Clarence Albert Gotthardt1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19828, (1921 - 1997)
FatherGeorge Henry Gotthardt4,5,6 (25 Sep 1886 - Jan 1972)
MotherEva Rebeccah Amelia Trexler7,5,6 (abt 12 Jun 1892 - 25 Dec 1971)

Key Events:

Birth: 4 Jul 1921, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania8,9,10,11
Marriage: 22 Feb 1941, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Margaret M. Bertalan (3 Oct 1918 - 23 Jul 1959)12,13,14
Marriage: Ida May Devereaux (9 May 1926 - 28 Nov 2002)15
Death: 12 Aug 1997, Allentown, Pennsylvania16,17,18
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel

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Narrative:

     Clarence Albert Gotthardt was born on 4 Jul 1921 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.8,9,10,11
     He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Salisbury, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents, George Henry Gotthardt and Eva Rebeccah Amelia Trexler.4
     Clarence was living in Allentown in 1940, though just where is unknown. He is not found in the 1940 census, and his listing in the city directory does not show a home address. He was living at 20th and Lawrence when he applied for a marriage license the following year.19
     He was a packer for Arbogast & Bastian Co., meat packers, by 1940.20,21
     Clarence married first Margaret M. Bertalan, daughter of Peter Bertalan and Elizabeth Workrinzez, on 22 Feb 1941 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with Rev. Henry J. Hursman officiating.12,13,14
     Clarence and Margaret M. Bertalan lived at 448 Turner, Allentown, after their marriage.22
     Clarence was in the Navy in World War II.6
     After the war he was a shoe salesman at Triplex Shoes in Allentown. By 1948 he was an assistant manager there, and by 1950 manager. That year he reported he had worked 48 hours the prior week. He also reported working 52 weeks in 1949, earning $3,500 in wages or salary.23,24,25 He and Margaret lived at 409 Linden after the war, then moved to 531 Turner by 1948.26
     Clarence and Margaret appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, at 531 Turner St., enumerated 15 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and they lived in the same house the year before. Their two children were listed as living with them.6
     His wife died on 23 Jul 1959 in Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania.27,28
     He later worked at Bethlehem Steel Corp., working there for 19 years before retiring in 1981.6
     Clarence married second Ida May Devereaux, daughter of William James Devereaux and Anna Elizabeth Simons. She had previously been married to Harry Raoul Hartman.15
     Clarence and Ida evidently separated, as his obituary mentions his first marriage, but not his marriage to Ida, while hers, five years later, shows him as her husband. His obituary states that he was living with his companion, another woman who appears to be still living, at the time of his death. Apparently that relationship was significant, as her name appears with his on a joint tombstone.6,29
     Clarence died on 12 Aug 1997 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, at age 76.16,17,18

Children:
     Children with Margaret M. Bertalan

Clarence and Margaret's other children are still living (Dec 2023).
  • Margaret C. Gotthardt1,6 (17 Sep 1949 - 29 Jun 2009)

Children:
     There were no children with Ida May Devereaux

Citations

  1. [S12860] Clarence A. Gotthardt household, 1950 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania.
  2. [S5836] George H. Gotthardt household, 1930 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Clarence A. Gotthardt.
  3. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Clarence Albert Gotthardt, Soc. Sec. No. 187-07-8092.
  4. [S5836] George H. Gotthardt household, 1930 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania.
  5. [S5856] Clarence A. Gotthardt and Margaret M. Bertalan, Marriage License Docket of Lehigh County.
  6. [S5828] Clarence A. "Curley" Gotthardt obituary, The Morning Call.
  7. [S5836] George H. Gotthardt household, 1930 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband.
  8. [S5836] George H. Gotthardt household, 1930 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 9 and state.
  9. [S5856] Clarence A. Gotthardt and Margaret M. Bertalan, Marriage License Docket of Lehigh County, shows age 21 at marriage 8 Feb 1941, city, as Bethlehem, and state.
  10. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Clarence A. Gotthardt, Soc. Sec. No. 187-07-8092, shows date, with year as 1919.
  11. [S5828] Clarence A. "Curley" Gotthardt obituary, The Morning Call, shows age 78 at death 12 Aug 1997, and city, as Allentown.
  12. [S5856] Clarence A. Gotthardt and Margaret M. Bertalan, Marriage License Docket of Lehigh County, shows date, city, state, and officiant.
  13. [S12860] Clarence A. Gotthardt household, 1950 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows married.
  14. [S5828] Clarence A. "Curley" Gotthardt obituary, The Morning Call, shows her as his late wife.
  15. [S5827] Ida May Gotthardt obituary, The Morning Call, shows her as his wife.
  16. [S5828] Clarence A. "Curley" Gotthardt obituary, The Morning Call, shows date, and city.
  17. [S5827] Ida May Gotthardt obituary, The Morning Call, shows year, as 1996.
  18. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Clarence Albert Gotthardt, Soc. Sec. No. 187-07-8092, shows date.
  19. [S5839] Polk's Allentown City Directory, 1940, pg 292.
  20. [S5839] Polk's Allentown City Directory, 1940, pp 53, 292; and 1941, pg 305.
  21. [S5856] Clarence A. Gotthardt and Margaret M. Bertalan, Marriage License Docket of Lehigh County, shows occupation as meat packer.
  22. [S5839] Polk's Allentown City Directory, 1942, pg 311.
  23. [S5839] Polk's Allentown City Directory, 1947 pg 254, shows him a salesman; 1948, pg 273, shows him assistant manager and store; and 1950, pg 255, shows him manager and store.
  24. [S12860] Clarence A. Gotthardt household, 1950 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as manager and industry as retail shoe store.
  25. [S5828] Clarence A. "Curley" Gotthardt obituary, The Morning Call, shows him as shoe salesman.
  26. [S5839] Polk's Allentown City Directory, 1947, pg 254; and 1948, pg 273.
  27. [S5855] Margaret Gotthardt, Certificate of Death.
  28. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 170919717, Margaret Bertalan Gotthardt, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  29. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 119928908, Clarence A "Curley" Gotthardt, includes tombstone photo.