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Gale Chester Meyers 1908–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 10, 1908

Birth Location: Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: Dec 30, 1998

Death Location: East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Meyers

Mother: Ella Gale

Spouse(s): Gertrude Miller

Children(s):

The story of Gale Chester Meyers began in 1908 in Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA. In 1910, Gale Chester Meyers resided in Moline Ward 4, Rock Island, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Gale Chester Meyers resided in Moline Ward 7, Rock Island, Illinois, USA. Gale Chester Meyers married Gertrude Melba Miller. Gale Chester Meyers passed away in 1998 in East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Gale Chester Meyers began in 1908 in Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA.
  • In 1910, Gale Chester Meyers resided in Moline Ward 4, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Gale Chester Meyers resided in Moline Ward 7, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
  • Gale Chester Meyers married Gertrude Melba Miller.
  • Gale Chester Meyers passed away in 1998 in East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Meyers
1874–1953
Birth Location: Norwalk, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
BM
Ella Gale
1876–1945
Birth Location: Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
EG

Spouses(s)

Gertrude Miller
1911–1998
Birth Location: Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Gale Meyers's Ancestors

Self
Gale Meyers
1908–1998
Birth Place: Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Benjamin Joseph Meyers
1874–1953
Norwalk, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
Ella (Florence) Gale
1876–1945
Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gale Meyers's Timeline

15 Records

1908
Dec 10, 1908
Birth of Gale Chester Meyers in Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
Gale Chester Meyers resided here in Moline Ward 4, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Moline Ward 4, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Gale Chester Meyers resided here in Moline Ward 7, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Moline Ward 7, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
1925
1925
Age 17
Gale Chester Meyers resided here in Moline, Illinois, USA
Moline, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Gale Chester Meyers resided here in Moline, Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Moline, Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Gale Chester Meyers resided here in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois
Moline, Rock Island, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 32
Gale Chester Meyers resided here in Moline Twp, Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Moline Twp, Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
1945
7 Aug 1945
Age 37
Gale Chester Meyers was married In Sparta, Wis.
Sparta, Wis.
1945
Abt 1945
Age 37
Gale Chester Meyers resided here in 2429 Fifth Avenue
2429 Fifth Avenue
1949
1949
Age 41
Gale Chester Meyers resided here in Rock Island; Moline, Illinois, USA
Rock Island; Moline, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Gale Chester Meyers resided here in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 43
Gale Chester Meyers resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1981
1981
Age 73
Gale Chester Meyers resided here in Moline, IL
Moline, IL
1993
1993-2000
Age 85
Gale Chester Meyers resided here in Moline, Illinois, USA
Moline, Illinois, USA
1998
Dec 30, 1998
Age 90
Death of Gale Chester Meyers in Coal Valley, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Coal Valley, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 10, 1908
    Event Place: Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1945
    Event Place: Sparta, Wis.
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Quad City Times; Publication Place: Davenport, IA, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Moline Ward 4, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Moline Ward 4, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: T624_320; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1374333

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Moline Ward 7, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Moline Ward 7, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: T625_402; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 123

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Moline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Moline High School; Year: 1925

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Moline, Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Moline, Rock Island, Illinois; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 2340288

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Moline, Rock Island, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Moline, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00875; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 81-60

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Moline Twp, Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Moline, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00875; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 81-60

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1945
    Event Place: 2429 Fifth Avenue
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 8 Aug 1945; Publication Place: Rock Island, Illinois, USA; ,0.14379847,0.8373912,0.27395877&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Rock Island; Moline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Moline, Rock Island

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1981
    Event Place: Moline, IL

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993-2000
    Event Place: Moline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Moline; State: Illinois; Year(s): 1993-2000

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 914 Twenty-Eighth Street , Moline
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 8 Aug 1945; Publication Place: Rock Island, Illinois, USA; ,0.14379847,0.8373912,0.27395877&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Moline
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dispatch; Publication Date: 31 Dec 1998; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, United States of America; ,0.33890465,0.17313966,0.6833655&xid=

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 30, 1998
    Event Place: Coal Valley, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
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