Ernest Edgell

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Ernest Edgell
Age: 11 months
Birth Year: abt 1920 [abt 1919]
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Birch, Braxton, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Benjamin F Edgell
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's name: Ora Edgell
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Earnest Edgle
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1919
Birthplace: West Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Birch, Braxton, West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Ben F Edgle
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's name: Ora Edgle
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Ernest R Edgell
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Birch, Braxton, West Virginia
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Birch, Braxton, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Unpaid family worker
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No

MILITARY RECORDS

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Ernest R Edgell
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
County or City: Braxton

Enlistment Date: 28 Mar 1942
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Fort Thomas Newport
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private

Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Height: 69 in.
Weight: 150 lbs.



Buried:
Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Ernest R Edgell
Birth Date: 11 Jan 1919
Death Date: 23 Dec 1944
Cemetery: Prudence Chapel Cem
Cemetery Location: Minnora, West Virginia
Enlistment Date: 28 Mar 1942
Discharge Date: KIA 23 Dec 1944
Rank: PFC
Unit: Co. B, 401 Glider Infantry, US Army

Died:
West Virginia Vital Records

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