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Dante Elwyn Wiskerson1,2,3

ID# 18211, (1903 - 1994)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherCharles H. Wiskerson (29 Jun 1876 - 3 Aug 1949)
MotherMyrtle Essie Ludington (24 Mar 1882 - 3 Mar 1956)
Chart MembershipDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe
Family IndexesThe Glabe Family

Key Events:

Birth: 5 Jan 1903, Selma, Fresno Co., California,4,5,6
Marriage: 4 Nov 1928, Viola May Mattocks (b. 8 Jan 1904, d. 10 May 1990)7,8,9
Divorce: 18 Aug 1941, Tulare Co., California, Viola May Mattocks (b. 8 Jan 1904, d. 10 May 1990)10,11
Marriage: Laura Bessie Massey (b. 16 Jul 1903, d. 20 Aug 1968)12
Burial: El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego Co., California,13
Marriage: 17 Dec 1972, San Diego, California, Valera Catherine Vaubel (b. 6 Oct 1909, d. 8 Dec 2000)14
Death: 20 Aug 1994, La Mesa, San Diego Co., California,15,16
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Narrative:

Dante Elwyn Wiskerson was born on 5 Jan 1903 in Selma, Fresno Co., CaliforniaG.4,5,6
     He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Selma, Fresno Co., California, G in the household of his parents, Charles H. Wiskerson and Myrtle Essie Ludington.17
     He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Kings Co., California, G in the household of his parents. However, it appears his mother was not actually living there as his parents were in the midst of a very contested divorce suit. Eleven days later she was awarded $25 per month temporary alimony and he was ordered to pay costs and attorney fees.18,19 She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Selma, Fresno Co., California, G in the household of her parents, enumerated 10 Jan 1920.20
     He was employed at the Union Oil depot at Tulare at the time of his first marriage. He was a salesman at an oil company by 1930 in TulareG.21,22
     Dante married first Viola May Mattocks, daughter of Francis M. Mattocks and Bertha M. Traylor, on 4 Nov 1928, at her parents' home, with Rev. Logan of the First Baptist Church of Visalia officiating.7,8,9
     Dante and Viola appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Hanford, Kings Co., California, at 428 North Green St. G, enumerated 5 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $26.75 per month, and owned a radio.23
     He was an insurance salesman by 1940, reporting that year he had worked 60 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $2,400.24
     Dante and Viola appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Visalia, Tulare Co., California, G in the household of Bertha M. Traylor, her mother.25
      Dante was granted a divorce from Viola 18 Aug 1941, in Tulare Co., CaliforniaG, on grounds of cruelty.10,11
     Dante registered for the draft for World War II on 14 Feb 1942, while living at Tulare, Tulare Co., CaliforniaG, reporting he was employed by Richfield Oil Corp. in Tulare.2
     Dante was drafted into the U.S. Army, inducted 25 Jul 1942 in San Francisco, CaliforniaG.26,27 He was admitted in Jan 1943 to the hospital a the Army Airbase at Lincoln, NebraskaG, as a member of the Army Air Forces. He was diagnosed with chronic arthritis, existing before he entered service. He was discharged from the hospital in Mar 1943, and given a disability discharge from the Army 27 Mar 1943.28,29,30
     Dante married second Laura Bessie Massey, daughter of Robert Lee Massey and Laura Jane Bricker. She had previously been married to Arthur L. Brown.12
     He was a salesman at a wholesale grocery by 1950, reporting in the 1950 census he had not worked the prior week but was looking for work.31
     Dante and Laura appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Richmond, Contra Costa Co., California, at 128 Castro G, enumerated 15 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm. Her 25-year-old son from her prior marriage, Lewis Brown, was listed as living with them.32
     His second wife died on 20 Aug 1968 in Napa Co., CaliforniaG.33,34
     Dante married third Valera Catherine Vaubel, daughter of Rev. Edward George Vaubel and Catherine Angelia Glabe, on 17 Dec 1972 in San Diego, CaliforniaG. She had previously been married to John Alonzo Corbin.14
     Dante died on 20 Aug 1994 in La Mesa, San Diego Co., CaliforniaG, at age 91.15,16 He was buried in El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego Co., CaliforniaG.13

