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GYGER, Gottfried "Gottfriey Godfrey "

GYGER, Gottfried "Gottfriey Godfrey "

Male 1864 - 1915  (50 years)

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  • Name GYGER, Gottfried "Gottfriey Godfrey "  
    • NAME VARIATIONS:
      - Godfrey GYGER (1870 Census)
      - Gottfried GEIGER (1880 Census)
    GYGER Godfrey 'Gottfriey Gottfried' - 1887
    GYGER Godfrey "Gottfriey Gottfried" - 1887
    with wife, Matilda Morganthaler
    Birth 30 Nov 1864  Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 30 Jul 1870  Lee Center, Oneida, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    w/parents & sisters 
    Census 14 Jun 1880  Crane Township, Wyandot, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    w/parents & siblings 
    Census 28 Jun 1900  Ten Mile Precinct, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    TEAMSTER; w/wife, children, and a boarder 
    GYGER Godfrey 'Gottfriey Gottfried' - 1900 Census
    GYGER Godfrey "Gottfriey Gottfried" - 1900 Census
    28 Jun 1900, District 236, Ten Mile Precinct, Whatcom County, Washington
    Census 30 Apr 1910  Wahl, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FARMER; widowed; w/children & widowed father 
    Death 2 May 1915  Whatcom County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 52 
    Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis 
    Burial Abt 4 May 1915  Ten Mile Cemetery Lynden, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I00273  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2020 

    Father GYGER, David,   b. 28 Mar 1840, Daerstetten, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1913, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother LEUTHOLD, Katherine (Katharina),   b. 1 Oct 1843, Gadmen, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1891, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Family ID F0116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 MORGANTHALER, Matilda,   b. 30 Oct 1862, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1909, Wahl, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage Jan 1887  Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Children 
     1. GYGER, Bertha E.,   b. 29 Apr 1889, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1907, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
    +2. GYGER, Flora Albertine,   b. 28 Mar 1891, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1959, Leavenworth, Chelan, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     3. GYGER, Walter W.,   b. 1 May 1893, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1949, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     4. GYGER, Paul G.,   b. 7 Apr 1897, Wahl, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1909, Wahl, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)
    Family ID F0111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2020 

    Family 2 KUNTZ, Katherine "Kate" S.,   b. 22 Apr 1874, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1942, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jun 1911  Hamilton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F2763  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Nov 1864 - Bern, Switzerland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/parents & sisters - 30 Jul 1870 - Lee Center, Oneida, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/parents & siblings - 14 Jun 1880 - Crane Township, Wyandot, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Jan 1887 - Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - TEAMSTER; w/wife, children, and a boarder - 28 Jun 1900 - Ten Mile Precinct, Whatcom, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - FARMER; widowed; w/children & widowed father - 30 Apr 1910 - Wahl, Whatcom, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Jun 1911 - Hamilton County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 52,Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis - 2 May 1915 - Whatcom County, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Abt 4 May 1915 - Ten Mile Cemetery Lynden, Whatcom, Washington Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S170] CENSUS 1870 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), 30 Jul 1870, page 40 [363]; 40/67.
      1870 CENSUS - Lee, Oneida, New York
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - BIRTH PLACE
      FAMILY #362
      25. David Gyger - 32 - M - Farm Laborer - _ - Switzerland
      26. Catharine Gyger - 26 - F - Keeping House - _ - Switzerland
      27. Godfrey Gyger - 6 - M - _ - _ - Switzerland
      28. Caroline Gyger - 4 - F - _ - _ - Switzerland
      29. Alice Gyger - 2 - F - _ - _ - Switzerland

    2. [S171] CENSUS 1880 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), 14 Jun 1880, page 19D [482]; 18/30.
      1880 CENSUS - Dist. 164, Crane Township, Wyandot, Ohio
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - RELATIONSHIP - CIVIL CONDITION S/M/W - OCCUPATION - BORN: self/father/mother
      FAMILY #124
      29. David Geiger - 40 - _ - M - Farmer - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland
      30. Catharine Geiger - 37 - Wife - M - Housekeeping - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland
      31. Gottfried Geiger - 15 - Son - S - At Home - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      32. Caroline Geiger - 14 - Daughter - S - At Home - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      33. Eliza Geiger - 12 - Daughter - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      34. Emil Geiger - 10 - Son - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      35. Albert Geiger - 8 - Son - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      36. Ida M. Geiger - 5 - Daughter - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      37. Minnie S Geiger - 3 - Daughter - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland

    3. [S108] AVS-Death - Certificate, 2 May 1915, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3LK-VQY.
      DEATH CERTIFICATE (Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960)
      RECORD IMAGE: Film # 004221439 (image #1663/2526)
      https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67ZW-ZMX
      Record No.: 68
      State File No.: 5202
      Registered No: 14
      Name: GODFREY GYGER
      Death Date: 6:30 PM, 2 May 1915
      Death Place: Whatcom County, Washington
      Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
      Sex: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 52y
      Birth Date: 1863
      Birth Place: Switzerland
      Occupation: Farmer
      Marital Status: Married
      Father's Name: David Gyger
      Father's Birth Place: S. [Switzerland~jsr}
      Mother's Maiden Name: [blank]
      Mother's Birth Place: S. [Switzerland~jsr}
      Burial Date: [blank]
      Burial Place: Ten Mile Cemetery
      Informant: Walter Gyger
      Inormant's Address: Bellingham, (Whatcom, Washington)

