William Korst1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, b. 8 January 1875, d. 9 July 1961
FatherPhilip Korst2 b. 16 Jun 1832, d. 24 May 1918
MotherCatharine Sterr2 b. 24 Sep 1841, d. 11 Jul 1917
     William Korst, son of Philip Korst and Catharine Sterr, was born on 8 January 1875 at Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio.8,2,3,4,5,6,9

William began military service on 22 July 1898 when he served in the Spanish-American War in D. 1 Battalion US Engineers.7 He was discharged on 29 March 1899.7 On 23 April 1899, William enlisted again in the D. 1 Battalion US Engineers.7,10 On 9 September 1899, he was discharged.7

He became 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Infantry on 25 July 1900.7,11 On 5 August 1900 he became an electrician sergeant.7 He was discharged on 24 May 1906.7

William married Mabel Elsie Mosher, daughter of Charles R. Mosher and Edith M. Reeves, on 20 June 1904 at Chillicothe.12,4,13,1,14

William enlisted again on 25 July 1917 and served as Captain and Major in the 2M Corps USA.7

Mabel died on 3 October 1919, at City Hospital, Chillicothe at age 35, leaving William as a widower at the age of 44 years.13,15,16,14

Second, William married Rachel A. Bigelow, daughter of (--?--) Bigelow and (--?--) Mason.6,17

William ended military service on 7 March 1927.7

On 4 May 1949, William traveled alone on the SS Lurline, which sailed from Los Angeles, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii.18

William died on 9 July 1961 at Los Angeles, Orange County, California, at age 86 years, 6 months and 1 day.9

Family 1: Mabel Elsie Mosher b. 17 Jan 1884, d. 3 Oct 1919

Family 2: Rachel A. Bigelow b. 3 Jan 1892, d. 16 Oct 1950

Citations

  1. [S1164] Charles Mosher Korst, Todesurkunde.
  2. [S686] 1880 Ross County, Ohio Federal Population Schedule, Philipp Korst Haushalt, 3rd Ward, CD 4, ED 138, Seite 35, 4th Street, Wohnung Nr 316, Familien Nr. 388, Linie 43.
  3. [S1599] 1900 Fort Totten, New York Federal Population Schedule, William Korst, Fort Totten, New York, Post, Unteroffiziere, Rolle T623_ 1149, Bogen Nummer 2 A, Seite 1826, Linie 4.
  4. [S1260] 1910 Ross County, Ohio Population Schedule, William Korst Haushalt, Ward 3, Scioto Township, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, Rolle T624_1226, Supervisor's District 10, ED 174, Bogen Nummer 19 A, Seite 5151, Linie 38, Caldwell Street, Haus Nr 174, Wohnung Nr 214, Familien Nr. 235.
  5. [S1261] 1920 Ross County, Ohio Population Schedule, Mary E. Mosher Haushalt, Ward 3, Precinct B, Scioto Township, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, Rolle T625_1431, Supervisor's District 11, ED 138, Bogen Nummer 2 B, Seite 1101/8206, Linie 77, South Paint Street, Haus Nr 153, Wohnung Nr 45, Familien Nr. 47.
  6. [S1600] 1930 Los Angeles County, California Federal Population Schedule, William Korst Haushalt, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, Rolle T626_124, Supervisor's District 16, ED 19-814, Bogen Nummer 3 A, Seite 6751, Linie 29, North Camden Drive, Haus Nr 804, Wohnung Nr 48, Familien Nr. 48.
  7. [S1839] William Korst, Application No. 1588316, Certificate No. A-2-15-28, “Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, online www.footnote.com.
  8. [S1814] General Index to Birth Records, 1867-1889, Probate Court, Ross County, Ohio.
  9. [S652] California Death Index, 1940-1997. [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000,.
  10. [S2006] U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, online http://www.ancestry.com, Seite 354.
  11. [S2006] U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, online http://www.ancestry.com, Seite 347.
  12. [S1647] Ross County, Ohio GenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohross/, Mable Korst, Scioto Gazette, Chillicothe, Ross County OH, 04 Oct 1919, contributed by Carla Mascara, e-mail address.
  13. [S1160] Mable Mosher, Todesurkunde.
  14. [S1813] Wally Evans to Karen Zander, e-mail, 7 June 2002.
  15. [S1637] Mable Mosher, Death Certificate.
  16. [S422] Mabel Korst obituary, 4 Oct 1919.
  17. [S1518] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2009, online http://index.rbhayes.org/hayes/index/, Rachel Korst.
  18. [S2005] Manifest, S. S. Lurline, 4 May 1949, list 112, A3422, roll 255, William Korst, original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving or Departing at Honolulu, Hawaii, 1900–1954. NARA Microfilm Publication A3422, 269 rolls. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
    Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Departing from Honolulu, Hawaii, 12/1957 - 9/1969. NARA Microfilm Publication A3577 57 rolls. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004, Record Group 85. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  19. [S1518] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2009, online http://index.rbhayes.org/hayes/index/, Ira Mosher Korst.
Last Edited=17 Jun 2018