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Note: N1068 Son of Peter Franz and Elisabetha Margaretha Thomas.
A book about the Niles Center Volunteer Fire Company talks about "Jacob Franz, one of the original fire company volunteers, came in 1869 from Berkenfeld, Germany, aged 18, with his father, John Theobald, also a tailor."
Arrived 9 Aug 1869 in New York from Bremen with wife Wilhelmina 51, sons Jacob 18, Carl 7.
1870 census: Niles, Cook County, John 50, Wilhelmina 57, Jacob 19, Charles 13.
1900 & 1910 census: Niles, Cook County, John 5/1819, Wilhelmina 12/1817, came in 1869.
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