William Gerrett Geerlings

  General Notes:

Iowa, Births and Christenings records:
William Gerret Geerlings [Marriage certificates for his daughters record his middle name as Patrick]
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1919
Birth Place: Lake Prairie, Iowa
Father's Name: Gradus Geerlings
Mother's Name: J F Kenters
FHL Film Number: 1616981

The 1920 Federal Census for Pella City, Lake Prairie Township, Marion Co., Iowa, District 53, page 67B, dated January 4, 1920 records William Geerlings (3/12 - Iowa) living with his parents Gerudess (38 - Holland/Holland/Holland) and Joanna (35 - Holland/Holland/Holland) Geerlings and siblings Nellie (11 - Holland), Jacob (7 - Holland), and Annie (3 - Iowa). Gerudees is the Proprietor of a Pool Hall and reports immigrating along with his wife and 2 children in 1916.

The 1930 Federal Census for Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, District 422, page 67B, dated April 12, 1930 records William Geerlings (9 - Iowa) living with his divorced mother Anna Geerlings (43 - Holland/Holland/Holland) and his siblings Jack (17 - Holland), Anna (13 - Iowa), Mary Jean (7 - Iowa). Anna is working on a Punch Press at the Auto Plant and she reports immigrating with her son Jack in 1916.

The 1940 Federal Census for Dearborn, Wayne Co., Michigan, District 82-35B, page 858B, dated April 19, 1940 records William Geerlings (20 - Iowa) with his sister Mary Geerlings (17) living with his recently married mother Joanna Jacobs (54 - Holland) and her husband Neil Jacobs (52 - Holland). William is working as a Tool Maker Apprentice at a Tool Company.

www.findagrave.com records:
William Geerlings
Birth: Feb. 9, 1919
Death: Sep. 14, 1952
Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk Co., New York
Plot: N, 30121

William Geerlings was a 1st Lt, Inf of the active National Guard / Air National Guard of New York at the time of his death.
Date of Enlistment: Jan. 21, 1938
Service Start Date: 21 Jan 1941
Interment Date: 18 Sep 1952
His place of birth and enlistment date document on his New York, WWII Enlisted Men Card <www.ancestry.com>
At this time Mrs. Florence Geerlings was living at 91 Hardy Lane in Levittown, NY

William married Florence A. Powell. (Florence A. Powell was born on 28 May 1922 in New York City, New York, died on 21 Jul 1989 in Virginia Beach City, VA and was buried on 25 Jul 1989 in Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York.)