Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameGeorge Franklin WAHL Jr. 
Birth12 Mar 1903, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana1016
Death22 Jan 2002, Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts1016
Occupation Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Company; Factory Mutual Engineering Corporation President
EducationPurdue University, Civil Engineering 1924
ReligionWellesley Hills Congregational Church
Alias/AKAFranklin; George F.
FatherDr. George Franklin WAHL (1859-1918)
MotherElla O. HUFFMAN (1864-1961)
Spouses
Birth1 Apr 1902, Burdick, Indiana
Death15 Sep 1935, Western Springs, Cook County, Illinois
Burial17 Sep 1935, Chesterton Cemetery, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana, USA
Marriage25 Dec 192566
ChildrenGeorge Franklin (1929-2020)
Death1995
Obituary notes for George Franklin WAHL Jr.
The Boston Globe (Massachusetts), Sunday, 27 January 2002, p. 28 (Newspapers.com)
WAHL - George F., 98, died Jan. 22 at North Hill in Needham. Formerly of South Yarmouth and Wellesley Hills, Mr. Wahl was born in 1903 in Bremen, Indiana and graduated in 1924 with a degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University. He was employed for 38 years by the Factory Mutual Insurance Company, retiring as President of Factory Mutual Engineering corporation in Norwood in 1968. He is a past director of both the National Fire Protection Association and the American Standards Association. He leaves a son, George F. Wahl, Jr. of New Bern, NC; a daughter, Mary Kupferschmid of Bethlehem, PA; six grandchildren & two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a wife, Blanche (Hollar) Wahl in 1934, & a wife Arline (Carlsten) Wahl in 1995. He was formerly a Deacon at the Wellesley Hills Congregational church. Graveside services will be held privately at a later date. Arrangements by the Easton funeral Home of Needham.
WAHL - George F., 98, died Jan. 22 at North Hill in Needham. Formerly of South Yarmouth and Wellesley Hills, Mr. Wahl was born in 1903 in Bremen, Indiana and graduated in 1924 with a degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University. He was employed for 38 years by the Factory Mutual Insurance Company, retiring as President of Factory Mutual Engineering corporation in Norwood in 1968. He is a past director of both the National Fire Protection Association and the American Standards Association. He leaves a son, George F. Wahl, Jr. of New Bern, NC; a daughter, Mary Kupferschmid of Bethlehem, PA; six grandchildren & two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a wife, Blanche (Hollar) Wahl in 1934, & a wife Arline (Carlsten) Wahl in 1995. He was formerly a Deacon at the Wellesley Hills Congregational church. Graveside services will be held privately at a later date. Arrangements by the Easton funeral Home of Needham.
Census notes for George Franklin WAHL Jr.
1910 Indiana, St. Joseph County, Portage Township, South Bend, ward 5, E.D. 180, sheet 12B, film T624-378
449 Vistula Avenue, dwelling 262, family 283
Wahl, G.F., head, male, white, age 50, married twice, 17 years this marriage, born Indiana, father born Germany, mother born Ohio, manufacturer, step-ladders
-------, Ella, wife, female, white, age 43, married once for 17 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living, born Ohio, father born Germany, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Lula, daughter, female, white, age 20, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
-------, Franklin, son, male, white, age 7, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio
1920 Indiana, St. Joseph County, Portage Township, South Bend City, ward 2, E.D. 229, sheet 6B, film T625-463
121 St. Paul’s Place, dwelling 122, family 129
Wahl, Ella, head, female, white, age 53, widow, born Ohio, father born Germany, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Franklin, son, male, white, age 16, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio
Martin, Joseph, roomer, male, white, age 60, single, born Hungary, parents born Hungary, editor, Hungarian paper
1930 Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield City, E.D. 84-12, sheet 6B (taken Apr 1930)
1421 E. Division St., dwelling 134, family 135
Wahl, George F., head, rents, $35, radio, male, white, age 27, married at age 22, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio, civil engineer, steam railway
——-, Blanche, wife, female, white, age 27, married at age 22, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
——-, George F., Jr., son, male, white, age 7/12, single, born Illinois, parents born Indiana
449 Vistula Avenue, dwelling 262, family 283
Wahl, G.F., head, male, white, age 50, married twice, 17 years this marriage, born Indiana, father born Germany, mother born Ohio, manufacturer, step-ladders
-------, Ella, wife, female, white, age 43, married once for 17 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living, born Ohio, father born Germany, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Lula, daughter, female, white, age 20, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
-------, Franklin, son, male, white, age 7, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio
1920 Indiana, St. Joseph County, Portage Township, South Bend City, ward 2, E.D. 229, sheet 6B, film T625-463
121 St. Paul’s Place, dwelling 122, family 129
Wahl, Ella, head, female, white, age 53, widow, born Ohio, father born Germany, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Franklin, son, male, white, age 16, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio
Martin, Joseph, roomer, male, white, age 60, single, born Hungary, parents born Hungary, editor, Hungarian paper
1930 Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield City, E.D. 84-12, sheet 6B (taken Apr 1930)
1421 E. Division St., dwelling 134, family 135
Wahl, George F., head, rents, $35, radio, male, white, age 27, married at age 22, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio, civil engineer, steam railway
——-, Blanche, wife, female, white, age 27, married at age 22, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
——-, George F., Jr., son, male, white, age 7/12, single, born Illinois, parents born Indiana
Residences notes for George Franklin WAHL Jr.
of Wellsley, Massachusetts 1961