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Doctor William Wallace Gittens

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  • Name William Wallace Gittens  [1, 2
    Prefix Doctor 
    Alt. Birth Abt 1881  West Indies Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Birth 17 Mar 1881  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1917  York City, York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    • The WW I Draft Registration Cards lists his occupation as Physician.
      Name:William Wallace Gittens
      Event Type:Draft Registration
      Event Date:1917-1918
      Event Place:York City no 2, Pennsylvania, United States
      Gender:Male
      Nationality:United States
      Birth Date:17 Mar 1881
      Birthplace:, , United States
      Affiliate Publication Number:M1509
      Affiliate Publication Title:World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
      GS Film Number:001927081
      Digital Folder Number:005271316
      Image Number:04853
      Citing this Record:
      "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K623-XTZ : accessed 2 July 2015), William Wallace Gittens, 1917-1918; citing York City no 2, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,927,081.
    Census 1920  York, York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • United States Federal Census, Name:William W Gittens
      Titles and Terms:
      Event Type:Census
      Event Year:1920
      Event Place:York Ward 6, York, Pennsylvania, United States
      District:124
      Gender:Male
      Age:38
      Marital Status:Married
      Race:Black
      Race (Original):Black
      Can Read:Yes
      Can Write:Yes
      Relationship to Head of Household:Head
      Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Head
      Own or Rent:Own
      Birth Year (Estimated):1882
      Birthplace:England
      Immigration Year:
      Father's Birthplace:England
      Mother's Birthplace:England
      Sheet Number and Letter:13A
      Household ID:369
      Line Number:20
      Affiliate Name:The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number:T625
      GS Film number:1821669
      Digital Folder Number:004384810
      Image Number:00599
      HouseholdGenderAgeBirthplace
      HeadWilliam W GittensM38England
      WifeAlice J GittensF26Pennsylvania
      Foster-motherMary J SmallF69Tennessee
      Citing this Record:
      "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNMQ-5N8 : accessed 16 Dec 2013), William W Gittens, York Ward 6, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet , family 369, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821669.
    Census 1930  McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • United States Federal Census, Name:William W Gittens
      Titles and Terms:
      Event Type:Census
      Event Year:1930
      Event Place:McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
      District:0673
      Gender:Male
      Age:47
      Marital Status:Married
      Race:Negro
      Race (Original):Negro
      Relationship to Head of Household:Head
      Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Head
      Birth Year (Estimated):1883
      Birthplace:West Indies
      Immigration Year:1900
      Father's Birthplace:West Indies
      Mother's Birthplace:West Indies
      Sheet Number and Letter:11A
      Household ID:176
      Line Number:5
      Affiliate Name:The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number:T626
      Affiliate Film Number:1966
      GS Film number:2341700
      Digital Folder Number:004661262
      Image Number:00697
      HouseholdGenderAgeBirthplace
      SonRobert F TothF1Pennsylvania
      HeadWilliam W GittensM47West Indies
      MotherMary J SmallF80Tennessee
      Citing this Record:
      "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCHL-FTX : accessed 11 Oct 2013), William W Gittens in household of Robert F Toth, McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0673, sheet , family 176, NARA microfilm publication .
    Census 1940  McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • United States Federal Census, Name:William Gittens
      Titles and Terms:
      Event Type:Census
      Event Date:1940
      Event Place:Ward 3, McKeesport, McKeesport City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
      Gender:Male
      Age:59
      Marital Status:Married
      Race (Original):Negro
      Race:Negro
      Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Head
      Relationship to Head of Household:Head
      Birthplace:West Indies
      Birth Year (Estimated):1881
      Last Place of Residence:Same Place
      District:2-279
      Family Number:196
      Sheet Number and Letter:11B
      Line Number:64
      Affiliate Publication Number:T627
      Affiliate Film Number:3408
      Digital Folder Number:005456548
      Image Number:00327
      HouseholdGenderAgeBirthplace
      HeadWilliam GittensM59West Indies
      WifeVirgina GittensF44Kentucky
      DaughterBernice PangburaF19Pennsylvania
      SonKenneth PangburaM17Pennsylvania
      MotherMary SmallF89Tennessee
      Citing this Record:
      "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQXV-23L : accessed 10 Sep 2013), William Gittens, 1940.
    Occupation 1942  McKeesport City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • His draft registration Card listed his occupation as Doctor.
    Death
    • Y
    Person ID I3885  Gittens Clusters
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2015 

    Family 1 Virgina Gittens,   b. Abt 1896, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Bernice Pangbura,   b. Abt 1921, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Kenneth Pangbura
     3. Robert F. Toth
    Family ID F232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2013 

    Family 2 Alice J. Mead, Divorced,   b. 28 Mar 1894, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1984, York, Pennsylvania, 17405 Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F545  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Mar 1881 - Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - York, York, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Name: William /Gittens/, [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2239] "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch  .

    2. [S2240] "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch  .

    3. [S2241] 1940 United States Federal Census, ("United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org).

    4. [S2243] Doctor William Wallace Gittens.

    5. [S2244] United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org.

    6. [S1295] "United States Census, 1930." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013.