Henry Samuel Platz

Peter Platz
(1805-1904)

Mary Deeter
(1805-1874)

Henry Samuel Platz
(1849-1904)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Lydia Marie Jones

Henry Samuel Platz ¹ ² ³ ⁴

Born: 28 April 1849, , Stark County, OH ¹ ² ³
Marriage (1): Lydia Marie Jones on 25 June 1884 in Cadillac, MI ¹ ² ³
Died: 18 October 1904, Lakeville, IN at age 55 ¹
Buried: After 18 October 1904, South Bend, IN ¹

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• His occupation on 25 June 1884 was a Carpenter in Cadillac, MI. ²

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 25 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 15B, District 138, Dwelling 309, Family 313
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Home owned
Married 18 years
Henry Platz..Head..Apr 1849..51..OH..Day Laborer

(Living with wife and 7 children.)
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• He was buried after 18 October 1904 in the Lambs Settlement Cemetery in South Bend, IN.

Henry married Lydia Marie Jones, daughter of Hiram M. Jones and Rebecca Lightfoot, on 25 June 1884 in Cadillac, MI.¹ ² ³ (Lydia Marie Jones was born on 5 August 1861 in Rolling Prairie, IN,² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ died on 15 November 1945 in Lakeville, IN ⁴ ⁹ and was buried on 17 November 1945 in South Bend, IN ⁴ ⁹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 25 June 1884, in Cadillac, MI. ²

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 25 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 15B, District 138, Dwelling 309, Family 313
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Home owned
Married 18 years
Henry Platz..Head..Apr 1849..51..OH..Day Laborer
Lida Platz..Wife..Aug 1861..38..IN..7/7
Robert B. Platz..Son..May 1880..20..IN
Maude Platz..Daughter..Apr 1885..15..IN
Clyde S. Platz..Son..Jun 1888..11..IN
Floyd E. Platz..Son..Nov 1889..10..IN
Lyda C. Platz..Daughter..Mar 1893..7..IN
David U. Platz..Son..Jan 1895..5..IN
Gale W. Platz..Daughter..Sep 1897.3..IN
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Henry Platz
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Jun 1884
Event Place: Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 35y
Birth Date: 1849
Birthplace: Stark, Ohio, United States
Marriage Date: 25 Jun 1884
Marriage Place: Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan
Spouse's Name: Lydia M. Jones
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 28y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1856
Spouse's Birthplace: LaPorte, Indiana, United States
Source Reference: v 2 p 440 rn 646

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3B-T8S : 17 January 2021), Henry Platz and Lydia M. Jones, 25 Jun 1884; citing Marriage, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207803.
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Because Lydia was over 12 years younger than Henry, she indicated her birth date to be a full five years older on her marriage license application thus making their ages more close.
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1 Michelle Danks, "Platz/Monroe family tree" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:2010093; Updated: Mon Apr 15 07:17:26 2002).

2 "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 17 January 2021), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3B-T8S : 9 November 2020), Henry Platz and Lydia M. Jones, 25 Jun 1884; citing Marriage, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207803.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 138, p. 15B, dwelling 309, family 313; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 May 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 Wanda Duke, "Duke's Den" (https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=ms1da; Updated: 2005-06-12 14:07:03 UTC (Sun)).

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Kankakee Township, La Porte County, Indiana, p. 6, dwelling 45, family 45, Hiram Jones and Rebecca Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 May 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 334.

6 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 195, sheet 2A, family 24, Lydia Marie Jones; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 377.

7 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 1B, dwelling 13, family 13, Lydia Marie Jones; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Nov 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 628.

8 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, United States, enumeration district (ED) 71-46, sheet 8B, household 155, Robert Jerome Platz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Feb 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1093.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 27 February 2018), memorial page for Lydia Marie Jones Platz (5 Aug 1861\endash 15 Nov 1945), Find A Grave Memorial no. 36370633, citing Lambs Settlement Cemetery, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA

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