George Stephan Volz

1860 - 1948  (88 years)

• Name	George Stephan Volz
  Birth	12 Jul 1860	La Crosse, La Crosse, WI
  Gender	Male
  Census	10 Jun 1870	La Crosse, La Crosse, WI ; age 10, born WI, living with parents
  Census	1 Jun 1880	La Crosse, La Crosse, WI ; age 20, born WI, carpenter, living with parents
  Census	9 Jun 1900	La Crosse, La Crosse, WI ; age 37, born Jul 1860 in WI, married 19 yrs, carpenter, parents born GER/IN
  Census	1 Jun 1905	La Crosse, La Crosse, WI ; age 43, born WI, carpenter, parents borm GER/IN
  Census	20 Apr 1910	La Crosse, La Crosse, WI ; age 49, born WI, married 28 yrs, carpenter contractor, parents born GER/IN
  Census	8 Jan 1920	Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN ; age 59, born WI, construction carpenter, parents born GER/IN
  Census	5 Apr 1930	Chicago, Cook, IL ; age 69, born WI, married at 21, on own as lodger, building carpenter, parents born GER/GER
  Death	10 Sep 1948	San Diego, San Diego, CA
  Burial	13 Sep 1948	Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, CA
  Person ID	I219	Family Tree | Test Branch
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	Melchior Volz,   b. 5 Jan 1831, Gamshurst, Baden, GER d. 14 Mar 1917, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Josephine Renner,   b. 28 Jun 1838, Indiana d. 6 Dec 1918, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	9 May 1854	St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Ripley Co., Indiana
  Notes	from "The La Crosse Tribune", 12 May 1914 (newspaperarchive.com) PAIR HERE SINCE '57 CELEBRATE SIXTIETH YEAR OF MARRIAGE Mr. and Mrs. Melchior Volz, 124 North Eighth street, are today celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage. Five children, twenty-one grandchildren and one great-grandchild are present at the celebration. Mr. Volz was born January 6, 1831, near Axhern, Baden-on-the-Rhine, Germany. He came to America in the spring of 1851, landing at New York after a month's trip on the ocean. He worked for a while in Louisville, Ky., before going to Ripley county, Indiana, where he met Miss Josephine Renner, who became his wife May 9, 1854. Mrs. Volz was born Jun 24, 1833, on the old homestead of her parents in Ripley county, Indiana, which was acquired by the parents early in the century, Mr. and Mrs. Renner moving to moving to Indiana from Pittsburg, sailing down the Ohio river to Cincinnati. Mr. and Mrs. Volz were married in the old St. Nicholas church in Ripley county, moving to Chicago soon after their marriage. Later, they moved to Iowa, and in the trip up the Mississippi in 1857, bound for St. Paul, Mr. Volz was so delighted by the location and the beauty of La Crosse that he landed here instead of continuing to St. Paul. That was May 7, 1857. Since that time La Cross has been their house. Twelve children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Volz, six of them dying in infancy, and one, William, dying twelve years ago at the age of twenty years. The eldest, Rev. Joseph F. Volz of Marshfield, was born on the homestead in Indiana, the rest being natives of La Crosse. The children are: George S and B. H. Volz of La Crosse, Mrs. Mary Guter of Minneapolis. John of Great Fall, Mont., and the Rev Joseph F Volz, pastor of St. John's Catholic church in Marshfield. Since 1875 Mr. and Mrs. Volz have lived on the property at 124 North Eighth street, which they bought from J. J. Hogan. Prior to that time they lived on State street, between Ninth and Tenth streets.
  Family ID	F250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Holzhammer,   b. Jan 1864, Brownsville, Houston, MN d. 16 Jun 1938, San Diego, San Diego, CA (Age ~ 74 years)
  Marriage	1882
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Walter Volz,   b. 4 Aug 1882, Minnesota d. 24 Jan 1944, San Diego, San Diego, CA (Age 61 years)   2. George Volz,   b. Sep 1884, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI d. 2 May 1926, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN (Age ~ 41 years) 3. Minnie Florence “Minnie” Volz,   b. 11 Sep 1887, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI d. 23 Jan 1974, San Diego, San Diego, CA (Age 86 years) + 4. John Andrew Volz,   b. 26 Jun 1889, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI d. 23 Nov 1964, Orange Co, CA (Age 75 years) + 5. Edward Carl Volz,   b. 26 Jan 1895, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI d. 7 Jun 1970, San Diego, San Diego, CA (Age 75 years) + 6. Harold M Volz,   b. 4 May 1897, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI d. 21 May 1919, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI (Age 22 years)   7. Arthur Albert Volz,   b. 23 Nov 1898, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI d. 20 Oct 1966, San Diego, San Diego, CA (Age 67 years) + 8. Marie A Volz,   b. 1 Jan 1904, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI d. 7 Nov 1991, San Diego, San Diego, CA (Age 87 years)   9. Paul Clarence Volz,   b. 22 Oct 1906, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI d. 30 Oct 1978, San Diego, San Diego, CA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2012

  
  

• Headstones

  George and Mary Ann Volz Gravemarker MARY ANN VOLZ 1864 - 1938 GEORGE VOLZ 1860 - 1948

  
  

• Notes

  from "The San Diego Union", 11 Sept 1948 (genealogybank.com) George Volz, 88, retired building contractor, died yesterday in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Marie Ellis, 4633 Talmadge Dr. He has resided here 17 years. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Marie Ellis and Mrs. Florence Fay; four sons John, Edward, Arthur, and Paul Volz, all of San Diego, 15 grandchildren and 12-great grandchildren. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Ryan Mortuary. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Monday in st. Didacus Church. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.