Our Family's Journey Through Time
1. | J. Adolph Henry Lorenz was born on 9 Jun 1827 in Sachsen, Germany; died on 20 Apr 1870 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried on 22 Apr 1870 in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana). Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: It has been the belief of many that the father of J.A. Henry Lorenz was Siebert H. Lorenz. However, I believe this to be incorrect. The falsely attributed father of Henry Lorenz probably originated from an erroneously written name in a Baltimore immigration passenger list that shows (as written) Siebert H. Lorenz, his wife S. K. Lorenz and their children: Sophia, William, Christian, Henry, Lewis and Charles. And so naturally to me, and everyone else, Lorenz is the surname. However, based on various source documents, which I list below, I believe the surname is actually Siebert and therefore are not the parents/siblings of Henry Lorenz of Crawfordsville, Indiana who died there in 1870. J. married Augusta Reinhard on 2 Jan 1855 in Marshall, Clark, Illinois, USA. Augusta (daughter of Friedrich Traugott Reinhard and Charlotta Ditthard) was born on 17 Dec 1835 in Hessen, Germany; died on 27 Jul 1868 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Fredrick Adolph Lorenz (1.J.1) was born on 12 Dec 1855 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 23 May 1941 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 28 May 1941 in Crown Hill Cemetery. Other Events and Attributes:
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) 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]
Fredrick married Anna Belle Hale on 27 Apr 1892 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. Anna (daughter of David G. Hale and Mary Virginia Hawkins) was born on 25 Oct 1855 in Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA; died on 19 Mar 1940 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 21 Mar 1940 in Crown Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Mary Anna Lorenz (1.J.1) was born on 18 May 1857 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 1 Jan 1924 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried on 3 Jan 1924 in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana). Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Residence: Mary married Melchior Mayer on 22 Nov 1883 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA. Melchior was born on 10 Jan 1842 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 28 Feb 1914 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried on 2 Mar 1914 in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Caroline F. Lorenz (1.J.1) was born on 14 Nov 1858 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 12 Dec 1924 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried on 14 Dec 1924 in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana). Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Residence: Caroline married Benjamin Spitznagle on 8 Sep 1898 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA. Benjamin was born on 12 Aug 1856 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA; died on 22 Feb 1906 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA; was buried in Greenbush Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | William Henry Lorenz (1.J.1) was born on 8 Apr 1863 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 5 May 1945 in Lodi, San Joaquin, California, USA; was buried in Stockton Rural Cemetery. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Residence: William married Hedwig Ruhl about 1904 in California, USA. Hedwig (daughter of Friedrich August Ruhl and Caroline Auguste Marie Christ) was born on 9 Mar 1876 in Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA; died on 4 Jun 1946 in Lodi, San Joaquin, California, USA; was buried in Stockton Rural Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | George W. Lorenz (1.J.1) was born in Oct 1867 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 29 Feb 1936 in Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, USA; was buried in Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Residence: George married Nellie Lee Streight on 17 Sep 1901 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Nellie was born on 8 Feb 1875 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 20 Jul 1962 in San Diego County, California, USA; was buried in Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Frederick Graham Lorenz (2.Fredrick2, 1.J.1) 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. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Residence: 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]
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8. | Harry Adolph Lorenz (2.Fredrick2, 1.J.1) 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. Other Events and Attributes:
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9. | Walter William Lorenz (2.Fredrick2, 1.J.1) 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. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Occupation: 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]
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10. | Clara M Lorenz (2.Fredrick2, 1.J.1) 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. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Buried: Clara married David Morrow on 19 Jul 1927 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. David was born on 13 Mar 1885 in Carrive, Ireland; died on 13 Jul 1947 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Karl Henry Mayer (3.Mary2, 1.J.1) was born on 27 Sep 1884 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 7 Jun 1952 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana). Other Events and Attributes:
Karl married Mary G. Hendricks on 28 Nov 1928 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA. Mary was born on 12 Dec 1906 in Indiana, USA; died on 28 Feb 1979 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | William Stephen Mayer (3.Mary2, 1.J.1) was born on 14 Jul 1891 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 7 Mar 1957 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried in Glencove Cemtery. Other Events and Attributes:
