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(1805-1904)
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(1805-1874)
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(1820-1899)
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(1827-1902)
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(1849-1904)
Lydia Marie Jones
(1861-1945)

Gale Wellington Platz
(1896-1973)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Celia Vernice Silvius

Gale Wellington Platz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 25 September 1896, , Saint Joseph County, IN 2 3 5 6 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Celia Vernice Silvius on 14 June 1919 in Chicago, IL 1 2 3
  • Died: 19 August 1973, Flint, MI at age 76 6 7 8
  • Buried: After 19 August 1973, Mount Morris, MI 8
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bullet  Death Notes:


Age: 77
Given Name: Gale
Surname: Platz
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1896
State: Michigan
Last Place of Residence: Genesee, Michigan
Previous Residence Postal Code: 48506
Event Date: Aug 1973

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKC8-D23 : 20 May 2014), Gale Platz, Aug 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Name: Gale W Platz
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 19 Aug 1973
Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
Residence Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 September 96
Certificate Number: 47947

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ1R-LCW : 4 December 2014), Gale W Platz, 19 Aug 1973; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, death certificate number 47947, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of September 1897 and a birth location of Indiana.

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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 25 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 15B, District 138, Dwelling 309, Family 313
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Home owned
Gale W. Platz..Daughter..Sep 1897..3..IN

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - His birth date should have been in Sep 1896 instead of Sep 1897. His relationship should have been "Son" instead of "Daughter."
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 18 April 1910. 5

1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 195, Family 24, Roll 377
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Home owned, no mortgage
Gail Platz..Son..13..IN

(Living with widowed mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in South Bend, IN on 15 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 253, Family 14, Roll 463, Ward 5
South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, United States
314 East Bronson Street; Home rented
Gale Platz..Brother..23..IN..Laborer

(Living with wife at the home of his married brother, Clyde.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Mount Morris Township, Genesee, MI on 20 May 1940. 3

1940 US Census
Sheet 27A, District 25-35A, Family 510, Roll 1750
Mount Morris Township, Genesee County, Michigan, United States
433 Knickerbacher Avenue; Home Rented $14
Gale Platz..Head..43..IN..7th grade..Packer, Auto Factory, earned $1960 in 1939

(Living with wife, 3 children, and sister-in-law.)
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• He was buried after 19 August 1973 in the Flint Memorial Park Cemetery in Mount Morris, MI.

Find A Grave Memorial #47846845
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Gale married Celia Vernice Silvius, daughter of William Anderson Silvius and Lydia R. Collins, on 14 June 1919 in Chicago, IL.1 2 3 (Celia Vernice Silvius was born on 15 May 1900,3 9 died on 16 June 1992 in Flint, MI and was buried after 16 June 1992 in Mount Morris, MI.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in South Bend, IN on 15 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 253, Family 14, Roll 463, Ward 5
South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, United States
314 East Bronson Street; Home rented
Clyde Platz..Head..31..IN..Laborer
Hazel Platz..Wife..27..IL
Mary Platz..Daughter..2..IN
Doris Platz..Daughter..4m..IN
Gale Platz..Brother..23..IN..Laborer
Celia Platz..Sister-in-law..20..IN
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Mount Morris Township, Genesee, MI on 20 May 1940. 3

1940 US Census
Sheet 27A, District 25-35A, Family 510, Roll 1750
Mount Morris Township, Genesee County, Michigan, United States
433 Knickerbacher Avenue; Home Rented $14
Gale Platz..Head..43..IN..7th grade..Packer, Auto Factory, earned $1960 in 1939
Celia Platz..Wife..39..IN..9th grade
Devon Platz..Son..19..IN..10th grade
Rita Platz..Daughter..17..IN..11th grade
Darleen Platz..Daughter..15..IN..8th grade
Juanita Silveus..Sister-in-law..22..IN..12th grade..Assembler, Auto Factory
Beulah Dewitt..Lodger..22..MI..9th grade
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Gale W Platz
Age: 22
Birth Year (Estimated): 1897
Birth Date: 1897
Spouse's Name: Celia Silveus
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1901
Spouse's Birth Date: 1901
License Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Jun 1919
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Citing this Record
"Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N78H-CZZ : 10 March 2018), Gale W Platz and Celia Silveus, 14 Jun 1919.
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Sources


1 "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920 - index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463145 : accessed 18 Feb 2020), Gale W Platz and Celia Silveus, 14 Jun 1919.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, United States, enumeration district (ED) 253, sheet 1A, family 14, Gale Wellington Platz and Cecelia Vernice Silvius; index and images (accessed 19 Feb 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 463.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Mount Morris Township, Genesee County, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 25-35A, sheet 27A, 27B, household 510, Gale Wellington Platz and Cecelia Vernice Silvius; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Feb 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1750.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 138, p. 15B, dwelling 309, family 313; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 May 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 195, sheet 2A, family 24, Lydia Marie Jones; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 377.

6 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 19 Feb 2020), Gale Platz, Aug 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

7 "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1949333 : accessed 19 Feb 2020), Gale W Platz, 19 Aug 1973; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, death certificate number 47947, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 16 Jun 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47846845.

9 Michelle Danks, "Platz/Monroe family tree" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:2010093; Updated: Mon Apr 15 07:17:26 2002).


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