Franklin Vonnegut

Indiana and Indianans : a history of aboriginal and territorial Indiana and the century of statehood Chicago: American Historical Society, 1919, pg. 2173-5

Clemens Vonnegut ... on January 24, 1853 married Miss Catherine Blank, who died April 13, 1904. They were the parents of four sons, three of whom are still living.

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Mr. Franklin Vonnegut married Pauline Von Hake, who died May 12, 1890. She was the mother of three children:

THEODORE F. married Lucy Lewis. They have one child, Pauline. FELIX married Edna Goth. ARTHUR married Lillian Fauvre, they have two children: Franklin Fauvre and Virginia.

Indianapolis City Directory, 1889. Indianapolis, IN: R.L. Polk and Co., 1889 & 1890
Name: Franklin Vonnegut
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
Year: 1889 & 1890
Business Name: Clemens Vonnegut
Location 2: 508 E Market

Franklin Vonnegut (1856-1952) was the son of Clemens Vonnegut, a German immigrant who came to Indianapolis and founded a hardware store, which was a city institution for over a hundred years. He was president of the company from 1908 to 1940. He was involved in numerous civic institutions: a founder and later president of the Commercial Club; a founder and longtime director of Indianapolis Area Red Cross; leader of Community Fund and supporter of several German gymnastic organizations.

The first May Music Festival was organized in 1889 by Carl Barus, director of the Indianapolis Maennerchor, and festivals were held each year through 1898. Prominent members of the German-American community, such as Herman Lieber and Franklin Vonnegut, joined with other Indianapolis notables like Mayor Thomas Taggart, Charles W. Fairbanks, and Col. Eli Lilly to serve as guarantors of the festival fund. Nellie Melba, Lillian Nordica, and other internationally-known performers took part in the festivals

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