Lorenzo James Froman (abt. 1863)

Born about 26 Feb 1863 in Hardin Township, Clinton, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Biography

Lorenzo Froman has German Roots.

Lorenzo, son of William Froman and Mary Sherard, was born about 26 February 1863 in Hardin Township, Clinton County, Missouri.^{[citation needed]} He was named after his paternal grandfather—Lorenzo Jacob Froman.

In 1870, seven-year-old Lorenzo resided on the farm (valued at $500 or about $227,500 in 2021)^[1] in Hardin Township that was owned by his parents William G. (31) and Mary Froman (25).^[2] The household also included his siblings George William (6), John Marion (4) and Elmer Ellsworth Froman (2).^[2] All were shown as born in Missouri.^[2] Their next door neighbor is his grandfather Lorenzo Jacob Froman.^[2]

Lorenzo was the only one of his siblings that continued his education beyond grammar school.^[3] In 1880, the seventeen-year-old was still a student, while his brothers G. W. (age 15), J. M. (14) and Elmer (12) worked on the family farm in Hardin Township.^[3] His youngest brother, Eugene Froman (7), remained at home with their parents William G. (41, farmer) and Mary Froman (36).^[3]

Nothing further is known about Lorenzo.

Research Notes

• No sources beyond the two census records were located on Family Search or Find-a-Grave under any reasonable form of his name. Rabenstein-9 16:31, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Inflation for Housing as cited at “$500 in 1870 → 2021 | Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 12 Mar. 2021.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (2 January 2021), Lorenzo J Froman in entry for William G Froman, 1870.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (19 February 2021), L J Froman in household of William G Froman, Hardin, Clinton, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 112, sheet 598A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,682.

• FamilySearch entry for Lorenzo J. Froman.
• Acknowledgements: This profile was created, researched and initially written by Kathy Rabenstein (11th cousin via Jeffrey Ferris and Mary Ann Howard).