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Joseph Clair Wise 1893–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1893

Birth Location: Garfield, Michigan

Death Date: 10 July 1973

Death Location: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA

Father: Alexander Wise

Mother: Ellen Jones

Spouse(s): Henrietta Penning

Children(s): Joseph Wise, Hermania Wise, Wise None, Henry Wise

Joseph Clair Wise was born in 1893 in Garfield, Michigan, the child of Alexander Wise And Ellen Beatrice Jones. In 1930, Joseph Clair Wise resided in Ross, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. In 1942, Joseph Clair Wise resided in Hamilton, Michigan, USA. Joseph Clair Wise married Henrietta Penning, and had children including Henry E Wise, Hermania Jeanette Wise, Joseph Herman Wise, Wise. Joseph Clair Wise passed away in 1973 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Clair Wise was born in 1893 in Garfield, Michigan, the child of Alexander Wise And Ellen Beatrice Jones.
  • In 1930, Joseph Clair Wise resided in Ross, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1942, Joseph Clair Wise resided in Hamilton, Michigan, USA.
  • Joseph Clair Wise married Henrietta Penning, and had children including Henry E Wise, Hermania Jeanette Wise, Joseph Herman Wise, Wise.
  • Joseph Clair Wise passed away in 1973 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Wise's Ancestors

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Joseph Wise
1893–1973
Birth Place: Garfield, Michigan
Parents
Alexander Wise
1829–1919
Birmingham, , , England
Ellen (Beatrice) Jones
1866–1952
London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Wise's Descendants

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Joseph (Clair) Wise (19 Jan 1893–10 July 1973) m. Henrietta Penning (1902–7 March 1979)
  1. 1. Joseph (Herman) Wise 1924–2005 m. Marie (T) Stejskal 1924–2014
  2. 2. Hermania (Jeanette) Wise 1927–1927
  3. 3. Wise 1929–1929
  4. 4. Henry (E) Wise 1929–2011

Joseph Wise's Timeline

4 Records

1893
19 Jan 1893
Birth of Joseph Clair Wise in Garfield, Michigan
Garfield, Michigan
1930
1930
Age 37
Joseph Clair Wise resided here in Ross, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Ross, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
1942
1942
Age 49
Joseph Clair Wise resided here in Hamilton, Michigan, USA
Hamilton, Michigan, USA
1973
10 July 1973
Age 80
Death of Joseph Clair Wise in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1893
    Event Place: Garfield, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ross, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: 998; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0053; Image: 967.0; FHL microfilm: 2340733
    [2] Michigan, Marriage Records
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Michigan, 04271942 - 04271942; NAI Number: 623283; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ross, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ross, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: 998; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0053; Image: 967.0; FHL microfilm: 2340733

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Hamilton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Michigan, 04271942 - 04271942; NAI Number: 623283; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1973
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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