Husband: Franklin Earl Michels
Also known as: Frank Michels 1,2
Born: Jun-21-1897 in Marion Co, IN 3,4,5,6
Died: Apr- 3-1980 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,5,6
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 8
Resided: since 1912 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,5,1
Occupation: 1916-1974 Michels Pharmacy 4,2
Education: West Union H.S. (played on school's first basketball team, 1914) 2
Education: Jeannette PA 9
Father: George Washington Michels (1867 - 1915)
Mother: Mayme Elizabeth McCutcheon (1865 - 1939)
Notes
Wife: Zelma Leon Pigott 3 10 Married: Jun- 6-1923 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11
Born: May-21-1903 5,8 Died: Sep-23-1974 5,8 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 8 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,5 Father: Charles Henry Jackson Pigott (1873 - 1952) Mother: Henrietta June Pigott (1879 - 1970)
M Child 1: Charles Franklin "Chuck" Michels 4 Born: Jan- 7-1924 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Died: Oct-14-1994 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Occupation: pharmacist, owner of Michels Pharmacy in West Union 4 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1941), West Virginia Univ (1948) 4,13 Military: U.S. Navy, World War II (Pacific Theater) 4 Wife: Elizabeth Ann Kellow b. Aug-13-1920 d. Nov-22-2002 Married: Jul- 6-1944 in Cordell, Washita Co, OK 13
M Child 2: Donald Glade Michels Born: Jun- 8-1926 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,4,5 Died: Jul-21-2000 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,5 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 4 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15,1 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1944), Salem College 4 Military: (enlisted 11/7/1945) U.S. Army, World War II 16,4 Wife: Helen Delores Cunningham b. Feb-27-1930 d. Jun-27-1998 Married: Jun- 8-1950 in Harrison Co, WV 17
Sources: (1) Obituary of brother. (2) West Union Herald, 11/7/1957. (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) Obituary. (5) Social Security Death Index. (6) Headstone. (7) Obituary - At home. (8) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (9) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 209. (10) Obituary of wife's mother. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Franklin E. Michels, 25, b. Marion Co Indiana, res. Doddridge Co; and Zelma Leon Pigott, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married June 6 1923 in West Union. (Note: Husband's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as June 7 1923.), MR p. 229 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795800&Type=Marriage. (12) Obituary of mother. (13) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 208. (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (16) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (17) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com.