Robert Frederick Pritzel

Brief Life History of Robert Frederick

When Robert Frederick Pritzel was born on 6 January 1911, in Capac, St. Clair, Michigan, United States, his father, Fredrick Albert William Pritzel, was 28 and his mother, Emma Hood, was 26. He married Pearl Blanch McDonald on 29 May 1935, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States for about 20 years. He died on 18 May 1979, in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Blount, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Frederick Pritzel
1911–1979
Pearl Blanch McDonald
1908–1972
Marriage: 29 May 1935
Pritzel
1941–1941
Larry Thomas Pritzel
1947–1999

Sources (9)

  • Robert F Pritzel, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Robert Frederick Pritzel, "Michigan, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
  • Robert F. Pritzel, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1920 · The Detroit Wall

The Detroit Wall is a half mile long wall that was constructed to serve as a wall of racial separation as a physical barrier between white and black homeowners in northwest Detroit. Today the wall is mostly gone with only a small portion of it located at a local park.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

South German: from a pet form of Pritz 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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