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William August Metz 1874–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug 1874

Birth Location: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Death Date: 11 Sept 1953

Death Location: Floyd County, Iowa

Father: Jacob Metz

Mother: Bertha Lieske

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In 1874, William August Metz entered the world in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, born to Jacob Metz And Bertha Mathilde Liske Or Lieske. William August Metz passed away in 1953 in Floyd County, Iowa.

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Biography

  • In 1874, William August Metz entered the world in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, born to Jacob Metz And Bertha Mathilde Liske Or Lieske.
  • William August Metz passed away in 1953 in Floyd County, Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Metz
1850–1914
Birth Location: Marshallville, Wayne County, Ohio, USA
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Bertha Lieske
1850–1911
Birth Location: Prussia
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Metz's Ancestors

Self
William Metz
1874–1953
Birth Place: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Parents
Jacob Metz
1850–1914
Marshallville, Wayne County, Ohio, USA
Bertha (Mathilde Liske or) Lieske
1850–1911
Prussia
Grandparents
Johann (Georg) Metz
1807–1869
Rosenfeld, Germany
Catherine Buhrer
1819–1863
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Metz's Timeline

2 Records

1874
8 Aug 1874
Birth of William August Metz in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
1953
11 Sept 1953
Age 79
Death of William August Metz in Floyd County, Iowa
Floyd County, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1874
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sept 1953
    Event Place: Floyd County, Iowa
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