John Frederick Gigax

1885 - 1970  (85 years)

• Name	John Frederick Gigax  [1]
  Birth	10 Sep 1885	Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [2]
  	Age: 14y
  	Address: City of Zanesville, Fifth Ward
  Anecdote	John was born and raised in Zanesville, Ohio. He moved to Pittsburgh to live his adult life. He was employed by the Pennsylvania and Lake Erie Railroad as a clerk and later worked for the Southern Railroad as the Pittsburgh Freight Agent until he retired in 1947. Witness Role: Principal 2: [I1985] John Frederick GIGAX
  Marriage Groom	10 Jul 1914	43 Climax St., Beltzhoover, Allegheny, Pennsylvania   [1]
  	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: Principal: [F339] ...of (parents not known) Witness Role: Bride: [I3141] Esther Minnie MICHEL Witness Role: Groom: [I1985] John Frederick GIGAX
  Occupation	a post office employee and during part of his career he worked on post office trains sorting mail enroute.  [1]
  	a post office employee and during part of his career he worked on post office trains sorting mail enroute. He lived in Pittsburgh.
  Death	16 Sep 1970	Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennsyvania, USA   [1]
  Burial	19 Sep 1970	Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennslyvania, USA   [1]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Jacob Gygax,   c. 18 Jan 1789, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland d. 26 Mar 1868, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland  (Age ~ 79 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Elisabeth Mayo,   b. 9 Mar 1760, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 May 1793, Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 33 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I1985	Hillbillies & Vikings
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Frank Gigax,   b. 7 Apr 1856, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA d. 6 Apr 1939, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA (Age 82 years)
  Mother	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   [1, 3]
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I2118] Esther Ardelia HALDEMAN Witness Role: Groom: [I1978] Frank GIGAX
  Family ID	F338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Minnie Michel,   b. 14 Apr 1891, USA d. 11 Jul 1969, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1914	43 Climax St., Beltzhoover, Allegheny, Pennsylvania   [1]
  	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
  Children	+ 1. Ruth Louise Gigax,   b. 21 Jan 1915, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ▻ Gordon Donald Hurlbert  m. 16 Oct 1934 + 2. Mae Elizabeth Gigax,   b. 7 Sep 1916, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA d. 22 Aug 1982, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 65 years) ▻ Richard Howard Harbaugh  m. 14 May 1943 + 3. Grace Naomi Gigax,   b. 31 Mar 1918, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Nov 2009 (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

  
  

• Documents

  John Frederick Gigax (old man' Caption Note: Old Man Draft Registration Card, WWI Keywords: Picture

  
  

• Reference

  Carl Jón Denbow. (2025, July 29). John Frederick Gigax. Hillbillies & Vikings. Retrieved from https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1985&tree=tree1