Earl Robert Hansler (1920 - 2000)

Born 29 May 1920 in Midland, Pierce, Washington, United States

Died 2 Dec 2000 at age 80 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States

Biography

Earl 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.

Earl was born in 1920.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Earl was the son of Robert Hansler and Lillian Marie Peterson.^{[1][2][6][7][4]}

Earl attended Lincoln High School and then University of Puget Sound.^[8][9][5]

Earl volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[10][5]

Earl died in 2000.^{[11][12][4][5]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYW-NH23 : 7 January 2021), Earl Hansler, 1920.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYW-NH2W : 7 January 2021), Earl Hanssler or Hanseler, 1920.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 71
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #36885764 (accessed 31 October 2022)
   Name: Earl Robert Hansler; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 21; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 29 May 1920; Birth Place: Tacoma, Washington; Residence Place: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA; Registration Date: 1 Jul 1941; Registration Place: Washington, USA; Employer: MacDonald Building Co; Height: 5 7; Weight: 150; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Blonde; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: Robert Hansler;
   Household Members (Name) Relationship:
   Earl Robert Hansler Self (Head).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #17475484 (accessed 31 October 2022)
   Name: Earl Robert Hansler [Earl R Hansler]; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 29 May 1920; Birth Place: Midland, Washington; Death Date: 2 Dec 2000; Father: Robert Hansler; Mother: Lillian M Peterson; Death Certificate Number: FIX FOR "01" DOD 03/01; Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.; Notes: Nov 1938: Name listed as EARL ROBERT HANSLER; 19 Apr 2001: Name listed as EARL R HANSLER.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "Obituaries & Funeral Notices: Earl Robert Hansler" database w/images (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 20 Apr 2021) The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington) · Wednesday, December 06, 2000 Newspapers Clip: 112349743
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC35-BQJ : accessed 1 November 2022), Earl R Hansler in household of Robert Hansler Jr., Midland, Pierce, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 56, sheet 4A, line 20, family 177, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2510; FHL microfilm 2,342,244.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Robert Hansler	M	34	Married	Head	Carpenter	Washington
   Lillian Hansler	F	32	Married	Wife		Washington
   Marie G Hansler	F	12	Single	Daughter		Washington
   Earl R Hansler	M	9	Single	Son		Washington
   Laraine C Hansler	F	8	Single	Daughter		Washington
   John F Hansler	M	2	Single	Son		Washington

7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9S4-GXP : 6 January 2021), Earl Hansler in household of Robert Hansler, Midland Election Precinct, Pierce, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 27-58, sheet 14A, line 40, family 319, 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 4356.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Robert Hansler	M	44	Married	Head	Carpenter	Washington
   Lillian Hansler	F	42	Married	Wife		Washington
   Earl Hansler	M	19	Single	Son	Apprentice Carpenter	Washington
   Lorraine Hansler	F	18	Single	Daughter		Washington
   John Hansler	M	12	Single	Son		Washington

8. ↑ 1937 School Yearbook: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016"
   "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Lincoln High School; Year: 1937
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1265 #1416444318 (accessed 31 October 2022)
   Name: Earl R Hansler; Estimated Age: Abt 16; Birth Year: abt 1921; Yearbook Date: 1937; School: Lincoln High School; School Location: Tacoma, Washington, USA; Yearbook Title: Lincolnian.
9. ↑ "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016"
   "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; (accessed 31 October 2022)
   • 1942 School Name: College of Puget Sound; Year: 1942
     
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1265 #284298082
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1265 #284297351 Name: Earl Hansler; Estimated Age: 20; Birth Year: abt 1922; Yearbook Date: 1942; School: College of Puget Sound; School Location: Tacoma, Washington, USA.
   • 1943 School Name: College of Puget Sound; Year: 1943
     
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1265 #290135907
   Name: Earl Hansler; Yearbook Date: 1943; School: College of Puget Sound; School Location: Tacoma, Washington, USA.
10. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
    United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 4; Enumeration District: 24-1355
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294832999 (accessed 31 October 2022)
    Earl R Hansler (29), single lodger, Carpenter, in household of Clarence Ubrich (42) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Washington.
11. ↑ "Washington Death Index, 1965-2014," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLWS-HGBP : 13 July 2017), Earl R Hansler, 02 Dec 2000, Pierce, Washington, United States; from the Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives (https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/472 : n.d.); Citing Washington State Department of Health.
12. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3V6-9J9 : 11 January 2021), Earl R Hansler, 02 Dec 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 November 2022, 02:24), entry for Earl Robert Hansler (FamilySearch Person: 9JDW-HPF ); contributed by various users.