George Henry Gotthardt1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19830, (1886 - 1972)
FatherJohn H. Gotthardt4 (13 Feb 1863 - 15 Mar 1935)
MotherAlavesta J. Ehrich5 (15 Mar 1867 - 25 Oct 1924)

Key Events:

Birth: 25 Sep 1886, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania6,7,8
Marriage: about 1907, Eva Rebeccah Amelia Trexler (about 12 Jun 1892 - 25 Dec 1971)9,10,11
Death: Jan 197212,13
Burial: Northwood Cemetery, Emmaus, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania14

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Narrative:

     George Henry Gotthardt was born on 25 Sep 1886 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.6,7,8
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents, John H. Gotthardt and Alavesta J. Ehrich.4
     George married Eva Rebeccah Amelia Trexler, daughter of William H. Trexler and Emma Mary Moser, about 1907.9,10,11
     George registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living at 12th & Turner, Allentown, Pennsylvania, reporting he was employed as a railroader for Bethlehem Steel Co. in South Bethlehem.1
     George and Eva Rebeccah Amelia Trexler have not been found in the 1910 or 1920 census. They appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Salisbury, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, enumerated 4 Apr 1930, reporting they were renting their home, for $10 per month, and did not own a radio. Their children Hilda, Elizabeth, Clarence, Roland, Authur, George and Russel were listed as living with them.15
     George and Eva were living in Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, on the south side of Mosser St., in the second house west of 20th St. in 1940. They cannot be found in the 1940 census, so we do not know who else, if anyone, was living with them. The street they lived on does not appear in the census district map, so it appears their street was not enumerated.16
     He was a watchman for a motor car company in 1930, and a laborer in 1940. By 1942 he was a carpenter. By the following year he was a fireman, for many years for the Good Shepherd Home, a home for individuals with disabilities, orphaned children and senior citizens.17,18
     George registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living at 21th & Lawrence, Allentown, Pennsylvania, reporting he was employed by the Good Shepherd Home at 6th & St. John in Allentown.19
     In 1948 he was a repairman at Klines Shoe Repair, but continued with Good Shepherd after that.20
     George and Eva appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, at Good Shepherd Home for Aged People and Crippled Children, enumerated 14 Apr 1950. Their children Roland, George, Russel, James and Kenneth were listed as living with them. The record is somewhat confused, but it appears the family was living at the home, and both George and Eva were working there. While she was listed as a "guest" her occupation is shown as cook, having worked 60 hours the previous week. His occupation is shown as boiler room, also having worked 60 hours the previous week. Their adult sons seem to have been working elsewhere.21
     His wife died on 25 Dec 1971 in Allentown, Pennsylvania.22,23
     George died in Jan 1972 at age 85.12,13 He was buried in Northwood Cemetery, Emmaus, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania.14

Children:
     Children with Eva Rebeccah Amelia Trexler

George and Eva's other child is still living (Dec 2023).
  • Mildred Emma Gotthardt24,25 (2 Nov 1907 - 8 Sep 2004)
  • Eva M. Gotthardt26 (17 Nov 1909 - 31 Dec 1994)
  • Carrie Mable Gotthardt27 (29 Aug 1911 - 1 Apr 2007)
  • Henry George Gotthardt28 (17 Aug 1913 - 4 Feb 1918)
  • Hilda Marguerite Gotthardt29,15,30 (20 Mar 1916 - 20 Sep 2008)
  • Elizabeth I. Gotthardt15,31 (abt 1918 - 20 Apr 2011)
  • Clarence Albert Gotthardt15,32,33 (4 Jul 1921 - 12 Aug 1997)
  • Roland William Gotthardt15,34,35 (4 Sep 1922 - 11 Nov 1956)
  • Authur R. Gotthardt15 (19 Jan 1925 - 27 Apr 2001)
  • George Henry Gotthardt36,15,34 (24 Oct 1926 - 23 May 2013)
  • Russel Charles Gotthardt37,15,38 (10 Jul 1928 - 1 Jan 2022)
  • James Erich Gotthardt39,34 (8 Apr 1931 - 1 Apr 2018)
  • Kenneth Michael Gotthardt40,34 (11 Jul 1934 - 13 Nov 2021)

