He was born on 22 January 1846, in Pennsylvania, to Francis John Klotz and Bertha Seidel. [sources: date: 12; 3 (18 in 1863), 4 (34 in 1880), 5 (54 in 1900), 6 (65 in 1910), 7 (74 in 1920), 8 (84 in 1930), 9 (June 1846), 13 (4 in 1850), 14 (15 in 1860), 15 (24 in 1870). place: 3 (Germany), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15. parents: 9, 13, 14, 15]
In 1850, he was living in ward 5, Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents Francis and Bertha, and with Constans, Philas, Augusta, and Charles, along with George Ostler. [source: 13]
In 1860, he was living in ward 2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents Francis and Bertha, along with Constance, Vitas, Augusta, Charles, and John. [source: 14]
When he enlisted, he was a lab[orer]. [source: 3]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 1-3/4 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, brown eyes, and dark hair. [source: 3]
He was a substitute. He enlisted and was mustered into service in the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry on 30 July 1863. He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Lehman. He was mustered in company I of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 16]
On 2 June 1865, he was transferred from the 118th Pennsylvania to the 91st Pennsylvania. He served as a private in company H of the 91st Pennsylvania. [sources: 1, 2, 16]
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865. He was a private in company H. [sources: 1, 16]
In 1870, he was living in ward 2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents F J and Bertha, and with Charles and John, along with Augusta, Sarah, and John Wesley. [source: 15]
In 1870/71, he married Virginia [unknown family name]. She was born in August 1844, in Pennsylvania. They had two known children:
[sources: 5 (2 children, 1 alive), 6 (2 children, 1 alive), 9, 12]
In 1880, he was living at 134 Denmark Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Virginia and son Francis, and with his brothers Vitus and John and Vitus's family. He was a locksmith. [source: 4]
In 1900, he was living in ward 39, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Virginia and son Francis. He was a locksmith, and had not been out of work in the previous year. [source: 5]
In 1910, he was living at 537 McKean Street, ward 39, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Virginia, with his brother Vitus and Vitus's wife Martha, and with Bertha and Naomi Stevens. He was a locksmith, in a shop, and had not been out of work in 1909. [source: 6]
In 1920, he was living at 1028 Pine Street, ward 2, Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Virginia, in a household headed by Henry and Elizabeth Du Bosque. He was a locksmith at a door lock factory. [source: 7]
In 1930, he was living in the Odd Fellows' Home for the Aged, in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Virginia. He was retired. [source: 8]
On 21 September 1933, he died, in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He died of cardio-renal disease, arteriosclerosis, and phlebitis (duration 1 week) with ulcers of the leg and foot. He was a locksmith. On 23 September 1933, he was buried in Philadelphia National Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: 10, 11, 12]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Francis Klotz)
2 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'One hundred and eighteenth regiment', volume 3, page 1338. (In the roster) (Francis Klotz)
3 company H, descriptive roll, #189 (Francis Klotz)
4 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 13, microfilm series T9, film 1166, page 184 = 18 B handwritten (Francis Klotz)
5 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 39, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 989, microfilm series T623, film 1479, page 184 = 10 B handwritten (Francis Klotz)
6 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 39, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 270, microfilm series T624, film 1409, page 89 = 13 A handwritten (Francis Klotz)
7 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Darby, ward 2, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 158, microfilm series T625, film 1560, page 215 = 19 A handwritten (Francis Klotz)
8 1930 US census, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Lower Paxton Township, Odd Fellows' Home for Aged, supervisor's district 19, enumeration district 22-72, microfilm series T626, film 2027, page 179 = 10 A handwritten (Francis Klotz)
9 'The Bowes family: ancestors & cousins (family tree)', a gedcom, available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact Vince Bowes, last updated 15 August 2010, viewed 8 September 2010 (Francis Klotz)
10 Find a grave, memorial 2544001, accessed 8 September 2010 (Francis Klotz) [no evidence but name links him to my Francis Klotz; in particular, the memorial does not have birth and death dates]
11 Pennsylvania death indices, 1933 [1933: "Francis A Klotz, L Swtr T, [county] 22, [date of death] 9 21 33, 78940"] (Francis A Klotz)
12 death certificate, Pennsylvania, 21 September 1933, file 78940 (Francis A Klotz)
13 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Southwark, ward 5, microfilm series M432, film 822, page 362 verso = 760 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Francis Klots [?])
14 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 2, microfilm series M653, film 1152, page 553 = 187 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Francis Kloz [?])
