Ernest Franklin Alt

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ERNEST FRANKLIN5 ALT (IRA M.⁴, JACOB T.³, MICHAEL², MICHAEL¹)¹ was born Jun 25, 1881 in near Palestine, Kosciusko Co., IN¹, and died Feb 22, 1942 in Elkhart, IN¹. He married NELLIE BOWELL¹ Aug 17, 1906 in Argos (Marshall Co.) IN¹. She was born Mar 01, 1882 in Argos (Marshall Co.) IN¹, and died Jul 31, 1968 in Elkhart, IN¹.

Notes for ERNEST FRANKLIN ALT:

Clara Mae Ross’ "Jacob Alt" [2002] p. 263: birth data (from 1900 census);
1920 Elkhart Co., IN census at 618 Garfield Ave., Elkhart (Concord township) [E.D. 59; Sh. 13; ll. 96+]: age 38, b. IN; occupation, railroad machinist;
James E. Bond to L. Ellingham [3-XII-2002]: ‘died 22 Feb 1942 @ Elkhart, IN’, ‘the rest of these sons are not buried in Elkhart/Goshen cemeteries’ & ‘a child death, John Ernest Alt, 1 Nov 1934’ [but it is not clear who this is, in relation to this family, so not given as a child of this couple];
"7-generation register report by Patricia Kay Alt for her ancestry" [Feb 2003]: birth & marriage data;
Obituary ("Elkhart, IN ‘Truth’ Mon., 23-II-1942, p. 2): ‘age 60, born 25 Jun 1881, on a farm near Palestine, IN; 15 years a tool & diemaker st Godfrey Conveyor Co., died 8:30 p.m. Sunday on his home; service, 2 p.m. Wednesday [25-II], married at Argos, IN 17 Jun 1906; burial at Rice Cemetery; survivors, widow; 5 sons, a grandchild & a sister, Mrs B.H. Peterson, Neillsville, WS; sons are Wm. Wayne, Maurice, Robert, George & Howard Alt’

More About ERNEST FRANKLIN ALT:

Burial: Jun 25, 1942, Rice Cemetery, Elkhart Co., IN¹

Occupation: railroad machinist¹

Notes for NELLIE BOWELL:

1920 Elkhart Co., IN census at 618 Garfield Ave., Elkhart (Concord township) [E.D. 59; Sh. 13; ll. 96+]: (as ‘Nellie D.’) age 37, born IN; ;
James E. Bond to L. Ellingham [27-III-01]: ‘wife was Nellie ?Borecoal [see below]";
James E. Bond to L. Ellingham [3-XII-2002]: ‘born 1881, died 31 Jul 1968 @ Elkhart, IN’, ‘the rest [Maurice, Robert] of these sons are not buried in Elkhart/Goshen cemeteries’& ‘a child death, John Ernest Alt, 1 Nov 1934’ [but it is not clear who this is, in relation to this family, so not given as a child of this couple];
"7-generation register report by Patricia Kay Alt for her ancestry" [Feb 2003]: name (‘Mary Bowel’) at marriage, with 5 children listed;
Obituary ("Elkhart, IN ‘Truth’ Fri., 2-VIII-1968, p. 36): ‘age 60, born 1 Mar 1882, Argos, IN; died Wednesday [31-VII]; Methodist service today, married at Argos, IN 17 Jun 1906; burial at Rice Cemetery; survivors, 4 sons, Wm. Wayne, Maurice, George E., all of Elkhart; Robert of Sarasota, FL, 9 grandchildren & 5 great-grandchildren’

More About NELLIE BOWELL:

Burial: Aug 02, 1968, Rice Cemetery, Elkhart Co., IN¹

More About ERNEST ALT and NELLIE BOWELL:

Marriage: Aug 17, 1906, Argos (Marshall Co.) IN¹

Children of ERNEST ALT and NELLIE BOWELL are:

i. WILLIAM WAYNE ALT¹, b. Aug 08, 1907, IN¹; d. Elkhart, IN¹.

Notes for WILLIAM WAYNE ALT:

1920 Elkhart Co., IN census at 618 Garfield Ave., Elkhart

(Concord township) [E.D. 59; Sh. 13; ll. 96+]: as ‘Wm. W. Alt’,

age 12, born IN;

Brother George’s obituary (Elkhart, IN local paper, n.d.): died

Monday AM (25 Aug 1986) ‘survivors … 4 brothers, Wayne,

Robert, Maurice and Howard, are deceased’;

James E. Bond to L. Ellingham [3-XII-2002]: ‘born 1881, died 6

Apr 1974’;

"7-generation register report by Patricia Kay Alt for her ancestry"

[Feb 2003] (as ‘Wayne Alt’ & by name only)

SSDI #713-16-9151 (issued R.R. workers): as ‘William Alt’ born

8 Aug 1907, died Sep 1974; last residence 46514 Elkhart, IN; last

benefits, none specified

ii. MAURICE A. ALT¹, b. Abt. 1909, IN¹; d. ?Elkhart, IN¹.

Notes for MAURICE A. ALT:

1920 Elkhart Co., IN census at 618 Garfield Ave., Elkhart

(Concord township) [E.D. 59; Sh. 13; ll. 96+]: as ‘Morris Alt’,

age 11, born IN;

Survivor in mother’s 1968 obituary at Elkhart, IN;

Brother George’s obituary (Elkhart, IN local paper, n.d.):

died Monday AM (25 Aug 1986) ‘survivors … 4 brothers, Wayne,

Robert, Maurice and Howard, are deceased’; "7-generation

(as ‘Maurice Alt & by name only)

iii. ROBERT C. ALT¹, b. Mar 03, 1911, Elkhart, IN¹; d. Aug 01, 1973, FL¹.

Notes for ROBERT C. ALT:

1920 Elkhart Co., IN census at 618 Garfield Ave., Elkhart

(Concord township) [E.D. 59; Sh. 13; ll. 96+]: age 8, born IN;

SSDI (SS#312-01-2122, issued IN before 1951): born 3 Mar 1911,

died Aug 1973; residence [death] zip code 33581;

Brother George’s obituary (Elkhart, IN local paper, n.d.): died Monday

AM (25 Aug 1986) ‘survivors … 4 brothers, Wayne, Robert, Maurice

and Howard, are deceased’;

"7-generation register report by Patricia Kay Alt for her ancestry"

[Feb 2003]: vital data

iv. GEORGE ERNEST ALT¹, b. Oct 22, 1912, Argos, Marshall Co., IN¹; d. Goshen, IN¹; m. ELOISE J. WILSON¹, Oct 08, 1938, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN¹; b. Mar 30, 1916, Decatur, IL¹; d. Aft. 1986, ?Elkhart, IN¹.