Edward August Franz
(1896-1918)
Embedded Files
Private Edward August Franz, signature on WWI draft registration
Attending to an ill soldier at the base hospital at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH
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 who were buried later
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 who were buried later
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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