Leo Diederich and Mary Ternes Relatives--Details (revised) - Person Sheet
Leo Diederich and Mary Ternes Relatives--Details (revised) - Person Sheet
NameJoseph M. Gilles
Birth19 Feb 1898, Taycheedah Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin3,5,6,4,8
Death12 Jul 1979, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
BurialEstabrooks Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
OccupationFarmer on a general farm--1920; engineer in a tannery--1930; fireman at a retail bakery--1940; private in the U.S. Army in World War II.
FlagsMilitary
FatherJakob Gilles (1864-1956)
MotherMargarete Mand (1865-1951)
Spouses
Birth7 Jan 1900, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin6,4,8
Death4 Mar 1995, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
FatherHubert Steffen (1867-1938)
MotherMary Ditter (1876-1965)
Marriageabt 1918, Wisconsin, United States of America
ChildrenWalter Jacob (1919-2006)
 Sylvester H. (1920-1995)
 Leander S. (Lee) (1922-2008)
Notes for Joseph M. Gilles
Source: MyHeritage.com—MyHeritage Family Trees: Catanzarite Web Site; and Ancestry.com—obituary for Martha Gilles in the Fond du Lac Reporter; U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; and U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; and www.findagrave.com.
In 1910 he lived with his parents and other family members in Taycheedah Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. In 1918 he lived in Malone, Fond du Lac County as did his father. In 1920 he lived with his wife and son Walter in Calumet Township, Fond du Lac County. In 1930 and 1940 he and his wife and children lived in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County.
When he enlisted in the army in 1942, he was separated from his wife. In 1976 he lived in Fond du Lac.
Notes for Frances B. (Spouse 1)
Source: Ancestry.com—United States Obituary Collection: www.fdlreporter.com; U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; and Gilles Family Tree.
Her father was from Wisconsin and her mother was from Germany. In 1955 she lived in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
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