Frederick Graham Lorenz b. 21 Oct 1880 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA d. 24 Feb 1951 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA: Discovering My Ancestors

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Name	Frederick Graham Lorenz
		About Frederick G. Lorenz (1880-1951)
Birth	21 Oct 1880	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA [1]
Letter	23 Mar 1913	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 32 years)
		Letter from Fred Lorenz to Bessie Sherman
Occupation	1918	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 37 years) [2]
Address: 3423 Salem St. Occupation: Traveling paper box salesman for Dayton Paper Novelty Company
Military	12 Sep 1918	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 37 years)
	WWI Draft registration
Military	27 Apr 1942	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 61 years) [3]
	WWII Draft registration
Death	24 Feb 1951	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA [1, 4]
	Cause: Coronary Thrombosis
	Connected members only
Obituary	25 Feb 1951	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 70 years)
		Obituary - Lorenz Sr., Frederick G.
Burial	26 Feb 1951	Crown Hill Cemetery
	FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38670282/frederick-graham-lorenz
		Headstone - Lorenz, Fred G. and Bessie Sherman Plot: Sec 98, Lot 787
Person ID	I1017	Discovering My Ancestors
Last Modified	26 Feb 2023

Father Fredrick Adolph Lorenz
b. 12 Dec 1855, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
d. 23 May 1941, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 85 years)

Mother Anna Wagner
b. Abt 1860, Missouri, USA
d. 7 Sep 1886, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 26 years)

Marriage 16 Apr 1879 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Age at Marriage He was 23 years old - She was ~ 19 years old. (Were Married 7 years).

Children 4 children

1. Frederick Graham Lorenz
b. 21 Oct 1880, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

d. 24 Feb 1951, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

2. Harry Adolph Lorenz
b. 13 Feb 1882, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

d. 19 May 1923, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

3. Walter William Lorenz
b. 27 May 1884, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

d. 14 Nov 1955, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

4. Clara M Lorenz
b. 1885, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

d. 6 Jan 1939, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Family ID F359 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Spouse Bessie Lucille Sherman
b. 30 Dec 1882, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 24 Dec 1963, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 80 years)

Marriage 7 Jun 1913 Franklin, Marion, Indiana, USA [5, 6, 7, 8]

News - Marriage Notice - Lorenz, Frederick Graham and Bessie Sherman

Connected members only

Age at Marriage He was 32 years old - She was 30 years old. (Were Married 37 years).

Children 4 children

+	1. Frederick Graham Lorenz, Jr. b. 18 Apr 1914, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA d. 9 Dec 2000, Nashville, Brown, Indiana, USA (Age 86 years)
+	2. Paul Sherman Lorenz b. 26 Nov 1916, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA d. 16 Oct 2015, Nashville, Brown, Indiana, USA (Age 98 years)
+	3. Virginia Ann "Ginny" Lorenz b. 31 Oct 1920, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA d. 17 Oct 2018, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 97 years)
	4. Marjorie Edythe "Marny" Lorenz b. 3 Oct 1924, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA d. 18 Feb 2021, Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois, USA (Age 96 years)

Last Modified 11 May 2017

Family ID F361 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S453] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011.
[S68] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Marion County, Indiana; Roll: 1504017; Draft Board: 3.
Name: Frederick Graham Lorenz Birth: 21 Oct 1880 Residence: Indianap olis, Marion, Indiana Occupation: Traveling Salesman Employer: Dayto n Paper Novelty Company
[S260] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Roll: WW2_2283180; Local board: Marion , Indiana.
Name: Frederick Graham Lorenz Birth: 21 Oct ??80 Indianapolis, Ind iana Residence: Marion, Indiana
[S71] Cemetery - Crown Hill Cemetery, Lorenz Family Burials.
ANNABELLE H. LORENZ Burial: 03/21/1940 Section: 37 Lot: 56 3 ANNIE LORENZ Burial: 09/10/1886 Section: 31 Lot: 30 9 BESSIE L. LORENZ Burial: 12/27/1963 Section: 98 Lot: 78 7 EMMA LORENZ Burial: 07/10/1953 Section: 60 Lot: 881 F RED A. LORENZ Burial: 05/26/1941 Section: 31 Lot: 309 FRE DERICK LORENZ Burial: 02/26/1951 Section: 98 Lot: 787 FRED ERICK G. LORENZ Burial: 12/12/2000 Section: 2K Lot: C-1 HAR RY A. LORENZ Burial: 05/21/1923 Section: 60 Lot: 881 MAR Y JANE LORENZ Burial: 07/23/2003 Section: CM Lot: C-1-2K WA LTER LORENZ Burial: 09/03/1919 Section: 5 Lot: 85 WALTER W . LORENZ Burial: 11/17/1955 Section: 60 Lot: 881 SYLVESTE R A. SHERMAN Burial: 06/04/1938 Section: 98 Lot: 493 EMILY AL ICE SHERMAN Burial: 04/15/1936 Section: 98 Lot: 493
[S616] Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Title: Marion County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Record 1911 - 1915 Inclusive Vol, Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 71; Page: 264.
Name: Frederick G Birth: 21 Oct Marriage: 7 Jun 1913 Marion, Ind iana
[S282] Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992.
[S616] Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Title: Marion County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Record 1911 - 1915 Inclusive Vol, Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 71; Page: 264.
Name: Bessie L Birth: 30 Dec Marriage: 7 Jun 1913 Marion, Indian a
[S221] Evening Star Newspaper (Franklin, IN), Troy Gazette Register.
TROY GAZETTE-REGISTER, TROY, BRADFORD COUNTY, PENN., FRIDAY, JUNE 20 , 1913 SHERMAN- LORENZ The following clipping from the June 7th issu e of the Franklin, Ind., Evening Star, will be of interest to relative s and friends of Sylvester A. SHERMAN, a former John street resident o f Troy. The Methodist parsonage was the scene of a pretty wedding thi s morning at 10:30 o’clock, the participants being former members of t he Methodist church of Indianapolis, while Rev. W. E. Edgin was pastor . The bride was Miss Bessie Lucile SHERMAN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S . A. SHERMAN, of Indianapolis, and the bridegroom, Frederick Graham LO RENZ, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. LORENZ, also of Indianapolis. The brid al party came to this city in a large touring car accompanied by thei r parents and the brother and sister of the groom.

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Photos » Slide Show		Fred G. Lorenz, Sr, Marney, Mrs Paddock, Marjorie, Galen, Virginia, Bess Sherman, Paul Lorenz, JoAnne, John c1950
		Aunt Louise, Fred Sr, Bess, Uncle Walter
		Frederick Graham Lorenz (1880-1951)

Census Records » Slide Show		1900 US Census (Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana)
		1910 US Census (Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana)
		1920 US Census (Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana)
		1930 US Census (Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana)