Harry Gale Sheets (1903 - 1979)

Born 8 Jan 1903 in Indiana, United States

Husband of Ethel Louise (Meyer) Sheets — married 1930 (to 30 Oct 1979) in Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Oct 1979 at age 76 in Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Harry Gale Sheets was born on 8 January 1903 in Indiana to William Harrison Sheets (1871-1918) and Lillie Ann Lewis (1879-1964). ^{[1] [2]}

Harry Gale Sheets married Ethel Louise Meyer (1910-2008), daughter of Frederick Meyer (1871-?) and Nellie Blanche Ryker (1883-1977), on 1930 in Indiana. ^{[citation needed]}
They had (at least) 2 children between 1931 and 1933: ^{[3] [4][5][6]}

Leonard Sheets (1931-Living) ^{[4] [6]}

Carolyn Sue Sheets (1933-2002) ^{[4] [6]}

m. Gardner ^[6]

Harry Gale Sheets died on 30 October 1979 in Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana ^[5] and was buried on 2 November 1979 in Rykers Ridge Cemetery, Madison Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America. ^[7]

Inscription:

"SHEETS" ^[7]

"Harry G." "Jan. 8, 1903" "Oct. 30, 1979" ^[7]

"Louise M." "Jan. 31, 1910" "Aug. 19, 2008" ^[7]

Obituary

Unknown newspaper, Madison, Indiana, October 1979. ^[5]

MADISON -- Harry G. Sheets, 76, of route 2, Madison, died Tuesday at King's Daughters Hospital.

He was a native of Switzerland County, a former owner and operator of Madison Tool and Die Co., and a member of Madison Elks Lodge and Ryker's Ridge Fire Co.

Survivors include his wife, the former Louise Meyers; a daughter, Carolyn Gardner of Madison; a son, Leonard Sheets of Milton, Fla.; 13 grand-children; and six great-grand-children.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Vail-Holt Funeral Home, with burial in Ryker's Ridge Cemetery.

Visitation will be at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Thursday.

Census Records

United States Census, 1910, Milton, Jefferson, Indiana, United States. ^[1]

United States Census, 1920, Republican Township, Jefferson, Indiana, United States. ^[2]

United States Census, 1930, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States. ^[3]

United States Census, 1940, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States. ^[4]

Sources

^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2}
   "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKP4-PTK : accessed 3 November 2021), Harry G Sheets in household of William H Sheets, Milton, Jefferson, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 93, sheet 4B, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 359; FHL microfilm 1,374,372.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2}
   "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF7B-9S2 : 1 February 2021), Harry Sheets in entry for Lillie Sheets, 1920.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2}
   "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4HN-SSL : accessed 3 November 2021), Harry G Sheets, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 74, sheet 18A, line 12, family 262, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1854; FHL microfilm 2,341,588.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4}
   "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW81-WT1 : 9 January 2021), Harry Gale Sheets, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95-156, sheet 61A, line 4, family , 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 3261.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3}
   Obituary of Harry G. Sheets, unknown newspaper, Madison, Indiana, October 1979.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4}
   "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKRN-L4X2 : accessed 3 November 2021), Harry G Sheets in entry for Carolyn S Gardner, Indiana, United States, 18 Mar 2002; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Madison Courier, The, born-digital text.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4}
   Harry Gale Sheets on Find A Grave: Memorial #57735799 retrieved 3 November 2021.