This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.bartholomew/4317.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Not related, but found some census information going back to John's gr grandfather: 1880 Washington Twp., Crawford Co., Iowa Enumeration District: 71 Sheet Number: 136C Enumeration Date: June 22, 1900 Line: 13 Dwelling/Family: 191/197 Gigax, Fredrick - age 35, married, farmer, born in Elsase. Parents born in Elsase. " Madline - wife, age 30, keeping house, born in Elsase. Parents born in Elsase. " Fredrick - son, age 3, born in Illinois. 1900 Washington Twp., Crawford Co., Iowa Enumeration District: 71 Sheet Number: 331B Enumeration Date: June 13, 1900 Line: 53 Dwelling/Family: 115/115 Gigax, Fredrick - born October 1844, age 55, married 25 yrs., born in Germany. Parents born in Germany. Immigrated to the US in 1872. " Madeline - wife, born April 1849, age 51, married 25 yrs., 3 children/ 3 children living, born in Germany. Parents born in Germany. Immigrated to US in 1875. " Mary - daughter, born August 1882, age 17, born in Iowa " George - son, born March 1888, age 12, born in Iowa. Sheet Number: 331A Enumeration Date: June 12, 1900 Line: 5 Dwelling/Family: 104/104 Gigax, Fred W. - born August 1876, age 23, married 4 yrs., born in Illinois. Parents born in France. Occupation implement salesman. " Estella M. - wife, born December 1872, age 27, married 4 yrs., 2 children/ 2 children living, born in Iowa. Parents born in Ohio. " John F. - son, born June 1897, age 2, born in Iowa. " May - daughter, born February 1900, age 5mo., born in Iowa. 1910 Ward 1, Hutchinson, Reno Co., Kansas Enumeration District: 161 Sheet Number: 28B Enumeration Date: April 16, 1910 Line: 67 Dwelling/Family: 63/63 Address: 127 12th Street Gigax, Fred W. - age 33, married 14 yrs., born in Illinois. Parents born in Germany. Occupation traveling salesman. " Stella M. - wife, age 37, married 14 yrs., 5 children/ 5 children living, born in Iowa. Parents born in Ohio. " Franklin - son, age 12, born in Iowa (John F. ) " Maida - daughter, age 10, born in Iowa (May) " Kenneth - son, age 8, born in Iowa " Floyd - son, age 5, born in Iowa " Vivian - daughter, age 4, born in Iowa 1920 Ward 3, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska Enumeration District: 33 Sheet Number: 161A Enumeration Date: January 3, 1920 Line: 16 Dwelling/Family: 56/58 Address: 2533 California Street Gigax, J. Franklin - age 22, born in Iowa. Father born in Illinois. Mother born in Iowa. Occuaption supply clerk for Standard Oil " Adellia - wife, age 22, born in Wisconsin. Father born in the US. Mother born in Wisconsin. Occupation stenographer for a lawyer. 1930 Farmington, Farmington Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois Enumeration District: 26 Sheet Number: 20A Enumeration Date: April 3, 1930 Line: 24 Dwelling/Family: 102/103 Address: 36 S. Main Street Gigax, J. Franklin - age 32, married, age 21 when first married, born in Iowa. Father born in Illinois. Mother born in Iowa. Occupation implement dealer. " Adelia C. - wife, age 32, married, age 21 when first married, born in Wisconsin. Parents born in Wisconsin. " Junior - son, age 5, born in Nebraska. 1930 Ward 8, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky Enumeration District: 122 Sheet Number: 103A Enumeration Date: April 14, 1930 Line: 23 Dwelling/Family: 281/298 Address: 4828 Southern Parkway Gigax, Fredrick W. - age 53, married, age 19 when first married, born in Illinois. Parents born in Alsase-Loriane. Occupation manager of wagon manuf. company " Stella - wife, age 47, married, age 23 when first married, born in Iowa. Parents born in Ohio. " Floyd - son, age 25, born in Iowa. Occupation stockboy for wagon manuf. company. 1930 Ward 1, Medina, Stutsman Co., North Dakota Enumeration District: 44 Sheet Number: 203B Enumeration Date: April 3, 1930 Line: 88 Dwelling/Family: 20/22 Gigax, George - age 42, married, age 28 when first married, born in Iowa. Parents born in Alsase-Loraine. Occupation truck driver/oil salesman. (Fredrick's brother) " Hazel - wife, age 35, married, age 21 when first married, born in Minnesota. Father born in Sweden. Mother born in Indiana " Chester - son, age 11, born in North Dakota " Arthur - son, age 6, born in North Dakota. (Both children have their parents birthplace as North Dakota, not sure if that is an error or the children were adopted) ***************************************** US World War II Army Enlistment Record 1938-1946 Name: John F. Gigax Jr. Birthyear: 1924 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Nebraska State: Indiana County or City: Marion Enlistment Date: March 20, 1943 Enlistment State: Indiana Enlistment City: Fort Benjamin Harrison Branch: No Branch Assignment Branch Code: No Branch Assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law. Component: Selectees (enlisted men) Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Student Codes 0x, 2x, 4x and 6x as pertain to students will be converted, for machine records purposes, to the code number 992 Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 88 Weight: 138 ******************************************** John's Great Grandparents: Fredrick Gigax & Madeline Unknown Children: Fredrick, Mary & George John's Grandparents: Fredrick W. Gigax & Estella M. Unknown Children: John Franklin, May/Maida, Kenneth, Floyd & Vivian John's Parents: John Franklin Gigax Sr. & Adelia C. Unknown Children: John Franklin Jr. ******************************************* SSDI: John Gigax b: June 15, 1897 d: April 1964 Last Residence: Indiana John Gigax b: October 10, 1924 d: January 1978 Last Residence: Columbus, Bartholomew Co., Indiana George Gigax b: March 10, 1888 d: July 1970 Last Residence: Tempe, Maricopa Co., Arizona ********************************************* Hope this helps................Karen