Ferdinand Linze (abt. 1850 - aft. 1876)

Born about 1850 in Switzerland

Descendants

Died after 1876 after about age 26 in Indiana, USA

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Biography

Birth

Ferdinand Linze was born about 1850 in Switzerland.^[1][2]

Marriage

Ferdinand married Anna (last name at birth unknown) before 1870. Edward, the first known son of Ferdinand and Anna was born on 18 Oct 1870 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.^[3] Their second known son William was born about 1871-72 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA.^[4][2]

Children

Children of Ferdinand Linze and Anna:

1. Edward Linze (b. 1870; d. 1936)
2. William Albert Linze (b. 1871; d. 1936)

Death

The location and date of Ferdinand's death is unknown. He appears in the 1876 Indianapolis City Directory working as a machinist boarding at 240 S Delaware.^[5] Their sons Edward and William Linze were living in the German Protestant Orphan Asylum in Indianapolis in the 1880 Census.^[1] Therefore, it is likely Ferdinand died between 1876-1880 in Indiana.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1880," William Linse, age 8, born in Indiana, parents born in Switzerland and Edward Linse, age 9, born in Ohio, parents born in Switzerland, German Protestant Orphan Asylum, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States; database with images, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH95-97P : 11 Aug 2016); citing enumeration district ED 127, sheet 676C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0296; FHL microfilm 1,254,296.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011," William Linze age 65, died 21 Jul 1936, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, birth date 7 Jun 1871, Father: Ferdinand Linze, born in Switzerland, Spouse: Minnie E Linze; digital images, Ancestry.com; citing Indiana State Board of Health, Death Certificates, 1900–2011, Microfilm, Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6SQ-QZL : 22 Dec 2016), Anna in entry for Edward Lensey, 18 Oct 1870; citing Birth, , Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 877,901.
4. ↑ William Linze, Obituary, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Jul 1936, p. 3; online archives, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3415944 : accessed 24 Mar 2017).
5. ↑ Swartz and Co., Indianapolis City Directory, 1876, Indianapolis: Sentinel Company Printers, 1876, online archives, Archive.org, (http://archive.org/stream/swartzcosindiana00unse#page/298 : accessed 24 Mar 2017), "Linze, Ferdinand, mach, bds 240 S. Delaware, p. 299.