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George Tornes

Male 1873 - 1943  (70 years)


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  • Name George Tornes  [1, 2
    Born 8 Sep 1873  Marietta, Washington, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Rockport, Cuyahoga, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Enumeration District 73 
    Residence 1880  Rockport, Cuyahoga, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    With parents George and Mary Tornes, five siblings and a servant 
    Occupation 1929  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Watchman 
    Residence 1929  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    206 Bellflower Ave NW 
    Occupation 1930  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Watchman 
    Residence 1930  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    910 7th St NW 
    • In the 1930 census, 910 7th St NW is occupied by Floyd and Katherine J Moon; there is no sign of George Tornes
    Occupation 1932  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Watchman 
    Residence 1932  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    910 7th St NW 
    Occupation 1934  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Worker at American Steel & Tin Plate Co. 
    Residence 1934  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    910 7th St NW 
    Residence 1935  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    910 7th St NW 
    Occupation 1936  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Worker at American Steel & Tin Plate Co. 
    Residence 1936  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    910 7th St NW 
    Occupation 1938  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Watchman 
    Residence 1938  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    910 7th St NW 
    Occupation 1939  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Worker at Carnegie-International Steel Corp. 
    Residence 1939  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    910 7th St NW 
    Census 1940  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Enumeration District 90-5 
    Occupation 1940  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 13
    Working full-time in the "steel industry" (namely, Carnegie Corp.), he worked 52 weeks in 1939. No income was reported on the 1940 census 
    Residence 1940  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 13
    910 7th St NW

    With wife Frances (Lab) Tornes 
    Occupation 1942  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Watchman, Carnegie Corp. 
    Residence 1942  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    910 7th St NW 
    Occupation 31 Oct 1943  [3
    Watchman, steel industry 
    Died 31 Oct 1943  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried 3 Nov 1943  Canton, Stark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • Sec 16 Row 5
      Saint John the Baptist Church Cemetery
      1920 Walden Ave
    George Tornes (1873 - 1943) - Find A Grave Memorial
    George Tornes (1873 - 1943) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Includes headstone photo.

    Created by: Michelle Hinton Mayle
    Record added: Mar 11, 2013
    Find A Grave Memorial# 106497594
    Notes 
    • His last year completed in school was 8th grade [9]
    Person ID I2515  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2013 

    Family Frances Lab,   b. 15 May 1866, Bolivar, Tuscarawas, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1957, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Notes 
    • Marriage was 1929-1930 based on Canton City Directories.
    Last Modified 13 Sep 2013 
    Family ID F1136  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S34624] Canton, Ohio, Repository, 21 April 1947, p. 7.

    2. [S32944] Cemetery Inscriptions of Stark Co., OH, The Ohio Genealogical Society, Stark County Chapter, v. 5 p. 189 (Reliability: 2), 12 Apr 2011.

    3. [S32943] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, Ohio Department of Heath, (Salt Lake City, Utah (Family History Library, http://www.familysearch.org)), LDS film 2024182, num. 64750 (Reliability: 3), 12 Apr 2011.

    4. [S34622] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), fam. 473, p. 49, ED 73, Rockport, Cuyahoga, Ohio (Reliability: 2), 19 Mar 2012.

    5. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Canton, Ohio, City Directory, 1929, p. 986 (Reliability: 2), 13 Sep 2013.

    6. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Canton, Ohio, City Directory, 1930, p. 1010 (Reliability: 2), 13 Sep 2013.

    7. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Canton, Ohio, City Directory, 1932, p. 892 (Reliability: 2), 16 Sep 2013.

    8. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Canton, Ohio, City Directory, 1934, p. 914 (Reliability: 2), 16 Sep 2013.

    9. [S40214] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), fam. 68, p. 4A, ED 90-5, Canton, Stark, Ohio (Reliability: 2), 12 Apr 2012.

    10. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Canton, Ohio, City Directory, 1936, p. 931 (Reliability: 2), 16 Sep 2013.

    11. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Canton, Ohio, City Directory, 1938, p. 943 (Reliability: 2), 16 Sep 2013.

    12. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Canton, Ohio, City Directory, 1939, p. 900 (Reliability: 2), 16 Sep 2013.

    13. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Canton, Ohio, City Directory, 1940, p. 981 (Reliability: 2), 16 Sep 2013.

    14. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Canton, Ohio, City Directory, 1942, p. 723 (Reliability: 2), 16 Sep 2013.