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Walter George - born George Walter Johnston

Walter George - born George Walter Johnston

Male 1897 - 1973  (76 years)

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  • Name Walter George - born George Walter Johnston  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 13 Jul 1897  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence 24 Aug 1918  Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    WWI Draft Reg: 6715 S Rhodes Ave; Employed by Standard Oil Company at Whiting, Indiana; nearest relative: mother Martha Johnston 543 E 68th St; eyes blue; hair light brown 
    Residence 1920  Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    543 E 68th St; rents from his parents; age 22; Fireman in Steam Shovel business 
    Residence 1930  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    8823 S Euclid Ave (F&K Staack at 8817; J&W Staack at 8817); owns home valued at $8000; has radio set; age 32; age at first marriage 19; Stationary Engineer in Building Construction 
    Residence 18 Aug 1973  Round Lake, Lake, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    residence at time of death; died at hospital in Waukegan 
    Died 18 Aug 1973  Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I232  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Family Henrietta Minnie Martha Caroline Etta Staack,   b. 16 Nov 1898, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1965, Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 16 Dec 1916  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Martha M. Johnston,   b. 9 Nov 1917, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1936, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)  [natural]
     2. Victor Henry Johnston,   b. 14 Nov 1919, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1943, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)  [natural]
    +3. Walter George Jr Johnston,   b. 7 Aug 1921, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1954, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F87  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jul 1897 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Dec 1916 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8823 S Euclid Ave (F&K Staack at 8817; J&W Staack at 8817); owns home valued at $8000; has radio set; age 32; age at first marriage 19; Stationary Engineer in Building Construction - 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - residence at time of death; died at hospital in Waukegan - 18 Aug 1973 - Round Lake, Lake, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Aug 1973 - Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Walter George Johnston, Sr. (1897-1973)
    Walter George Johnston, Sr. (1897-1973)
    wedding photograph - his birth name was George Walter Johnston
    Johnston, Walter (1897-1973)
    Johnston, Walter (1897-1973)
    Wedding Photograph of Walter Johnston & Henrietta Staack
    Wedding Photograph of Walter Johnston & Henrietta Staack

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D;), Number: 349-09-4285; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Birth date: 13 Jul 1897
      Birth place:
      Death date: Aug 1973
      Death place: Round Lake, Lake, Illinois, United States of America
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=31418109&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [S13] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini;), Registration Location: Cook County, Illinois; Roll: 1493510; Draft Board: 17.
      Birth date: 13 Jul 1897
      Birth place:
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ww1draft&h=22908929&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Registration Location: Cook County, Illinois; Roll: 1493510; Draft Board: 17.


    3. [S8] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago C;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_316; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 443; Image: 353.
      Birth date: abt 1898
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=15058266&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_316; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 443; Image: 353.


    4. [S9] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, ;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 427; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 324; Image: 424.0.
      Birth date: abt 1898
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=23373932&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 427; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 324; Image: 424.0.