William Engenhart

STATUS: 
Survivor
AGE: 
20
MARITAL STATUS: 
Single
ETHNICITY: 
GENDER: 
M
CEMETERY: 

...one brother survived, one did not...

Harry and William Engenhart worked at Western Electric and attended the company outing on July 24, 1915. The two brothers were on the Eastland that morning, with one surviving and the other perishing in the tragedy. Harry perished, while William survived.

William later married Josephine Polivka in April 1917. He died in 1929, leaving Josephine and a young daughter Alice.

ARCHIVED DOCUMENTS:
Help tell the story...
If you have more information about this person or the Eastland Disaster, we'd love to hear from you. We're constantly adding new information to our collection to help tell the whole story of the Eastland Disaster and the thousands of lives affected by the tragedy of July 24, 1915.
CONTACT EDHS