Fred James and Mary (Chambers) Kriz, 1920s

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A formal portrait of Fred James Kriz and Mary (Chambers) Kriz.

Fred was born on February 19, 1881 in Iowa City to James and Catherine (Tempa) Kriz. Mary was born August 7, 1881 to John and Ellen (Brady) Chambers. She lived at Camp Cardinal Road until her marriage to Fred. The couple had three children: Helen Catherine (b. 1909), Frederick ("Fred") John (b. 1912), and Edward James (b. 1919).

Fred worked for the Coralville Light and Power Plant, and Mary was active in Red Cross work, as well as a correspondent for newspapers. Mary died August 27, 1955, shortly after her 74th birthday; Fred followed her in death at age 75 on March 12, 1956 (Ancestry Library; Lovetinsky et al, p. 112; Iowa City Press-Citizen, 1955).

Publisher

Coralville Public Library. Coralville Digital History Library.

Date

1920s

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Educational use only, no other permissions given.

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Coverage

Johnson County, Iowa

Citation

“Fred James and Mary (Chambers) Kriz, 1920s,” Coralville Digital History Library, accessed October 15, 2024, https://coralvilledigitalhistory.omeka.net/items/show/80.

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