Henry Franklin Metzger (1883 - 1956)

Born 10 Apr 1883 in Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

Ancestors

Son of Henry Clay Metzger and Florence Clementine (Beers) Metzger

Husband of Josie Irene (Hoagland) Metzger — married 31 Dec 1901 in Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, USA

Descendants

Died 11 Nov 1956 at age 73 in Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

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Biography

FRANK METZGER Last rites were held Wednesday at Bateman funeral chapel for Henry Franklin "Frank" Metzger who died at his home, 239 SE Kelly in Gresham, Nov. 11. A life-long resident of Gresham he was born here April 10, 1883, and married Josie I. Hoagland in Portland Dec. 31, 1901. He was a miller for A. W. Metzger company in Gresham for 35 years, retiring in 1946. Survivors besides his wife, Josie, are daughters, Mrs. C. A. Bean of Grayland, Wash.; Mrs. Howard Means of Portland. Mrs. J. D. Degroot of Everett, Wash.; son, Richard of Portland, Eldon of Colorado Springs, Robert of Salem, James and Thomas of Gresham and Herbert of Boring; a sister, Mrs. Ike Myers of Mill City; a 20 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Rev. Harry Monroe of Gresham Methodist church officiated at the services and William Elliott sang. Pallbearers were Clair Guillkson, Harry J. Startley, Quinton Kummel, Hans Nelson, Ray Dahl and C. J. Lundquist. Vault interment was at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Sources

• "Oregon Deaths, 1842-1952 and Delayed Births, 1844-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ5L-VBM : 10 March 2018), Henry Franklin Metzger, 10 Apr 1883; citing Birth, Oregon, United States, 10 Apr 1883, state and county archives, Oregon; FHL microfilm 2,229,224.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLYK-5HH : accessed 16 June 2018), Henry F Metzger, Damascus, Clackamas, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 6B, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1279; FHL microfilm 1,375,292.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M48X-HM2 : accessed 16 June 2018), Henry F Metzger, Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, United States; citing ED 198, sheet 3A, line 41, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1503; FHL microfilm 1,821,503.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 June 2018), memorial page for Henry Franklin “Frank” Metzger (10 Apr 1883–11 Nov 1956), Find A Grave Memorial no. 29349962, citing Gresham Pioneer Cemetery, Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by Katrina Lawson (contributor 47059177) .
• Maternal and Paternal relationships are confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between Oliver-8603 GEDmatch SE5646443 and her second cousin twice removed Metzger-1545 GEDmatch CM9515664. Their most-recent common ancestors are Florence Clementine Beers and Henry Clay Metzger. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.82, based on sharing 71.6 cM across 5 half-match segments.