15 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 2, 2nd enumeration, Marriotts Street, microfilm series M593, film 1416, page 423 recto = 17 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Francis Klotz)
16 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Francis Klotz)
| line | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Dwellings visited | 404 | |||||||
| Families visited | 430 | |||||||
| Name | Fracis [sic] Klots [??] | Pertha " | Constans " | Philas " | Augusta " | Francis " | Charles " | George Ostler [?] |
| Age | 39 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 36 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | m | f | m | m |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Pianna [sic] Maker | Driver | ||||||
| Real estate owned | ||||||||
| Birthplace | Germany | " | " | " | " | " | N.J. | Del |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Dwelling number | 1323 | |||||||
| Family number | 1433 | |||||||
| Name | Francis Kloz [?] | Bertha " " | Constance " " | Vitas " " | Augusta " " | Francis " " | Charles " " | John " " |
| Age | 49 | 43 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 6 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | f | m | m | m |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Piano Forte Maker | Mariner | Lock Smith | Tailoress | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | |||||||
| Place of birth | Baden | Bavaria | Pa | do | do | do | do | do |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | |||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Dwelling-house number | 526 | |||||||
| Family number | ||||||||
| Name | Klotz F. J. | - Bertha | - Francis | - Charles | - John | Wesley Augusta | - Sarah | - John |
| Age | 65 | 60 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 4 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | F | M |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Real estate value | ||||||||
| Personal estate value | ||||||||
| Birthplace | ||||||||
| Father foreign born | ||||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school past year | ||||||||
| Can't read | ||||||||
| Can't write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | ||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| street name | Denmark Street | ||||||
| house number | 134 | ||||||
| dwelling visit # | 156 | ||||||
| family visit # | 171 | ||||||
| name | Klotz Vitus | Francis | Virginia | Bertha | Louis | Francis | John |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | M | F | F | M | M | M |
| age | 40 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Boarding | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son | Brother | |
| single | 1 | ||||||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | ||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Locksmith | Locksmith | Housekeeping | At school | At school | Brass moulder | |
| months unemployed | |||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | |||||
| can't read | |||||||
| can't write | |||||||
| birthplace | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn |
| father's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Germany |
| mother's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Germany |
| line | 63 | 64 | 65 |
| street | [blank] | ||
| house number | 133 | ||
| dwelling number | 179 | ||
| family number | 182 | ||
| name | Klotz Francis | " Virginia | " Francis M |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M |
| birth date | Jan [sic] 1846 | Aug 1844 | July 1875 |
| age | 54 | 55 | 24 |
| married? | M | M | S |
| # years married | 29 | 29 | |
| mother of how many children? | 2 | ||
| # of children living | 1 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||
| # years in USA | |||
| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | Lock Smith | Machinist | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | |
| # months in school | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | R | ||
| free or mortgaged | |||
| farm/house | H | ||
| # of farm schedule | |||
| line | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| street | McKean Street | |||||
| house nr | 537 | |||||
| dwelling nr | 223 | |||||
| family nr | 256 | 257 | ||||
| name | Klotz Vitus | - Martha | -Stevens Bertha M | - Naomi | Klotz Virginia J | - Francis |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Grand Daughter | Wife [?] | Head [?] |
| sex | M | F | F | F | F | M |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 69 | 55 | 40 | 14 | 65 | 65 |
| marital status | M2 | M1 | Wd | S | M1 | M1 |
| #years present marriage | 25 | 25 | 40 | 40 [?] | ||
| mother of # children | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
| mother of # living children | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Delaware | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Ger German | Delaware | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Ger German |
| mother's birthplace | Ger German | Delaware | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Ger German |
| immigrated | ||||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Engineer | none | none | none | none | Locksmith |
| nature of industry etc. | Stationary | Shop | ||||
| employer etc. | W | W | ||||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | no | no | ||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | yes | |||||
| owned/rented | R | R | ||||
| [the 'R' on Virginia's line seems to be crossed out] | ||||||
| owned free or mortagaged | ||||||
| farm/house | H | H | ||||
| nr on farm schedule | ||||||
| civil war vet | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf & dumb | ||||||
| line | 28 | 29 |
| street | Pine St | |
| house number | [1028] | |
| dwelling visit number | [390] | |
| family visit number | [402] | |
| name | Klotz Francis | - Virginia |
| relationship | Uncle | Aunt |
| own/rent | ||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | ||
| sex | M | F |
| race | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 74 | 74 |
| marital status | M | M |
| year of immigration | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| year of naturalization | ||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes |
| birth place | Penna | Penna |
| native language | ||
| father's birthplace | Germany | Penna |
| father's native language | German | |
| mother's birthplace | Germany | Penna |
| mother's native language | German | |
| can speak English | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | Locksmith | None |
| industry, business | Door Lock Factory | |
| employment status | W | |
| number of farm schedule | ||
| line | 45 | 46 |
| street | ||
| house number | ||
| dwelling visit # | ||
| family visit # | ||
| name | Klotz Francis | - Virginia |
| relation | Resident | Resident |
| owned/rented | ||
| value or rent | ||
| radio | ||
| farm | ||
| sex | M | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 84 | 85 |
| married? | M | M |
| age 1st marriage | 20 | 20 |
| school/college since 9/29 | No | No |
| can read & write | Yes | Yes |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||
| immigration year | ||
| naturalization | ||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | Retired | Retired |
| industry | ||
| worker class | ||
| at work yesterday | ||
| unemployment schedule # | ||
| veteran? | No | |
| war | ||
| farm schedule # |