Where this family lived, worked, fought, and died.
62 places, from Czaraholand in lower Bavaria to a B-24 airfield in Norfolk.
Family settled here on arrival from Germany. The city had ~15,000 people in 1923. Named for the elk-heart-shaped island formed by the St. Joe and Elkhart rivers.
Lorenz family grave site. Ella Marie said there is a girl's name on the family grave site, possibly Ottilie's infant daughter.
Two-story U-shaped brick industrial building with two interior light courts. Peak employment over 300 workers. Henry was apprenticed here ~1912 onward, remained on payroll during illness 1935-onward, retired as night watchman 1949.
Wide spot in the road near New Paris, IN. Filling station, granary, large general store. Birthplace of Fannie Mae Shafer 1892. Shafer family farm was here.
Birthplace of Lovina M. Shively (Jim's maternal grandmother), March 28, 1868.
Small Baptist college. James H. Lorenz attended starting fall 1942. Enrollment in 1942 was 400 students. His college weight: 160 lbs.
James H. Lorenz completed BS in Chemistry, graduating 1948. Funded by the GI Bill.
James Lorenz called to active duty here, February 28, 1943.
James Lorenz assigned here as Aviation Student March 30, 1943.
Primary flight training, PT-28 (Ryan), 60 days starting September 1, 1943.
Basic flight training, BT-13A (Vultee), 60 days starting November 1, 1943.
Advanced twin-engine flight training, AT-17A, 60 days starting January 1, 1944. Graduated as 2nd Lt. pilot March 12, 1944.
B-24 transition crew training, BJ-127, April 19, 1944. Assigned as co-pilot to Lt. Poutry's crew.
Captain James Lorenz's combat and dress uniform from 466th Bomb Group service on display here.
James and Mary's first home, purchased 1950 for $8,000. Brand new construction.
James Lorenz worked here 1948 onward at $265/month starting salary. Bench laboratory experiments on monosilane preparation, columbium/tantalum separation. Held two patents.
Lorenz family lived here from 1959 (transfer to UCC NYC area) until 1983. UCC handled the relocation.
James and Mary's retirement home. Built 1983, moved in July 1983. This is where the Reminiscences were written, December 3, 1995.
First settlement area for August Lorenz and the Kunkel/Raatz/Seeland families. Next to the railroad tracks, walking distance to the New York Central Railroad roundhouse. Not the most desirable area; described as 'homesteader' land that was free for settlers.
Where August worked as a foundry man. The roundhouse (locomotive repair shop) was one block from the 12th Street house. Major crew change stop on the Chicago-Elkhart 110-mile run; trains stopped 3-4 hours for crew swap and repair work.
Edith Grace Johnston's birthplace.
Clark+Flora Johnston family hub. Several children born here; Edith + Edward married here in 1914.
Johnston family lived 3.5 mi SE of here when Nellie Ruth and Charles Russel were born.
Flora Isabell Maskell's birthplace 1874.
Clark Runyon Johnston died here 1928.
Florence Hazel Johnston (Edith's older sister) born here 1893.
Ethel Marie Johnston born here 1896.
Burial place of Clark Runyon Johnston, Flora Maskell Johnston, Ethel + Albert Dlugak, Emil + Mae Johnston.
Clark Runyon Johnston's birthplace 1855.
Orval + Dorothy Mae Lorenz's retirement home and burial place.
Orval Lorenz's death place 1994.
Orval + Dorothy Mae buried in Garden of Peace Mausoleum, Haven of Memory GF Niche 124 (joint, same niche).
Burial place of Edith G. Johnston Lorenz and Edward F. Lorenz.
Dorothy Mae Eason's birthplace and Thomas Howell Eason Sr's residence (Ward 3); Eason line's adult home.
Thomas Howell Eason Sr's birthplace 1890. Irene Rebecca Dunn Eason buried Ellaville City Cemetery.
William Robert Gresham's birthplace 1863.
Gresham family farm 1920 per US Census, owned free.
Burial place of Irene Rebecca Dunn Eason 1948.
James Thomas Sellers (1738) and Richard Sellars (1788) both born here.
James Thomas Sellers died here in 1804.
Isaac Sellers born here 1769.
Isaac Sellers (1769-1830) died here.
Eason / Sellars / Dunn family home. Ellaville is the county seat.
Mary Frances Royal born here 1832.
Elizabeth Caldwell Eason (1812-1858) born here.
Americus is the county seat. William Robert Gresham born Americus 1863.
Stevens family origin in Georgia. Putnam Sparks Stevens (1836-1913) helped found the town of Putnam, GA.
Stevens family migration stop 1828-1848.
Stevens family settled here 1848. Doyle is in Marion County. Gresham farm here in 1920 census.
Harriet M Senseney Maskell born here 1840.
Monitor (Flora Maskell's birthplace) is in this county. James Maskell V died here 1903; buried Zion Cemetery.
Rossville is here. Clark Runyon Johnston + Flora Maskell married here 14 Oct 1891. Edith born here Sep 9 1894.
Burial place of James Maskell V (1903) and Harriet Senseney Maskell (1895).
Origin of James Maskell V (1842) and the Maskell line.
William Benjamin Sellers Sr born here ca. 1710. Original Virginia colonial settlement.
William Benjamin Sellers Sr died here in 1761.