    4. [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5920262/godfred-gyger.
      BURIAL
      GODFRED GYGER
      BIRTH: 30 Nov 1864
      Bern, Switzerland
      DEATH: 2 May 1915 (aged 50)
      Whatcom County, Washington
      BURIAL
      Ten Mile Cemetery
      Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington

      FAMILY MEMBERS
      Spouse: Matilda Morganthaler Gyger 1861-1909 (m. 1887)

      Children:
      Flora Albertine Gyger Douglas 1891-1959
      Walter Gyger 1893-1949
      Paul G Gyger 1897-1909

      Parents:
      David Gyger 1840-1913
      Catherine Leuthold Gyger 1843-1891

      Siblings:
      Caroline Karolena Gyger Reinhardt 1866-1940
      Elisa Gyger Schwald 1868-1937
      Emil Gyger 1870-1916
      John Albert Gyger 1872-1910
      Ida Matilda Gyger Ernst 1875-1959
      Minnie S Gyger Rahe 1877-1904
      Alfred E Geiger 1881-1948

    5. [S179] Family - Bible - GYGER.
      MARRIAGE
      Jan 1887

    6. [S173] CENSUS 1900 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), 28 Jun 1900, page 14A [125]; 3/8.
      1900 CENSUS - Dist. 236, Ten Mile Precinct, Whatcom, Washington
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - DOB - AGE - MARRIED/SINGLE - #YRS MARRIED - MOTHER OF #CHILDREN BORN/#CHILDREN LIVING - BIRTHPLACE: Self/Father/Mother - CITIZEN Yr Imm/Yrs in USA/Nat - OCCUPATION - HOME: O/R_H/F
      FAMILY #269
      1. Gotfrid Gyger - Head - Nov 1864 - 35 - M - 12 - _ - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland - 1870/30/Na - Teamster - O_H
      2. Mathilda Gyger - Wife - Oct 1862 - 37 - M - 12 - 6/4 - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland - 1886/14/_
      3. Bertha E. Gyger - Daughter - Apr 1889 - 11 - S - _ - _ - Washington/Switzerland/Switzerland - _ - At School
      4. Flora A Gyger - Daughter - Mch 1891 - 9 - S - _ - _ - Washington/Switzerland/Switzerland - _ - At School
      5. Walter H. Gyger - Son - May 1893 - 7 - S - _ - _ - Washington/Switzerland/Switzerland - _ - At School
      6. Paul G. Gyger - Son - April 1897 - 3 - S - _ - _ - Washington/Switzerland/Switzerland

      7. Sebastian Zeiner - Boarder - Oct 1856 - 43 - S - _ - _ - Austria/Austria/Austria - 1882/18/Na - Laborer/Logging Camp

    7. [S175] CENSUS 1910 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), 30 Apr 1910, page 10A [294]; 5/6.
      1910 CENSUS - Dist. 356, Wahl, Whatcom, Washington
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - AGE - SINGLE/MARRIED - #YRS MARRIED - MOTHER OF #CHILD: Born/Living - BORN: Self/Father/Mother - CITIZEN Yr. Imm/Nat-Al - OCCUPATION - HOME: Own/Rent_Home/Farm
      FAMILY #186
      11. Gottfried Gyger - Head - 45 - Wd - 23 - _ - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland - 1870/Nat - Farmer/General Farm - O_F
      12. Flora Gyger - Daughter - 19 - S - _ - _ - Washington/Switzerland/Switzerland - _ - None
      13. Walter Gyger - Son - 16 - S - _ - _ - Washington/Switzerland/Switzerland - _ - Laborer/Farm

      14. David Gyger - Father - 70 - Wd - _ - _ - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland - _ - None

    8. [S127] AVS-Marriage - Certificate, 10 Jun 1911, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZLN-1HD.
      MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013)
      RECORD IMAGE: Marriage records 1911 vol 231 (image #239/299)
      https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-91SL-65?i=238&cc=1614804
      Marriage Date: 10 Jun 1911
      Marriage Place: Hamilton County, Ohio
      Record No.: 396
      Name: GOTTFRIED GYGER
      Age: 46 (est. YOB 1865)
      Birth Place: Switzerland
      Residence: Bellingham, (Whatcom), Washington
      Occupation: Farmer
      Father's Name: David Gyger
      Mother's Maiden Name: Katherine Leuthold
      Previously Married: Yes, widowed

      Spouse's Name: KATHERINE KUNTZ
      Age: 37 (est. YOB 1874)
      Birth Place: Cluff, Ohio
      Occupation: None
      Residence: Met. Washington, Ohio
      Father's Name: Andrew Kuntz
      Mother's Maiden Name: Katherine Jung
      Previously Married: No
      Widowed or divorced: No