Weagel, William W.

1896 - 1988  (91 years)

• Name	Weagel, William W.
  Birth	11 Dec 1896	Berryville, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WEAG.W001
  _FGRAVE	69629271
  Funeral	Summers Funeral Home,   [1]
  Military Service	World War I, Private First Class, United States Army  [2, 3]
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army (1919-Sep 1920) This rank was also addressed as Lance Corporal
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	20 Feb 1988	Bridgeport Nursing Home, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois   [2]
  	Burial in the Moravian Cemetery in West Salem with Military graveside rites performed by the Olney Veterans Organizations.
  		Headstone, Weagel, William W.
  Person ID	I1275	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Weagle, Joseph F.,   b. 1872   d. Sep 1945, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Keen, Louisa   bur. West Salem Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois
  Family ID	F1092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hossel, Elsie,   b. 24 Aug 1899, Richland County, Illinois d. 14 Oct 1931, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	1920  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 23 years - She : ~ 20 years and 4 months.
  Children	1. Weagel, Kenneth Darwin,   b. 1921   d. 2005 (Age 84 years)   2. Weagel, Henry Festus,   b. 1923   d. 1993 (Age 70 years) > 3. Weagel, Pauline 'Polly',   b. 19 Jul 1928, Richland County, Illinois d. 23 Dec 1965, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F1091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hasler, Ella Elizabeth,   b. 29 Aug 1895, Illinois d. 12 Jul 1986, Bridgeport Health Care Center, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1933  [1, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 37 years - She : 38 years and 4 months.
  Children	1. Weagel, Henry   2. Weagel, Kenneth   3. Weagel, Daughter   d. Bef 12 Jul 1986
  Family ID	F326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Dec 1896 - Berryville, Richland County, Illinois Death - 20 Feb 1988 - Bridgeport Nursing Home, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois Burial - - Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William W. Weagel, 91, of Sumner, formerly of Berryville, died at 10:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, 1988 at the Bridgeport Nursing Home. Services will be in the Memorial Chapel of Summers Funeral Home with the Rev. James Rue presiding. Burial in the Moravian Cemetery in West Salem with Military graveside rites performed by the Olney Veterans Organizations. Mr. Weagel was born Dec. 11, 1896 in Berryville, the son of Joseph and Louisa (Keen) Weagel. He married Elsie Hossel in March 1920. She preceded him in death in October 1931. He married Ella Hasler on Dec. 16, 1933. She preceded him in death on July 12, 1986. He was a farmer, member of the Berryville Church of Christ and a World War I Army Veteran. Survivors include two sons, Henry of Olney and Kenneth of Warren, Mich.; one sister, Louvre Hasler, Sumner; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, two wives, one sister and one brother. Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL)

  
  

• Sources

  [S441] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Weagel, William W., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69629271), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1016] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Weagel, William W., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69629271), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15884] Kaleb Beavers, List of Richland County World War I Veterans, Compiled by Kaleb Beavers, (24 October 2018) (Reliability: 2). [S1017] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hasler, Louvre, 98, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20272902), none. (Reliability: 2). [S440] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Weagel, Ella, 90, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hasler&GSiman=1&GScid=106963&GRid=119973387&), none. (Reliability: 2).