Joseph Henry GILLIS

Birth:
29 Aug 1896
Mandan, Norton, North Dakota, Usa
Death:
29 May 1988
Olympia, Thurston, Washington
Marriage:
16 Jun 1925
Whitefish, Flathead, Montana
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GEDCOM file imported on 11 Jun 1999.
Notes:
                      Joseph was named Joseph "H" Fries by his parents.  His parents spoke German in their home, so Joseph picked up German as his native language.  When he started to school, he enrolled as Joseph H Gillis because his step-father had the last name of Gillies, which he pronounced as Gillis.  Because he spoke German fluently, he was nicknamed "Heinie".  When he enlisted in World War I, he was told that he had to have a middle name, not just a letter, so he adopted the middle name of Henry which was similar to Heinie.  In World War I he served as a German translator several times.  He spoke English with no accent.  Joseph's education consisted of elementary school and a year of training at the Great Falls Commercial College where he studied accounting.  Professionally he worked as a bookkeeper, sash and door maker, real estate appraiser, and as a safety engineer with the federal civil service.
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GEDCOM file imported on 11 Jun 1999.
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                         Hazel is the daughter of Nelson Patrick Fluaitt and Elizabeth Ja ne
Anderson.  Hazel graduated from Washington College of Education at Ch eney with
a degree in home economics.  She met Joseph Gillis when they were bot h employed
at a sash and door factory.  She told him later that he was the uglie st man she
had ever seen.  They dated for a short time.  She asked him to marr y her.
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Joseph Henry Gillis - Blocked

Joseph Henry Gillis was born at Mandan, Norton, North Dakota, Usa 29 Aug 1896. His parents were Johannes Fries and Florentine Rose Messmer.

He married Blocked 16 Jun 1925 at Whitefish, Flathead, Montana .

They were the parents of 3 children:
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Joseph Henry Gillis died 29 May 1988 at Olympia, Thurston, Washington .