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     Walter B. Ginn married Bessie E. Miller.

     R. Adm. William Henry Ginn was born on 9 June 1898 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Henry Ginn and Agnes Thomson.² R. Adm. William Henry Ginn married Dorothy Price Marsden, daughter of John Marsden and Elizabeth Price, circa 1925.³ R. Adm. William Henry Ginn lived on 30 April 1930 at 411 Durham Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, Securities investments.³ He lived on 18 April 1940 at 101 South Orchard Road, Ventnor, Atlantic Co., NJ, Securities investments.⁴ He began military service WW II and Korean War service, U.S. Navy. He and Dorothy Price Marsden were divorced before 30 December 1952; William H. Ginn remarried to Virginia Cameron on 30 DEC 1952 at Los Angeles County, California. R. Adm. William Henry Ginn died on 9 April 1974 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 75. He was buried in April 1974 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., VA, Findagrave #60515137.

     Lt. Gen. William Henry Ginn Jr. was born on 21 September 1928 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.¹ He was the son of R. Adm. William Henry Ginn and Dorothy Price Marsden.¹ Lt. Gen. William Henry Ginn Jr. died on 1 June 2010 at Alexandria, Fairfax Co., VA, at age 81

Biography -- (Findagrave.com):

US Air Force Lieutenant General. A highly decorated Vietnam War combat pilot, he rose in rank to become the Commander of the US Forces Japan and 5th Air Force. After graduating from Atlantic City High School in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1946, he attended Wesleyan University at Middletown, Connecticut and in 1947 he enlisted in the US Marine Corps for the platoon leader's course conducted at Quantico, Virginia. In September 1948 he resigned from the US Marine Corps to enter aviation cadet flight training with the US Air Force at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas and graduated a year later with a commission as a 2nd lieutenant, and then attended the central instructor school at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. From 1949 to 1953, he served as a flight instructor and standardization/evaluation pilot at Randolph and Goodfellow Air Force Bases, Craig Air Force Base, Alabama (now closed), and Pinecastle Air Force Base, Florida (now closed). After attending F-86 fighter gunnery school at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, he became a flight commander and operations officer with the 51st Fighter Wing in South Korea, Okinawa and Taiwan. From June 1955 to September 1958, he served as an instructor for all-weather jet interceptors at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida and during this period he also attended Florida State University at Tallahassee, Florida under Operation Bootstrap. For the next two years, still at Tyndall Air Force Base, he served as group inspector, administrative officer and flight instructor with the 3625th Combat Crew Training Wing. In 1960 he was then selected to attend the Harvard University Graduate School of Business under the Air Force Institute of Technology program and earned a Master's Degree in Business Administration in 1962. During the summer of 1961 he served as consultant to the president of Raytheon Corporation in a training-with-industry program. From July 1962 through August 1965 he served as the chief of the Management Contracts Office, Electronic Systems Division of the Air Force Systems Command at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. In August 1965 he entered Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama and following his graduation in June 1966, he served for one year as a systems manager in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Systems and Logistics, Headquarters US Air Force in Washington DC. He was then transferred to the Office of the Secretary of Defense as assistant for logistics guidance. In September 1968 he went to the Republic of Vietnam, where he flew more than 300 combat missions in 17 types of aircraft while serving as deputy commander for operations of the 14th Special Operations Wing, Air Commandos, at Nha Trang Air Base. During this time he was responsible for combat operations from 10 bases in Vietnam and one in Thailand. In October 1969 he returned to the US and assigned to the Air War College as Chief of Management Science Studies. In April 1971 he became the vice commandant of the Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama and in December 1971 he became its Commandant. In January 1973 he became Commandant of the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell and while there, he lectured on leadership and management at military schools in the US, Canada, England, Australia and South America. In February 1974 he was assigned to Headquarters Tactical Air Command (now Air Combat Command) at Langley Air Force Base (now part of Joint Base Langley-Eustis), Virginia, as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and the following June, he became Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans. In August 1975 he was assigned to Ankara, Turkey as the commander of the US Logistics Group, with command jurisdiction over all US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) units in Turkey. In January 1977 he became Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans, Headquarters USAFE, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and in July 1977 he became the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Belgium. In June 1979 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and became the Commander of the US Forces Japan and 5th Air Force with headquarters at Yokota Air Base, Japan and he retired at this position in October 1981 with 34 years of continuous military service in the US Marine Corps and US Air Force. His military Decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross with 1 oak leaf cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal with 12 oak leaf clusters, the Navy Gold Star, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award ribbon with combat "V" valor device and 2 oak leaf clusters, the National Defense Service Medal, the Combat Readiness Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with gold star. He was a rated command pilot with over 6,000 flying hours. In 2002 he was inducted into the Air Commando Hall of Fame. He died at the age of 81.

