Paul Alger (1924 - 1991)

Born 25 Feb 1924 in Enterprise, Washington, Utah, USA

Husband of Margean (Waters) Alger — married 11 May 1943 in Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA

Died 9 Mar 1991 at age 67 in Clarkston, Asotin, Washington, USA

Biography

Paul was raised in Enterprise, Utah. When he was about 9 years old, he began working with his father as janitor of the school. He attended Enterprise High School where he played on the basketball team. When World War II broke out, Paul joined the

Paul was a man of many talents and a keen wit. He played the guitar and could sing ballad after ballad and never miss a word. It seemed that there was nothing he couldn't do in the building or mechanics fields. Plumbing, carpentry, electrical work

Paul didn't care for too much "civilization", so when he got the chance, he moved the family to the wilds of Orofino, Idaho where he and his cousins, Doris and Carlos Mangum, bought a tract of land on the side of a mountain near the construction site.

After Doris was paralyzed in a traffic accident and Carlos killed himself, the family sold their property in Orofino and moved to Clarkston, Washington. There they bought a home and a mobile home park.

Paul quit smoking several years before he died, but the damage had been done. He finally had to breath pure oxygen all the time. He passed away when he caught a light case of

Birth

Birth: ^[1]

Date: 25 FEB 1924

Place: Enterprise, Washington, Utah, USA<

Death

Death: ^[2]

Date: 9 MAR 1991

Place: Clarkston, Asotin, Washington, USA

Christening

Christening:

Date: 6 APR 1924

Census

Census:

Date: 1930^[3]

Place: Enterprise, Washington, Utah, USA

Note: He was living with parents and five siblings. His father was a janitor at a district school who owned his own home.

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1956

Place: Clarkston, Asotin, Washington, USA

Burial

Burial: ^[4]

Date: 13 MAR 1991

Place: Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA

Marriage

Husband: Paul Alger

Wife: Margean Waters

Date: 11 MAY 1943

Place: Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA<

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGMH-VMJ : 19 May 2014), Paul Alger, 09 Mar 1991; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ ""Washington Death Index, 1965-2014," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLWS-3TN9 : 13 July 2017), Paul Alger, 09 Mar 1991, Asotin, Washington, United States; from the Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives (https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/472 : n.d.); Citing Washington State Department of Health.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6G-1KD : accessed 29 December 2019), Paul Alger in household of John Z Alger Jr., Enterprise, Washington, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 1B, line 82, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2424; FHL microfilm 2,342,158.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #104471804