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George Washington Frankenfield
(10/13/1872 - 7/4/1925)
 | Jacob Frankenfield | ||
| George Washington Frankenfield | |||
| Marriage(s) | Christiana Keim | ||
| 1 Ida Ellen Spade on: Children: - Purdy Daniel Frankenfield - Stella May Frankenfield - Clarence Frankenfield - Lesa Rosa Frankenfield - Jacob Herbert Frankenfield - Charles Albert Frankenfield - Edna May Frankenfield - Eva Necia Frankenfield - William Spade Frankenfield - Richard Paul Frankenfield Siblings: - Ellen Camilla Frankenfield - Laura Elizabeth Frankenfield - Anna Maria Frankenfield - John Andrew Frankenfield - Stanley Keim Frankenfield - Minnie Sarah Frankenfield - Herbert Jay Frankenfield - Mamie May Frankenfield - Preston J Frankenfield | Born:Bethlehem Baptism: Place: Sponsors: Died: Burial:Nisky Hill Cemetery Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Notes: Allentown Morning Call, Sunday, July 5, 1925, Page 20 Former Bethlehem Fireman Takes Poison Hurt Two Years Ago While Responding to Alarm on Fire Truck George W. Frankenfield, a well-known resident of Bethlehem, for fourteen y ears a truck driver for the Central Fire Company, of Bethlehem, died sudde nly at his late home, 425 Heckewelder street, Bethlehem, from the effec ts of drinking some undetermined poisonous fluid at about 2:45 o?clo ck on the afternoon of July Fourth. Mr. Frankenfield had been in ill heal th for some time, following an injury to his head sustained two years a go when, while responding to duties call, he was thrown from a fire truc k. He landed on his head, a blood clot resulting. Since that time he w as suffered two epileptic strokes. Following his recovery he has been enga ged as a janitor at the Moravian Preparatory School. Mr. Frankenfield was alone at his home on the afternoon of July Fourth a nd he was observed by neighbors returning from his daily calls at the scho ol and entered his home. A short time later he appeared at the door of h is home and called to a neighbor he was dying as he had drank poison. D r. A. B. Hamilton was quickly summoned and on his arrival he found Mr. Fra nkenfield lying on a couch, breathing his last. No vial or bottle of a ny kind was found which would lead to a clue as to what he had drank. Coroner Walter J. Cathrall was notified and he gave permission to Undertak ers Laramy and Riegel to take charge of the remains. Mr. Frankenfield w as regarded as one of the cities? most faithful employees. He bore an exc ellent reputation in the community. He was born in Bethlehem, October 1 3, 1872, and was 52 years, 9 months and 2 days of age. He was a son of t he late Jacob and Christian Keim Frankenfield. He was a member of the Sal em Lutheran Church. Besides his wife there survive five sons, Clarence, P. D., the latter a me mber of the Bethlehem City Police Department; Jacob, Charles, and Willia m; three daughters, Edna and Eva, all of Bethlehem, and Mrs. Roy W. Dentle r, of Pottstown; also by two brothers, Herbert of Bethlehem, and Presto n, of Cleveland, hio; two sisters, Mrs. Asher Von Steuben, of Bethlehem, a nd Mrs. John Metzell, of East Allentown; also ten grandchildren. The fune ral arrangements will be completed on Sunday. | ||
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