William Engelbert Gans (1885)

Born 15 Jan 1885 in Germany

Husband of Edna Mary (Reynolds) McCord — married 20 Jul 1907 in Mahoning, Ohio

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Biography

William Engelbert Gans married Edna Mary Reynolds on 20 July 1907 in Mahoning, Ohio as listed in their marriage record. William Gans states he was born in Germany and lists his parents as Wendelin Gans and Anna Tresial. Edna Mary Reynolds lists her place of birth as Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania and her parents as John Reynolds and Mary J. Bonrow (Bowen). "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013" ^[1]

William E. Gans and wife Mary Edna (Reynolds) Gans appear in their daughter, Margaret E. Gans, death certificate dated 10 August 1909. Date of birth listed as 22 January 1908. Cause of death listed as cholera. Residence listed as 127 Forsythe Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Burial listed as St. Philomena Cemetery, also known as Northside Catholic Cemetery, 204 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237. "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966" ^{[2] [3]}

Mary Edna (Reynolds) Gans appears in the 1920 census in the household of Thomas and Margaret (Reynolds) Bowen, along with the Bowen children and Mary Edna's brother Arthur Reynolds as well as Mary Edna Gans daughter Hazel Gans. Mary Edna (Reynolds) Ganz is identified as divorced for her marital status in 1920. "United States Census, 1920" ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8PF-5L5 : 8 December 2017), William Engelbert Gans and Edna Mary Reynolds, 20 Jul 1907; citing Mahoning, Ohio, United States, reference P81; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 907,314.
2. ↑ Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 078201-082000
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFBS-BQ2 : accessed 23 May 2018), Margaret Bowen in household of Thomas W Bowen, Pittsburgh Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 426, sheet 4A, line 36, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1520; FHL microfilm 1,821,520.