Henry "Harry" Franke

1857 - 1929  (72 years)

• Name	Henry "Harry" Franke
  Born	1 Apr 1857	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Dry Goods Dealer
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Business	1896	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Queen's Hotel
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  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24977670
  Name	Harry Franke
  Occupation	1903	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	merchant
  Residence	1918	Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-125735
  Died	24 Dec 1929	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  	Cause: Progressive General Paralysis
  Buried	Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Sebastopol, Perth Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I125735	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Gottfried Johannes Franke,   b. 5 Apr 1828, Muehlhausen, , Bayern, Germany ,   d. 25 Jan 1918, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Julia Plaetzer,   b. 30 May 1836, Oppenrod, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 16 Sep 1899, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	1856
  Family ID	F37545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Kaufman,   b. 7 Oct 1861, Sebastopol, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 19 Apr 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	26 Aug 1903	, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F31136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry died Tuesday evening at K. W. Hospital after a lingering illness in his 73rd year. He was born in New Hamburg, Ontario, the son of Gottfried and Julia Plaetzer Franke. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Franke, three brothers Ernst, Fred and Theodore all of this city and one sister, Mrs. John Stahl of Chicago. The funeral will take place Tuesday with private services at his late residence, 80 Sterling Ave. at 1 pm. Interment will take place in Sebastopol Lutheran Cemetery neat Tavistock. Rev. Sperling will officiate. ____________ The funeral of the late Mr. Harry Frank, whose death took place at Kitchener on Christmas day, passed through the village on Friday afternoon, enroute to Sebastopol Cemetery for burial. New Hamburg Independent, January 3, 1930

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1871, Page 22. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Henry Franke - 27 Dec 1929. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 15216 (1903), Franke-Kaufmann. Henry Franke, merchant of New Hamburg, Birth Place: New Hamburg Age: 46 Estimated birth year: abt 1857 Father Name: Gottfried Franke Mother Name: Juliane Nee Plätzer Franke Spouse Name: Margareth Kaufmann, residence Sebastopol, Spouse's Age: 40 Spouse Birth Place: S E Hope Spouse Father Name: George Hey Kaufmann Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Wilker Kaufmann Marriage Date: 26 Aug 1903 Marriage Location: Perth [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Death of Mr. Harry Franke - Dec 27 1929 pg 4. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 9.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Apr 1857 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Dry Goods Dealer - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Queen's Hotel - 1896 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - merchant - 1903 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Aug 1903 - , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1918 - Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada Died - Cause: Progressive General Paralysis - 24 Dec 1929 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Sebastopol, Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth