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Victor L. Gernitz (1912 - 1979)

Victor L. Gernitz
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Died at age 67 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 8 Mar 2011
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Biography

1912 Victor L. Gernitz was born on 4 Apr 1912 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.[1]

1920 The Gernitz family lived at 1063 Bremen Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1920. Both Victor's father and his older brother Frank were employed at a paper mill. The household comprised:

  • Alex Gernitz Head Male 47 Germany
  • Martha Gernitz Wife Female 41 Germany
  • Frank Gernitz Son Male 21 Wisconsin
  • John Gernitz Son Male 18 Wisconsin
  • Elizebeth Gernitz Daughter Female 16 Wisconsin
  • Clara Gernitz Daughter Female 13 Wisconsin
  • Jennie Gernitz Daughter Female 11 Wisconsin
  • Lucile Gernitz Daughter Female 10 Wisconsin
  • Victor Gernitz Son Male 7 Wisconsin[2]

1930 Still living on Bremen Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Gernitz men were employed as follows: Alex as a checker in a paper box factory; Frank as a tinsmith; John also worked in a paper box factory as a box maker; young Victor worked as a stock clerk in a dry goods store. Jennie was employed as a machine operator in a lace (?) paper factory. The household comprised:

  • Alex Gernitz Head Male 57 Poland
  • Martha Gernitz Wife Female 53 Poland
  • Frank Gernitz Son Male 32 Wisconsin
  • John Gernitz Son Male 29 Wisconsin
  • Jeanette Gernitz Daughter Female 22 Wisconsin
  • Victor Gernitz Son Male 18 Wisconsin
  • Verna Gernitz Daughter Female 15 Wisconsin
  • Regina Gernitz Daughter Female 9 Wisconsin[3]

1940 Victor, who had been living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1935, now lived with his sister Elizabeth in Summit Town, Waukesha County, Wisconsin and served as the bartender in her tavern. The household also comprised Elizabeth's teen-aged children on a separate page of the 1940 US census continuing household number 72:

  • Elizabeth Zinda Head Female 37 Wisconsin
  • Victor T Gernitz Brother Male 28 Wisconsin[4]
  • Harriet M Zinda Daughter Female 17 Wisconsin
  • Edward J Zinda Son Male 15 Wisconsin[5]

1942 Victor L. Gernitz enlisted in the US military for World War II on 20 Oct 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He claimed to have had three years of high school and employment as a houseman and yardman. He was single, without dependents and enlisted for the duration of the war plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law.[6]

1979 Victor Gernitz died on 13 November 1979 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.[1][7][8]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLS4-YJ4 : 22 July 2020), Victor Gernitz, Nov 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  2. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFVZ-RF8 : accessed 6 August 2020), John Gernitz in household of Alex Gernitz, Milwaukee Ward 13, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 156, sheet 14B, line 83, family 266, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2001; FHL microfilm 1,822,001.
  3. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X99F-W36 : accessed 6 August 2020), John Gernitz in household of Alex Gernitz, Milwaukee (Districts 1-250), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 155, sheet 6A, line 39, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2590; FHL microfilm 2,342,324.
  4. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7K4-XBC : 29 July 2019), Victor T Gernitz in household of Elizabeth Zinda, Summit Town, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67-40, sheet 3B, line 43, family 72, 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 4534.
  5. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7K4-K3W : 29 July 2019), Edward J Zinda in household of Harriet M Zinda, Summit Town, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67-40, sheet 61A, line 9, family 72, 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 4534.
  6. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8YL-6C4 : 5 December 2014), Victor L Gernitz, enlisted 20 Oct 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 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
  7. "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8SP-DSW : 12 December 2014), Victor L Gernitz, 13 Nov 1979; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 205977, Milw, , Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.
  8. "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8S3-5RB : 12 December 2014), Victor L Gernitz, 13 Nov 1979; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 205977, , Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.

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  • This profile was created through the import of Liles - Craig Family Tree.ged on 08 March 2011.




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