Citations

  1. [S5843] George Henry Gotthardt, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  2. [S5842] John H. Goothartt household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as George H. Goothartt.
  3. [S5828] Clarence A. "Curley" Gotthardt obituary, The Morning Call, shows name as George Gotthardt.
  4. [S5842] John H. Goothartt household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania.
  5. [S5842] John H. Goothartt household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  6. [S5843] George Henry Gotthardt, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, town, and state.
  7. [S5842] John H. Goothartt household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, age 13, and state.
  8. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for George Gotthardt, Soc. Sec. No. 205-07-3199, shows date.
  9. [S5836] George H. Gotthardt household, 1930 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows married, with his first marriage at age 21 and hers at 15.
  10. [S12862] Good Shepherd Home for Aged People and Crippled Children, 1950 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as her husband.
  11. [S5828] Clarence A. "Curley" Gotthardt obituary, The Morning Call, shows them as his parents.
  12. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for George Gotthardt, Soc. Sec. No. 205-07-3199, shows month, year, and last residence as 18103 Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 188757259, George H. Gotthardt, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 188757259, George H. Gotthardt, includes tombstone photo.
  15. [S5836] George H. Gotthardt household, 1930 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania.
  16. [S5839] Polk's Allentown City Directory, 1940, pp 292, 998.
  17. [S5836] George H. Gotthardt household, 1930 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as watchman, industry as motor car co.
  18. [S5839] Polk's Allentown City Directory, 1940, pg 292; 1942, pg 311; 1943, pg 311; and 1947, pg 254.
  19. [S5844] George Henry Gotthardt, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Pennsylvania.
  20. [S5839] Polk's Allentown City Directory, 1948, pg 273; and 1950, pg 255.
  21. [S12862] Good Shepherd Home for Aged People and Crippled Children, 1950 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania.
  22. [S12861] Eva R. A. Gotthardt obituary, The Morning Call, shows date and city.
  23. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 188757268, Eva R.A. Gotthardt, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  24. [S5847] Register of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Allentown, confirmations, no. 79, Mildred Emma Gotthardt.
  25. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Mildred Emma Zimmerman, citing cert. no. 327, shows father's surname as Gotthardt.
  26. [S5851] Eva M. Cattilini obituary, The Morning Call.
  27. [S5850] Carrie Mable Beitler obituary, The Morning Call.
  28. [S5846] Henry George Gotthardt, Certificate of Death.
  29. [S5847] Register of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Allentown, confirmations, no. 305, Hilda M. Gotthardt.
  30. [S5840] Hilda Marguerite Hubler obituary, Syracuse Post Standard.
  31. [S5841] Betty I. Hausman obituary, The Morning Call.
  32. [S5856] Clarence A. Gotthardt and Margaret M. Bertalan, Marriage License Docket of Lehigh County.
  33. [S5828] Clarence A. "Curley" Gotthardt obituary, The Morning Call.
  34. [S12862] Good Shepherd Home for Aged People and Crippled Children, 1950 U.S. Census, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, shows the boy as son of his wife.
  35. [S5845] Roland William Gotthardt, Certificate of Death.
  36. [S5847] Register of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Allentown, pg 33, baptisms of children, no. 498, George Henry Gotthardt.
  37. [S5847] Register of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Allentown, pg 36, baptisms of children, no. 548, Russel Charles Gotthardt.
  38. [S12863] Russel C. Gotthardt obituary, The Morning Call.
  39. [S5847] Register of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Allentown, pg 42, baptisms of children, no. 609, James Erich Gotthardt.
  40. [S5847] Register of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Allentown, pg 48, baptisms of children, no. 687, Kenneth Michael Gotthardt.