Ferdinand Henry Wurzer

1876 - 1932  (55 years)

• Name	Ferdinand Henry Wurzer
  Birth	17 Dec 1876	Detroit, MI
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Apr 1932	Detroit, MI
  Person ID	I33814	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Katherine F. "Kate" Vanderhoof,   b. 5 Oct 1880, South Bend, St. Joseph, IN d. 6 Aug 1947, Detroit, Wayne, MI (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1901	St. Joseph County, IN
  	Indiana, Marriage Collection Name: Ferdinand H. Wurzer Spouse Name: Katharine F. Vanderhoff Marriage Date: 20 Nov 1901 Marriage County: St. Joseph
  Children	1. Henry Charles Wurzer,   b. 13 Jan 1903, South Bend, Mishawaka, IN d. 1 May 1992, Davenport, Scott, Iowa (Age 89 years)   2. Beatrice Mary Wurzer,   b. 6 May 1904, South Bend, St. Joseph, IN d. 2 Jan 1994, Davenport, Scott, IA (Age 89 years)   3. Katherine Rosemary Wurzer   4. Lincoln Edward Wurzer,   b. 12 Feb 1914, MI d. 30 Oct 1979, Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne, MI (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F12381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Dec 1876 - Detroit, MI Marriage - 20 Nov 1901 - St. Joseph County, IN Death - 27 Apr 1932 - Detroit, MI  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 1008239 Ancestor #: A033825 Associated Ancestor (Revolutionary) Record DRULLINGER, FREDERICKAncestor #: A033825 Service: NEW JERSEY Rank(s): PRIVATE Birth: 6-20-1753 ALLOWAYS CREEK TWP SALEM CO NEW JERSEY Death: 6-3-1841 LA PORTE CO INDIANA Pension Number: *S16106 Service Source: *S16106 Service Description: 1) CAPT ABNER PENTON, COL BENJAMIN HOLMES, NJ REGT After F. Henry Wurzer received a law degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1899, he practiced law in South Bend, for a period of fourteen years and was a prominent figure in Indiana political circles. He served on the Republican State Central Committee and was a Republican nominee for Indiana's Attorney General. In 1913, he was defeated in the general election and that same year, he returned to Detroit, Michigan, where he had been born and raised. F. Henry's parents, Carl and Theresa (Kuhn) Wurzer, had immigrated to the United States in 1870, settling in Detroit, where his father had a dry goods business. F. Henry and his brother, Louis C. Wurzer, were partners in a law firm, Wurzer & Wurzer, and F. Henry eventually became a well known Detroit attorney. Another brother, Edward, was a division engineer for the Michigan Railway Company. November 20, 1901, F. Henry Wurzer married Katherine Banderhoff of South Bend, Indiana. They had four children, F. Henry, Jr., who was born in South Bend in 1903; Beatrice, born in South Bend in 1904; Rosemary, who was born in South Bend in 1908; and Lincoln, born in Detroit in 1913. The Wurzer family were practicing Roman Catholics. For many years, F. Henry had belonged to the "Knights of Columbus", the Detroit Boat Club, and the Detroit Athletic Club. He was a very active member of the Detroit; the Michigan State; and American Bar Associations and served as director in several Detroit business enterprises and real estate companies. He had many friends, both personal and in business circles, and was highly respected by those who made his acquaintance. F. Henry had been ill for a period of two years prior to his death at age 55. At his funeral, several prominent men of Michigan served as pallbearers or honorary pallbearers, including Michigan Governor Brucker; Detroit's Mayor Murphy; Judge Charles C. Simons; and Federal Judge Ernest O'Brien.