Franz, Elizabeth Sophia
(1888-1973)
Date of Birth: 21 January 1888
Place of Birth: Fincastle, Ohio, USA
Parents: Charles Franz and Matilda Busch
Date of Marriage: 12 August 1908
Place of Marriage: Wellington, Kansas, USA
Spouse 1: Herschel F Dameron
Date of Illness: 1912
Illness: Typhoid Fever
Date of Marriage: 24 April 1926 or 3 April 1926
Place of Marriage: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Spouse 2: Thomas W Homan
Date of Marriage: 15 September 1957
Spouse 3: Charles Albert Amman
Children: Chelsie Everett Dameron, Wilbur Charles Dameron, Iva Evelyn Dameron, Venita Lucille Dameron
Date of Death: 30 November 1973
Place of Death: 2315 So. Pattie, Wichita, Kansas, USA
Date of Burial: 3 December 1973
Place of Burial: Belle Plaine Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Kansas, USA
Notes: Married (2) by J. D. Dikerson, Probate Judge
Obituary: Elizabeth Ammann, one of two children born to Charles and Matilda Franz, Jan.
21, 1888 at Fincastle, Ohio. Her brother died as a baby. The family moved to Wichita,
Kansas while Elizabeth was a baby. She resided in Kansas most of her life.
Elizabeth Franz was married to Herschel Dameron Aug. 12, 1908 at Wellington, Kansas. To
this union was born four children, Chelsie Dameron, Wilbur Dameron, Iva Dameron Morris,
Venita Dameron Church. The sons and one daughter reside in California, the other daughter
here [Kansas]. Elizabeth married Thomas Homan April, 1926. He died in March 1954. An old
fashioned tent revival meeting was held in Derby, Kansas and on Aug. 19, 1925, Elizabeth
received Christ as her personal Savior. She became a member of the First Baptist Church of
Derby, Kansas. In latter years she moved her membership to Emporia Ave. Church of Christ,
Wichita, Kansas.
Elizabeth was united in marriage to Jim Ammann, Sept. 15, 1957 and has lived in Wichita
until her death November 30, 1973.
She will be remembered with love by her husband, children, stepchildren, 2
stepgrandchildren, 13 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and by other relatives,
neighbors, and friends.