Funkhouser, Edward Kramer
Title
Funkhouser, Edward Kramer
Last Name
Funkhouser
First and Middle Name
Edward Kramer
Nicknames or Other Names
"F. Hauser", "Funk"
Hometown
Rockingham
County and/or State
Rockingham, VA
Birth Date
4/22/1893
Birthplace
Harrisonburg, VA
Death Date
2/3/1958
Cause of Death
Abdominal Aorta Aneurism
Place of Death
Arlington, VA
Parents
Abram Paul Funkhouser, Minerva Minnie S King
Siblings
Mary Washington Funkhouser, Samuel King Funkhouser
Spouse(s)
Leslie Waterman
Children
Edward Kramer Funkhouser, John Tower Funkhouser
VPI Graduating Class
1917
Undergraduate Major
Agriculture
Graduated
Y
Service Branch
Reserve Officers
Unit
309th Field Artillery, 78th Division, United States Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Retired Rank
1st Lieutenant
Military Events
Training May 1917
Battles or Engagements
Training May 1917, shipped out on 29 May 1918
Other Events
Married 18 February 1922
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
Y
Additional Notes
He was on the VPI football team and played his best game versus Yale.
Contributing Researchers
Cody Hester
Bibliography
Death Certificate District No. 2800 No. 136, 1900 census, 1910 census, World War One draft registration cards 1917-1918, U.S. Army Transport Service Passenger lists 1910-1939, North America Family Histories 1500-2000, 1917 VPI School yearbook
Files
Collection
Citation
“Funkhouser, Edward Kramer,” VPI in World War I, accessed January 23, 2025, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/113.
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