George Walter SINGLEBACK, Sr

1898 - 1963  (64 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 15 descendants in this family tree.

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• Name	George Walter SINGLEBACK
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	Sun 25 Dec 1898	DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 81 180 Michael SINGLEBACK Head JUL 1863 Germany 37 M M 11 Day Laborer 1880 82 180 Jennie SINGLEBACK Wife MAY 1876 Pennsylvania 24 F M 11 1 1 83 180 George W SINGLEBACK Son DEC 1898 Pennsylvania 2 M S  Roll:  T623  ED:  76  Sheet:  9B    Enumerated:  6 JUN 1900   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=pw26_23   Source Web Site: Family Search
  Military	Sun 7 Apr 1918	Colonia, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	George served from 7 Apr 1918 to 31 May 1919 in the Army Quartermaster Corps. He spent most of his service at US General Hospital #3, Colonia, New Jersey.
  	Service number 407972. Application number 30608.
  FamilySearch ID	LD53-PM8
  _UID	F16D058C7F60BE41825BE8C8EB6D56DEE600
  Death	Mon 28 Oct 1963	Johnsonburg Borough, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA   [4, 5]
  Notes	A blog post discussing what I know about George Singleback and what I'd like to learn.
  Person ID	I273	Robert Mueller Family
  Last Modified	Sat 22 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Michael SINGLEBACK,   b. Fri 18 Mar 1864, Germany d. Fri 8 Jun 1928, McCalmont Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Jennie LEWIS,   b. 1876, Pennsylvania, USA d. Before 1934 (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Fri 25 Jul 1890	Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Age at Marriage	He was 26 years and 4 months old; She was ~ 14 years and 7 months old. (Were Married 13 years and 10 months).
  Divorce	May 1904	Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances FITCH,   b. Tue 28 Mar 1905
  Marriage	Abt 1923  [6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 24 years old; She was ~ 17 years and 9 months old. (Were Married ~ 40 years and 10 months).
  Census	Mon 7 Apr 1930	Johnsonburg Borough, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA   [8]
  Children	+ 1. George Walter SINGLEBACK, Jr.,   b. Mon 18 Jan 1926, Pennsylvania, USA d. Mon 17 Aug 1998 (Age 72 years)   2. William Eugene SINGLEBACK,   b. Thu 25 Jul 1929, Pennsylvania, USA d. Sun 23 Nov 2008, St Marys, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years) + 3. Mary Abbie SINGLEBACK,   b. Sun 1 Mar 1931   d. Thu 7 Jan 2021, Johnsonburg Borough, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F95	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	Tue 10 Sep 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Sun 25 Dec 1898 - DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA Census - 1900 - Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA Military - George served from 7 Apr 1918 to 31 May 1919 in the Army Quartermaster Corps. He spent most of his service at US General Hospital #3, Colonia, New Jersey. - Sun 7 Apr 1918 - Colonia, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA Child - George Walter SINGLEBACK, Jr. - Mon 18 Jan 1926 - Pennsylvania, USA Child - William Eugene SINGLEBACK - Thu 25 Jul 1929 - Pennsylvania, USA Census - Mon 7 Apr 1930 - Johnsonburg Borough, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA Death - Mon 28 Oct 1963 - Johnsonburg Borough, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Veteran's Compensation Application for George W. Singleback, Sr. Document listing George W. Singleback, Sr.'s WW1 service, as well as his children, wife, and parents as of 1934.
  		Death certificate for George W. Singleback, Sr.

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] Letter - Fulton, Mary - 3/15/2004. "Mother was Ada Gorton Shettler. I don't know who the father was. He has a half brother George Smith - still living as far as I know out in Washington State - 2 brothers or half brother both dead Charles Laurence Shettler was born in Jbg PA Dec 26 1912 - 3/4/98 and Jame Shettler - not sure if he was born in Johnsonburg also." -- Difficult to read Mary's handwriting. It looks like DuBois, PA, but I cannot locate that city. She also wrote "Maybe" by the birth date. [S287] George Singleback Sr WW1 Veteran's Compensation Application. The Veterans Compensation Application lists his date of birth as 26 DEC, not 25 DEC. [S287] George Singleback Sr WW1 Veteran's Compensation Application. [S469] Death Certificate - Singleback, George W. Sr, (Pennsylvania Department of Health). [S26] Letter - Fulton, Mary - 3/15/2004. [S26] Letter - Fulton, Mary - 3/15/2004 (Reliability: 2). [S224] 1930 Census of Elk County, Johnsonburg Boro, PA, Roll 2034; Page 4B; Enumeration District 10 (Reliability: 2). 1930 Census shows age at first marriage as 24, making date of marriage 1923 [S224] 1930 Census of Elk County, Johnsonburg Boro, PA, Johnsonburg Boro, Elk County, PA; Roll 2034; Page 4B; Enumeration District 10. Renting a home at 412 Mill St for $25/month; radio; George's father was born in Germany; his mother was born in Pennsylvania; Occupation illegible; industry - Paper Mill; not a veteran