Walter Edwin Eis (1911 - 1993)

Born 25 May 1911 in Portland, Jay, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 16 Jun 1993 at age 82 in DeKalb, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Walter was born about 1912. He is the son of David Eis and Sarah Hendrixson.

He was married to Faye Denny on 18 Sep 1938.^[1] They divorced prior to 1942^[2]

He served in the Army (see Note) during World War II.^[2][3]

He married Guadalupe Pedraza on 14 April 1943 in San Benito, Texas, USA^[3]

Research Notes

Children with Guadalupe Need to add profile for Guadalupe:

Mary Belle

Walter Edwin Eis, Jr. 03 Apr 1945 - 18 Sep 1964

Military Service

Service may have been in Army Air Corps based on location of duty in 1943 paper note.

Sources

1. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXVH-NB5 : 10 December 2017), Walter Eis and Faye Denny, 18 Sep 1938; citing Carroll, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,196,398.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMK8-JHX : 5 December 2014), Walter E Eis, enlisted 13 May 1942, Chicago, Illinois, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} The Delphi (Indiana) Citizen, August 26, 1943, News of the Men in Service sec. Accessed July 20, 2018. https://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/indiana/delphi/delphi-citizen/1943/08-26/page-5/walter-eis?ndt=ex&pd=26&pm=8&py=1943&pc=7261&psi=38&pci=7&pt=22288&search=ymd.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF7R-V25 : accessed 30 August 2017), David Eis, Greene, Jay, Indiana, United States; citing ED 66, sheet 4A, line 21, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 440; FHL microfilm 1,820,440.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 December 2017), memorial page for Walter Edwin Eis, Sr (1911–1993), Find A Grave: Memorial #128848627 retrieved 28 Dec 2017, citing Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129).
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRJX-BZQ : 20 May 2014), Walter Eis, 16 Jun 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).