Kenneth Walter Schilling (1918 - 1993)

Born 1 Aug 1918 in Washington, United States

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Biography

On 1 Aug 1918, Kenneth Walter Schilling was born in Tacoma, Washington, USA to Walter S. Schilling and Alice A. Treffry. ^[1]

On 4 Apr 1930 at the time of the 1930 US Census, head of household Walter S. Schilling (age 41, born in ID) was living in a home he rented for $30 at 610 South 45th Street in Tacoma, Pierce county, Washington with his wife, Alice A. Schilling (age 38, born in IA) who was employed as the Proprietor of a Jewelry Store; son Kenneth W. Schilling (age 11, born in WA); and daughter Doris M. Schilling (age 5, born in OR). Walter was 24 years old when first married; Alice was 21 years old when first married. Walter's parents were both born in Germany; Alice's father was born in English-speaking Canada, and her mother in Michigan. ^[2]

On 16 Apr 1940 at the time of the 1930 US Census, head of household Walter S. Schilling (age 50, born in ID) was employed as a Jeweler for his own business living in a home he owned valued at $3,250 at 1617 North 9th Street in Tacoma, Pierce county, Washington with his wife, Alice A. Schilling (age 48, born in IA); son Kenneth Schilling (age 21, born in WA); and daughter Doris Schilling (age 15, born in OR). Walter was 24 years old when first married; Alice was 21 years old when first married. Walter's parents were both born in Germany; Alice's father was born in English-speaking Canada, and her mother in Michigan. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:82CM-RC2M : 4 August 2020), Alice A Treffry in entry for Kenneth Walter Shilling, 1918.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC3B-SPX : accessed 30 May 2021), Doris M Schilling in household of Walter S Schilling, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 148, sheet 3B, line 58, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2511; FHL microfilm 2,342,245.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K93G-JYF : 6 January 2021), Doris Schilling in household of Walter S Schilling, Tacoma Election Precinct, Pierce, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42-10, sheet 14A, line 21, family 325, 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 4388.