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Personal data William John Frank 

  • He was born on January 29, 1908 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Olive Ebel & Bill Anderson
  • He died on September 27, 1965 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, he was 57 years old.
  • He is buried after September 26, 1965 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH (Calvary Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on July 9, 2025.

Household of William John Frank

He is married to Olive Rose Hennings.

They got married on October 19, 1933 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, he was 25 years old.

William John Frank oo Olive Rose Hennings

Marriage sources: Author: Ebel, Olive; Title: Letter to Rose Navorska (Publication site: New London OH, Publisher: OE, Publication date: iv July MCMLXXXI)
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Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. Robert James Frank  1936-1952

The couple were divorced from before July 22, 1947 at fortasse, somewhere In OH.

William J. Frank o/o Olive Rose Hennings

Divorce source: Author: Ebel, Olive, Title: Fact Sheet & letter to Rose Navorska, (Publication location: New London, OH, Publisher: O.E., Publication date: Independence Day MCMLXXXI) for fact of divorce.
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Notes about William John Frank

William John Frank, Sr.

Sources: Author: Ebel, Olive; Title: Fact Sheet & letter, (Publication site: New London, OH, Publisher: O.E., Publication date: Independence Day MCMLXXXI) for name = William J. Frank, Sr.

Author: Andersen Jr., Bill; Title: Andersen-Hennings, (Publication site: Lehi UT, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: ii Oct MMV)

"... William J FRANK Sex: M Birth: ABT. 1907 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Death: 27 Sep 1965 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

Note: 1910 Census, Ohio, Cuyahoga, Cleveland, E.D. 68, Visit 188

1930 Census, Ohio, Cuyahoga, Cleveland, E.D. 18-24, Sheet 21A. 3408 W. 86th St. (possible match).

Marriage 1 Olive Rose HENNINGS b: 30 Dec 1910 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Married: 19 Oct 1933 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

Divorced: BEF. 1947 Divorced:

Children

1. William FRANK b: 23 Jul 1934
2. Robert FRANK b: 21 Jul 1936"

It is not my custom to add Sr. as a part of the name, except in notes. Senior usually is not a part of the name on birth certificates or on infant baptism certificates. It is a suffix added only if a son is born & given the same name.- D.A. Navorska-Irving TX

Author: Anderson, Bill; Title: "William J Frank," (Publication site: Cleveland, OH, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xii Nov MMVII)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22843011/william-john-frank

"William John Frank Birth 29 Jan 1908 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Death 27 Sep 1965 (aged 57) Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Burial Calvary Cemetery Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Plot Section 39, Lot 35, Grave 1 Memorial ID 22843011

Son of William George Frank and Elizabeth Marie Cone. Married Olive Rose (nee Hennings) on 19 October 1933 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Veteran of US Army.

Parents
William George Frank 1886 - 1979
Elizabeth Marie Cone Frank 1886 - 1975

Spouse
Olive Rose Hennings Ebel 1910 - 1995 (m. 1933)

Maintained by: W.K.K. Crown Estate Originally Created by: Bill Andersen Jr Added: 12 Nov 2007 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 22843011"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of William John Frank

William John Frank
1908-1965

1933

Olive Rose Hennings
1910-1995

(Not public)
Robert James Frank
1936-1952

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Historical events

Birthday January 29, 1908

  • The temperature on January 29, 1908 was between -1.8 °C and 4.7 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
    • July 25 » Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.
    • July 26 » United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
    • August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
    • October 6 » The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    • October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.

Day of marriage October 19, 1933

  • The temperature on October 19, 1933 was between 0.5 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
    • January 28 » The name Pakistan is coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali Khan and is accepted by Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence.
    • February 20 » The U.S. Congress approves the Blaine Act to repeal federal Prohibition in the United States, sending the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution to state ratifying conventions for approval.
    • May 27 » New Deal: The U.S. Federal Securities Act is signed into law requiring the registration of securities with the Federal Trade Commission.
    • September 12 » Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
    • November 8 » Great Depression: New Deal: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed.
    • December 17 » The first NFL Championship Game is played. The game was at Wrigley Field between the New York Giants and Chicago Bears. The Bears won 23–21.

Day of death September 27, 1965

  • The temperature on September 27, 1965 was between 6.3 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul, Afghanistan.
    • January 26 » Hindi becomes the official language of India.
    • March 15 » President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act.
    • April 11 » The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people.
    • June 9 » Vietnam War: The Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the war.
    • June 18 » Vietnam War: The United States uses B-52 bombers to attack National Liberation Front guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.


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