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William Penn Gittinger

Birth	:	20 Apr 1864 Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	28 Jan 1931 Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Leon Cemetery, Leon, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7434006, -93.7572021
Description	:	In 1880 he lived with his parents and seven siblings on a farm in Center Township, Decatur County, IA. In 1900 he and his wife and their four children lived on a farm they owned, mortgage free, in Elgin Township, Antelope County, NE. In 1910 he and his wife and their eight children lived on a farm they owned, with a mortgage, in Center Township, Decatur County, IA. In 1920 they all still lived there. Ruth worked as a clerk in a dry goods store. In 1930 he and Ora and four of their children--Alice, Lloyd,... Read More	In 1880 he lived with his parents and seven siblings on a farm in Center Township, Decatur County, IA. In 1900 he and his wife and their four children lived on a farm they owned, mortgage free, in Elgin Township, Antelope County, NE. In 1910 he and his wife and their eight children lived on a farm they owned, with a mortgage, in Center Township, Decatur County, IA. In 1920 they all still lived there. Ruth worked as a clerk in a dry goods store. In 1930 he and Ora and four of their children--Alice, Lloyd, Pearl, and Marjorie--lived there. Their home was valued at $4000, and they did have a radio. Pearl and Marjorie worked as public school teachers. From a newspaper: William was the son of Daniel Reese and Sarah Elizabeth Gittinger and was born on the old Gittinger homestead in Center township, Decatur county, Iowa. He was united in marriage to Ora Elma Frost, Jan 27, 1892. To them were born eight children, Alice M., Daniel Reese, Lloyd F., Ellen, Florence Bell, Mary Grace, Pearl Elizabeth and Marjorie Maxine, who with their mother are left to mourn his loss. He also had three grandchildren, Shirley, Ruth and Kathryn Marjorie McKee of Des Moines and Ellen Joyce Gittinger of Kellogg, Idaho; one brother Frank M. Gittinger of Leon and one sister Mrs. Emma Field, of Noosho Falls, Kansas, as well as several nephews and nieces, and many other relatives and friends who will mourn because of his departure. He was preceded in death by his father and mother and five sisters and two brothers. He spent his entire life in Decatur county, with the exception of a few years which were spent in eastern Nebraska. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, January 31, 1931, in the Stewart Funeral Home by Rev Miles H. Tabor. Interment was in the Leon cemetery.

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William Penn Gittinger's memorial is located at: Leon Cemetery, Leon, Decatur County, USA.
When did William Penn Gittinger death?
William Penn Gittinger death on 28 Jan 1931 in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.7434006
Longitude: -93.7572021

Family Members:

Parent

Daniel R. Gittinger

(1822 - 1891)

Sarah E. Hampton Gittinger

(1831 - 1895)

Spouse

Ora Elma Frost Gittinger

(1866 - 1943)

Siblings

Agnes Gittinger

(1855 - 1892)

Mary Ann Gittinger Garber

(1858 - 1924)

Ellen Gittinger Sears

(1859 - 1892)

Emma Gittinger Field

(1863 - 1949)

Children

Alice Gittinger

(1893 - 1989)

Lloyd F Gittinger

(1897 - 1959)

Ruth Ellen Gittinger

(1899 - 1990)

Pearle Elizabeth Gittinger

(1905 - 1995)

Marjorie Maxine Gittinger

(1909 - 1980)

Flowers:

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Coordinate: 40.7422986, -93.7954545

2. Manchester Cemetery
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7. Meek Cemetery
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8. Campbell Burying Ground
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Coordinate: 40.6888910, -93.7391110

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Coordinate: 40.6888920, -93.7168880

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Coordinate: 40.6916699, -93.7016101

13. Chastain Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6915000, -93.6884000

14. Bethel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6659260, -93.7716150

15. Johnson Cemetery
Leon, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8244019, -93.7144012

16. Miller Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7026000, -93.8592000

17. Gore Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6599362, -93.7980080

18. Cash Cemetery
Decatur City, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7308036, -93.8815641

19. Trinity Hills Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7326000, -93.8832000

20. Hall Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7107000, -93.6321000

21. Beaver Cemetery
Woodland, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7092018, -93.6314011

22. Trullinger Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7827988, -93.6331024

23. Saint Marys Cemetery
Woodland, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6761017, -93.6556015

24. Woodmansee Cemetery
Grand River, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7405590, -93.8944817