Jul-28-2018
Husband: Lewis Zeller Also known as: Louis Zeller 1,2
Born: Mar- -1872 in Pennsylvania 3 (see note 1) Died: Apr-13-1956 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (Catholic section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Coudersport, Potter Co, PA Census: 1900 in Smethport, McKean Co, PA Occupation: glass worker (retired) 2 Occupation: 1940 blower in glass factory 4 Occupation: 1930 laborer for State Roads 5 Occupation: 1910, 1920 blower in glass factory 6 Occupation: 1900 window glass blower 3 Father: Louis Zeller Mother: Gertrude Erkenberg
Wife: Alice Hanley 7 Also known as: Alyce Hanley 7 Married: 1893 3
Born: Jan- -1876 in Pennsylvania 3 Died: Dec-12-1941 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (Catholic section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Coudersport, Potter Co, PA Census: 1900 in Smethport, McKean Co, PA Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Violet Zeller Born: Sep- -1895 in Pennsylvania 3 Census: 1910 in Coudersport, Potter Co, PA Census: 1900 in Smethport, McKean Co, PA
M Child 2: Gordon Alfonso Zeller Also known as: Gordan A. Zeller 8,9 Born: Feb- -1899 in Pennsylvania 3 Died: Jul-29-1946 in South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (Catholic section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,10 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,2 Resided: 1942 in Pennsylvania 12 Census: 1940 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Resided: Sep 1918 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1910 in Coudersport, Potter Co, PA Census: 1900 in Smethport, McKean Co, PA Occupation: glass cutter 2,14 Education: West Union H.S. (1916, Orator at commencement exercise) 15 Military: Nov-24-1942 - May- 6-1943 Pvt, HSC, 351 Engr Regt (GS), Camp White, Oregon WW II 12,16,17,2 Wife: Margaret Simonton b. May-17-1903 d. Jan- -1984 Also known as: Marguerite Simonton 9 Married: Jan-12-1925 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 18 Wife: Jean Gaston Zobrist b. Mar-28-1915 d. Apr-19-2004 Married: Nov- -1941 in Maryland
M Child 3: Michael Garland Zeller Census name: Garland Zeller Born: Aug-29-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19 (see note 3) Died: Jun-17-1979 20,21 Buried: Resurrection Cem in Cornwells Heights, Bucks Co, PA 21 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 booking agent in entertainment industry 4 Military: Nov- 3-1942 - Jan-14-1946 Cpl, 408th Bomb Sqdn, US Army, World War II 21
Sources: (1) Marriage record of son. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) 1900 Census. (4) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (5) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (6) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (7) Death record of son. (8) Obituary of wife. (9) Obituary of daughter. (10) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (11) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (12) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (13) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (14) 1940 Census, Kanawha County, WV. (15) Doddridge County Republican, 5/25/1916. (16) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (17) Military Grave Marker. (18) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, A handwritten note in the top margin of the marriage record states: "Please Do Not Publish." Signifance of that notation is unclear, as the Minister's Return or Endorsement was completed by Charles Hume Funk, a Christian Minister, showing that the ceremony took place in Clarksburg on Jan 12th (or 17th, due to handwriting) 1925. MR, p. 293. (19) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Social Security Death Index. (21) Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1956 death record as Mar 17 1880, age 76, but ages in 1920, 1930 and 1940 censuses would put birth in about 1871 or 72, and 1900 Census specifies Mar 1872. Birthplace given in 1920 and 1930 censuses as Pennsylvania, but in 1940 Census and death record as Illinois, and in 1900 Census as Germany. Both parents born in France per 1920 Census, but in Germany per 1930 Census. The spelling of his name appears with equal frequency as Lewis and Louis, with the latter form found on his death record. His wife's birthplace was given as Pennsylvania in all three censuses, but as Ireland in her death record, while both of her parents were born in Ireland according to the 1920 and 1930 censuses. Note (2) Not with family in 1930 Census. Note (3) Birth date given as Aug 29 1915 in WV Births Index, but as Aug 29 1913 in SSDI and as Aug 29 1926 on his Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Card. Age 6 in the 1920 Census (enumerated in January) conforms with the 1913 date.Name Index