George Leo Hagen Jr. ¹³⁷

   Cause of his death was Influenza.

  General Notes:

The WWI Draft Registration Card for George Leo Hagen taken June 5, 1917 records his date of birth to be September 16, 1889 in Reading, PA. He has a wife and child and is living at 342 Lombard Street in Reading. He is employed as a Tinsmith for the Oscar Delong-Eagle Co. of Reading His physical description is tall and stout with brown eyes and brown hair. He has two broken fingers on his right hand.

The 1920 Federal Census for Reading Ward 9, Berks Co., Pa. ED#84 records L. George (29 - PA/PA/PA) and E. Mabel (28 - PA/PA/PA) Hagen with son G. Clifford Hagen (6) renting a home at 346 Lombard Street. George is a tinsmith in a shop. Also in the household is brother-in-law L. Ralph Kelchner (19 - single). Ralph is a braider in a textile shop.

Apparently George died in the 1920s and by 1930 his widow, Mabel, has remarried: The 1930 Federal Census for Reading, Berks Co., Pa. ED#36 records Clifford Hagen (16) as a stepson in the home of Arrey M. (50 - PA) and Mabel E. (38) Doerffling at 1115 Buttonwood Street. Arrey is a Salesman for Steel Cieling [Ceiling] and Clifford is a Pastry Maker in a Bakery. Arrey indicates his age at first marriage to be 47 so Mabel has been with him since ca 1926. While Arrey reports his place of birth as Pennsylvania, he was actually born in Wisconsin. This apparent marriage between Mabel and Arrey contradicts a 1937 Reading City Directory that lists Mabel Hagen (wid L. Geo) ... see notes on George Hagen's wife, Mabel Kelchner.


For research purposes:
The 1920 Federal Census for Berks Co., Pa. ED#93 records a George L. (29) Hagy married to a Gertrude M. (30) with children John F. (9), George E. (6), Mabel (5 4/12), Miriam M. (4 2/12), and Robert (1 4/12) living at 1333 Green Street. Boarding with the family is Ida M. (29) and Charles (10) Corbite (Ida Mae Corbit).

In the 1930 Federal Census for Berks Co., Pa., records George (29) and Ida (39) Hagy with children George (16), Mable (15), Miriam (13), Robert (11), Howard, (7), John (20) and Ellen (20-daughter-in-law). Also in the house is Ida M. Trout (56-mother). Lots of similarities to George L. Hagen and family, however, this is not the right family: Gertrude Trout can be found in the 1900 census in Reading with her parents, John and Ida (Odda) Trout and Ida Mae Corbit marries Edwin Metzger on Sept. 5, 1925. Interesting coincidences, but I can not find any other references to George and Mabel Hagen.

  Medical Notes:

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: Geo L Hagen
Wife: Mabel Kelchner
Residence: 1115 Buttonwood Street
Occupation: Foreman, Steel Worker
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 34
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1891
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Death Date: 7 Apr 1925
Death Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania
Burial: April 13, 1925 at St. John's (Hain's) Church Cemetery, Wernersville, Berks Co., PA
Father Name: Geo Hagen
Father Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother Name: Amelia Reisinger
Mother Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Spouse Name: Mabel Kelchner
Certificate Number: 41622
Informant: Mabel E. Hagen of 1115 Buttunwood Street

George married Mabel Edith Kelchner, daughter of Jacob Kelchner Jr. and Alice Noll, on 12 Apr 1913 in Reading, Berks Co., PA..¹⁴⁷ (Mabel Edith Kelchner was born on 24 Jan 1892 in Lower Heidelburg, Berks Co., PA. and died in Dec 1984 in Reading, Berks Co., PA..)

  Marriage Notes:

Reading, Berks Co., PA. Register of Wills:
George L. Hagen Jr. married Mabel Kelchner on 12/04/1913 Vol: 37 Page: 582