William married Pearl Collyer on 2 Jun 1917 in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. Pearl was born on 6 Jun 1884 in Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, USA; died on 6 Aug 1960 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried in Glencove Cemtery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | John L. Mayer (3.Mary2, 1.J.1) was born on 16 Jun 1893 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 22 Jul 1978 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana). Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: Marie Osborne. Marie was born on 27 May 1898; died on 20 Nov 1966; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery (Indiana). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Jesse Bernard Spitznagle (4.Caroline2, 1.J.1) was born on 10 Jul 1880 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA; died after 1942 in New York, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
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15. | Charles R. Spitznagle (4.Caroline2, 1.J.1) was born in Nov 1887 in Indiana, USA; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
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16. | Mary Margaret Spitznagle (4.Caroline2, 1.J.1) was born on 19 Jan 1893 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA; died on 30 Mar 1943 in Allegan County, Michigan, USA; was buried on 1 Apr 1943 in Oakwood Cemetery. Other Events and Attributes:
Mary married John W Long on 14 Oct 1918 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. John was born on 7 Mar 1867 in Indiana, USA; died on 11 Jan 1927 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Mary married Frank Thomas Sebesta about 1929. Frank was born on 12 Oct 1889 in Illinois, USA; died after 1943 in Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Edna Augusta Lorenz (6.George2, 1.J.1) was born on 29 Jul 1902 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA; died on 16 Oct 1994 in La Mesa, San Diego, California, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Edna married Martin William Ettel on 20 Feb 1925 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA. Martin was born on 3 Mar 1895 in Colorado, USA; died on 27 Nov 1978 in San Diego County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
18. | Jesse Caroline Lorenz (6.George2, 1.J.1) was born on 28 Aug 1904 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA; died on 28 Sep 1997 in San Diego County, California, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Jesse married Ernest Alexander Ettel about 1925 in Nebraska, USA. Ernest was born on 30 Jun 1891 in Colorado, USA; died on 18 Feb 1984 in San Diego County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | George Henry Lorenz (6.George2, 1.J.1) was born about 1907 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA; died after 1930. Other Events and Attributes:
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20. | Frederick Graham Lorenz, Jr. (7.Frederick3, 2.Fredrick2, 1.J.1) 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. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Occupation: Frederick married Mary Jane Steeg on 17 Feb 1940 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. Mary (daughter of Carl Worth Steeg and Marie Howe) was born on 28 Jul 1914 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; died on 19 Jul 2003 in Nashville, Brown, Indiana, USA; was buried on 23 Jul 2003 in Crown Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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21. | Paul Sherman Lorenz (7.Frederick3, 2.Fredrick2, 1.J.1) 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. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Buried: 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]
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22. | Virginia Ann "Ginny" Lorenz (7.Frederick3, 2.Fredrick2, 1.J.1) 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. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Buried: Virginia married Col. Varnol Galen Farmer on 21 Feb 1942 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA. Varnol (son of William Thomas Farmer and Alice Ida Phillips) was born on 25 Jan 1919 in Tennyson, Warrick, Indiana, USA; died on 10 Jun 2005 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | Marjorie Edythe "Marny" Lorenz (7.Frederick3, 2.Fredrick2, 1.J.1) 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. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Buried: Marjorie married Robert F. Paddock on 16 Feb 1946 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. Robert was born on 13 Mar 1923 in USA; died on 1 Jun 2009 in Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois, USA; was buried in Chapel Hill Gardens West. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
24. | Anna Louise Lorenz (9.Walter3, 2.Fredrick2, 1.J.1) was born on 11 Aug 1917 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; died on 19 May 2002 in Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Anna married Howard Wilson Beaver on 19 Oct 1941 in Marion County, Indiana, USA. Howard was born on 16 Apr 1917 in Rensselaer, Jasper, Indiana, USA; died on 19 Jun 1989 in Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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25. | Walter William Lorenz, Jr. (9.Walter3, 2.Fredrick2, 1.J.1) 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. |
26. | Rosemary Sebesta (16.Mary3, 4.Caroline2, 1.J.1) was born about 1920 in Michigan, USA; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
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27. | Living (18.Jesse3, 6.George2, 1.J.1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
28. | Living (18.Jesse3, 6.George2, 1.J.1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
29. | Living (18.Jesse3, 6.George2, 1.J.1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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