Francis Henry Cutshall ^{1 6}

   Other names for Francis were Frank H. Cutshall ^{3 4 5 7} and Franklin Cutshall.²

  General Notes:

Frank Cutshall appears on numerous passenger lists indicating that he traveled to Canada and England along with his wife. These trips may have been part of his duties with his banking and business careers or perhaps merely site-seeing trips for the family.
---------------------------------------------------

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fort Wayne, IN on 26 October 1880. ⁶

1880 US Census
Page 684A, District 125, Dwelling 196, Family 314, Roll 265, 3rd Ward
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
28 Chicago Street
Francis Cutshall..Son..4..IN
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fort Wayne, IN on 29 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Page 9A, District 30, Dwelling 173, Family 192
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
318 Harrison Street, house rented
Franklin Cutshall..Son-in-Law..Oct 1875..25..IN..married 1 year..Book Keeper Gas Co.
(Living with wife at home of her widowed mother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in South Bend, IN on 20 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 160, Family 180, Roll 378, Ward 1
South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
1095 Riverside Drive; Home rented
Married 4 years
Frank H. Cutshall..Head..34..IN..Local Manager Railway Co.
(Living with wife, son, and sister-in-law.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fort Wayne, IN on 10 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 54, Family 210, Roll 421
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
1216 West Wayne Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Frank H. Cutshall..Head..45..IN..Vice-president Bank
(Living with wife and son.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 5 Oct 1875, then his age should have been 44 instead of 45.
.

• Photo: Frank H. Cutshall, Abt 1930. ⁷ LED IN BANKING BUSINESS CIRCLES

Frank H. Cutshall (1876-1943) was a leader in business and banking circles here for many years. He was a native of Allen County, and educated in Fort Wayne public schools.

Following his long and distinguished banking career he was president of Wayne Hardware Co., First Joint Stock Lank Bank, and chairman of the board of directors of American Steel Dredge Co., and American Steel Supply, Co.

He was formerly president of the Old National Bank and its successor, the Old First National Bank and Trust Co.

(Source: Pioneers Resting in Historic Lindenwood, pub. 1978 by Ft. Wayne Public Library; capsule biographies done by Arthur M. Paulison, exec dir of Lindenwood)
-----------------------------------------
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Fort Wayne, IN on April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 47, Dwelling 112, Family 124, Roll 576
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
2401 Fairfield Avenue; Home owned, $35000
Frank H. Cutshall..Head..52..IN..Banker, Bank
(Living with wife and son.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 5 Oct 1875, then his age should have been 54 instead of 52.
.

• He was buried in August 1943 in the Lindenwood Cemetery in Fort Wayne, IN.

Find A Grave Memorial #14749206
. ⁷

• His obituary was published in August 1943 in Allen County, IN. ⁷ Funeral services for Frank H. Cutshall, 67, of 2401 Fairfield Avenue, who died at 2:50 o'clock Wednesday morning at McCray Memorial hospital in Kendallville, will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the residence. Rev. Carl G. Adams, pastor of Simpson Methodist church, will officiate. Burial will be in Lindenwood cemetery. The body will be taken home at noon today from Kisehn & Sons funeral home, and friends may call at the home, after that time. It is asked that flowers be omitted.

Mr. Cutshall, a leader in business and banking circles here for many years, died of myocarditis resulting from asthma, following a months illness. He was a native of Allen county. Born on a farm near Wallen, he was educated in Fort Wayne public schools.

At the time of his death he was president of the Northern Indiana Agency, Inc., the Wayne Hardware company, and the First Joint Stock Land Bank; was chairman of the board of directors of the American Steel Dredge company and the American Steel Supply Company; was manager of Fairfield Manor Inc; receiver for the First and Tri-State corporation; director of the Old First National bank at Bluffton, the Horton Manufacturing company, General Dredging company, Inc., and the Greater Fort Wayne Development company, and was the vice-president and director of the Fort Wayne Dairy Equipment company.

He started his business career as a young man with the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric company. He later worked for the South Bend Traction company and the Lima, Wapakoneta and Celina Gas Company before returning to Fort Wayne. He formerly was vice-president and later president of the Old National Bank and Trust company, and served as treasurer of the Fort Wayne Red Cross chapter during World War I. He was a member of Summit City lodge No. 170, F. and A. M. Scottish Rite consistory and was a member and treasurer of Mizpah Shrine Temple.
Mr. Cutshall was married to the former Miss Daisy Dean of Eau Claire, Wis. in 1907. Survivors include the wife; a son, Capt. Dean F. Cutshall, in the army stationed in Washington; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Beaver and Mrs. Amelia Durbot of this city, and a brother, Theodore Cutshall of Detroit, Mich.

The son will continue to operate the Northern Indiana Agency, Inc. He has been vice-president of the firm.

(Source: Unknown newspaper)
--------------------------------------------
.

Francis married Blanche Coombs, daughter of Unknown and Sarah, on 14 June 1899 in Fort Wayne, IN.^{1 2} (Blanche Coombs was born in March 1879 in Ohio ^{1 2} and died after 1 June 1900.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fort Wayne, IN on 29 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Page 9A, District 30, Dwelling 173, Family 192
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
318 Harrison Street, house rented
Sarah Coombs..Head..Feb 1838..62..OH..7/6..widowed
Blanche Cutshall..Dau..Mar 1879..21..OH..0/0..married 1 year
Franklin Cutshall..SonL..Oct 1875..25..IN..married 1 year..Book Keeper Gas Co.
.

Francis next married Daisy Arthur Dean on 31 December 1906 in Eau Claire, WI.^{1 3 4 5} (Daisy Arthur Dean was born on 16 January 1885 in Wisconsin,^{1 3 4 8} died in 1973 in Fort Wayne, IN ⁸ and was buried in 1973 in Fort Wayne, IN ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in South Bend, IN on 20 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 160, Family 180, Roll 378, Ward 1
South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
1095 Riverside Drive; Home rented
Married 4 years
Frank H. Cutshall..Head..34..IN..ILocal Manager Railway Co.
Daisy Dean Cutshall..Wife..25..WI..1/1
Dean Francis Cutshall..Son..1..IN
Josephine Doots..Serv..13..IN
Helen Jane Dean..Sis..19..WI
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fort Wayne, IN on 10 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 54, Family 210, Roll 421
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
1216 West Wayne Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Frank H. Cutshall..Head..45..IN..Vice-president Bank
Daisy Dean Cutshall..Wife..34..WI
Dean Cutshall..Son..10..IN
Mabel Morton..Serv..19..OH..Servant
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Fort Wayne, IN on April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 47, Dwelling 112, Family 124, Roll 576
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
2401 Fairfield Avenue; Home owned, $35000
Frank H. Cutshall..Head..52..IN..Banker, Bank
Daisy Cutshall..Wife..42..WI
Dean Cutshall..Son..21..IN
Martha Burghart..Serv..23..GER..Servant, Private Home
.