Gilbert Harry Goedel (1924 - 1951)

Born 5 Dec 1924 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Thelma June (Carson) Webb — married 21 Jul 1946 (to 19 Apr 1951) in Washington County, Oregon, United States

Died 19 Apr 1951 at age 26 in Seattle, King County, Washington, United States

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Gilbert Goedel has German Roots.

Biography

Gilbert Harry Goedel was born December 5, 1924 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.^[1][2] He was the oldest son and second child (out of five) of Harry Goedel and Clara Holstein.

In 1934, during the Great Depression, Harry & Clara lost their Otter Tail county farm due to financial issues. Together with their four children (Margot, Gilbert, Lillian, and Velma), they packed up and drove to Washington County, Oregon to start a new life.^[3]

Gilbert married Thelma June Carson on July 21, 1946 in Washington County, Oregon.^[4] Gilbert and Thelma had at least one child:

• Christine Kay Goedel (1949-2018)^[5]

Gilbert was recorded in the following US censuses:

• 1930 - (Gilbert H. Goedel, son of Harry H. Goedel, Otter Tail County, Minnesota)^[2]
• 1940 - (Gilbert Goedel, son of Clara Goedel, Washington County, Oregon)^[6]
• 1950 - (GIlbert A. Goedel, head of household, Washington County, Oregon)^[5]

Gilbert died April 21, 1951 in Seattle, King County, Washington after open heart surgery.^[7] Gilbert was buried in Friends Cemetery located in Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon.^[8]

Research Notes

Sources needed:

• Primary birth & marriage records and/or open secondary records to replace the paywall records
• Military service record?

Analysis: There is an Ancestry.com record that shows a Gilbert Goedel returning from the Marshall Islands in1946, implying a possible military record.

Sources

1. ↑ "Birth Certificate Index", database, no images, Minnesota History Society (indexed at http://people.mnhs.org/finder/bci/1924-22407 : last accessed 25 Oct 2019), entry for Gilbert Harry Goedel, 5 December 1924; citing certificate # 1924-22407.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X38K-HL2 : accessed 18 March 2019), Harry H Goedel, Compton, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 4B, line 95, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1111; FHL microfilm 2,340,846.
3. ↑ Unsourced family history.
4. ↑ "Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-2008", database, no images, Ancestry.com (last accessed 9 Jun 2019), entry for Gilbert Goedel & Thelma Carson, 21 July 1946.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XVY-H9MN : Fri Jul 21 14:17:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Gilbert A Goedel and Thelma J Goedel, 12 April 1950.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRTX-4DQ : 14 March 2018), Clara Goedel, Middleton, Election Precinct 3, Washington, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-4, sheet 10A, line 13, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3382.
7. ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3BM-J29 : 10 March 2018), Gilbert H. Goedel, 19 Apr 1951; citing Seattle, King, Washington, reference 6803, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,032,981.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 June 2019), memorial page for Gilbert Harry Goedel (5 Dec 1924–23 Apr 1951), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38900898, citing Friends Cemetery, Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by Kevin Gifford (contributor 46483422).