Louis Wintersgill (1922 - abt. 1979)

Born 25 Oct 1922 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died about Apr 1979 at about age 56 in Pennsylvania

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Biography

Louis Wintersgill served for the in World War II
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Louis Wintersgill has English ancestors.

Louis Wintersgill has German Roots.

Louis Wintersgill was a Pennsylvanian.

Early Life

Louis Wintersgill was a White male born on 25 October 1922^[1] in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania to Albert Wintersgill Sr. and Lillian Josephine Neuhart.^[2][3] While he did have a half-sister named May Ellen, he appears to have lived with his brother Albert Francis and his mother as a child. In the 1930 census, he lived with his mother and his brother along with two lodgers, Robert Pfhal and Andrew R. Shankle, at 332 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania and attended school at the time of the census recording.^[4] In 1935 and 1940, he lived with his mother at 1207 Boyle Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He no longer attended school by the 1940 census recording, and was listed as having completed ninth grade in high school. While he was unemployed, he did have other sources of income.^[5]

On 30 June 1942, Louis was drafted by the United States for World War II, though it is unknown in which branch he served. At the time of his draft, he lived at 1203 Boyle Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania with his mother and was unemployed at this time. He was described as a White male who was 5 feet and 7.5 inches tall and weighed 132 pounds. He had brown hair, brown eyes, and light skin. He was described as having a scar on his right eye.^[3]

Later Life and Death

Louis died in April 1979.^[1][2] He may have been buried at Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania in plot 0-M-19 in an unmarked grave.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JB1P-CWR : 8 January 2021), Louis Wintersgill, Apr 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. View Ancestry Record 60901 #41005494 (requires subscription).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2733 Search: Pennsylvania > Winters-Wirbick > Winters, Albert-Wirbick, Lawrence > image 1372 of 1991. View Image on ancestry.com, (requires subscription).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRC9-NYK?cc=1810731&wc=QZFQ-NG5%3A649490601%2C652146101%2C652203401%2C1589284801 : 8 December 2015), Pennsylvania > Allegheny > Pittsburgh (Districts 251-488) > ED 395 > image 9 of 26; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MY-93VD?cc=2000219&wc=QZX5-28G%3A790227701%2C790433501%2C796201401%2C796207801 : accessed 10 March 2022), Pennsylvania > Allegheny > Pittsburgh City, Pittsburgh, Ward 22 > 69-645 Pittsburgh City Ward 22 (Tract 22-C - part) > image 11 of 24; citing 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.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187548848/louis-wintergill : accessed 10 March 2022), memorial page for Louis Wintergill (unknown–23 Apr 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 187548848, citing Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Tom Myers (contributor 47272121) .