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William Ira MICHELS

William Ira MICHELS[1]

Male 1887 - 1960  (72 years)

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  • Name William Ira MICHELS 
    Born 8 Sep 1887  New Albany, Floyd Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1917  [2] 
    glass cutter, American Window Glass Co, Belle Vernon PA 
    Residence 1916, 1917  Belle Vernon, Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Census 1920  Westmoreland Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1942  [3] 
    Libby-Owens Ford 
    Residence 1939, 1942  Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Died Mar 1960  Pinellas Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • Local news item, "West Union Record," Thursday, August 12 1915, in its entirety:
      "Ira Michels left Saturday morning for Chambersburg, Pa., where he will work in a glass factory."
    Person ID I27467  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2021 

    Father George Washington MICHELS,   b. 17 Jan 1867, New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1915, Blockhouse Hill (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Mayme Elizabeth MCCUTCHEON,   b. 17 Sep 1865, Scottsville, Floyd Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1939, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F10401  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cora E. GREINER,   b. 7 May 1892, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1979, Pinellas Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F32668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 209.

    2. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    4. [S691] West Union Herald, 7/20/1916.

    5. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    6. [S2396] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records).