Ora Earl Gebhart (1894 - 1962)

Born 3 Feb 1894 in Sidney, Clinton Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Jan 1962 at age 67 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Biography

The son of Wellington Gebhart and Anna (Walter) Gebhart, Ora Gebhart was born in Sidney, Ohio^{[citation needed]} in 1893, residing with his family by 1900 in Anna, Ohio.^[1]

He married Lela Mae Snyder (1892-1972), the daughter of William Sterritt Snyder and Mary Josephine Swink, marrying around 1911^{[citation needed]} and having two children together:

1. Robert Snyder Gebhart (1913-1975)
2. Richard Lee Gebhart (1919-1986)

Ora registered for the World War I draft when he was 24. registering in Dayton, Ohio on June 5, 1917.^[2] He stated that he lived at 851½ N. Main Street in Dayton and that he worked for himself as a music instructor. Ora was described as a tall, slender man with brown hair and blue eyes; he did not enlist.

Ora and his family made their home in Dayton, where he continued working as a music teacher, residing in 1920 at 127 Shaw Avenue in Dayton and teaching voice at a vocal studio.^[3] In 1930, he and his family lived in a rented apartment on E. Hudson Avenue in Dayson,^[4] working for himself, teaching music, by 1940.^[5]

Ora registered for the World War II draft when he was 49, registering in Dayton on April 26, 1942.^[6] He stated that he lived at 34 E. Hudson Avenue in Dayton and that he worked as a music teacher. Ora was described as 6'1½" tall and 190 pounds and, having registered in the "old man's draft," did not enlist.

By 1950, Ora owned a voice instruction studio in Dayton.^[7] He registered with the Social Security Administration in 1959.^[8] Ora Gebhart passed away in Dayton, Ohio^[9] at the age of 67 and is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wapakoneta,Ohio.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMXS-RQ2 : Tue Oct 03 03:28:48 UTC 2023), Entry for W L Gebhart and Anna F Gebhart, 1900.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6FV-KKQ : 24 December 2021), Ora Earl Gebhart, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDTK-V17 : Fri Nov 10 22:09:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Ora E Gebhardt and Lela M Gebhardt, 1920.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4H8-FX4 : Thu Oct 05 13:13:55 UTC 2023), Entry for 'Ora E Gebhardt and Lela M Gebhardt, 1930.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW8F-F3Y : Fri Oct 06 17:16:22 UTC 2023), Entry for O Earl Gebhardt and Lela Gebhardt, 1940.
6. ↑ The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Serial No. U-2420. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 1002 #6868354 with attached Image
7. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XYT-6R9R : Wed Oct 04 04:22:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Ora E Gebhardt and Lela M Gebhardt, April 15, 1950.
8. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K37-WMNP : 10 February 2023), Ora E Gebhardt.
9. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKLW-HQX : 30 June 2021), Ora E Gebhardt, 1962.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29191341/ora-earl-gebhardt: accessed 13 November 2023), memorial page for Ora Earl Gebhardt (3 Feb 1894–23 Jan 1962). Find A Grave: Memorial #29191341 Greenlawn Cemetery, Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by LKlaer (contributor 46601603).