Claude M Counceller (1898 - 1978)

Born 31 Jan 1898 in New Castle, Henry Co., Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Geneva E (Cassada) Counceller — married 31 Aug 1923 in Henry Co., Indiana, USA

Died 28 Aug 1978 at age 80 in Anderson, Madison Co., Indiana, USA

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Biography

Claude Counceller was born 31 January 1898 in New Castle, Indiana. He was the son of Arthur Counceller and Nellie Griner.

1900 census -- New Castle, Henry Co., Indiana, USA

Arthur Counceller, head, white, male, born Jul 1870, age 29, married 8 years, born Indiana, father born New Jersey, mother born New Jersey, street sprinkler, own mortgaged house; Nellie J Counceller, wife, female, white, born Sept 1875, age 24, married 8 years, 4 children/3 living, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; George F Counceller, son, male, white, born Dec 1894, age 5, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana; Charles C Counceller, son, male, white, born May 1896, age 4, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana; Claude M Counceller, son, male, white, born Jun 1898, age 2, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana; ^[1]

1910 census -- New Castle, Henry Co., Indiana, USA

Arthur Counceller, head, white, male, age 37, married 18 years, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, green house, own mortgaged house; Nellie Counceller, wife, female, white, age 31, married 8 years, 7 children/7 living, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, housekeeping; George F Counceller, son, male, white, age 15, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, green house, attended school; Charles Counceller, son, male, white, age 13, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, in school, attended school; Claude Counceller, son, male, white, age 11, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, in school, at school; Thomas Counceller, son, male, white, age 7, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, in school, at school; Edythe Counceller, daughter, female, white, age 5, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana; Don Counceller, son, male, white, age 3, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana; Arthur Counceller Jr, son, male, white, age 9/12, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana^[2]

He registered for World War I in New Castle, Indiana in September 1918.^[3]

1920 census -- New Castle, Henry Co., Indiana, USA

Arthur Counsellor, head, own free, white, male, age 49, married, born Indiana, father born New Jersey, mother born New Jersey, florist green house; Nellie Counsellor, wife, female, white, age 41, married, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Charles Counsellor, son, male, white, age 23, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, laborer automobile factory; Counsellor, son, male, white, age 21, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, laborer automobile factory; Thomas Counsellor, son, male, white, age 17, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, laborer cabinet factory; Edith Counsellor, daughter, female, white, age 15, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, laborer cabinet factory; Don Counsellor, son, male, white, age 13, single, attended school, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana; Arthur Counsellor, son, male, white, age 10, single, attended school, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana; Mary Counsellor, daughter, female, white, age 8, single, attended school, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana; Gordon Counsellor, son, male, white, age 5, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana^[4]

He married Geneva Cassada 31 August 1923 in Henry Co., Indiana.^[5]

1930 census -- Anderson, Madison Co., Indiana, USA

Claude M Counceller, head, own $3650, male, white, age 32, married, first married @25, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, tool maker auto parts factory; Geneva E Counceller, wife, female, white, age 30, married, first married @24, born Kentucky, father born Kentucky, mother born Kentucky^[6]

1940 census -- Anderson, Madison Co., Indiana, USA

Claude M Counceller, head, own $4000, male, white, age 42, married, 7th grade education, born Indiana, same house 1935, grinder auto parts factory; Geneva E Counceller, wife, informant, female, white, age 40, married, 8th grade education, born Kentucky, same houe 1935; Phyllis J Counceller, daughter, female, white, age 9, single, attended school, 2nd grade education, born Indiana, same house 1935^[7]

He died 28 August 1928 in New Castle, Indiana.^[8][9]He is buried in Anderson Memorial Park in Anderson, Indiana.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM16-S2Z : accessed 24 Nov 2014), Claude M Counceller in household of Arthur Counceller, Henry Township New Castle town Ward 3-5, Henry, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 12A, family 303, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1240377.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKPM-PP2 : accessed 24 Nov 2014), Claude Counceller in household of Arthur Counceller, New Castle Ward 5, Henry, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90, sheet 5B, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1374368.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZKT-1NG : accessed 24 Nov 2014), Claude Counciller, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF7K-CY7 : accessed 24 Nov 2014), Claud Counsellor in household of Arthur Counsellor, New Castle Ward 5, Henry, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1820437.
5. ↑ "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXNQ-TQG : accessed 24 Nov 2014), Claud Counceller and Geneva Cassada, 31 Aug 1923; citing , Henry, , county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 001887602.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH9P-9J3 : accessed 24 Nov 2014), Claude M Counceller, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0009, sheet 20A, family 470, line 32, film number 604, NARA microfilm publication T626, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); FHL microfilm 2340339.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V1YQ-SMC : accessed 24 Nov 2014), Claude Counceller, Ward 1, Anderson, Anderson Township, Madison, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 48-11, sheet 13A, family 350, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1072, NARA digital publication of T627, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J2PY-DY3 : accessed 25 Nov 2014), Claude Counceller, Aug 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.