Carl Solomon Wiggins (1884 - 1946)

Born 17 Oct 1884 in Knox Co., Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Died 12 Jul 1946 at age 61 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

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Biography

Carl S Wiggins was born 17 October 1884 in Knox Co., Ohio. He is the son of William Wiggins and Mary Myers.

1900 census -- Morgan Twnp., Knox Co., Ohio, USA

Carl S Wiggins, servant, white, male, born Oct 1884, age 15, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farm laborer^[1]

He enlisted in the military in January 1908 in Columbus, Ohio. He was discharged in January 1914 at Ft Myer, Virginia. He served with the 15th Calvary, Co D.^[2]

1910 census -- Alexandra Co., Virginia, USA (Ft Myer Base)

Carl S Wiggin, white, male, age 25, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, soldier army post^[3]

He registered for World War I in Athens, Ohio in September 1918.^[4]

1920 census -- Athens, Athens Co., Ohio, USA

Carl S Wiggins, boarder, white, male, age 31, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, laborer coal mine^[5]

1930 census -- Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA

Carl Wiggins, roomer, white, male, age 45, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, lineman gas co.;^[6]

He was hospitalized in the US National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Dayton, Ohio from May 1931 until July 1933.^[7]

He registered for World War II in Columbus, Ohio in 1942.^[8]

He died 12 July 1946 in Mexico City, Mexico.^[9]He is buried in the Panteon Americano in Mexico City, Mexico.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMD4-WYV : accessed 19 April 2020), Carl S Wiggins in household of Lizzie E Adams, Morgan & Pleasant Townships, Knox, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 1A, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,291.
2. ↑ "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-GB8S : 9 March 2018), Carl S Wiggins, 15 Jan 1908; citing p. 271, volume 124, Columbus Barracks, , Ohio, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 64; FHL microfilm 1,465,950.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPG1-MKG : accessed 19 April 2020), Carl S Wiggins, Fort Meyer Military Reservation, Alexandria, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 5A, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1620; FHL microfilm 1,375,633.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6XB-R4L : 6 March 2020), Carl Solomen Wiggins, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD1C-RFL : accessed 19 April 2020), Carl S Wiggins in household of Lewis A Coss, Athens, Athens, Ohio, United States; citing ED 7, sheet 18A, line 48, family 508, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1347; FHL microfilm 1,821,347.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X479-5W4 : accessed 19 April 2020), Carl Wiggins in household of Joseph Tipple, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 70, sheet 15A, line 17, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1796; FHL microfilm 2,341,530.
7. ↑ "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ33-LYB : 12 March 2018), Carl S Wiggins, 1931; citing p. 66885, Dayton, Ohio, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 73; FHL microfilm 1,548,528.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLW-S4KT : 13 December 2015), Carl Solomon Wiggins, 1946; Burial, Mexico City, , Distrito Federal, Mexico, Panteón Americano; citing record ID 93581981, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.