Family Group Sheet


Name Walter Ellsworth Figert, G Grandfather
Birth 11 Mar 1883, Wabash Co., Indiana
Death 23 Apr 1978, Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana
Burial 25 Apr 1978, Pleasant Hill Cm, North Manchester, Wabash Co., Indiana
Father Peter Figert (1838-1906)
Mother Lucinda ("Cindy") Arnold (1857-1927)
Marriage 14 May 1905, Laketon, Wabash Co., Indiana
Spouse Pearl Mae Grisso, G Grandmother
Birth 24 Apr 1887, Laketon, Wabash Co., Indiana
Death 26 Jul 1990, Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana
Burial 29 Jul 1990, Pleasant Hill Cm, Wabash Co., Indiana
Father Simon E. Grisso (1860-1938)
Mother Mary Ohmart (1866-1949)
Children
1 F Ople Mae Figert, Grandmother
Birth 20 Mar 1906, Wabash Co., Indiana
Death 23 May 1981, Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana
Spouse Elmer Robinson
Spouse Charles Valentine Grisso, Grandfather
2 F Leah Madessa Figert, G Aunt
Birth 9 Nov 1909, Laketon, Wabash Co., Indiana
Death 5 Jan 1976, Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana
Spouse Emerson Clayton Erb
3 F Mary Ethel Figert, G Aunt
Birth 25 Sep 1911, Laketon, Wabash Co., Indiana
Spouse Wayne Walker
4 M Malcolm Leon Figert, G Uncle
Birth 17 Aug 1914, Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana
Spouse Louise England
Spouse Jean [Figert]
5 M Lowell Maxwell Figert, G Uncle  (Data Omitted)*
Spouse Mamie F. Roher
6 F Ruby Fern Figert, G Aunt  (Data Omitted)*
Spouse Kenneth Kirby
7 F Doris "Loretta" Figert, G Aunt  (Data Omitted)*
Spouse Charles F. England Jr.
8 F Reberta Geneva Figert, G Aunt  (Data Omitted)*
Spouse Hugh Gordon Davis
Spouse C. H. Baumbauer
Spouse Raymond L. Bland
9 M Earl Eugene Figert, G Uncle  (Data Omitted)*
Spouse Betty Ruth Shultz
10 M Donald Lee Figert, G Uncle  (Data Omitted)*
Spouse Dorothy Mae Phillips
11 M Walter "LaMoine" Figert, G Uncle  (Data Omitted)*
Spouse Patricia Ann ("Patsy") Brown
Spouse Esther Jack
Notes for Walter Ellsworth Figert
There is a tape of Walter and Pearl Figert reminiscing about their lives in the living history collection of the Indiana State Library. I have a copy of this tape which I obtained from the branch library in Wabash, and have transcribed it.

Wabash Co. Death Records Book 1977/80, p. 18, lists Walter Ellsworth Figert, b. 11 Mar 1883 in Indiana, father Peter Figert, mother Lucinda Arnold; d. 23 Apr 1978, age 95, in Wabash. Married, informant Pearl Mae Figert, spouse.

SSN: 314-03-6883
Notes for Pearl Mae Grisso
Wabash Co. Death Records Bk 1989-, p. 51, lists Pearl Mae Figert, b. 24 Apr 1887 in Laketon, IN, father Simon Grisso, mother Mary Ohmart; widowed; d. 26 July 1990, age 103, at Millers Merry Manor West. (Address: 720 N. Alber Wabash, Indiana 46992 (219) 563-4112)

I have copies of several newspaper articles written on the occasion of the family reunion in honor of Pearl's 100th birthday.
Notes for Walter Ellsworth & Pearl Mae (Family)
Wabash Co. Marriage License book 15, p. 221, license issued to Walter Ellsworth Figert & Pearl May Grisso on 12 May 1905. Application in Book 1, p. 16 (not examined)
Last Modified 25 Sep 1999 Created 7 Jan 2002 by Reunion for Macintosh