Philip Viers
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Philip Roland Viers (1896 - 1985)

Philip Roland Viers
Born in Gladwin County, Michigan, United States of Americamap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 19 Feb 1917 in Monroe, Michigan, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , and
Died at age 89 in Shelby, Richland County, Ohio, United States of Americamap
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Biography

Philip Viers was a Michigander.

Philip Roland (Roe) Viers was born on January 6, 1896 in Gladwin County, Michigan WWI Draft Registraion Card says born "Dale, Michigan" but there is no Dale, Michigan - althought there is a Dale Road, in Tobacco Township, Michigan; Newspapers.com lists his birth place as "Gladen County, Michigan" - although there is no "Gladen County, Michigan"; however there is a "Gladwin County, Michigan, to Owen E. Viers (30) and Mary Arilla (Van Sickle) Viers [1][2][3].

In 1900, Philip (4 - born in January of 1896, in Michigan) lived in Madison, Lenawee County, Michigan, with his father Owen (34 - born in April of 1866, in Ohio and worked as a teamster), his mother Mary (33 - born in August of 1866, in Michigan), his sister Verner Viers (11 - born in August of 1888, in Ohio), his sister Zula Belle Viers (10 - born in March of 1890, in Michigan), his brother Robert N. Viers (8 - born in November of 1891, in Ohio) and his brother Rollo Curl Viers (6 - born in February of 1894, in Ohio)[4].

In 1910, Philip (14) lived on Wanamaker Street, in St. Joseph, Williams County, Ohio with his father Owen (44 - worked as a railroad car inspector), his mother Mary (43), his brother Rollo (16 - worked as a basket maker for a basket factory) and sister Neva H. Viers (8 - born in Michigan)[5].

On February 19, 1917, Philip (21 - worked as a laborer) married Donelda Marie Graetz (18 - at home) in Monroe, Michigan[6][7].

June 5, 1917, Philip (21 - worked as a railroder), lived at 643 East Elm Street, in Wauseon, Ohio, registered for WWI[8].

In 1920, Philip (24 - worked in a tube mill), lived at 17 Sharon Street, in Shelby, Richland County, Ohio with his wife Donelda M. (22 - born in Ohio), their daughter Madonna Viers (1 - born in Ohio) and their son Philip Jr. Viers (3/12 - born in Ohio)[9].

In 1929, Philip lived at 164 West Park Drive, in Shelby, Ohio and worked as a "tubeworker" [10].

In 1930, Philip (34 - continued to work as a laborer, at the tube mill), lived at 164 West Park Drive, in Shelby, Richland, Ohio, with his wife Donna (30), their daughter Madonna J. (12), son Philip Jr. (10), daughter Mary Viers (9 - born in Ohio), son Julius O. Viers (5 - born in Ohio) and son Harold Viers (10/12 - born in Ohio)[11].

In 1940, Philip (44 - worked as a hammer man at Tube Works), continued to live at 164 West Park Drive, with his wife Donelda (40 - worked as a press operator, at Miller Press), their daughter Madona (22 - practiced as a nurse at Shelby Hospital), son Philip Jr. (20 - worked as a delivery boy for a grocery), daughter Mary Ann (18), son Julius (15) and son Harold (10 - born in Ohio)[12].

April 27, 1942, Philip (46 - described as 5' 8 1/2" tall, blue eyes, 170 lbs., brown hair, a light complexion and worked for Ohio Seamless Tube Company), registered for WWII[13].

On May 15, 1942, Philip enlisted into the Marines[14].

From January 1, to January 31, 1943, Philip served in the Marines, as a Private First Class Officer[15][16][17].

On February 27, 1985, Philip Roland Viers (89 and widowed) passed away, at MedCentral Health System, in Shelby, Richland County, Ohio; he is buriend at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Edgerton, Williams County, Ohio[18][19][20][21].

Sources

  1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6482/005256063_01154/20033986?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/200078866629/facts Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Fulton County
  2. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1002/004151107_05500/15583439?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/200078866629/facts#?imageId=004151107_05500. The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Ohio; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
  3. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61843&h=570557815&ssrc=pt&tid=75496806&pid=200078866629&usePUB=true News-Journal; Publication Date: 28 Feb 1985; Publication Place: Mansfield, Ohio, USA
  4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7602/4120237_00591/25079517?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/200078866629/facts Year: 1900; Census Place: Madison, Lenawee, Michigan; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1240725
  5. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7884/4449550_00993/128970999?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/200078866629/facts Year: 1910; Census Place: St Joseph, Williams, Ohio; Roll: T624_1241; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1375254
  6. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9093/41326_342328-00198/621817?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/200078866629/facts Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 135; Film Description: 1917 Macomb-1917 Saginaw
  7. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6Q79-ZXT?i=205&cc=1452395&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AN3R6-37S
  8. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6482/005256063_01154/20033986?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/200078866629/facts Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Fulton County
  9. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6061/4385094_00451/48854318?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/200078866629/facts. Year: 1920; Census Place: Shelby, Richland, Ohio; Roll: T625_1430; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 224
  10. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1988/31802_160984-00513/2103767?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/200078866629/facts
  11. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4661180_00476/69763707?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/200078866629/facts Year: 1930; Census Place: Shelby, Richland, Ohio; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 2341598
  12. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/m-t0627-03134-00160/35009165?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/200078866629/facts Year: 1940; Census Place: Shelby, Richland, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03134; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 70-7
  13. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1002/004151107_05500/15583439?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/200078866629/facts#?imageId=004151107_05500. The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Ohio; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
  14. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1089/33068_272165-00250/26781467?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/200078866629/facts. The National Archives at Washington, DC. USA; National Archives Publication: Navy Muster Rolls, 1939-1949; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; Record Group Number: 24
  15. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1089/33068_272165-00250/26781467?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/200078866629/facts. The National Archives at Washington, DC. USA; National Archives Publication: Navy Muster Rolls, 1939-1949; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; Record Group Number: 24
  16. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
  17. ↑ Muster Rolls of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1798-1892. Microfilm Publication T1118, 123 rolls. ARC ID: 922159. Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, Record Group 127; National Archives in Washington, D.C. U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1958. Microfilm Publication T977, 460 rolls. ARC ID: 922159. Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, Record Group 127; National Archives in Washington, D.C.
  18. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158954292
  19. ↑ http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Philip-R.-Viers-94737425
  20. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1WQ-4PF
  21. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61843&h=570557815&ssrc=pt&tid=75496806&pid=200078866629&usePUB=true




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Philip Roland Viers was the FIL of my paternal 1st cousin of husband of my great aunt Wikitree doesn't want me to post the family line here scroll to top of page, click on "Find", then "Relationships", enter Cook-7750 and Viers-107 however it won't find the relationship.
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