Frederick Charles Creach (1920 - 1988)

Born 24 Dec 1920 in Marion Hill, Pulaski Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 Apr 1988 at age 67 in Beaver, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Frederick Creach is a part of US Black heritage.

Frederick was born in 1920. He was the son of Oliver Creach and Mabel Williams. ^[1] In 1930 he was living with his widowed mother and siblings in Pulaski, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Frederick served in the U.S. Army as a Staff Sergeant during World War II from 1943 to 1945.^[3]

Frederick served as a pastor for eight years at Community Temple Baptist Church in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He also earned a retirement from Armstrong World Industries in Beaver Falls.^[4]

Frederick passed away in 1988. He was buried in Beaver Falls Cemetery and Mauseoleum in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.^[5] Frederick was survived by his wife Thelma, two daughters, fours sons, a brother and four aunts.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #44488696 (accessed 25 May 2023)
   Name: Frederick Charles Creach [Frederick C Creach]; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 24 Dec 1920; Birth Place: Marion Hill, Pennsylvania; Death Date: 10 Apr 1988; Father: Oliver J Creach; Mother: Mabel C Williams; Notes: Jul 1938: Name listed as FREDERICK CHARLES CREACH; 18 Apr 1988: Name listed as FREDERICK C CREACH.
2. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Pulaski, Beaver, Pennsylvania; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 2341731
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #49462276 (accessed 25 May 2023)
   Frederick Creech (10), single son, in household of Mabel Creech (38) on Walnut Street, Pulaski, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
   Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
   Ancestry Record 2441 #9338696 (accessed 25 May 2023)
   Name: Frederick C Creach; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 24 Dec 1920; Death Date: 10 Apr 1988; Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 28 Jan 1943; Discharge Date: 7 Dec 1945.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Obituary for Frederick Creach, date and publication place unknown, Copy posted online
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #217750689 (accessed 25 May 2023)
   Memorial page for SSGT Frederick Charles Creach Sr. (24 Dec 1920-10 Apr 1988), citing Beaver Falls Cemetery and Mausoleum, Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA (plot: Veterans Memorial Circle, Row: 5); Maintained by Chuck Veiock (contributor 46840774).