William Altwegg (1890 - 1972)

Born 21 May 1890 in Dickinson, Kansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Louise Laura (Gfeller) Altwegg — married 7 Apr 1916 in Dickinson, Kansas, United States

Died 6 Feb 1972 at age 81 in Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States

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Biography

William was born 1890 in Kansas. He is the son of Johannes Altwegg and Rosetta Keller.

WW1 Draft Registration Record.^[1]

Census Records.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

William married Louise Laura Gfeller on 7 April, 1916, in Kansas, United States.^[9] Louise is the daughter of Peter Herman Gfeller (1859–1948) and Rosina Lehman (1860–1940) who were married on 11 November, 1880, in Polk, Iowa, United States.

William passed away 1972 in Salina, Kansas, and is buried in Saint Johns Cemetery, Geary County, Kansas, USA.^[10][11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K668-Q5J : 29 December 2021), William Altwegg, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMT2-P7X : accessed 16 December 2022), William Altwegg in household of Conrad Altwegg, Smokey Hill Township (excl. Ft. Riley), Geary, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2CH-88J : accessed 16 December 2022), William Altwegg in household of Conrad Altwegg, Smoky Hill, Geary, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 59, sheet 9B, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 440; FHL microfilm 1,374,453.
4. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXJ-K8PS : 13 October 2019), William Altwegg in household of C Altwegg, Smoky Hill Township, Geary, Kansas, United States; citing Smoky Hill Township, Geary, Kansas, United States, 164, 4, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF68-JW7 : 1 February 2021), William Altwegg, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7Q9-NKJ : accessed 16 December 2022), William Altwigg, Smokey Hill, Geary, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 4A, line 12, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 702; FHL microfilm 2,340,437.
7. ↑ United States Census, 1940. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRK7-FL4
8. ↑ United States Census, 1950. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F7G-S3TQ
9. ↑ "Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MY-QVK4 : 14 January 2020), Will Attwegg, 1916.
10. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL5L-Y6Y : 10 January 2021), William Altwegg, Feb 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
11. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL79-QCFX : 15 June 2017), William Altwegg, died 1972; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Saint John Cemetery, Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States.
12. ↑ Find A Grave Index. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93968102/william-altwegg

See Also

Research Notes.

Obituary. 7 February, 1972. Junction City Union Newspaper. Page 2, Column 5.

William Altwegg, age 81, 532 Weat 8th St. Junction City, KS. Died at the Asbury Hospital in Salina, KS. He was born May 21,1890 at the Geary/Dickinson county line. He was a well- known retired farmer living in the community, till retirement. He married Louise Gfeller April 7,1926. He was member of the Zion United Church of Christ. Survived by his wife of the home, three daughters: Noreen, Marjorie and Enid.