hmtl5 Charles Jackson "Jack" France b. 21 Feb 1917 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan d. 5 Oct 1992 Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Michigan: Hiltner Genealogy
Charles Jackson "Jack" France

Charles Jackson "Jack" France

Male 1917 - 1992  (75 years)

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  • Name Charles Jackson "Jack" France 
    Born 21 Feb 1917  Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1950  Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military World War II. US Navy medical officer in the Pacific.  [5
    Occupation physician  [5, 6
    Died 5 Oct 1992  Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5
    Person ID I283  Hiltner
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2023 

    Father Walter Hamilton France,   b. 2 Mar 1891, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1979, Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Edith Jackson,   b. 5 Jul 1892, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1982, Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 18 Jun 1915  Bark River, Delta County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7
    Family ID F120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Audrey Isabelle Olson,   b. 3 Dec 1919, Kerkhoven, Swift County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 2007, Macomb County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Children 
     1. Robert Jackson France,   b. 17 Mar 1947, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 2012, Saint Clair Shores, Macomb County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     2. John Marshall France,   b. 1948, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 2015  (Age 67 years)
     3. Charles A. France,   b. 21 Oct 1952,   d. 14 Dec 1978, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2022 
    Family ID F158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Feb 1917 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1950 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Oct 1992 - Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    France, Jack and Audrey
    France, Jack and Audrey
    France, Jack
    France, Jack

  • Notes 
    • C. Jackson France, 75, a Detroit native who served the metro area as a surgeon for more than 40 years, died of heart disease Monday at his Grosse Pointe Park home.
      Dr. France graduated from the Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1942 and served as a Navy medical officer for two years in the Pacific during World War II.
      He trained at Detroit Receiving Hospital and spent most of his career as a general surgeon at St. John Hospital in Detroit, from which he retired in 1988. He served as chief of staff at St. John from 1967-68 and after his retirement trained doctors as a volunteer.
      Dr. France taught medicine as a clinical professor at Wayne State University from 1953-88, and also served on the school’s admissions committee for several years during the 1970s.
      He was a member of the Detroit Medical Club, Detroit Surgical Society, member and past president of the Wayne County Medical Society and a regular contributor to the Michigan State Medical Society’s newspaper.
      Dr. France is survived by his wife, Audrey; daughters Margaret Rao and Karen Unruh; sons Robert and John; and nine grandchildren.
      Visitation is 3-9 p.m. today at Verheyden Funeral Home, 16300 Mack, Grosse Pointe Park. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gross Pointe Memorial Church, 16 Lake Shore, Grosse Pointe Farms.
      Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan. Friday, 9 October 1992.
      [5, 8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    2. [S9] Michigan Death Index.

    3. [S21] US World War II draft registration card.

    4. [S16] Sons of American Rev application.

    5. [S11] Obituary.

    6. [S19] Census.

    7. [S10] Marriage Records.

    8. [S44] Newspaper article.