William Howard Wurts (1922 - 1981)

Born 15 Jun 1922 in Leadville, Lake, Colorado, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 Jun 1981 at age 58 in Cedaredge, Delta, Colorado, United States

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Biography

Bill Wurts enlisted in the Navy on November 3, 1942 and was released from duty on December 16, 1945. He lived most of his life until retirement in Leadville, Colorado, and worked at the Climax Molybdenum Company. After retirement, he moved to Cedaredge, Colorado, where he died from cirrhosis, a consequence of years of alcohol abuse.

• Fact: Residence (1930) Leadville, Lake, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Residence (1935) Leadville, Lake, Colorado
• Fact: Residence (1940) Climax, Election Precinct 10, Lake, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Burial (13 June 1981) Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, United States

Sources

• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X74C-M5H : accessed 22 May 2018), William H Wirts in household of William R Wirts, Leadville, Lake, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 1B, line 96, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 244; FHL microfilm 2,339,979.

• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR6X-C75 : accessed 22 May 2018), William H Wurts in household of William R Wurts, Climax, Election Precinct 10, Lake, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33-10, sheet 4A, line 40, family 83, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 466.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1D-FF6V : 15 December 2015), William Howard Wurts, 1981; Burial, Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, United States of America, Rose Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 141614133, Find A Grave: Memorial #141614133.

• Death: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGMN-PT5 : accessed 22 October 2015), William Wurts, Jun 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Death: William Howard Wurts Mesa County Public Libraries genealogy index https://mesa.marmot.org/Person/223775 Accessed 22 October 2015.

• Death: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Accessed via Ancestry.com

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 May 2018, 14:38), entry for William Howard Wurts(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L261-7NQ); contributed by various users.