Gratiot County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Waldorf, Corp Gilbert L. (military) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandra Moore http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00031.html#0007687 June 24, 2010, 10:14 pm Cemetery: Oak Grove Cemetery Name: Corp Gilbert L. (military) Waldorf Date Of Photograph: June 6, 2009 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/gratiot/photos/tombstones/oakgrove/waldorf125924nph.jpg Image file size: 193.4 Kb Headstone located in Vault Hill Blk E Lot 14 Civil War Veteran - CO I 6 Ohio Cav Name: Gilbert L Waldorf Age at Enlistment: 22 Enlistment Date: 21 Oct 1861 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Ohio Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, Ohio 6th Cavalry Regiment on 21 Oct 1861. Promoted to Full Corporal on 01 Feb 1865. Mustered out on 27 Jun 1865 at Petersburg, VA. Birth Date: abt 1839 Sources: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio Family tree sources show he was the son of Philip and Lydia Byington (Giddings) Waldorf. He married Emma Philena Fansler on April 16, 1866 in Bristol, Trumbull Co., Ohio and they were the parents of Frances Audrie (Waldorf) McGuire, Edith B., Gilbert A. and Florence Waldorf. Emma P. Waldorf death certificate shows she was the son of John Fasler (Virginia) and mother unknown of Vermont, female, white, widow, housewife, born June 29, 1840 Ohio and died on april 21, 1916 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI at the age of 75 years, 9 months and 23 days, cause of death nephritis and vascular disease of heart. Informant was Mrs. Thomas McGuire. Burial was on April 14, 1916 St. Louis, Mich. There is no headstone for Emma P. Waldorf. Son of Gilbert L. and Emma P. Waldorf - died at the age of 11 years 2 months and 1 day. He was born in 1872 and died on April 5, 1883 (cemetery record) Name: G.L. Waldorf Home in 1880: Seville, Gratiot, Michigan Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1840 Birthplace: Ohio Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's name: Eunsia Father's birthplace: New Jersey Mother's birthplace: Connecticut Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Liquors Tobacco Sales Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male G.L. Waldorf 40 Eunsia Waldorf 37 Frankie A. Waldorf 13 Gilbert A. Waldorf 8 C.H. Boughton 33 Cora Fails 17 Name: Gilbert Waldorf [Gillan Waldorf] Home in 1900: Warren Ward 2, Trumbull, Ohio Age: 60 Birth Date: Nov 1839 Birthplace: Ohio Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to Head of House: Head Father's Birthplace: New Jersey Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Spouse's name: Emma Marriage Year: 1866 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 34 Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Gilbert Waldorf 60 Emma Waldorf 59 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/gratiot/photos/tombstones/oakgrove/waldorf125924nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb