Florian Arthur "F.A." Balzer

From the 1920 United States Census, Florian Balzer lived with his parents and brothers in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. The family at the time consisted of:

• Head Walter J Balzer 28
• Wife Aletha Balzer 28
• Son Florian Balzer 6
• Son Theodore Balzer 3 years, 6 months
• Son Walter Balzer, Jr 1 year, 11 months

From the 1925 Iowa State Census, Florian Balzer lived with his mother, father, and three brothers at Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. The family at the time consisted of:

• Head Walter Balzer 34
• Wife Aleva Balzer 34
• Son Florian Balzer 11
• Son Theodore Balzer 8
• Son Jack Balzer 3
• Son Robert Balzer 1

From the 1930 United States Census, Florian Balzer lived with his parents and brothers in Los Angeles, California. the family at the time consisted of:

• Head Walter J Balzer 38
• Wife Aleva M Balzer 37
• Son Florian A Balzer 16
• Son Theodore A Balzer 13
• Son Jack L Balzer 8
• Son Eugene E Balzer 3

Florian Arthur Balzer married Lois Marie Clapp on December 10, 1932 in Los Angeles, California. This was the first marriage for both Florian and Lois.

Florian Arthur Balzer married Eleanor Elizabeth (unknown maiden name) prior to 16 October 1940. This information comes from Florian's Draft Card dated 16 October 1940.

Florian Arthur Balzer registered for the Draft on 16 October 1940. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California and listed Eleanor Elizabeth Balzer as his next of kin.

From the 1940 United States Census, Florian Balzer lived with his family at 625 North Mansfield, Los Angeles, California. The family at the time consisted of:

• Head Walter J Balzer 48
• Wife Alma M Balzer 48
• Son Florian Balzer 26
• Son Jack Balzer 18
• Son Eugene Balzer 13
• Grandson Bradford Balzer 5

Florian Arthur Balzer married Gwendolyn Woodford on April 4, 1943 at the Wee Kirk o' the Heather Church, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. This was the third marriage for Florian and the first for Gwendolyn.

From the 1950 United States Census, Florian A. Balzer lived with his wife and three sons at Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California. The family at the time consisted of:

• Head Florian A. Balzer 36
• Wife Gwendolyn Balzer 32
• Son Bradford A. Balzer 15
• Son Glen W. Balzer 5
• Son Albert T. Balzer, II 3

Florian was a heavy smoker during most of his adult life. That smoking was the likely cause of his acute myocardial infarction that, in turn, caused his death. Florian's Social Security Number was 562-01-2319.