George Douglas Wieman Jr.1,2,3,4
ID# 16659, (1889 - 1948)
Father | George D. Wieman5,6,4 (23 Aug 1855 - 14 Nov 1937) |
Mother | Annie Scully7,8,4 (25 Nov 1856 - 8 Jun 1933) |
Charts | Descendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken |
Ancestry | The Wieman Family |
Narrative:
George Douglas Wieman Jr. was born on 21 Feb 1889 in Cincinnati, Ohio![](ml.png)
He moved to Kentucky with his parents by 1892. He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky,
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He was an operator at a railroad by 1910.20
George moved to Michigan
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George volunteered for service in the U.S. Army in 1917. He was assigned to Battery "E" 119th Field Artillery, where he had achieved the rank of corporal by the time the regiment departed New York 26 Feb 1918 aboard the Olympic.22,23 The regiment saw five months of continuous service in France. It took part in several decisive battles of the war. It received regimental citations with General Pershing’s commendation for service in the Toul sector from 28 Jun to 2 Jul, the Alsne-Marne sector from 27 Jul to 24 Aug, the Oise-Aisne sector from 27 Aug to 9 Sep, and the Meuse-Argonne sector from 27 Sep to 7 Nov.24
George was with the regiment when it departed Brest, France
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George appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, at 62 Philadelphia Ave W
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George married Louise Annie Quintin, daughter of Adolphus Quintin and Celia Annie Parent, on 19 Aug 1920 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan
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George joined Louise in Canada in 1921.27 They appeared on the 1931 Federal Census of 311 Janette, Windsor, Ontario
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He was an insurance agent in Canada, reporting in the 1931 census that he had earned $1,200 in the prior 12 months.29
George was apparently spending considerable time in Detroit for work by the early 1940's, though he regarded his principal residence as in Windsor. He registered for the draft for World War II on 26 Apr 1942, reporting he was employed by Maccabees Fraternal Insurance Company, in Detroit. He stated his residence was 126 W. Philadelphia, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan
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George and Louise moved to Michigan by 1947, when they were living at 3511 Edgewood, in Pittsfield,
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His wife died on 14 Feb 1947 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan
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George died on 16 Jun 1948 in Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
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Children:
Child with Louise Annie Quintin:
Citations
- [S1106] George D. Wieman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky, shows name as George D. Wieman Jr.
- [S1107] George Wieman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky, shows name as George Wieman Jr.
- [S13473] George Douglas Wieman, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
- [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1920, Detroit Co., no. 200326, Geo D. Wieman and Louise Quinten.
- [S1106] George D. Wieman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky.
- [S1107] George Wieman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky.
- [S1106] George D. Wieman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky, shows him as the son of Anna's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
- [S1107] George Wieman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky, shows him as the son of her husband, and that the parents have been married longer than the age of the child.
- [S1106] George D. Wieman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky, shows month, year, age 11, and state, as Ohio.
- [S1107] George Wieman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky, shows age 21 and state, as Ohio.
- [S13473] George Douglas Wieman, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, and city and state, as Lexington, Kentucky.
- [S13483] George Douglas Wieman, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Michigan, shows date, with year as 1892, and city and state, as Cincinnatti, Ohio.
- [S13485] George D. Wieman obituary, The Lexington Leader, shows native of Cincinnati but lived in Lexington many years.
- [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1920, Detroit Co., no. 200326, Geo D. Wieman and Louise Quinten, shows date, city, state, and officiant.
- [S13476] Adalphus Quintin household, Sixth Census of Canada, sub-district Windsor, District 77, Ontario, shows her as married, but he was not listed in the household.
- [S13475] Adolphus Quentin household, Seventh Census of Canada, sub-district Windsor, Essex West District, Ontario, shows married.
- [S13485] George D. Wieman obituary, The Lexington Leader, shows died today, visiting sister.
- [S13484] George D. Wieman, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
- [S13486] George D.. Wieman obituary, The Windsor Daily Star, shows services Saturday and cemetery.
- [S1107] George Wieman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as operator and industry as railroad.
- [S13474] Louis E. Frankel household, 1920 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan, shows occupation as stock clerk and industry as motor car co.
- [S13489] The Lexington Leader, 2 Jun 1919, shows he had volunteered and been in the service for two years.
- [S13487] Olympic, New York, New York, U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, shows unit, rank, ship, date, and port.
- [S13489] The Lexington Leader, 2 Jun 1919.
- [S13488] Frederick, Brest, France, U.S. Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, shows ship, dates, and ports.
- [S13474] Louis E. Frankel household, 1920 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan.
- [S13475] Adolphus Quentin household, Seventh Census of Canada, sub-district Windsor, Essex West District, Ontario, shows he immigrated in 1921.
- [S13475] Adolphus Quentin household, Seventh Census of Canada, sub-district Windsor, Essex West District, Ontario.
- [S13475] Adolphus Quentin household, Seventh Census of Canada, sub-district Windsor, Essex West District, Ontario, shows occupation as insurance agent and industry as insurance.
- [S13483] George Douglas Wieman, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Michigan.
- [S13484] George D. Wieman, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as dist. manager for Macabees.
- [S13482] Polk's Ann Arbor City Directory, 1947, pg 496.
- [S13477] Mrs. Louise Wieman, Certificate of Death, shows address.
- [S13484] George D. Wieman, Certificate of Death, shows residence as Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- [S13477] Mrs. Louise Wieman, Certificate of Death.
- [S13459] Blanche Wieman household, 1940 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky, shows the elder George as son-in-law and the boy as grandson of head of household, both with surname Wieman.
- [S13459] Blanche Wieman household, 1940 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky, shows the boy as Blanche's nephew.
- [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Quintin Bernard Wieman, Soc. Sec. No. 400-36-1477.