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John Frederick Gigax and Esther Minnie Michel Family

m. 10 Jul 1914

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  • John Frederick Gigax Male
    John Frederick Gigax

    Birth  10 Sep 1885  Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  16 Sep 1970  Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennsyvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  19 Sep 1970  Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennslyvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  10 Jul 1914  [1 43 Climax St., Beltzhoover, Allegheny, Pennsylvania  [1Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Frank Gigax | F338 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Esther Ardelia Haldeman | F338 Group Sheet 

    Esther Minnie Michel Female
    Esther Minnie Michel

    Birth  14 Apr 1891  USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  11 Jul 1969  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  11 Jul 1969   
    Father  Oscar E. Michel | F1724 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Emma Elizabeth Rech | F1724 Group Sheet 

    Ruth Louise Gigax Female
    + Ruth Louise Gigax

    Birth  21 Jan 1915  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Spouse  Gordon Donald Hurlbert | F1086 
    Marriage  16 Oct 1934  Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Mae Elizabeth Gigax Female
    + Mae Elizabeth Gigax

    Birth  7 Sep 1916  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  22 Aug 1982  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  22 Aug 1982  Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennslyvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Richard Howard Harbaugh | F341 
    Marriage  14 May 1943   

    Grace Naomi Gigax Female
    + Grace Naomi Gigax

    Birth  31 Mar 1918  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Baptism  May 1918  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  15 Nov 2009   
    Burial     
    Spouse  Living | F927 
    Marriage     

  • Notes  Married:
    • Met Esther Minnie Michel and married her three months after arriving in Pittsburgh. They were married in the bride's home at 43 [or 38 check] Climax Street in Beltzhoover. She had worked in the Riech Dairy before marriage. They lived in the Beltzhoover neighorhood of Pittsburgh, and then in about 1924, they moved to 1505 Park Avenue in Dormont to live with and care for Esther's mother, Emma Elizabeth (Rech) Michel. They attended the Christ Lutheran Church in Beltzhoover and Bethany Lutheran Church in Dormont. John and Esther lived in their Dormont home until their deaths.
      Witness Role: Bride: [I3141] Esther Minnie MICHEL
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1985] John Frederick GIGAX

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Russell Arndts, Research conducted by Russel Arndts on the Gigax Family.


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