Elmer S. and Clarence H. Gochenour
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Title
Elmer S. and Clarence H. Gochenour
Subject
Gochenour, Elmer Samuel (1894-1965)
Gochenour, Clarence Henry (1891-1920)
Description
Photograph of two brothers, Clarence Henry Gochenour (seated) and Elmer Samuel Gochenour (standing).
Clarence and Elmer were two of many children born to Henry David (1861-1924) and Mary Ellen “Mollie” (Stultz) (1864-1927) Gochenour.
In both the 1900 and 1910 censuses, the brothers were attending school and helping out on the family farm near Woodstock.
Elmer S. Gochenour was single and working as a farmhand for R.M. Sager when he registered for the WWI draft. He served in the U.S. Army as a PFC in Company B of the 126th Engineers. He was stationed in France from October 1917 to August 1918.
After the war, Elmer lived in Washington D.C. for a few years. The 1920 census found him lodging with a couple and working in a dry goods store. By the mid-1930’s, he had moved to Florida. The 1950 census found him living in Broward County where he co-owned and co-managed a fruit and vegetable business with his partner, Christine Howard. He never married and was living in Paulding, Georgia, when he died.
Clarence H. Gochenour worked as a farmhand when he registered for the WWI draft in June 1917. He did not serve in the military. Instead, he remained on his family’s farm until his unexpected death due to pneumonia and bronchitis a few years later.
Clarence was just 28 years old when he died.
Clarence and Elmer were two of many children born to Henry David (1861-1924) and Mary Ellen “Mollie” (Stultz) (1864-1927) Gochenour.
In both the 1900 and 1910 censuses, the brothers were attending school and helping out on the family farm near Woodstock.
Elmer S. Gochenour was single and working as a farmhand for R.M. Sager when he registered for the WWI draft. He served in the U.S. Army as a PFC in Company B of the 126th Engineers. He was stationed in France from October 1917 to August 1918.
After the war, Elmer lived in Washington D.C. for a few years. The 1920 census found him lodging with a couple and working in a dry goods store. By the mid-1930’s, he had moved to Florida. The 1950 census found him living in Broward County where he co-owned and co-managed a fruit and vegetable business with his partner, Christine Howard. He never married and was living in Paulding, Georgia, when he died.
Clarence H. Gochenour worked as a farmhand when he registered for the WWI draft in June 1917. He did not serve in the military. Instead, he remained on his family’s farm until his unexpected death due to pneumonia and bronchitis a few years later.
Clarence was just 28 years old when he died.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca. 1915
Contributor
Identified by John Chilton utilizing Ancestry.com
Additional biographical information was compiled from public sources.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
001742
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Elmer S. and Clarence H. Gochenour,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 30, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/24998.
Comments
John Chilton
In ancestrydotcom this same image is labelled Elmore Samuel and Clarence Gochenour. Clarence's dates are 1891-1920.
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