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Fortman Lawrence (Sr) Anthony 1896 - 1969

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• Birth	17 Sep 1896	6836 N. Ridge Blvd. Chicago, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Dec 1969	Luthern General Hospital, Skokie, IL
  Buried	27 Dec 1969	St. Henry's Cemetery, Fortmann Plot with brother Fred , Chicago, Illinois USA
  Person ID	I047	Schmit(t)... Schmidt...Smith...Fortmann...Fortman....Bourcier...Boursier.....Morris
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2007

  
  

  Father	Fortmann Frederick,   b. 30 Mar 1869, 4099 N Robie St, Evanston now 6710 N Seeley Ave Chicago, IL ,   d. 2 Jan 1955, St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL
  Relationship	birth
  Mother	Smith Louisa aka Louise,   b. 6 Jul 1871, 6836 N. Ridge Ave, Chicago, IL ,   d. 1 Nov 1956, 6836 N Ridge, Chicago, Illinois
  Relationship	birth
  Married	25 Apr 1894	St Henry's Church, Chicago, IL
  Family ID	F013	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Dossing Margaret,   b. 19 Jun 1898, Chicago, IL ,   d. 2 Aug 1981, Morton Grove, IL
  Married	19 Feb 1921	St Alphpnsos Redemptionist Church, Chicago, IL
  Children	> 1. Fortman Lawrence (II),   b. 27 Jan 1923, 6843 N Ridge Blvd Chicago, IL ,   d. 27 Jul 2013, 472 Potomac Lane, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007   2. Fortman Margaret   3. Fortman Donald > 4. Fortman Patricia Ann
  Family ID	F023	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		St.Henry's Catholic Church #3, the East Facade, Ridge & Devon, Chicago, IL. Completed,1905. …
  		1936.......Frederick Fortmann,.......age 67 and Sons, Frederick Peter,....age 41.....Fr. Edmund......age 35....Albert Joseph......age 31.....Lawrence Anthony......age 40......on the south lawn of the Ridge House.
  		1921, June....Frederick Fortmann, (age 52) Louisa Smith Fortman (age 50) and standing, Fred, (age 26) Edmund, (age 20) Lawrence, (age 25) seated Albert Joseph (age 16) on south lawn of 6836 N. Ridge, Chicago
  		1871 House ........photo: March,1903........The Fortman Boys: Frederick Peter, Age 9, Lawrence Anthony, Age 7, Edmund Age 2..................Peter Schmidt's Victorian House built in 1871 at 6836 N. Ridge...it is 32 yrs. old in this photo...Peter died in the back bedroom here last year...the house now belongs to Louisa Schmidt Fortman and her husband Frederick. Married 8 yrs. Their Son Albert Joseph, not pictured will be born in 17 months. This Son will receive the house from his Mother in 1937. Albert Joseph will Will the house to his Son, David who will take title upon his father's death 7 Sep 1987. This house has thus been in the Schmidt Fortman lineage for 136 years................................................................................ Note the Greenhouses in the back, the carriage shed on the North side, the kerosene lamp in the bow window and the scalloped upstairs bedroom shade. The house does not yet have city sewers which will be laid in Ridge Ave. next year. The chimney cap is typical of the period as is the European grape-vine lattice a few feet south of the front porch. The bulkhead wooden-door can be seen to be open on the south side behind the large tree....................Louisa Smith Fortmann, Mistress of the house in this picture is age 32.