Walter E Gacek (1919 - 2008)

Born 14 Jun 1919 in Logan, Logan, West Virginia, United States

Died 4 Apr 2008 at age 88 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Biography

Walter was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

Walter was born in 1919.^[1] Walter was the son of Thomas and Jennie Gacek.^[2]

Walter volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[3][1]

Walter passed away in 2008.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #193625349 (accessed 24 July 2022)
   Name: Walter Gacek; Race: White; Age: 21; Birth Date: 14 Jun 1919; Birth Place: Logan, West Virginia; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: New York City, New York; Employer: Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society; Height: 5 10; Weight: 140; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: Grant Sutter;
   Household Members Age:
   Walter Gacek 21.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4JF-1NN : accessed 25 July 2022), Walter Gacek in household of Thomas Gacek, Brooklyn (Districts 0001-0250), Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 243, sheet 1B, line 97, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1520; FHL microfilm 2,341,255.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9MXD-LHRX : 7 January 2021), Household of Walter Gacek, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-10A, sheet 84B, line 49, 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 2547.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTNZ-XJS : 12 January 2021), Walter Gacek, 04 Apr 2008; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KB4G-P4K : 18 January 2020), Walter E Gacek, 2000.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 July 2022, 00:28), entry for Walter E Gacek (FamilySearch Person: GX1C-DMH ); contributed by various users.

• Marriage: "New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967"
  New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index; Certificate Number: 64913
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61632 #5220977 (accessed 3 February 2024)
  Walter Gacek marriage to Edith E Williams on 20 Dec 1947 in Buffalo, New York, USA.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lindenhurst, Suffolk, New York; Roll: 2808; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 52-22
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #288910500 (accessed 3 February 2024)
  Edith Gacek (20), wife, in household of Walter Gacek (31) in Lindenhurst, Suffolk, New York, USA. Born in New York.