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John Frederick Gigax

John Frederick Gigax

Male 1885 - 1970  (85 years)


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  • Name John Frederick Gigax  [1
    Birth 10 Sep 1885  Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Muskingum, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 19 Sep 1970  Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennslyvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1985  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2024 

    Father Frank Gigax,   b. 7 Apr 1856, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1939, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Esther Ardelia Haldeman,   b. 6 Oct 1855, Sonora, Muskingum, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1936, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jul 1879  Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1969, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jul 1914  43 Climax St., Beltzhoover, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Mae Elizabeth Gigax,   b. 7 Sep 1916, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1982, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    +3. Grace Naomi Gigax,   b. 31 Mar 1918, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 2009 (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F339  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2025 

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

  • Reference  Your Name Here. "John Frederick Gigax". Our Family History. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1985&tree=tree1 (accessed March 14, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Research conducted by Russel Arndts on the Gigax Family. GIGAX.GED imported on 2006/09/07 at 20:41:10.

    2. [S468] Census 1900 Muskingum, Ohio, USA NARA series 1241310 (SD 4, ED 72, Sheet 1).

    3. [S323] Nellie May Gigax (Mrs. Wietzel) Family Tree as submitted for her successful application to the Daughters of the American Revolution.


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