Fredrick Adolph Lorenz

1855 - 1941  (85 years)

• Name	Fredrick Adolph Lorenz
  Born	12 Dec 1855	Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA   [1]
  	Middle name per son Frederick's death certificate. Place of birth and father's name per this Fred's death certificate
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1860	Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA   [2]
  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
  Guardianship	13 Jun 1870	Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA   [3]
  	His mother died when he was just 13. His father died two years later. Guardian: Henry Nicholson
  		Guardian's Docket of Montgomery County, IN vol2 pg60_Page_1
  Affiliation	1880	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
  	Secretary of St. Paul’s Cathedral Workingmen’s Club, which met “every Wednesday evening on the corner of New York and Illinois”.
  Residence	1880	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [4]
  Address: 285 N. Liberty. Occupation: Pressman
  Residence	1889	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [5]
  46 Beaty St. Other occupants: brother, George W. and sister, Caroline (listed as Carrie).
  Residence	1890	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [4, 6]
  46 Beaty St. Other occupant: sister, Caroline (listed as Carrie F.)
  Residence	4 Jun 1900	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [7]
  814 S. Noble St.
  Occupation	27 Dec 1908	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [8]
  Mailman (aka letter carrier)
  	Letter Carrier - Fred A Lorenz
  Residence	19 Apr 1910	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [9]
  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   [10]
  		Occupation - PO Board of Examiners
  Residence	5 Jan 1920	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [11, 12]
  Address: 1450 Pleasant St. daughter, Clara (age 34), resides at same address. Border also resides (Jessie Hartman, age 47)
  Residence	1922	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [4]
  Address: 1450 Pleasant St. Occupation: Doorkeeper at Masonic Lodge
  Association - Mason	29 Nov 1926	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [13]
  	Awarded first veil - Keystone Chapter #6, Royal Arch Masons
  		Association - Mason
  Residence	9 Apr 1930	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [14]
  1450 Pleasant St. Border, Dorothy L. Clapp (age 21), resides at same address
  Residence	1935	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [15]
  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   [16]
  		Accident - Frederick Adolph Lorenz
  Affiliation	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [17]
  	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	1 Apr 1940	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [15]
  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   [18]
  	Article includes photo of Frederick A. Lorenz
  		Masons of Ancient Landmarks Lodge
  Died	23 May 1941	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [1]
  	Cause: Chronic myocarditis due to arteriosclerosis
  		Death Certificate - Lorenz, Frederick Adolph
  Buried	28 May 1941	Crown Hill Cemetery   [19]
  		Section/Lot Map from Crown Hill Cemetery
  		Headstone - Lorenz, Fred Adolph Plot: Sec 31, Lot 309
  		Headstone - Lorenz, Fred Adolph and Wagner family Plot: Sec 31, Lot 309
  		Headstone - Lorenz, Fred A. and Anna Wagner
  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)
  Person ID	I1084	Discovering My Ancestors
  Last Modified	15 May 2017

  
  

  Father	J. Adolph Henry Lorenz,   b. 9 Jun 1827, Sachsen, Germany ,   d. 20 Apr 1870, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Augusta Reinhard,   b. 17 Dec 1835, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 27 Jul 1868, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA  (Age 32 years)
  Married	2 Jan 1855	Marshall, Clark, Illinois, USA
  Children	5 children
  1. Fredrick Adolph Lorenz,   b. 12 Dec 1855, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA ,   d. 23 May 1941, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
  2. Mary Anna Lorenz,   b. 18 May 1857, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA ,   d. 1 Jan 1924, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
  3. Caroline F. Lorenz,   b. 14 Nov 1858, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA ,   d. 12 Dec 1924, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
  4. William Henry Lorenz,   b. 8 Apr 1863, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA ,   d. 5 May 1945, Lodi, San Joaquin, California, USA
  5. George W. Lorenz,   b. Oct 1867, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA ,   d. 29 Feb 1936, Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
  Family ID	F362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse 1	Anna Wagner,   b. Abt 1860, Missouri ,   d. 7 Sep 1886, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA  (Age ~ 26 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1879	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [20, 21]
  Children	+ 1. Frederick Graham Lorenz,   b. 21 Oct 1880, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA ,   d. 24 Feb 1951, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA  (Age 70 years)   2. Harry Adolph Lorenz,   b. 13 Feb 1882, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA ,   d. 19 May 1923, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA  (Age 41 years) + 3. Walter William Lorenz,   b. 27 May 1884, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA ,   d. 14 Nov 1955, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA  (Age 71 years)   4. Clara M Lorenz,   b. 1885, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA ,   d. 6 Jan 1939, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	11 May 2017
  Family ID	F359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse 2	Anna Belle Hale,   b. 25 Oct 1855, Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 19 Mar 1940, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	27 Apr 1892	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [21, 22, 23]
  Last Modified	11 May 2017
  Family ID	F358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Portrait - Fred A Lorenz - Indianapolis_Star_Dec_27_1908-CLIP
  		Fred A Lorenz and Anna Hale - Sylvester Sherman and Emily (Bess) McMahan
  		Portrait - Fred A Lorenz

