He is the only family member who kept the name Titz.

He was born in Schiefer bie Lahn Kreis Lowenberg, Silesia, Prussia.

He immigrated March 1859 from the Port of Bremen on the ship Republic arriving May 15, 1859 in the Port of New York where he had to take his mother's down comforter who would come at a later date.

Name:J F Pietz (J F Tietz]
Arrival Date:16 May 1859
Birth Date:abt 1835
Age:24
Gender:Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality:Prussian (German)
Place of Origin:Prussia
Port of Departure:Bremen, Germany
Destination:Michigan
Port of Arrival:New York, New York
Ship Name:Republic

Johann Franz served in the Prussian Army and was discharged August 1858.

Regiment Name: 23rd Regiment, Michigan Infantry
Side: Union:
Company: K
Soldier's Rank In: Private
Soldier's Rank Out: Private
Alternate name: Francis/Titsey
Film Number: M545 roll 42
Notes: Original filed under Francis/Titsey

Regiment Name: 28th Regiment, Michigan Infantry
Side: Union:
Company: F
Soldier's Rank In: Private
Soldier's Rank Out: Private
Alternate name:
Film Number: M545 roll 42
Notes: See also 23 Mich. Inf.

Drafted July 10, 1864

Joined Regiment at Johnsonville, TN on Nov. 12, 1864 (23rd MI)

Transferred to Regiment (28th) June 18, 1865

Mustered out June 5, 1866 at Raleigh, NC

23rd Regiment Infantry
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 70 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 257 Enlisted men by disease. Total 334.

28th Regiment, Michigan Infantry
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 5 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 126 Enlisted men by disease. Total 133.

United States Census, 1910
Name Frank J Titz
Event Type Census
Event Date 1910
Event Place Sebewaing, Huron, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 74
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1836
Birthplace Germany
Immigration Year 1859
Father's Birthplace Germany
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 1
Frank J Titz Head M 74 Germany
Anna R Titz Wife F 52 Germany
Otto Titz Son M 29 Michigan
Louis Titz Daughter F 16 Michigan

Michigan Death Certificates
Name Frank Titz
Event Type Death
Event Date 20 Sep 1923
Event Place Sebewaing, Huron, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 88
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 30 Aug 1835
Birthplace Germany
Birth Year (Estimated) 1835
Father's Name Bernhard Titz