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Winifred Annie Frankum 1914 - 1915

Winifred Annie Frankum of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan United States was born on July 11, 1914 in Detroit, United States County to Joseph Frankum and Annie Mariah Frankum. She had siblings Francis Frankum and Frederick Frankum. Winifred was baptized in September 1914 in Detroit, Wayne County. Winifred Frankum died on May 7, 1915 at Mid-Atlantic Ocean, and was buried on May 7, 1915.
Winifred Annie Frankum
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan United States
July 11, 1914
Detroit, United States County, Michigan, USA
May 7, 1915
Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Female
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Winifred Annie Frankum's History: circa 1914 - circa 1915

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  • 07/11
    1914

    Birthday

    July 11, 1914
    Birthdate
    Detroit, United States County, Michigan USA
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    British
  • Nationality & Locations

    American
  • 09/dd
    1914

    Baptism

    September 1914
    Baptism date
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan United States
    Place of worship
  • 05/7
    1915

    Death

    May 7, 1915
    Death date
    Exposure of Atlantic+drowning
    Cause of death
    Mid-Atlantic Ocean
    Death location
  • 05/7
    1915

    Gravesite & Burial

    May 7, 1915
    Funeral date
    Grave or burial unknown
    Burial location
  • Obituary

    The Frankum family were traveling on the Lusitania as 3rd class passengers. They were having tea and preparing their luggage when the torpedo struck. Joseph Frankum managed to put his wife, his two sons and baby Winifred in a lifeboat. But the family got off the lifeboat and stood on deck to prepare what was happening. The Ship tilted and the stern rose, and Joseph and his family were washed in the ocean and separated. Joseph survived in a collapsible lifeboat. His oldest son Francis survived. His wife Annie, and his son 4 year old Frederick and baby Winifred were lost. Winifred was 10 months old when she died in the Lusitania sinking. Her body was never recovered.
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Winifred boarded Lusitania as 3rd class with her parents and 2 older brothers Francis (7) Frederick (4) on May 1, 1915. 6 days later the ship was struck by a torpedo from a German submarine off the coast of Ireland. The family was in the cabin having tea and preparing their luggage when the torpedo struck and the second explosion occurred they headed to the decks to the lifeboats. The father Joseph went to fetch some lifebelts but the mother with baby Winifred and her two sons stepped out of the lifeboat. The father and the oldest son survived. Winifred,her mother and brother Frederick sadly perished in the sinking and no trace of them was found. Winifred was 10 months old during the sinking.
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Winifred Frankum Michigan 1915
Winifred Frankum Michigan 1915
Winifred Annie Frankum
Ship: RMS Lusitania
Passenger: 3rd class
Nationality: American:
Residence: Detroit, Wayne Michigan United States
Death: May 7, 1915 2:10 pm
Cause: Lusitania sinking (body never recovered)
Age: 10 months old
People in photo include: Joseph Frankum
Date & Place: in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan United States
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