Daniel
Walter
Platz
Born in Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States
Son of Samuel Platz
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Amelia (Craig) Platz
— married
25 Oct 1899 in Alma, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 57
in Liberal, Seward, Kansas, United States
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Biography
Except as otherwise footnoted, the following adapted from Seward County Kansas.[1]
Daniel was born 20 Jul 1879 at Lawrence, Kansas[2] the son of Samuel and Susan (Frederick) Platz.[3] When he was about two years of age, the Platz family moved to Wabaunsee County, Kansas where Daniel grew up.[4] He married Mary Amelia Craig 31 May 1879 at Manhattan, Kansas.[5]
Daniel first worked as a blacksmith but then worked for the railroad primarily as an engineer and agent and thus the family moved a great deal. The new family first lived in Wabaunsee County[4], then Manhattan, Kansas[6], then Clay Center[7] and then Salina, Kansas.[8] Over his career he worked for the Salina Northern, Kansas & Oklahoma and Santa Fe railroads.
In 1926, the family moved to Liberal, Kansas and lived in a two story frame house in south Liberal. Family history states that Daniel bought his first "fiddle" at the age of 12 and was self-taught. He was frequently part of the entertainment for dances in Liberal and elsewhere.
Daniel passed away at his home in Liberal, Kansas on 20 Sep 1936. He is interred at the Alma City Cemetery, Wabauness County, Kansas.[9]
Children
- Sylvia Evangeline - b 4 Sep 1900, d 21 Dec 1918[7]
- Orlen Glen "Jack" - b 2 Sep 1903, d 25 May 1975[7]
- Delpha Mae - b 17 Jun 1905, d 1994[7]
- Richard DeLos - b 5 Feb 1908[7]
- Lester LaVern - b 30 Apr 1910, d 13 Dec 1975[8]
- Howard Roland "Ikey" - b 7 Feb 1913, d 1991[8]
Sources
- ↑ Seward County Historical Society, compiler, "Seward County Kansas," K C Printers, Liberal, Kansas, 1979, p 382, information submitted by daughter Delpha Mae Platz Harmon.
- ↑ World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. State: Kansas; Registration County: Saline County
- ↑ US Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clinton, Douglas, Kansas; Roll: 380; Family History Film: 1254380; Page: 2D; Enumeration District: 063; Image: 0006
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 US Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee, Kansas; Roll: 502; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0181; FHL microfilm: 1240502
- ↑ Marriage Records. Kansas Marriages. Various Kansas County District Courts and Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Film Number: 001728108
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1905 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1905_137; Line: 13
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 US Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Clay Center Ward 3, Clay, Kansas; Roll: T624_434; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1374447
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 US Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Salina Ward 3, Saline, Kansas; Roll: T625_548; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 381
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #37824238
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