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Peter Platz
(1805-1904)
Mary Deeter
(1805-1874)
Hiram M. Jones
(1820-1899)
Rebecca Lightfoot
(1827-1902)
Leslie Rudolph Platz
(1852-1937)
Arilla Jones
(1863-1929)
Frederick Rudolphus Platz
(1892-1967)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Alice Marie Ranstead

Frederick Rudolphus Platz 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 7 October 1892, Lakeville, IN 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Alice Marie Ranstead on 2 March 1915 in , Saint Joseph County, IN 1 2
  • Died: 23 March 1967, Goshen, IN at age 74
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 8 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 138, Dwelling 117, Family 119
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Home owned with mortgage
Freddie R. Platz..Son..Oct 1892..7..IN

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 26 April 1910. 5

1910 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 194, Family 161, Roll 377
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Kellors Road; Farm owned, with mortgage
Fred Platz..Son..17..IN

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 15 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 215, Family 4, Roll 463
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Michigan Street; Home rented
Fred R. Platz..Head..27..IN..Labor

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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Frederick married Alice Marie Ranstead, daughter of John Wesley Ranstead and Susanna Foreman, on 2 March 1915 in , Saint Joseph County, IN.1 2 (Alice Marie Ranstead was born on 9 October 1894 in Bremen, IN 2 and died on 7 May 1971 in South Bend, IN.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 2 March 1915, in , Saint Joseph County, IN. 1

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 15 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 215, Family 4, Roll 463
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Michigan Street; Home rented
Fred R. Platz..Head..27..IN..Labor
Allice M. Platz..Wife..25..IN
James R. Platz..Son..4..IN
Hellen L. Platz..Daughter..4m..IN
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Fred Platz
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Place: St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Residence Place: Lakeville, St Joseph, Indiana
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 07 Oct 1892
Birthplace: , , Indiana
Marriage License Date: 02 Mar 1915
Father's Name: Leslie Platz
Mother's Name: Aurelia Jones
Spouse's Name: Alice M Ranstead
Spouse's Gender: Female
Page: 241

Citing this Record
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZCT-W18 : 10 December 2017), Leslie Platz in entry for Fred Platz and Alice M Ranstead, ; citing St. Joseph, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,616,612.
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Sources


1 "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 20 Feb 2020); Fred Platz and Alice M Ranstead, 02 Mar 1915; citing St. Joseph, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005206300.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, United States, enumeration district (ED) 215, sheet 6A, family 4; index and images; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 463.

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

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 138, sheet 6B, dwelling 117, family 119, Leslie Rudolph Platz and Arilla Jones; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 May 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, United States, enumeration district (ED) 194, sheet 7A, family 161, Leslie Rudolph Platz and Arilla Jones; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Feb 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 377.


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