Children:
     There were no children with Viola May Mattocks

Children:
     There were no children with Laura Bessie Massey

Children:
     There were no children with Valera Catherine Vaubel

Citations

  1. [S13264] Charles Wiskerson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Fresno Co., California, shows name as Dante Wiskerson.
  2. [S13273] Dante Elwyn Wiskerson, WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  3. [S1271] "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," Ancestry.com, record for Dante E. Wiskerson and Valera C Vaubel or Valera C Corbin.
  4. [S13264] Charles Wiskerson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Fresno Co., California, shows age 7 and state.
  5. [S13273] Dante Elwyn Wiskerson, WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, city, county, and state.
  6. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Dante Elwynn Wiskerson, citing Soc. Sec. No. 547-01-9509, shows date and state.
  7. [S13268] "Society News," Visalia Times-Delta, 6 Nov 1928, shows married Sunday, at her parent's home, and offciant.
  8. [S13270] Dante E. Wiskerson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Kings Co., California, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 25, and hers as 23.
  9. [S13272] Bertha Mattocks household, 1940 U.S. Census, Tulare Co., California, shows her as daughter and him as son-in-law of head of household.
  10. [S13269] "Granted Divorce," Visalia Times-Delta, 19 Aug 1941.
  11. [S1356] "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," Ancestry.com, record for Dante E Wiskerson, Service No. 39097157, shows him as divorced when enlisting 25 Jul 1942.
  12. [S13274] Danta E. Wiskerson household, 1950 U.S. Census, Contra Costa Co., California, shows married.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 215771040, Dante Elwyn Wiskerson, includes tombstone photo.
  14. [S1271] "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," Ancestry.com, record for Dante E. Wiskerson and Valera C Vaubel or Valera C Corbin, shows date and city.
  15. [S3755] The San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug 1994, pg B-4, shows date, city, and state.
  16. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Dante Elwynn Wiskerson, citing Soc. Sec No. 547-01-9509, shows date and county.
  17. [S13264] Charles Wiskerson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Fresno Co., California.
  18. [S13265] Chas H. Wiskerson household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kings Co., California, shows her in household but her age is listed as unknown.
  19. [S13266] "Law and Motion Sessions of Court," Hanford Daily Sentinel, 16 Feb 1920.
  20. [S13267] James S. Ludington household, 1920 U.S. Census, Fresno Co., California.
  21. [S13268] "Society News," Visalia Times-Delta, 6 Nov 1928.
  22. [S13270] Dante E. Wiskerson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Kings Co., California, shows occupation as salesman and industry as oil company.
  23. [S13270] Dante E. Wiskerson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Kings Co., California.
  24. [S13272] Bertha Mattocks household, 1940 U.S. Census, Tulare Co., California, shows occupation as salesman and industry as insurance.
  25. [S13272] Bertha Mattocks household, 1940 U.S. Census, Tulare Co., California.
  26. [S1356] "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," Ancestry.com, record for Dante E Wiskerson, Service No. 39097157, shows enlistment date, enlistment city and state, and component as Selectees (Enlisted Men) (drafted.)
  27. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Dante E Wiskerson, Soc. Sec. No. 547-01-9509, shows enlistment date and service.
  28. [S13276] "U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954," Ancestry.com, record for Dante E Wiskerson, Service No. 39097157.
  29. [S3755] The San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug 1994, pg B-4, shows served in Army Air Forces during WWII.
  30. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Dante E Wiskerson, Soc. Sec. No. 547-01-9509, shows release date.
  31. [S13274] Danta E. Wiskerson household, 1950 U.S. Census, Contra Costa Co., California, shows occupation as salesman and industry as wholesale grocery.
  32. [S13274] Danta E. Wiskerson household, 1950 U.S. Census, Contra Costa Co., California.
  33. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Laura B Wiskerson, citing Soc. Sec No. 446-18-8887, shows date and county.
  34. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Laura Wiskerson, Soc. Sec. No. 446-18-8887, shows month, year, and last residence, as 94804, Richmond, Contra Costa, California.

 

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