He was buried in June 2010 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., VA, Findagrave #59041053.

     Melvin Ginnever married Daisy Magdaline Jenkins, daughter of Alexander Jenkins and Serena Pearl Windle. Melvin Ginnever was born on 11 March 1890.

     Stanley Ginnever was born on 4 August 1919. He was the son of Melvin Ginnever and Daisy Magdaline Jenkins.

     Laura Ginter was born in August 1861 at Indiana.¹ She married Frank L. Abbott on 26 May 1886 at Dearborn Co., IN.¹

     Bessie M. Ginther was born on 27 October 1886 at Illinois.¹ She married Floyd M. Wendell, son of George Wendell and Sarah Catherine Ohmart.¹ Bessie M. Ginther died in 1962. She was buried in 1962 at Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland, Logan Co., IL, Findagrave #144966733.

     Joseph Giocoletti was born in 1914. He married Vadabelle Myers, daughter of Charles Robert Myers and Jesse Florence Allen, on 19 August 1941, At least one child, a son. Joseph Giocoletti died in November 1998 at FL.

     Anna Gipe married Joseph J. Price, son of Rev. Joseph Price and Sarah Bowman.

     Goldie May Gipple was born on 22 January 1888 at Iowa.¹ She was the daughter of Harvey W. Gipple and Sarah M. Jones.² Goldie May Gipple married Forrest Edward Larimore, son of Samuel Adams Larimore and Margaret Jane Blocher, on 18 October 1911 at Benton Co., AR. Goldie May Gipple lived on 11 April 1930 at 822 West Walnut Street, Rogers, Benton Co., AR.³

     Harvey W. Gipple was born in October 1862 at Iowa.¹ He married Sarah M. Jones on 16 May 1883 at Audubon Co., IA. Harvey W. Gipple died in 1935 at Bentonville Cemetery, Bentonville, Benton Co., AR, Findagrave #167453637.

     Harriet E. Gipson was born on 13 September 1843 at Thorntown, Boone Co., IN.¹ She was the daughter of Isaac Gipson and Mary Nancy Scott.¹ Harriet E. Gipson married Joseph Murray Wilson, son of George M. Wilson and Honor Dinah Tallman, on 21 December 1865 at Thorntown, Boone Co., IN. Harriet E. Gipson died after January 1920.

     Isaac Gipson was born in February 1816 at Kentucky.¹ He married Mary Nancy Scott on 28 February 1841 at Boone Co., IN. Isaac Gipson died after June 1900 at Boone Co. (probably), IN.

     Jesse Edgar Gipson was born on 9 September 1923 at Independence Co., AR, SS application says Newark, WW II draft registration says Cord. He lived on 6 April 1940 at Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ.¹ He married Dean Frances Parrish, Jesse remarried to Alma Vivian Pulls on 21 DEC 1956 in Molino, Audrain County, Missouri. Jesse Edgar Gipson lived in 1959 at Santa Fe, Monroe Co., MO, per his father's obituary. He died on 18 December 2007 at Columbia, Boone Co., MO, at age 84. He was buried in December 2007 at East Lawn Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain Co., MO, Findagrave #210220974.

     John Wesley Girdley was born circa 1853 at Indiana.¹ He married Sarrilda Frances Hamilton.¹

     Mahala Girdley was born on 26 February 1880 at Lawrence Co., IN.¹ She was the daughter of John Wesley Girdley and Sarrilda Frances Hamilton.¹ Mahala Girdley married Omer Edward Woodfill, son of James C. Woodfill and Caroline C. Robertson, circa 1907. Mahala Girdley died on 22 September 1969 at age 89 OBITUARY - New Albany, Indiana Tribune; 1969 September 23: page 6 column 4;

     MRS. MAHALA WOODFILL
GEORGETOWN -- Mrs. Mahala Woodfill, 89, Nance's Corner, died at 11 a.m. Monday at Dunn memorial Hospital in Bedford. She was a native of Bedford.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Gehlbach and Royse Funeral Home here. Burial will be in Lanesville Cemetery.

She was buried in September 1969 at Lanesville Cemetery, Harrison Co., IN.

     Dorothy H. Girt was born on 9 April 1911 at East Moline, Rock Island Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Harry Weldon Girt and Jessie Liston. Dorothy H. Girt married Donald Edwin Wright, son of Edwin Randolph Wright and Edith Nora Blue, circa May 1927 at Rock Island Co., IL, license issuance reported in the 31 MAY 1927 edition of The Rock Island Argus, page 9. Dorothy remarried twice, first to Coopman on DEC 1936, and later to Richard Johnson in 1947. She had a daughter, Bonnie Johnson, who married Denis D. Leftwich and lived at Moline, Illinois. Dorothy H. Girt and Donald Edwin Wright were divorced. Dorothy H. Girt died on 7 December 1989 at Moline, Rock Island Co., IL, at age 78. She was cremated.

