John Frederick Gigax

1885 - 1970  (85 years)

• Name	John Frederick Gigax  [1]
  Born	10 Sep 1885	Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  AncestorInterest	1
  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.
  BirthOrder	3
  Cleaned	N
  CW Service	?
  DescendantInterest	1
  My Ancestors	?
  Occupation	A post office employee and during part of his career he worked on post office trains sorting mail enroute. He lived in Pittsburgh.
  PRIVATE	?
  Record ID Number	1985
  Died	16 Sep 1970	Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennsyvania, USA   [1]
  Buried	19 Sep 1970	Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennsyvania, USA   [1]
  Siblings	4 Siblings
  1. Nellie May Gigax ,   b. 14 Apr 1880, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1964  (Age 83 years) ▻ Bernard F. Weitzel, 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. 1893,   d. 1960, Marion, Marion, Indiana, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Person ID	I1985	Hillbillies & Vikings
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2019

  
  

  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)
  Married	11 Jul 1879	Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Minnie Michel,   b. 14 Apr 1891, Enon Valley, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 11 Jul 1969, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	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.
  Age at Marriage	He was 28 years and 10 months - She was 23 years and 3 months
  Children	1. Ruth Louise Gigax,   b. 21 Jan 1915, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mae Elizabeth Gigax,   b. 7 Sep 1916, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 22 Aug 1982, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 65 years)   3. Grace Naomi Gigax,   b. 31 Mar 1918, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 15 Nov 2009  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Old Man Draft Registration Card, WWI

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "John Frederick Gigax". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1985&tree=tree1 (accessed February 7, 2023).