Individual Details

Francis F. HONSOWETZ

(13 Oct 1907 - 6 Dec 1984)

The 1910 Census mistakenly lists Francis as female, as a daughter. The 1920 Census lists him as "daugh" (word cut off), but also as a male. He definitely was a male.

Events

Birth13 Oct 1907Wisconsin, United States
Census15 Apr 1910Presque Isle, Vilas, Wisconsin, United States
Census1 Jan 1920Presque Isle, Vilas, Wisconsin, United States
Census1 Apr 1930St. Maries, Benewah, Idaho, United States
Marriage26 Aug 1937King County, Washington, United States - Elvira Louise LARSON
Residence1984South Prairie, Pierce, Washington, United States
Death6 Dec 1984Puyallop, Pierce, Washington, United States

Families

SpouseElvira Louise LARSON (1912 - 2004)
FatherFrank Francis HONSOWETZ (1878 - 1934)
MotherEmma BRUETTE (1883 - 1966)
SiblingEthyl M. HONSOWETZ (1901 - 1987)
SiblingBerniece HONSOWETZ (1903 - )
SiblingAnna Matilda HONSOWETZ (1909 - )
SiblingLucille Mary HONSOWETZ (1914 - 2007)
SiblingMarion Katherine HONSOWETZ (1917 - 2002)
SiblingArthur John HONSOWETZ (1920 - 2006)
SiblingJack W. HONSOWETZ (1924 - 1944)
SiblingLiving

Notes

Birth

Age 2 in 1910.

Census

Enumerated with this family were Frank Honsowetz, age 31, the foreman of a lumber yard; his wife, Emma, age 27; and children: Ethel, age 9; Bernice, age 6; Francis (female), age 2; and Anna, age 4 months. Also his father, John, age 61, a widower, and his brother, Charley, age 20. Frank and Emma had been married for ten years. She had had five children, four of whom were still living.

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Census

Enumerated with this family were Frank Honsowetz, age 40, the foreman of a lumber yard; his wife, Emma, age 37; and children: Ethel, age 18; Bernice, age 16; Francis, age 14; Anna, age 10; Lucille, age 5; and Marion, age 2 years and 6 months.

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Census

Francis Honsowetz, age 23, lived with his parents and siblings, and worked as a contractor in the lumber industry.

Residence

Place of last residence

1910 Census: Francis Honsowetz, age 2

Mistakenly listed as female, as a daughter

Endnotes

1. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Vilas Presque Isle, enumeration district (ED) 183, sheet 7B, image 14, dwelling 103, family 105, lines 92-99, Frank Honsowetz and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 2 March 2016); National Archives Records Administration.

2. Social Security Death Index, Francis Honsowetz.

3. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Idaho, Benewah, St Maries, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 2A, image 3, dwelling 30, family 30, lines 14-22, Frank F. Honsowetz and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 3 March 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.

4. "Washington Death Index, 1940-1996," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6716 : accessed 3 March 2016), Francis L. Honsowetz; Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington; certificate 031519.

5. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Vilas Presque Isle, enumeration district (ED) 183, sheet 7B, image 14, dwelling 103, family 105, lines 92-99, Frank Honsowetz and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 2 March 2016); National Archives Records Administration.

6. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Vilas, Presque Isle, enumeration district (ED) 227, sheet 1B, image 2, dwelling 16, family 16, lines 63-70, Frank Honsowetz and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 March 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.

7. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Idaho, Benewah, St Maries, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 2A, image 3, dwelling 30, family 30, lines 14-22, Frank F. Honsowetz and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 3 March 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.

8. "Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2378 : accessed 4 March 2016), Francis F. Housowitz and Elvera L. Larson; Olympia, Washington: Washington State Archives; King, 1937, May-Aug, image 2133.

9. Social Security Death Index, Francis Honsowetz.

10. "Washington Death Index, 1940-1996," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6716 : accessed 3 March 2016), Francis L. Honsowetz; Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington; certificate 031519.

11. Social Security Death Index, Francis Honsowetz.