     Harry Weldon Girt was born on 12 November 1875 at Davenport, Scott Co., IA. He married Jessie Liston on 11 April 1901 at Maquoketa, Jackson Co., IA. Harry Weldon Girt died on 20 February 1941 at Moline City Hospital, Moline, Rock Island Co., IL, at age 65. He was buried in February 1941 at Hampton Township Cemetery, Hampton, Rock Island Co., IL, Findagrave #90987117.

     Barbara Gish was born circa 1926 at Dickinson Co. (probably), KS.¹ She was the daughter of Jacob Monroe Gish and Helen Josephine Wesler.¹

     Benjamin Gish married Anna Engle.

     Elizabeth Gish was also known as Lizzie.¹ She was born in January 1860 at PA. She was the daughter of Benjamin Gish and Anna Engle.¹ Elizabeth Gish married Jeremiah P. Kern, son of Ignatius Kern and Sophia Price, on 6 March 1900.¹

     Ethel May Gish was born on 17 December 1904. She married Randolph Ashley Wilmoth on 22 October 1924 at Farmville, Prince Edward Co., VA, Ceremony by Rev. R. M. White, Farmville Methodist Church. Ethel May Gish died on 7 August 2001 at age 96. She was buried in August 2001 at Trinity Memorial Gardens, Rice, Prince Edward Co., VA, Findagrave #136387521.

     Jacob Monroe Gish was born on 8 April 1899 at Duncannon, Perry Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Samuel Milton Gish and Elizabeth Adeline Smith.^1,2 Jacob Monroe Gish began military service WW I service, U.S. Army, Co. "H", 139th Infantry, France. He ended military service on 4 April 1919. He married Helen Josephine Wesler, daughter of Joseph Pennypacker Wesler and Anna Newton, on 19 February 1923. Jacob Monroe Gish died on 29 October 1980 at Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 81 Dates per SSDI, last residence Los Angeles. He was buried in November 1980 at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Newton Co., MO, Findagrave #22869712.

     Joseph Milton Gish was born on 13 July 1924 at Neosho, Newton Co., MO.¹ He was the son of Jacob Monroe Gish and Helen Josephine Wesler.¹ Joseph Milton Gish died on 15 July 2011 at Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co., TX, at age 87 Obituary (findagrave.com):

Joe was born to Helen Josephine (Wesler) and Jacob Monroe Gish the first of 6 children. Joe had 5 sisters, Barbara, Marilyn, Beverly, Virginia, and Patricia.
Joe's dream of having a museum some day was realized in December of 1986, when he and his wife, Charlene, settled in Fredericksburg, TX. Joe had had a log cabin build after purchasing a lot in town in 1980. They then had their home built next to it and settled in to a wonderful life in the hill country.
Joe enjoyed serving community and church. He was an active member of Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, Pedernales Creative Arts Alliance, The Former Texas Rangers Foundation, and Curator of Gish's Old West Museum.

He was buried in July 2011 at Saint Barnabas Episcopal Columbarium, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co., TX, Findagrave #76254543.

     Samuel Milton Gish was born on 26 May 1869 at Pennsylvania.¹ He married Elizabeth Adeline Smith on 18 February 1896 at Perry Co., PA. Samuel Milton Gish died on 14 June 1955 at Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA, at age 86.

     Susannah Gish married John Edwin Noffsinger, son of Peter Noffsinger and Salome (?).

     A. R. Gist married Minnie Belle (?).

     Eliza Violet Gist married Francis Preston Blair, son of James Blair and Elizabeth Smith.

     Eloise Faye Gist was born on 9 November 1921.¹ She was the daughter of Ervin Gist and Myrtle Alice Kern.¹

     Ervin Gist was born circa 1903 at Missouri. He was the son of A. R. Gist and Minnie Belle (?)¹ Ervin Gist began military service on 24 February 1918 Overseas during WWI from 16 SEP 1918 to 29 SEP 1919.¹ He ended military service on 11 October 1919.¹ He married Myrtle Alice Kern, daughter of Samuel P. Kern and Mary G. Haldeman, on 15 September 1920 at Hooker, Texas Co., OK, Ceremony by Rev. J. G. Parsons.¹ Ervin Gist lived in 1930 at Texhoma, Texas Co., OK, Census sheet 8A.