Nellie May Gigax

1880 - 1964  (84 years)

• Name	Nellie May Gigax  [1]
  Birth	14 Apr 1880	Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [2]
  	Age: 20y
  	Address: City of Zanesville, Fifth Ward
  Anecdote	Much of the information on Nellie May is from a chart given to Russell T. Arndts from Ruth Hurlbert. The chart is called the Paternal Family Tree. The word "Maternal" is crossed out and the word "Paternal" has been added. No exact order to the births are given. Helen most likely is first. Helen, Edward, John, Nellie, and Edna being the order. The 'Haldeman book' says, Mae or Mary, married Wietzel. Carl J. Denbow joined SAR on the basis, in part, of Nellie May's application to the DAR.
  Occupation	1902	Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
  	school teacher
  	Age: 20y
  Marriage Bride	4 Feb 1902	Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	This information is from a chart given to Russell T. Arndts from Ruth Hurlbert. The chart is called th Paternal Family Tree. The word "Maternal" is crossed out and the word "Paternal" has been added. Witness Role: Principal: [F340] ...of Bernard F. WIETZEL and Nellie May GIGAX Witness Role: Bride: [I1990] Nellie May GIGAX Witness Role: Groom: [I4497] Bernard F. WIETZEL Witness Role: Minister: Name: Rev. J. W. Creighton Witness Role: apparently the pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church in Zanesville.
  		MC Gigax-Wietzel Keywords: Picture
  Name	Nellie May Weitzel  [1]
  Death	7 Nov 1964  [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	I1990	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, 4]
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I2118] Esther Ardelia HALDEMAN Witness Role: Groom: [I1978] Frank GIGAX
  Family ID	F338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bernard F. Wietzel, Sr.,   b. 27 Feb 1881   d. 3 May 1938, Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio, USA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1902	Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	This information is from a chart given to Russell T. Arndts from Ruth Hurlbert. The chart is called th Paternal Family Tree. The word "Maternal" is crossed out and the word "Paternal" has been added. Witness Role: Bride: [I1990] Nellie May GIGAX Witness Role: Groom: [I4497] Bernard F. WIETZEL Witness Role: Minister: Name: Rev. J. W. Creighton Witness Role: apparently the pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church in Zanesville.
  		MC Gigax-Wietzel Keywords: Picture
  Children	1. Bernard F. Wietzel, Jr.,   b. Jul 1902 + 2. Helen Wietzel,   b. 18 Feb 1912, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA d. 25 Jun 1985, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA (Age 73 years) ▻ Robert Craig, Sr.  m. Abt 1932
  Family ID	F340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2024

  
  

• Documents

  Nellie May Gigax Wietzel DAR Application (1949)

  
  

• Reference

  Carl Jón Denbow. "Nellie May Gigax". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1990&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).