George Wingrove     1888 - 1951  

 

Born:   1888 in England

Died:   November 14, 1951

 

Spouse:          Theresa “Tressie” L. Tracy abt. 1908.  She is the daughter of Edward Edmund Tracy, b. April 1887 in Appleton, Wisconsin, d. July 13, 1946.

Children:         Melvin L. Wingrove              

                        Florence C. (Wingrove) Gertshcow

                        George Wingrove Jr.

                        Rosalyn T. (Wingrove) Parker

                        John W. Wingrove

                        Mary Jane (Wingrove) (Lausman) Sigi

                        Dorothy (Wingrove) LaRue

                        Phyllis June (Wingrove) Miller         

                                   

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Father’s name:  William Henry Wingrove (b. December 29, 1854, d. June 5, 1894 in Neenah, Wisconsin)

            Birth Place:    Birmingham, England

Mother’s name:  Fanny (Joyner or Joiner) Wingrove  (b. September 15, 1862, d. January 19, 1939 in Neenah. Wisconsin.) (Fanny married a second time to Gustaff Dordel.)

            Birth Place:  Hall Green, Birmingham, England

 

Siblings:         Anna Wingrove

Albert F. Wingrove

Florence Wingrove

William J. Wingrove (?)  d. May 17, 1946

Walter H. Wingrove

                       

1904 Appleton City Directory shows George at 1114 Spencer Street along with Florence.  They are separate entries, as a brother and sister would be rather than as a marriage.  The Appleton City Directory uses the convention of placing husband and wife on same line.  George works as a machinist at the Atlas Paper Mill.

1908 Appleton City Directory shows George now married to Theresa and living at 1216 Emily.  He continues at Atlas Mill.   Florence, Walter, and father William continue at the 1114 Spencer St. address.

1910 Appleton City Directory shows that everybody has moved.  George and Theresa are living at 493 State Road.  Florence is referred to by her nickname Flossie.  She and Albert and Walter are now living at 1030 7th Street.

 

Son Melvin was born August 3, 1907 and died December 22, 1966 in Contra Costa, California.  He married Martha H. Zolkowski abt August 8, 1929 in Appleton, Wisconsin.  She was born abt 1908 and died August of 1966.  Melvin and Martha had 4 children.

Daughter Florence was born abt 1909 and died January 5, 1976.  She married Herbert Getschow and they had 3 children.

Son George Jr. was born April 23, 1911 and died November 21, 1995 in Neenah, Wisconsin.  He married Gertrude S. Pawlowski on December 4, 1931 in Menasha, Wisconsin.   She was born March 23, 1910 and died June 22, 2004 in Appleton, Wisconsin.  George and Gertrude had 4 children.

Daughter Rosalyn was born March 27, 1913 in Appleton, Wisconsin and died July 7, 1974 in Neenah, Wisconsin.  She married Herbert Parker abt July 5, 1932 and they had 2 children.

Son John W. was born abt 1916 and died April 22, 1999 in Neenah, Wisconsin.  He married Florence Mabel Shoman June 23, 1937 in Neenah, Wisconsin.  She was born August 27, 1917 in Neenah, Wisconsin and died June 14, 2003 also in Neenah.  John and Florence had 3 children.

Daughter Mary Jane was born July 11, 1918 in Appleton, Wisconsin and died August 30, 2003.  She married Harold J. Lausman on March 1, 1945.  He died September 1, 1971.  Mary Jane and Harold had 3 children.  Mary Jane later married Mr. Sigi.

Daughter Phyllis was born July 7, 1926 in Appleton, Wisconsin and died August 11, 2003.  She married Mr. Miller and the had 4 children.

 

Many of the details regarding George, Theresa and their children are from the Wingrove Worldwide genealogy site.  For more Wingrove family information, please visit this extremely helpful site:  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wingrove/10-10-index.htm

                       

 

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