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Howard John Weitzel 1915 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sep 1915

Birth Location: Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 Dec 1955

Death Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Father: John Weitzel

Mother: Dessie Pierce

Spouse(s): Thelma Erskine

Children(s):

Howard John Weitzel was born in 1915 in Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA, the child of John Nicholas Weitzel and Dessie A Pierce. In 1920, Howard John Weitzel resided in Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. In 1930, Howard John Weitzel resided in Hurricane, Putnam, West Virginia, USA. Howard John Weitzel married Thelma Irene Erskine. Howard John Weitzel passed away in 1955 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Howard John Weitzel was born in 1915 in Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA, the child of John Nicholas Weitzel and Dessie A Pierce.
  • In 1920, Howard John Weitzel resided in Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Howard John Weitzel resided in Hurricane, Putnam, West Virginia, USA.
  • Howard John Weitzel married Thelma Irene Erskine.
  • Howard John Weitzel passed away in 1955 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Weitzel
1881 – 1949
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
JW
Dessie Pierce
1881 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
DP

Spouses(s)

Thelma Erskine
1924 –
Birth Location: Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
TE

Children(s)

Howard Weitzel's Ancestors

Self
Howard Weitzel
1915 – 1955
Birth Place: Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Parents
John Nicholas Weitzel
1881 – 1949
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Dessie (A) Pierce
1881 –
West Virginia
Grandparents
Johann (Martin) Weitzel
1824 – 1894
Westhofen Hessen-Darmstadt
Catherina (Elisabetha) Horst
1825 – 1907
Oberohmen, Hesse Darmstadt, Hessen, Allemagne
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Weitzel
1785 – 1868
Maria Dannenfelser
1780 – 1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Weitzel
1756 – 1807
Maria Kleinmann
1755 – 1805
Johann Dannenfelser
1740 – 1793
Anna Heinrich
1751 – 1794

Howard Weitzel's Timeline

8 Records

1915
6 Sep 1915
Birth of Howard John Weitzel in Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Howard John Weitzel resided here in Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Howard John Weitzel resided here in Hurricane, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
Hurricane, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Howard John Weitzel resided here in St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia
St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 25
Howard John Weitzel resided here in St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Howard John Weitzel resided here in St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1955
20 Dec 1955
Age 40
Death of Howard John Weitzel in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
1955
22 Dec 1955
Age 40
Burial of Howard John Weitzel in Saint Albans, Virginia, USA
Saint Albans, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1915
    Event Place: Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For West Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 520
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04415; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 20-87
    [4] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1957; Page: B; Enumeration District: 136
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hurricane, Putnam, West Virginia; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342286
    [7] 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: St Albans, Kanawha

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1957; Page: B; Enumeration District: 136

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hurricane, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hurricane, Putnam, West Virginia; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342286

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04415; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 20-87

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For West Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 520
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04415; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 20-87

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, 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: St Albans, Kanawha

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1955
    Event Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1955
    Event Place: Saint Albans, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
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