Decendants of Adam Frantz - Clark County Pioneers Home Page

As a young man he worked his way West through the grain and harvest fields, eventually landing in
Montana in April, 1917. He went to work in the Giard community and was later joined by his brother,
Adolph, who also worked in the community. In 1918 he was drafted into the Army. He was sent to Ft.
Lewis, Wash. where he remained only a short time. He was given a medical discharge and went to work
in the harvest fields of Eastern Washington, returning to the sidney ar4ea in the fall of 1918. That
winter he carried mail from Sidney to Enid for Joe Kearns. The following spring he again worked in the
Giard neighborhood on the farm and ranch that he and his brother Adolph bought and farmed together
until 1942 as Franz Brothers.
He married Ethel C. McMillen at Glendive, Montana, march 4, 1931. They made their home on the
farm where they reared their four children. For many years he served on the local school board and
helped to build and maintain the fist telephone line in the area. He was active in helping the children
with club work and tier various community activities. Fed was a member of the Legion Post No. 12 in
Sidney. Fred and Ethel retired from the farm in 1958, moving to their new home south of Sidney where
they lived until his death. They have for the past several winters spent the colder months in Florida with
their son, Robert.
Fred is survived by his widow, Ethel; four children, ray, on the family farm; Mrs. Joe (Wilmna) Horrall,
Beaverton,m Ore; Mrs. Wayne (Leona) Gibson, Boseman, Mont; and Robert of Bartow, Fla. Three
brothers, Calvin, Greenwood, Wis; Otto, Mesa, Ariz; Harold, Sidney; and one sister Mrs. Alvin (Leona)
Albert, Greenwood. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was
preceded in dath by his brother, Adolph, and one sister, Mrs. Otto (Alma) Fravert; and a grandson,
Donald Horrall.
Children of Frederick August Franz and Ethel Clerita McMillen:
53 i. Raymond August Franz
54 ii. Wilma Mae Franz
55 iii. Leona Ethel Franz
56 iv. Robert Adolph Franz
Carl August Franz Decendants
24. Alma Agnes 11
Franz 157
(August Karl 10
, Carl AUGUST 9
, Johann Simon 8
, Johannes 7
, Johann Michael 6
,
Peter 5
, Peter 4
, Hans Junior 3
, Hans 2
, Adam 1
), born 26 Mar 1899, in Warner Township, Clark County,
Wisconsin, United States, bapt. 14 May 1899, in Reformed Church, Town of Warner, Clark County.,
Wisconsin, United States, died 23 Oct 1953, in Greenwood, Clark, Wisconsin, United States. Census:
1900, Warner Township, Clark County, Wisconsin, United States; 57
1905, Warner Township, Clark
County, Wisconsin, United States; 58
1920, Warner Township, Clark County, Wisconsin, United States. 60
She married Otto Henrich Fravert 157
12 Jan 1921, in Clark, Wisconsin, United States. He was the son of
Henry Fravert and Charlotte Margretha Vollrath. Otto Henrich Fravert was born 2 Oct 1895, bapt. 6 Apr
1896, died 2 Feb 1959, in Greenwood, Clark, Wisconsin, United States. Census records for Otto Henrich
Fravert and Alma Agnes Franz: 1930, Warner Township, Clark County, Wisconsin, United States.
Farmed 4 miles NW of Greenwood, Clark Co., WI on the farm of Henry Fravert.
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