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Gilbert Lee Wetzel 1904–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 SEP 1904

Birth Location: St Luke, Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 OCT 1974

Death Location: Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Father: John Wetzel

Mother: Mary Funkhouser

Spouse(s): Lizzie Miller

Children(s):

Gilbert Lee Wetzel was born in 1904 in St Luke, Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA, the child of John William Wetzel And Mary Elizabeth Funkhouser. In 1910, Gilbert Lee Wetzel resided in Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. In 1920, Gilbert Lee Wetzel resided in Stonewall Magisterial District, Shenandoah, Virgin. Gilbert Lee Wetzel married Lizzie Miller. Gilbert Lee Wetzel passed away in 1974 in Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Gilbert Lee Wetzel was born in 1904 in St Luke, Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA, the child of John William Wetzel And Mary Elizabeth Funkhouser.
  • In 1910, Gilbert Lee Wetzel resided in Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.
  • In 1920, Gilbert Lee Wetzel resided in Stonewall Magisterial District, Shenandoah, Virgin.
  • Gilbert Lee Wetzel married Lizzie Miller.
  • Gilbert Lee Wetzel passed away in 1974 in Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gilbert Wetzel's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Wetzel
1904–1974
Birth Place: St Luke, Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA
Parents
John William Wetzel
1881–1923
Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) Funkhouser
1883–1973
Conicville, VA
Grandparents
Josiah (Josephus) Funkhouser
1847–1890
Census
Susan Estep
1849–1890
Shenandoah, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Funkhouser
1823–1893
Mary Dellinger
1827–1872
Jacob Estep
1789–1854
Mary Wolverton
1808–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Estep
1755–1834
Molly Horn
1746–1793

Gilbert Wetzel's Timeline

5 Records

1904
4 SEP 1904
Birth of Gilbert Lee Wetzel in St Luke, Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA
St Luke, Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 6
Gilbert Lee Wetzel resided here in Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1920
1920
Age 16
Gilbert Lee Wetzel resided here in Stonewall Magisterial District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Stonewall Magisterial District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1930
1930
Age 26
Gilbert Lee Wetzel resided here in Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1974
10 OCT 1974
Age 70
Death of Gilbert Lee Wetzel in Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 SEP 1904
    Event Place: St Luke, Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 August 2019, 21:47), entry for Gilbert Lee Wetzel(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRQP-YPG
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 28 October 2019), Gilbert L Whitzel in household of Frank Wymer, Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 7B, line 57, family 181, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2460; FHL microfilm 2,342,194.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 January 2019), Gilbert Lee Wetzel and Lizzie Catherine Miller Rudrick, 16 Jan 1937; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, <i>Ancestry<i> ( : 2012); citing , Edinburg, Virginia, United States, certificate 1850, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 August 2019), Gilbert Lee Wetzel, 10 Oct 1974; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, <i>Ancestry<i> ( : 2012); citing Mt Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Number: 226-30-7876; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 784
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168820
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 28 October 2019), Gilbert L Wetzel in household of William J Wetzel, Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 96, sheet 20A, family 448, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1648; FHL microfilm 1,375,661.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 28 October 2019), Gilbert L Wetzel in household of John W Wetzel, Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing ED 118, sheet 7B, line 54, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1908; FHL microfilm 1,821,908.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 August 2019, 21:47), entry for Gilbert Lee Wetzel(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRQP-YPG

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1974
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 August 2019, 21:47), entry for Gilbert Lee Wetzel(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRQP-YPG

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Conicville, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 August 2019, 21:47), entry for Gilbert Lee Wetzel(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRQP-YPG
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1974
    Event Place: Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 August 2019, 21:47), entry for Gilbert Lee Wetzel(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRQP-YPG
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 August 2019), Gilbert Lee Wetzel, 10 Oct 1974; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, <i>Ancestry<i> ( : 2012); citing Mt Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Number: 226-30-7876; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 August 2019, 21:47), entry for Gilbert Lee Wetzel(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRQP-YPG

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Stonewall Magisterial District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 August 2019, 21:47), entry for Gilbert Lee Wetzel(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRQP-YPG

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