Albert William Gehl (1921 - 1974)

Born 31 Mar 1921 in Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy Louise (Pederson) Gehl — married 12 Dec 1948 in Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, USA

Died 9 Mar 1974 at age 52 in Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Albert Gehl has German Roots.

Albert W. Gehl was born on March 31, 1921, in Slinger, Wisconsin. his father, Michael Gehl, was 35 and his mother, Agnes Barris, was 32.

On 1 April 1930, Albert W Gehl age 9 was living on a farm his father owned valued at 5,000 dollars located in Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin with his widowed father and four siblings. Was attending school with two siblings Gertrude and Roland.^[1]

On 1 April 1940, Albert M Gehl age 19 was living in a rented home valued at 2 dollars a month located on Lawn Dale Avenue in Slinger,Washington, Wisconsin.Was not attending school but had completed the 8th grade. Worked 65 hours as a Stable tender week prior to cencus. Worked 50 weeks in 1939 with an income of 216 dollars and no other sources of income. Enumerated on 12 April by Lester Peter Geldnick^[2]

Albert Gehl served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: Aug. 15, 1942
Unit(s):
Service ended: 7 Nov 1945

Was admitted to the hospital on Mar 1944 after injuring his fingers by a caustic agent.

He married Dorothy Louise Pedersen on November 12, 1949, in Hartford, Wisconsin. They had six children during their marriage.

He died on March 9, 1974, in Hartford, Wisconsin^[4][5], at the age of 52, and was buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.^[6]

Children

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Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X93C-J8F : accessed 14 September 2017), Albert W Gehl in household of Michael J Gehl, Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 7B, line 58, family 157, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2618; FHL microfilm 2,342,352.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7K7-GF4 : accessed 14 September 2017), Albert M Gehl in household of Mike Gehl, Slinger, Slinger Village, Washington, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 66-23, sheet 6A, line 26, family 114, 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 4532.
3. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8Y2-BRY : 5 December 2014), Albert W Gehl, enlisted 15 Aug 1942, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 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 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9C3-BX9 : 20 May 2014), Albert Gehl, Mar 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8SP-XSB : 12 December 2014), Albert Gehl, 09 Mar 1974; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 009980, Hart, , Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99940531/albert-w-gehl: accessed 14 July 2023), memorial page for Albert W. Gehl (31 Mar 1921–9 Mar 1974), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99940531, citing Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by C Gengler (contributor 47355351)