Gustav A. McElmoyl (1891 - 1969)

Born 15 Dec 1891 in Mercer, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Katherine (Lenox) McElmoyl — married 1919 in New Jersey, United States

Died Oct 1969 at age 77 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States

Biography

Gustav was born in 1891. He was the son of Robert McElmoyl and Anna Pack.^[1] He passed away in 1969.

Gustav served in the military during the Great War (WW1) ^[2]

Battle of Argonne Forrest

Lasting 47 days, from September 26, 1918 to November 11, 1918, this battle was fought in the Argonne Forest, France. It was against Germany and France combined with the Americans. This was the last major battle of WWI. After Chateau Thierry which stopped the German offensive, this battle pushed them back into their own borders.^[3]

Gustav received a purple heart for gallantry in the Argonne Forest fighting^[4] He was wounded in action.

Marriages

Gustav married Katherine Lenox in 1919 in New Jersey.^[5] She passed away in 1959.

Second, he married Catherine C Mulvey in January 1960 in Hamilton Township, Mercer, New Jersey.^[6] She had not previously been married. She passed away in 1967 in Florida.

Gustav had no children.

Death

He passed away on October 2, 1969, and is buried with a military marker at Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. ^[7] The headstone application was completed by the executor of his estate. ^[8] His first wife has a husband-and-wife headstone in New Jersey with his year of birth but no death year. ^[9]

Census Records

Census 1910 Hamilton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States^[10]

Robert D Mcelwayl Head Male 56 New York

Anna F Mcelwayl Wife Female 43 Germany

Edwin R Mcelwayl Son Male 25 Pennsylvania

Gustave O Mcelwayl Son Male 18 New Jersey

Freda E Mcelwayl Daughter Female 16 New Jersey

Anna D Mcelwayl Daughter Female 14 New Jersey

Sources

1. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:MBMH-FYR : 26 August 2020), Entry for Gustav O. McElmoyl, 1891.
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1T-B9JR-N?cc=2968245&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A7BH5-F1MM
3. ↑ https://ww1-battles.weebly.com/argonne-forest.html
4. ↑ Trenton Evening Times August 25, 1932 look up requested
5. ↑ Marriage: "New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016"
   New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; Marriage Indexes; Index Type: Bride; Year Range: 1915-1919; Surname Range: I - L
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61253 #991816357 (accessed 26 July 2022)
   Gustav McElmoyl marriage to Katherine Lenox in 1919 in New Jersey, USA.
6. ↑ Marriage: "New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016"
   New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; Marriage Indexes; Index Type: Bride; Year Range: 1960; Surname Range: M - Z
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61253 #992315243 (accessed 26 July 2022)
   Gustav McElmoyl marriage to Catherine C Mulvey in Jan 1960 in Hamilton Township, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190972745/gustav-mcelmoyl: accessed 26 July 2022), memorial page for Gustav McElmoyl, Find a Grave Memorial ID 190972745, citing Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Jim Knight (contributor 48504014). Note: added dates, pending approval from memorial manager.-Weatherall-96
8. ↑ Military: "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970"
   National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2375 #2529025 (accessed 26 July 2022)
   Service Branch: Army; Cemetery Location: St. Petersburg, Florida 101-58Th St. South 33707, USA; Cemetery: Woodlawn Memory Gardens; Service Number: 1277867; Birth Date: 15 Dec 1891; Discharge Date: 27 May 1919; Rank: Cpl; Enlistment Date: 1 Apr 1914; Name: Gustav Mc Elmoyl; Death Date: 2 Oct 1969.
   Service Branch: Army; Cemetery Location: St. Petersburg, Florida 101-58Th St. South 33707, USA; Cemetery: Woodlawn Memory Gardens; Service Number: 1277867; Birth Date: 15 Dec 1891; Discharge Date: 27 May 1919; Rank: Cpl; Enlistment Date: 1 Apr 1914; Name: Gustav Mc Elmoyl; Death Date: 2 Oct 1969.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37179524/katherine-mcelmoyl: accessed 26 July 2022), memorial page for Katherine Lenox McElmoyl (1882–1959), Find A Grave: Memorial #37179524, citing Groveville Cemetery, Groveville, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Jerseyties (contributor 46551346).
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKBM-5HN : accessed 25 July 2022), Gustave O Mcelwayl in household of Robert D Mcelwayl, Hamilton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 6A, family 101, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 895; FHL microfilm 1,374,908.

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