after her husband died. She moved to 713 E. 63rd Pl., apt. 12 where she provided nursing care to the couple there.

    Buried:
    FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38670373/bessie-lucile-lorenz

    Children:
    1. Frederick Graham Lorenz, Jr. was born on 18 Apr 1914 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; died on 9 Dec 2000 in Nashville, Brown, Indiana, USA; was buried on 11 Dec 2000 in Crown Hill Cemetery.
    2. 4. Paul Sherman Lorenz was born on 26 Nov 1916 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; died on 16 Oct 2015 in Nashville, Brown, Indiana, USA; was buried on 24 Oct 2015 in Washington Park North Cemetery.
    3. Virginia Ann "Ginny" Lorenz was born on 31 Oct 1920 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; died on 17 Oct 2018 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.
    4. Marjorie Edythe "Marny" Lorenz was born on 3 Oct 1924 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; died on 18 Feb 2021 in Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois, USA; was buried in Chapel Hill Gardens West.

  3. 10.  William Henry McCownWilliam Henry McCown was born on 7 Aug 1870 in Henry County, Missouri, USA (son of William M. McCown and Martha A. "Mattie" Houston); died on 28 Mar 1961 in Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA; was buried in Washington Park East Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Guardianship: 1875, Deepwater, Henry, Missouri, USA; William lost his mother, father and his two sisters by the age of 5.
    • Residence: 1880
    • Residence: 1900, Deepwater, Henry, Missouri, USA
    • Occupation: 1910, Deepwater, Henry, Missouri, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA; Address: 501 East Green Street
    • Residence: 1930, Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA; Address; 309 East Jefferson.
    • Residence: Abt 1937, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, USA
    • Residence: Abt 1940, Texas, USA
    • Residence: 1949, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 326 N. Emerson Ave.
    • Occupation: Abt 1950, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Gravestone salesman at Washington Park East Cemetery
    • Residence: 1951, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1954, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Address: 1928 N. Pennsylvania
    • Obituary: 30 Mar 1961

    Notes:

    William's mother and his two sisters died in 1873 when he was 3 years old. Then two years later his father died. He and his remaining siblings are shown living with Joel Duvall and his family in the 1880 census.

    Residence:
    William and his brothers, Cinncinatus and Thomas, are living with Joel Duvall and family./Windsor, Henry, Missouri

    Residence:
    Address: 208 Fourth St. Occupation: Hardware Dealer. His brother, Cincinnatus, lives at 205 Fourth St. and is in the same occupation.

    Occupation:
    Undertaker at the Brownington and Maplewood Cemeteries from abt 1910 to abt 1919. See attached sources.

    Residence:
    Son-in-law says William went to Corvallis but not sure when. Date is based on death of Cincinnatus' wife (d.1937) and Cincinnatus' death (d.1940) in Corvallis. William not found in 1937-1941 MO or IN city directories

    Residence:
    Son-in-law says William went to Texas where he raised chickens. Location and date he went to Texas is unknown but was after Oregon.

    Residence:
    Address: 1928 Pennsylvania. William was the notifier of his half sister, May Belle McCown's death (see her death record)

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38795231/william-henry-mccown

    William married Estelle May Bartlett on 19 Nov 1911 in Deepwater, Henry, Missouri, USA, and was divorced on 23 Jul 1936 in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA. Estelle (daughter of Charles Fremont Bartlett and Carrie A Myers) was born in Nov 1886 in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA; died on 15 Jul 1966 in Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Hobart Rose Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Estelle May BartlettEstelle May Bartlett was born in Nov 1886 in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Charles Fremont Bartlett and Carrie A Myers); died on 15 Jul 1966 in Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Hobart Rose Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Deepwater, Henry, Missouri, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA; Address: 422 W. 47th Street. Living in the same building as her sons, Ellsworth and William Jr.
    • Residence: Aft 1940, Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA

    Notes:

    Births and deaths have been registered in North Carolina state government offices only since 1913. Prior to 1913, the state of North Carolina did not use birth records or certificates of any kind. For birth records prior to the dates listed above, contact the local Register of Deeds office in the county where the birth occurred. Do not contact North Carolina Vital Records or the North Carolina State Archives, as there are no birth records prior to 1913 in a state public office. For death certificates prior to 1930, contact the North Carolina State Archives.

    Residence:
    Who are Stella and Mary McCown? My grandmother, Marjorie McCown never mentioned to her husband or her children that she had two younger sisters.

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23956358/estelle-may-mccown

    Children:
    1. Ellsworth Bartlett McCown was born on 30 Apr 1913 in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA; died on 18 Apr 2014 in Brookfield, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Wisconsin Memorial Park.
    2. William H. McCown, Jr. was born on 5 Jan 1918 in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA; died on 5 Sep 1951 in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA; was buried on 7 Sep 1951 in Englewood Cemetery.
    3. 5. Marjorie Ann McCown was born on 3 Jun 1920 in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA; died on 23 Oct 1985 in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA; was buried on 26 Oct 1985 in Washington Park North Cemetery.
    4. Margaret T. McCown was born on 3 Jun 1920 in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA; died on 9 Jan 1921 in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA; was buried on 11 Jan 1921 in Englewood Cemetery.
    5. Stella McCown was born about 1922 in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA; died after 1930.
    6. Mary McCown was born about 1925 in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA; died after 1930 in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA.

  5. 12.  Louis Henry HooverLouis Henry Hoover was born on 9 Jul 1896 in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA (son of John Harry Hoover and Rose J. Campbell); died on 15 Jul 1948 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Calvary Cemetery.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Place of death per his granddaughter. Town could have been Peterborough and/or Bancroft. "He lived on Baptiste Lake in Ontario near the Trent River Waterway and the Wellen Canal. This was after he divorced my grandmother "

    Louis married Margaret J. Dowd on 28 Feb 1916 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA, and was divorced on 8 Feb 1938 in Ohio, USA. Margaret was born on 14 Jun 1893 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; died on 15 Mar 1977 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Margaret J. Dowd was born on 14 Jun 1893 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; died on 15 Mar 1977 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.
    Children:
    1. 6. Harry Louis Hoover was born on 1 Feb 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; died on 11 Feb 1988 in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA.

  7. 14.  György Grosik was born on 20 Dec 1889 in Nevezice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 28 Aug 1931 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; was buried in St Theodosius Russian Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: 13 Apr 1906, New York City, New York, USA; Per passenger list

    György married Borbalia Bertha Vovcsik on 27 May 1913 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA. Borbalia was born on 4 Sep 1891 in Nevezice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 4 Apr 1974 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Borbalia Bertha VovcsikBorbalia Bertha Vovcsik was born on 4 Sep 1891 in Nevezice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic; died on 4 Apr 1974 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: 31 Mar 1909, New York City, New York, USA

    Children:
    1. Anna May Grosik was born on 5 Feb 1915 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; died in Mar 1992 in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Saint Mary Cemetery (NH).
    2. 7. Irene Grosik was born on 12 Jun 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; died on 24 Sep 1960 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; was buried in Calvary Cemetery.
    3. Michael Grosik was born on 31 May 1919 in Ohio, USA; died on 16 Feb 2011 in Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, USA.
    4. George Grosik was born on 10 May 1921 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; died on 28 May 2002 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
    5. John Alex Grosik was born on 25 Jul 1927 in Ohio, USA; died on 22 Apr 2015 in Florida, USA; was buried in Sarasota National Cemetery.



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