Grant Z. Friz

Male 1868 - 1903


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  • Name  Grant Z. Friz 
    Born  18 Dec 1868  Jamestown Twp, Ottawa Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 18 DEC 1868
      FRIZ, BABY BOY
      JAMESTOWN
      ANDREW J. - NY
      MARY E. - NY
    Gender  Male 
    Buried  1903  Maplewood Cemetery, Lamont, Ottawa Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died  08 Jul 1903  St. Louis, St. Louis Co, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • "Lost his life by fall from World's Fair Building at St. Louis, MO" (from grave marker in Maplewood Cemetery in Lamont, MI). Family story says his mother wanted him to quit high-rise construction. Grant said to have promised his mother that the St. Louis job would be his last!! Grant died from a fall from a World's Fair building (Mines / Metalurgy Building) in St. Louis, MO. Supposedly, there is mention in the museum at the base of the Arch in Saint Louis of the fact that he was the only one to have died during the construction of that building along with the name of another man who died during the construction of the Arch. 7/94 The St. Louis World's Fair opened April 20, 1903, in celebration of the one hundreth anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase.
    Person ID  I797  Bryant
    Last Modified  13 Mar 2004 

    Father  Andrew Jackson Friz,   b. 16 Apr 1826, Shelby, Orleans Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1915, Wyoming Twp, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Mary Elizabeth Williams,   b. 21 Oct 1846, Newfane, Niagara Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Jan 1918, Tallmadge Twp, Ottawa Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  31 Dec 1861  Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • book #1, page 72 #1057
      Andrew J. Friz age 35
      residence: Jamestown Twp
      Mary E. Williams age: 15
      esidence: Jamestown Twp
      clergyman: S.S.N. Greeley
      witnesses: J.W. Rathbun & Hiram Rathbun*

      Hiram Rathbun was a hotel keeper in Grand Rapids (Rathbun House). He was also a Justice of the Peace in 1851. At the time of their marriage, they listed their residences as Jamestown Township.

      J. W. Rathbun was Hiram's brother, John Williams Rathbun - named for his paternal grandmother, Mary Williams. No known family connection to Mary Elizabeth Williams, but interesting. (4/2003)
    Family ID  F90  Group Sheet

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Dec 1868 - Jamestown Twp, Ottawa Co, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1903 - Maplewood Cemetery, Lamont, Ottawa Co, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 08 Jul 1903 - St. Louis, St. Louis Co, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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