PVT Drollinger Wheldon Gates

Male 1903 - 1977  (73 years)


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  • Name Drollinger Wheldon Gates 
    Prefix PVT 
    Birth 10 Sep 1903  Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 May 1977  KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • D. Gates
      in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
      Name: D. Gates
      Social Security Number: 487-10-9614
      Birth Date: 10 Sep 1903
      Issue Year: Before 1951
      Issue State: Missouri
      Last Residence: 66720, Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
      Last Benefit: 66720, Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
      Death Date: May 1977
    Burial Wilson County, KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Gates D Wheldon
      in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
      Name: Gates D Wheldon
      Birth Date: 10 Sep 1903
      Death Date: 20 May 1977
      Cemetery: Vilas Bethel Cemetery
      Burial or Cremation Place: Wilson County, Kansas, United States of America
      Has Bio?: N
      Spouse: Irene Mabel Gates
    Person ID I31949  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Oct 2020 

    Father George Harold Gates,   b. 10 Feb 1876, Sussex County, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1949, Kansas City, Jackson, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Ida May Drollinger,   b. 15 Aug 1877, Lone Star, Douglas, KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1964, Liberty, Clay, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F10347  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Allan Clarkson,   b. Abt 1905, MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 11 Jan 1929 
    • Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 about D Wheldon Gates
      Name: D Wheldon Gates
      Age: 25
      Birth Date: abt 1904
      Marriage Date: 11 Jan 1929
      Marriage Location: Jackson, Missouri
      Marriage County: Jackson
      Spouse Name: Mary Allan Gates
      Spouse Age: 24
      Spouse Birth Date: abt 1905
    Family ID F11617  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

    Family 2 Mabel Irene Maddex,   b. 5 Dec 1900, Pilot Grove, Cooper, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1972, Chanute, Neosho, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 26 Apr 1931  Jackson County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 about D Wheldon Gates
      Name: D Wheldon Gates
      Age: 28
      Birth Date: abt 1903
      Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1931
      Marriage Location: Jackson, Missouri
      Marriage County: Jackson
      Spouse Name: Mabel Irene Maddex
      Spouse Age: 30
      Spouse Birth Date: abt 1901
    Family ID F11618  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Sep 1903 - Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Apr 1931 - Jackson County, MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 May 1977 - KS Link to Google Earth
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    • U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
      about Drollinger W Gates
      Name: Drollinger W Gates
      Birth Year: 1903
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: Kansas
      State of Residence: Missouri
      County or City: Jackson
      Enlistment Date: 14 Apr 1942
      Enlistment State: Missouri
      Enlistment City: Jefferson Barracks
      Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
      Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
      Grade Code: Private
      Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
      Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
      Source: Civil Life
      Education: 4 years of high school
      Civil Occupation: Salesmen and sales agents, except to consumers
      Marital Status: Married
      Height: 69
      Weight: 162

      U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
      about D Wheldon Gates
      Name: D Wheldon Gates
      Gender: Male
      Residence Year: 1935
      Street Address: 3815 Anderson av
      Residence Place: Kansas City, Missouri
      Occupation: Salesman
      Spouse: Irene M Gates
      Publication Title: Kansas City, Missouri, City Directory, 1935

      1940 United States Federal Census
      about Weldon Gates
      Name: Weldon Gates
      Respondent: Yes
      Age: 36
      Estimated birth year: abt 1904
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Kansas
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Home in 1940: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
      Street: Sunrise Drive
      House Number: 4220
      Farm: No
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
      Residence in 1935: Same Place
      Resident on farm in 1935: No
      Sheet Number: 1A
      Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 4
      Occupation: Salesman
      House Owned or Rented: Owned
      Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 4000
      Attended School or College: No
      Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
      Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 84
      Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
      Income: 2023
      Income Other Sources: No

      1930 United States Federal Census
      about D Weldon Gates
      Name: D Weldon Gates
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: abt 1904
      Birthplace: Kansas
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
      Marital Status: Divorced
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Father's Name: George H Gates
      Father's Birthplace: England
      Mother's Name: Ida M Gates
      Mother's Birthplace: Kansas

      Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
      about Wheldon Gates
      Name: Wheldon Gates
      Census Date: 1 Mar 1905
      Residence County: Bourbon
      Residence State: Kansas
      Locality: Fort Scott Ward 4
      Birth Location: Kansas
      Family Number: 449
      Gender: Male
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1903
      Race: White
      Line: 7
      Roll: ks1905_11

      Drollinger W Gates
      in the U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954
      Name: Drollinger W Gates
      Gender: Male
      Race: White (includes Mexican) (White)
      Rank: Enlisted Man (includes Aviation Cadet or Student)
      Admission Age: 41
      Birth Date: abt 1904
      Admission Date: Jan 1945
      Admission Place: Camp Crowder, Missouri
      Discharge Date: Mar 1945
      Discharge Place: Regional Hospital
      Military Branch: Signal Corps
      Diagnosis: Diagnosis: [withheld by NARA]
      Type of Injury: InjuryType: Disease; InjuryType2: Not a traumatism
      Type of Discharge: Disposition: Discharged or Retired for Disability, Line of Duty, Yes; FinalResult: Discharge/retirement: med reasons--but not for any residual condition w/ a code
      Length of service: 2-3 yr.
      Service Number: 17046284
      Notes: None