  
  

  Documents

  Original Guardianship Document Guardianship for the children of Henry Lorenz

  
  

• Sources

  [S453] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011. [S63] 1860 U.S. Census, Crawfordsville Ward 1, Montgomery, Indiana; Roll: M653_283; Page: 150; Image: 151. Name: Adolph Lorenz Birth: abt 1856 Indiana Residence: 1860 Cra wfordsville Ward 1, Montgomery, Indiana [S245] Guardian's Docket of Montgomery County, IN, Vol.2, pg.60. Guardian: Henry Nicholson. - Names of Wards: Adolph F. Lorenz, Mary L . Lorenz, Caroline R. Lorenz, William H. Lorenz, George W. Lorenz. Hei rs of Henry Lorenz. [S119] U.S. City Directories (Beta). [S614] Indianapolis, Indiana Directories, 1887-90. Name: Frederick A Lorenz Residence: 1889 Indianapolis, IN [S614] Indianapolis, Indiana Directories, 1887-90. Name: Frederick A Lorenz Residence: 1890 Indianapolis, IN [S76] 1900 U.S. Census, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Roll: T623 390; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 162. Name: F A Lorenz Birth: abt 1856 Indiana Residence: 1900 Indian apolis, Marion, Indiana [S581] Newspapers.com - The Indianapolis Star - 27 Dec 1908 - Page 12. [S75] 1910 U.S. Census, Indianapolis Ward 10, Marion, Indiana; Roll: T624_368; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 185; Image: 1358. Name: Fred A Lorenz Birth: abt 1856 Indiana Residence: 1910 Ind ianapolis Ward 10, Marion, Indiana [S576] Newspapers.com - The Indianapolis News - 8 Mar 1918 - Page 5, 8 Mar 1918. [S124] Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Address: 1450 Pleasant St., Indianapolis, Indiana. [S74] 1920 U.S. Census, Indianapolis Ward 10, Marion, Indiana; Roll: T625_454; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 873. Name: Fred A Lorenz Birth: abt 1857 Indiana Residence: 1920 Ind ianapolis Ward 10, Marion, Indiana [S578] Newspapers.com - The Indianapolis Star - 29 Nov 1926 - Page 18, 29 Nov 1926. [S73] 1930 U.S. Census, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Roll: 613; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 154; Image: 689.0. Name: Fredrick A Lorenz Birth: abt 1856 Indiana Residence: 193 0 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana [S201] 1940 US Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Roll: T627_1123; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 96-75. [S575] Newspapers.com - The Indianapolis Star - 12 May 1937 - Page 26, 12 May 1937. [S573] Newspapers.com - The Indianapolis Star - 24 May 1941 - Page 14, 24 May 1941. [S577] Newspapers.com - The Indianapolis Star - 15 Sep 1940 - Page 12, 15 Sep 1940. [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 [S72] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Title: Marion County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Record 1876 - 1880 Inclusive Vol, Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 571; Page: . Name: Fred A Lorenz Spouse Name: Anna H Wagner Marriage Date: 16 A pr 1879 Marriage County: Marion Estimated Birth Year: 1864 Age : 15 [S282] Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992. [S72] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Title: Marion County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Record 1891 - 1895 Inclusive Vol, Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 140; Page: . Name: Frederick A Lorenz Spouse Name: Anna B Hale Marriage Date: 2 7 Apr 1892 Marriage County: Marion Estimated Birth Year: 1868 Ag e: 24 [S72] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Title: Marion County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Record 1891 - 1895 Inclusive Vol, Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 140; Page: . Name: Frederick A Lorenz Spouse Name: Anna B Hale Marriage Date: 2 7 Apr 1892 Marriage County: Marion Estimated Birth Year: 186 8 Age: 24