Gustaf Francz

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Gustaf Franz
Born 1876
Germany
Died 1914 (aged 37–38)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality German
Occupation Miner
Religion Lutheran (from 1911 census)

Early Life

Birth

Gustav Franz was born Langwaltersdorf, Schlazio, Germany, July 1879. [Today part of Poland]

Parents

August and Rosena Franz

Miner and Siblings (in birth order)

  • Gustav Francz
  • Henry Francz

Marriage

Gustaf Francz married Charlotte, Germany

Children

  • August Francz (b. 1901)
  • Heinrich Francz (b. 1903)
  • Gustav Francz (b. 1904)
  • Hilda Francz (b. 1914, Alberta)

A daughter was born June 20, the day after the disaster - assume Hilda.

Census Records

1911 Hillcrest, age 34, born July 1876, Germany, to Canada in 1910, roomer with his brother Henry and family

Immigration to Canada

1912 Ship Mount Temple. Charlotte and children, going to Frank, Alberta, to husband, who had been a miner for three years

Occupation in 1914

Miner

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

Gustav is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

1916 Hillcrest, Charlotte and now 4 children in Hillcrest, the youngest aged 2, therefore born about the time of the accident.

Compensation

Schedule A
Gustav was supporting a wife and 4 children and an aged grandmother.

Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names

Gustaf, Gustav, Franz, Francz, France

Interesting Facts

Gastav and family lived in "Hood's Addition" today named Peaceful, a part of Hillcrest.


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