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Julius Friedrich, who later took the famous alias of Ed
"Strangler" Lewis, was born on June 30, 1890 in the Wisconsin
town of Sheboygan Falls.[1] Lewis, during his lifetime, always
claim that he weight 12 pounds at birth.  His parents were Jacob
Friedrich (b. December 28, 1858) and Mary (Molly or Molla
Gueldenzopf or perhaps Amelia Gueldenzopf) Friedrich (b. March
22, 1866). Jacob was born in Deinheim Hessen, Germany and came
to the United State when he was 23 years old to make central
Wisconsin his home. He had worked as a farmer, woodcutter, and
butcher but, by the time of Robert's birth, was working in the
finishing room of the Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company. On February
1, 1912, at age 53, Jacob took a job on the Nekoosa police force
and stayed employed for 28 years. He weight 200 pounds and had a
reputation as a strong man,