George Andrew Wilhelm

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{{stub}} {{Infobox ancestor | name = George Andrew Wilhelm | image = Andrew and Hazel Wilhelm.jpg | birthdate = [[October 28]], [[1905]] | location = [[St. Johns, Arizona|St. Johns]], [[Apache County, Arizona|Apache]], [[Arizona]] | deathdate = [[July 28]], [[1950]] | deathplace = [[Pomona, California|Pomona]], [[California]] | father = [[Zemira George Wilhelm]] | mother = [[Nancy Naomi Gibbons]] | spouse = Hazel Hunt }} '''George Andrew Wilhelm''' ([[October 28]], [[1905]] - [[July 28]], [[1950]]) commonly known as '''Andy Wilhelm'''. ==Biography== '''George Andrew "Andy" Wilhelm''' was born [[October 28]], [[1905]] in [[St. Johns, Arizona|St. Johns]], [[Arizona]]. He died [[July 28]], [[1950]] in [[Pomona, California|Pomona]], [[California]]. Andy was brother of [[Carl LeRoy Wilhelm|Roy]], [[Marion Walter Wilhelm|Marion]], [[Harvey Gibbons Wilhelm|Harvey]], and half-brother of [[Maude Naomi Freeman|Maude]] and [[Ruth Naomi Wilhelm|Ruth]]. He was only 11 years old when his [[Nancy Naomi Gibbons|mother]] died and shortly thereafter he, Roy, and Marion moved with their father, [[Zemira George Wilhelm|George]], to the homestead in [[Vernon, Arizona|Vernon]]. Andy took his mother's place in many ways to finish raising his brothers. He was their guide, guardian, and inspiration. He kept them together, knowing they had to support each other. Because of this, the brothers were even closer than they otherwise would have been. By all accounts, Andy was brilliant, and was a musical and mechanical genius. By the end of his 8th grade year, he was the teacher of the one-room schoolhouse at the [[Vernon, Arizona|Vernon Settlement]]. He graduated himself from 8th grade, then attended high school at [[St. Johns, Arizona|St. Johns]]. On [[June 25]], [[1930]], Andy married Hazel Hunt in [[Gallup, New Mexico|Gallup]], [[New Mexico]]. They raised four children. His main occupation as an adult was railroad fireman and engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad, with his home being [[Winslow, Arizona|Winslow]]. He had a problem with alcohol, but never let it affect his responsibilities in taking care of his family. Andy died [[July 28]], [[1950]] in [[Pomona, California|Pomona]], [[California]] at age 44 due to an accident, and was buried in [[St. Johns, Arizona|St. Johns]], [[Arizona]]. Everyone who knew Andy said he was sweet, kind, loving, and even-tempered. ==Children with Hazel Hunt== ===LIVING Wilhelm=== ===[[George Alma Wilhelm]]=== *Born [[July 14]], [[1934]] in [[St. Johns, Arizona|St. Johns]], [[Arizona]]. *Died [[June 2]], [[1967]] in [[Winslow, Arizona|Winslow]], [[Navajo County, Arizona|Navajo]], [[Arizona]]. ===LIVING Wilhelm=== ===LIVING Wilhelm=== ==Images== <gallery widths="250px"> File:1911 George Maude Naomi Roy Marion Andy.jpg|[[Zemira George Wilhelm]], Maude Naomi Freeman, [[Nancy Naomi Gibbons]], [[Carl LeRoy Wilhelm]], [[Marion Walter Wilhelm]] and [[George Andrew Wilhelm]] in 1911. File:George Andrew Wilhelm and Hazel Hunt.JPG|[[George Andrew Wilhelm]] and Hazel Hunt </gallery> ==Sources== [[Category:People|Wilhelm, George Andrew]]

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