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Gordon Alfonso ZELLER

Gordon Alfonso ZELLER

Male 1899 - 1946  (~ 47 years)

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  • Name Gordon Alfonso ZELLER 
    Born Feb 1899  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Smethport, McKean Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Coudersport, Potter Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Sep 1918  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1920  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Not with family in 1930 Census.
    Census 1940  Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1942  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Military From 24 Nov 1942 to 6 May 1943  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Pvt, HSC, 351 Engr Regt (GS), Camp White, Oregon WW II 
    Education West Union H.S. (1916, Orator at commencement exercise)  [7] 
    Occupation glass cutter  [6, 8] 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9] 
    Died 29 Jul 1946  South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (Catholic section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 10] 
    Person ID I8042  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 May 2016 

    Father Lewis ZELLER,   b. Mar 1872, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1956, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Mother Alice HANLEY,   b. Jan 1876, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1941, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Family ID F15173  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret SIMONTON,   b. 17 May 1903, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1984  (Age 80 years)  [11] 
    Married 12 Jan 1925  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
     1. Maxine ZELLER,   b. 31 Jul 1923, Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 2006, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F15174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jean Gaston ZOBRIST,   b. 28 Mar 1915, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 2004  (Age 89 years) 
    Married Nov 1941  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Gordon and Jean were in the process of getting a divorce. The day before the divorce was to be final, Gordan was killed in a plane crash. Jean went back to her maiden name of Zobrist.
    Family ID F2876  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Coudersport, Potter Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Sep 1918 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Jan 1925 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Jul 1946 - South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (Catholic section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    8042_ZELLER_GordonA_BlockhouseHillCem_WestUnionWV.jpg    		8042_ZELLER_GordonA_BlockhouseHillCem_WestUnionWV.jpg

    Documents
    8042_ZELLER_GordonA_1902-1946_DeathCertificate.jpg    		8042_ZELLER_GordonA_1902-1946_DeathCertificate.jpg
    8042_GordonAZeller_MargaretSimonton_MarriageRecord_1925.jpg    		8042_GordonAZeller_MargaretSimonton_MarriageRecord_1925.jpg
    8042_ZELLER_GordonA_WW-I_DraftRegistration_12Sep1918.jpg    		8042_ZELLER_GordonA_WW-I_DraftRegistration_12Sep1918.jpg
    8042_ZELLER_GordonA_MilitaryHeadstoneApplication.jpg    		8042_ZELLER_GordonA_MilitaryHeadstoneApplication.jpg
    999999_WestUnionHighSchool_Commencement_1916.jpg    		999999_WestUnionHighSchool_Commencement_1916.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1662] 1900 Census.

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

    3. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    4. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

    5. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    6. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    7. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 5/25/1916.

    8. [S2653] 1940 Census, Kanawha County, WV.

    9. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    10. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    11. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    12. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR, p. 293.
      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.