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William GALMISH

William GALMISH

Male 1872 - 1924  (~ 52 years)


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  • Name William GALMISH
    Birth Jan 1872  Crawford Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Age 39 in 1914 marriage record would put birth in about 1875, and birth date stated in WW I draft registration as Apr 17 1875. But age 8 in 1880 Census puts it in about 1872, and the 1900 Census states Jan 1872.
    Gender Male
    Census 1880  Crawford Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as boarder Wm. Galmish, 28, b. Jan 1872 in Pa. (father b. Pa., mother b. France), single, pipeline foreman, in household of Robert E. L. Barnett.
    Occupation 1900  [4] 
    pipeline foreman 
    Residence 1914  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1918  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1920  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1916, 1918, 1920  [5, 6, 7] 
    farmer & foreman for Eureka Pipeline Co. 
    Death 16 Aug 1924  [8] 
    Person ID I87310  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2019

    Father Hevier GALMISH,   b. 1818, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1886 (Age 68 years)
    Mother Florinda ___,   b. CA 1830, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1908 (Age ~ 78 years)
    Family ID F37476  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Mary SCHULTE,   b. 11 Sep 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1917 (Age 31 years)
    Marriage 19 Aug 1914  St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Oct 12 1916, in its entirety:
      "Mr. and Mrs. Fons Schulte and two children of Wallace, and Mr. and Mrs. William Galmish and child, were guests at the Columbian Saturday."

      News item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Jan 11 1917, in its entirety:
      A STRAYED PIG
      One Polan China Male Pig, about three months old, strayed from my place on the Head of Cove. Last seen Dec. 1st. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of this pig, notify W. M. Galmish of Blandville and receive reward.
    Children 
     1. George Gilbert GALMISH,   b. 26 Sep 1915, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1976, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F37473  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2045] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District).

    2. [S1710] 1880 Census.

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

    4. [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

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

    6. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 10/26/1916.

    7. [S2091] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District).

    8. [S1907] One World Tree, (www.ancestry.com).