Edward August Franz
(1896-1918)
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Private Edward August Franz, signature on WWI draft registration
Gravestone, Private Edward August Franz, West Park Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Edward August Franz
*No plaque found
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Birth: 6/9/1896, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 6/9/1896, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 7701 Guthrie Ave., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; marital status unknown; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation unknown; employed by David Gibson at 804 Huron Rd., Cleveland, OH
Appearance: Height medium, Build slender, Eyes brown, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1918; 9/5/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1918; 9/5/1918; Private
Service Number: 3863075
Deployment: died prior to deployment
Action:
Death: October 14, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 21 at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH; cause of death Bronchopneumonia
Death: October 14, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 21 at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH; cause of death Bronchopneumonia
Burial: 10/17/1918 at West Park Cemetery, 3942 Ridge Rd., Cleveland, OH, Lot 47 Section 9 Grave 1W alongside his parents and family members
Burial: 10/17/1918 at West Park Cemetery, 3942 Ridge Rd., Cleveland, OH, Lot 47 Section 9 Grave 1W alongside his parents and family members
Next of Kin: Christian Franz, father, 7701 Guthrie Ave., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Christian Gottfried Franz (1854-1939), born Germany, emigrated ~1881, married 1885, occupation Laborer City Park, buried at West Park Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Caroline M. Jahnkow Franz (1862-1947), born Germany, emigrated ~1880, married 1885, had at least 8 childrren, buried West Park Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: Christian Franz (1887-1970); Henry Franz; Carl Franz; Emil Franz (1894-1972); William Franz (1892-1944) who had a son Ralph Edward Franz (1929-2004) who was presumably named after Private Edward August Franz; Mary Franz; Minnie Franz (1898-1940). Sibling list may be incomplete.
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