What happened to Gene Noel Harges?

Question

BIRTH 12 DECEMBER 1935 • Indiana, Allen, Indiana, USA

DEATH ABT 1992 • maybe - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Mother: Sylvia Elizabeth Lawrence

Father: Wayne Earnest Harges

My 2nd cousin - I can vaguely remember visiting him in New Orleans with my father. Gene (Geno, Gino) was always very sickly though I don't know why. When my father died in 1977, most contact ceased. And, I can not find out when exactly Gene died or where he is buried. He always lived with his mother and she died 2-3 years after him and is buried in Indiana. Geno is not buried with her. For some reason, other family members believe he may have been buried in an indigent cemetery in NOLA - Gene was in the Marines and is in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA in 1953 - IF he was a prisoner, it must not have caused him to be discharged as he is listed in the Marines Muster Roll in Oct 1954 and in 1956 he is in San Francisco - I completely lose him after that, except remembering my visits. I'm at a dead end with him... no pun intended...His neices and nephews/and myself would love to solve this..Any help would be appreciated. Thank you ~ Char

Answer 1

Does this look like the right person when he was a child?

 

Gene N Harges

United States Census, 1940

Name	Gene N Harges
Event Type	Census
Event Date	1940
Event Place	Ward 7, Fort Wayne, Wayne Township, Allen, Indiana, United States
Gender	Male
Age	4
Marital Status	Single
Race (Original)	White
Race	White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original)	Son
Relationship to Head of Household	Son
Birthplace	Indiana
Birth Year (Estimated)	1936
Last Place of Residence	Same Place, ,

Household	Role	Gender	Age	Birthplace
Wayne E Harges	Head	M	30	Indiana
Sylvia E Harges	Wife	F	26	Indiana
Barry L Harges	Son	M	5	Indiana
Gene N Harges	Son	M	4	Indiana
Richard A Harges	Son	M	3	Indiana
Gordon N Harges	Son	M	1	Indiana

 

Comments

Yes,that is him as a young boy! I lose him in any record after 1956..the only thing I have after that is a memory of my father visiting him...and that was probably in the early 70s... I can't understand anyone not doing an obit...but I have searched for that too - to no avail. However, if his mother could not afford to bury him, wouldn't the military since he served in the Marines...