Iowa Family Group Sheet for John Gehlsen Sr Submitted by: Barbara Gehlsen Nugent Email: barbaraandjerry@verizon.net Husband: John Gehlsen Sr Born: 23 Nov 1906 - Thomson, Carroll County, Illinois Died: 11 Jun 1993 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Cause of Death: Heart Attack Buried: Father: Hans H. Gehlsen (1858-1916) Mother: Margaret Lueders (1865-1937) Other Spouse: Ella Manske (1901-1986) Date: 26 Aug 1949 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Marriage: 30 Sep 1933 Place: Dixon, Whiteside County, Illinois Wife: Edith Francena Lawson Born: 2 Apr 1915 - Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois Died: 25 Sep 2004 - Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada Buried: 2004 - Murmuring Trees, Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CA Father: James Franklin Lawson (1882-1934) Mother: Ada May Padgett (1877-1961) Other Spouse: Harold Seidel ( - ) Date: Est 1947 - Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois Children 1 F Barbara Joan Gehlsen Born: 10 Jun 1935 - Home, Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois Died: Buried: Spouse: Jerry Joseph Nugent (1935- ) Marr. Date: 8 Aug 1967 - Basel, Switzerland Zivilstandsamt Basel-Stadt 2 F Marcia Ann Gehlsen Born: 6 Aug 1936 - Home, Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois Died: Buried: Spouse: Ralph Rhoten (1933- ) Marr. Date: 6 Oct 1956 - Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi - 3 M John Gehlsen Jr Born: 3 Sep 1937 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Died: 9 Nov 1973 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Cause of Death: Heart Attack Buried: 14 Nov 1973 - Murmuring Trees, Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CA General Notes (Husband) When John Gehlsen applied for a Social Security card on November 26, 1936, he was working at Charter Wire Pro. 637 E. Polk St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His residence address was 1632 W. Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He worked at Charter Wire as a machinist until his retirement. On his Soc Sec Card application, John entered his mother's maiden name as Leaders, on his parent's wedding certificate it is shown as Leders, and many give me information using Leuders. Notes (Marriage) Edith Francena Lawson was in her senior year of high school when she eloped with John Gehlsen. ************************************************** Copyright © 2006 by Barbara Nugent. All rights reserved. http://www.iagenweb.org/state/disclaim.htm **************************************************