Grant Z. Friz

1868 - 1903

• Name	Grant Z. Friz
  Born	18 Dec 1868	Jamestown Twp, Ottawa Co, Michigan
  	18 DEC 1868 FRIZ, BABY BOY JAMESTOWN ANDREW J. - NY MARY E. - NY
  Gender	Male
  Buried	1903	Maplewood Cemetery, Lamont, Ottawa Co, Michigan
  Died	08 Jul 1903	St. Louis, St. Louis Co, Missouri
  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 ,   d. 13 Jul 1915, Wyoming Twp, Kent Co, Michigan
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Williams,   b. 21 Oct 1846, Newfane, Niagara Co, New York ,   d. 01 Jan 1918, Tallmadge Twp, Ottawa Co, Michigan
  Married	31 Dec 1861	Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan
  	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

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Dec 1868 - Jamestown Twp, Ottawa Co, Michigan Buried - 1903 - Maplewood Cemetery, Lamont, Ottawa Co, Michigan Died - 08 Jul 1903 - St. Louis, St. Louis Co, Missouri  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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