Frank Gigax

1856 - 1939  (82 years)

• Name	Frank Gigax
  Birth	7 Apr 1856	Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Marriage Groom	11 Jul 1879	Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [2, 3]
  	Witness Role: Principal: [F338] ...of Frank GIGAX and Esther Ardelia HALDEMAN Witness Role: Bride: [I2118] Esther Ardelia HALDEMAN Witness Role: Groom: [I1978] Frank GIGAX
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [4]
  	Age: 44y
  	Address: City of Zanesville, Fifth Ward
  Occupation	1 Jun 1900	Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [4]
  	Grocer
  Census	5 Feb 1920	Newton Twp, Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [5]
  	Age: 63y
  	Address: Farm, 183, 184
  Research-Note	Additional information: Was part-time preacher in Methodist church. Ran meat market as main job. This information is from a chart given to Rusell T. Arndts by Ruth Hurlbert. The chart is called the Paternal Family Tree. The word "Maternal" is crossed out and the word "Paternal" has been added. The 'Haldeman book' says, Ardelia Ester Haldeman was married in July 1879 to Frank Gigax, father of the bride, Dr. John S. Haldeman performed the ceremony in the Seventh Street Methodist Church in Zanesville, Ohio. The name Gigax is of Swiss origin. Frank owned a grocery store in Zanesvile. Later moved to Fultonham.
  Occupation	5 Feb 1920	Newton Twp, Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [5]
  	Farmer
  	Industry, business or establishment: Own farm Employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account: OA, 83
  Death	6 Apr 1939	Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [2]
  	Frank Gigax Obituary
  		Frank Gigax Obit (1939) Caption Note: Frank Gigax Obituary Keywords: Document
  Burial	9 Apr 1939	Fultonham, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Jacob Gygax,   c. 18 Jan 1789, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland d. 26 Mar 1868, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland  (Age ~ 79 years)  (Grandfather)  Anna B. Gilgen,   b. 10 May 1821   d. 1 Mar 1889, Muskingum, Ohio, USA  (Age 67 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I1978	Hillbillies & Vikings
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Frederick Gigax,   b. 1816, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland d. 6 Jan 1899, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Anna B. Gilgen,   b. 10 May 1821   d. 1 Mar 1889, Muskingum, Ohio, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1842	Republic of Bern
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I2000] Anna B. GILGEN Witness Role: Groom: [I1979] Frederick GIGAX
  Family ID	F342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Ardelia Haldeman,   b. 6 Oct 1855, Sonora, Muskingum, Ohio, USA d. 5 May 1936, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	11 Jul 1879	Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [2, 3]
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I2118] Esther Ardelia HALDEMAN Witness Role: Groom: [I1978] Frank GIGAX
  Children	+ 1. Nellie May Gigax,   b. 14 Apr 1880, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA d. 7 Nov 1964 (Age 84 years) ▻ Bernard F. Wietzel, Sr.  m. 4 Feb 1902 + 2. Edna Esther Gigax,   b. 26 Jun 1882, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA d. 16 Jan 1967, California, USA (Age 84 years) ▻ Edward Clifford Denbow  m. 27 Jun 1906 + 3. John Frederick Gigax,   b. 10 Sep 1885, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA d. 16 Sep 1970, Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennsyvania, USA (Age 85 years) ▻ Esther Minnie Michel  m. 10 Jul 1914   4. Helen E. Gigax,   b. 1890, Muskingum, Ohio, USA d. 18 Sep 1954, Muskingum, Ohio, USA (Age 64 years)   5. Edward A. Gigax,   b. Mar 1893, Ohio, USA d. 1960, Marion, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age ~ 66 years)
  Family ID	F338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2024

  
  

• Documents

  1910 U.S. Census U.S. Census, Keywords: Picture

  
  

  Obituaries

  Frank Gigax Obit (1939) Caption Note: Frank Gigax Obituary Keywords: Document

  
  

• Reference

  Carl Jón Denbow. "Frank Gigax". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1978&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).