Frances E. Franer1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 24639, (1900 - 1977)
FatherWilliam H. Franer7 (abt 29 Mar 1874 - 19 Mar 1908)
MotherMinnie Amanda Hegel4,5,6 (21 Mar 1879 - 23 Jul 1951)

Key Events:

Birth: 28 May 1900, Ohio8,9,10
Marriage: 12 Jun 1917, William Henry Smart (9 Jun 1896 - 19 Dec 1960)11,12
Divorce Filing: 7 Jul 1924, Montgomery Co., Ohio, William Henry Smart (9 Jun 1896 - 19 Dec 1960)13,14
Marriage: 25 Jun 1927, Newport, Campbell Co., Kentucky, Truman Brose (11 Jun 1887 - 7 Feb 1964)15,16
Death: 7 Jul 1977, Hamersville, Brown Co., Ohio17,18,19
Burial: 11 Jul 1977, Willow View Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio20,21
ChartsDescendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Frances E. Franer was born on 28 May 1900 in Ohio.8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Clear Creek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents, William H. Franer and Minnie Amanda Hegel.7
     Her father died on 19 Mar 1908, when Frances was 7 years old.22,23,24
     Frances appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, in the household of her mother.5
     Frances married first William Henry Smart, son of James E. Smart and Myrtle D. Houser, on 12 Jun 1917.11,12
     Frances and William appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at 25 S. Kilmer St., enumerated 14 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their son James was listed as living with them.25
     Frances filed for divorce from William on 7 Jul 1924 in Montgomery Co., Ohio. She charged that he became angry on one occasion because she went to Sunday school, and gave her a black eye. She also said he became angry when she bought shoes for their children, and packed his personal belongings in his automobile and deserted her. No record has been found, but the divorce was subsequently granted.13,14
     Frances married second Truman Brose, son of William Joseph H. Brose and Edna Caroline Shaffer, on 25 Jun 1927 in Newport, Campbell Co., Kentucky, with Fred H. Wendt, justice of the peace, officiating. He had previously been married to Florence Van Meter.15,16
     Frances and Truman appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at 518 Prity Ave., enumerated 14 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $30 per month, and owned a radio. His children Harold and Ralph by his prior marriage were listed as living with them.26
     She was a supervisor at a telephone company in 1940.27
     Frances and Truman appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at 1431 Coventry Rd., enumerated 3 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $30 per month, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935. Their daughter and his sons Harold and Ralph was listed as living with them.28
     She was a seamstress at a mattress manufacturing company by 1940, reporting in 1940 she had worked 20 hours the last week of March, and 8 weeks the prior year, earning $50.29
     She was a machine operator at an auto part manufacturing company by 1950, reporting in the 1950 census she had worked 45 hours the prior week.30
     Frances and Truman appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Jefferson, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at 183 W Carrollton - Soldiers Home Rd., enumerated 24 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and they lived in the same house the year before. Their daughter and his son Harold was listed as living with them, as was her mother.31
     Her husband died on 7 Feb 1964 in Montgomery Co., Ohio.32,33
     Frances died on 7 Jul 1977, at her residence near Hamersville, Brown Co., Ohio, at age 77.17,18,19 She was buried on 11 Jul 1977 in Willow View Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.20,21

Children:
     Children with William Henry Smart:

  • James Wesley Smart34,35 (abt Jun 1918 - 15 Feb 1921)
  • Theodore Eugene Smart36,37 (12 Mar 1920 - 21 Oct 2007)
  • Walter Earl Smart36,37 (16 Nov 1922 - )

Children:
     Children with Truman Brose:

Frances and Truman's only child is still living (Aug 2024).

Citations

  1. [S13829] Wm H. Franer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Warren Co., Ohio, shows name as Frances Franer.
  2. [S13832] Minnie Franer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows name as Frances E. Franer.
  3. [S13833] William Smart household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows name as Francis Smart.
  4. [S13829] Wm H. Franer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Warren Co., Ohio, shows girl as daughter of Minnie's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  5. [S13832] Minnie Franer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  6. [S13826] Truman Brose household, 1950 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows Frances as wife and Minnie as mother-in-law of head of household.
  7. [S13829] Wm H. Franer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Warren Co., Ohio.
  8. [S13829] Wm H. Franer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Warren Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 0/12, and state.
  9. [S13832] Minnie Franer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows age 11 and state.
  10. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Frances Brose, Soc. Sec. No. 290-16-1247, shows date.
  11. [S13833] William Smart household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows married.
  12. [S13834] "Blackened Her Eye For Sunday School Visit, Wife Charges," The Dayton Herald, 7 Jul 1924, shows date.
  13. [S13834] "Blackened Her Eye For Sunday School Visit, Wife Charges," The Dayton Herald, 7 Jul 1924.
  14. [S9234] Marriage License and Return, Campbell Co., Kentucky, 123:46, Truman Brose and Frances Smart, shows her as divorced.
  15. [S9234] Marriage License and Return, Campbell Co., Kentucky, 123:46, Truman Brose and Frances Smart, shows date, city, county, state, and officiant.
  16. [S13822] Truman Bruse household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 23, and hers as 17.
  17. [S13837] Frances Brose obituary, Dayton Daily News, shows date, at residence, and town.
  18. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Frances Brose, Soc. Sec. No. 290-16-1247, shows month, year, and last residence, as 45130, Hamersville, Brown, Ohio.
  19. [S10770] "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," FamilySearch.org, record for Frances Brose, citing cert. no. 47417, shows date, county, and state.
  20. [S13837] Frances Brose obituary, Dayton Daily News, shows services Monday and cemetery.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 110081571, Frances Franer Brose, includes tombstone photo.
  22. [S13831] "Fractured Skull," The Dayton Herald, 19 Mar 1908.
  23. [S13830] William H.. Franer obituary, The Dayton Herald, shows died Thursday.
  24. [S13832] Minnie Franer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows his wife as widowed.
  25. [S13833] William Smart household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  26. [S13822] Truman Bruse household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  27. [S13822] Truman Bruse household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows occupation as supervisor and industry as telephone co.
  28. [S13824] Truman Boose household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  29. [S13824] Truman Boose household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows occupation as seamstress and industry as mattress mfg.
  30. [S13826] Truman Brose household, 1950 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows occupation as machine operator and industry as auto part mfg.
  31. [S13826] Truman Brose household, 1950 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  32. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 110080371, Truman Brose, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  33. [S10770] "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," FamilySearch.org, record for Truman Brose, citing cert. no. 14032, shows date, county, and state.
  34. [S13833] William Smart household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  35. [S13835] James Wesley Smart obituary, Dayton Daily News.
  36. [S13836] Walter J. Jackson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows him as grandson of her mother, with surname Smart.
  37. [S13837] Frances Brose obituary, Dayton Daily News.