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Philip Keinz

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Philip Keinz

Birth
Germany
Death
23 Feb 1909 (aged 69)
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
sec. D -ln. 76.
Memorial ID
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surname is seen both as Keintz and Keinz
Father of the Fort Wayne City Band

"The father of Phillip Keintz died at Chicago yesterday. The funeral will take place at that city to-morrow." (The Fort Wayne Sentinel; Friday, June 30, 1876)

Philip came to Ft. Wayne in Nov. 1871 after his family lost all their belongings in the great Chicago fire. The only thing he was able to save was twelve pounds of music and a horn. He came to Ft. Wayne because a relative, John Wessel, Sr. of Hanna street, was living here. (See The Fort Wayne Sentinel; May 6, 1905, p. 12) Note: John Wessel was married to Elizabeth Keintz.

Philip Kinz(sic) purchased a coffin for a child on Aug. 6, 1873 (Peltier Mortuary Sales)
surname is seen both as Keintz and Keinz
Father of the Fort Wayne City Band

"The father of Phillip Keintz died at Chicago yesterday. The funeral will take place at that city to-morrow." (The Fort Wayne Sentinel; Friday, June 30, 1876)

Philip came to Ft. Wayne in Nov. 1871 after his family lost all their belongings in the great Chicago fire. The only thing he was able to save was twelve pounds of music and a horn. He came to Ft. Wayne because a relative, John Wessel, Sr. of Hanna street, was living here. (See The Fort Wayne Sentinel; May 6, 1905, p. 12) Note: John Wessel was married to Elizabeth Keintz.

Philip Kinz(sic) purchased a coffin for a child on Aug. 6, 1873 (Peltier Mortuary Sales)


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  • Created by: OPPSheryl
  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84995164/philip-keinz: accessed ), memorial page for Philip Keinz (25 May 1839–23 Feb 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84995164, citing Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by OPPSheryl (contributor 47070645).