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Henry Clay GAMSJAGER

Henry Clay GAMSJAGER

Male 1893 - 1979  (85 years)


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  • Name Henry Clay GAMSJAGER
    Birth 31 Dec 1893  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date given as Dec 1894 in 1900 Census. But SSDI, WW I draft registration card, and birth record show it as Dec 31 1893.
    Gender Male
    Military From 23 Jul 1917 to 11 Jul 1919  [4] 
    World War I 
    Census 1900 10 20 30 40  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1940, location specified as Sand Fork.
    Occupation 1920 
    working on home farm 
    Occupation 1930 
    farm worker 
    Residence Belleville, Wayne Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence Van Buren, Wayne Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 25 Jul 1979  Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Burial Michigan Memorial Park, Flat Rock, Wayne Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, May 25 1916, in its entirety:
      "H. C. Gampsgager of St. Clara was registered at the Columbian Friday."
    Person ID I64240  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2016

    Father John GAMSJAGER,   b. 11 Jun 1863, Austria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1935 (Age 71 years)
    Mother Eda Frances RASTLE,   b. 2 Jan 1871, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1961 (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F6296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Therese C. SCHMIDT,   b. 27 Mar 1899, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1972 (Age 72 years)  [8]
    Marriage 14 Feb 1922  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    >1. Virginia Leah GAMSJAGER,   b. 27 May 1923, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    >2. Glenda Fay GAMSJAGER,   b. 30 Jul 1924, Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 2005 (Age 80 years)
     3. Henry Ray GAMSJAGER,   b. 20 May 1926, Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1995 (Age 69 years)
     4. Eula N. GAMSJAGER,   b. CA 1929
     5. Ralph Smith GAMSJAGER,   b. 27 Sep 1932, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1990, Superior, Washtenaw Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     6. Theresa Ann GAMSJAGER,   b. 23 Feb 1936, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F31158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    64240_HenryCGamsjager_TheresaCSchmidt_MarriageRecord_14Feb1922.jpg    		64240_HenryCGamsjager_TheresaCSchmidt_MarriageRecord_14Feb1922.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

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

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S2398] Michigan Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 234.