Individual Details
George Paul Wearing Sr.
(2 May 1886 - 19 May 1960)
George Wearing registered for the draft for World War I from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He stated his birth date at 2 May 1886. He works as a machinist for the Cutler Hammer Co. His nearest relative is Mrs. Mary Wearing 611 30th St., Milwaukee. He is medium height, slender build, with green eyes and dark brown hair. He checked block #12-- Citizen by Father's Naturalization before Registrant's Majority.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Appleton, Outagamie Co., Wisconsin, George Wearing appears with his wife Mary and children Marion, Arthur, George, Mildred and Robert H. George works as a millwright in a machine shop.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, Paul Wearing appears. Everything about this family points to it being George Wearing's family. The wife is Mary and the children are Marion, Arthur, George, Mildred, Robert, Viola, Edith and Shirley. Paul works as a machinist in a machine shop, Marion works as a stenographer in a gas company office and Arthur works in a shoe factory.
On the 1940 U. S. Census of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, George and Mary appear with their children, Robert, Viola, Edith and Shirley. George is a millwright in a wrench manufacturing company. Robert is a wood worker in a card table factory.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Saturday, May 21, 1960, Page 15, Col. 3: Wearing: George P., sr., of 1829-a S. Muskego av., May 19, aged 74 years, fond father of Mrs. Major Marion Black, of Niles, Mich., Mrs. Edith Smith, of Buena Park, Calif., Mrs. Shirley Walker, of France, Mrs. Eleanore Jackson of Vassar, Mich., George, jr., and Robert Wearing, both of Okauchee, Wis., Mrs. Mildred Barwick and Mrs. Viola Nottle, both of Milwaukee; further survived by 2 daughters-in-law, 5 sons-in-law, 44 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, 1 brother, Jesse Wearing of Milwaukee, nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. Remains resting Sun., after 4 p.m. at the Independent Mortuary, 1451 N. 27th St. Services Mon., May 23, at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. William V. Stevens, officiating. Interment Arlington.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Appleton, Outagamie Co., Wisconsin, George Wearing appears with his wife Mary and children Marion, Arthur, George, Mildred and Robert H. George works as a millwright in a machine shop.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, Paul Wearing appears. Everything about this family points to it being George Wearing's family. The wife is Mary and the children are Marion, Arthur, George, Mildred, Robert, Viola, Edith and Shirley. Paul works as a machinist in a machine shop, Marion works as a stenographer in a gas company office and Arthur works in a shoe factory.
On the 1940 U. S. Census of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, George and Mary appear with their children, Robert, Viola, Edith and Shirley. George is a millwright in a wrench manufacturing company. Robert is a wood worker in a card table factory.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Saturday, May 21, 1960, Page 15, Col. 3: Wearing: George P., sr., of 1829-a S. Muskego av., May 19, aged 74 years, fond father of Mrs. Major Marion Black, of Niles, Mich., Mrs. Edith Smith, of Buena Park, Calif., Mrs. Shirley Walker, of France, Mrs. Eleanore Jackson of Vassar, Mich., George, jr., and Robert Wearing, both of Okauchee, Wis., Mrs. Mildred Barwick and Mrs. Viola Nottle, both of Milwaukee; further survived by 2 daughters-in-law, 5 sons-in-law, 44 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, 1 brother, Jesse Wearing of Milwaukee, nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. Remains resting Sun., after 4 p.m. at the Independent Mortuary, 1451 N. 27th St. Services Mon., May 23, at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. William V. Stevens, officiating. Interment Arlington.
Events
| Birth | 2 May 1886 | West Bromwich, Staffordshire, , England |  | ||
| Marriage | 21 Nov 1904 | Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin - Harriet Jeanette Artlip | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1909 | Mary Ellen Klein | |||
| Death | 19 May 1960 | Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin | | ||
| Burial | Arlington Park Cemetery, Greenfield, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin | |
Families
| Spouse | Harriet Jeanette Artlip (1888 - 1970) |
| Child | Mary Eleanor Wearing (1905 - ) |
| Spouse | Mary Ellen Klein (1891 - 1949) |
| Child | Marion E. Wearing (1910 - 1983) |
| Child | Arthur J. Wearing (1912 - 1949) |
| Child | George Alvin Wearing (1914 - 1982) |
| Child | Mildred G. Wearing (1918 - 2008) |
| Child | Robert H. Wearing (1919 - 1966) |
| Child | Viola Ann Wearing (1922 - 2010) |
| Child | Edith Belle Wearing (1923 - 1988) |
| Child | Shirley Wearing (1926 - 2010) |
| Father | John Arthur Wearing (1859 - 1904) |
| Mother | Minnie E. Clason (1867 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Dixie E. Wearing (1884 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Walter Wearing (1887 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Jesse Wearing (1891 - 1965) |
Endnotes
1. World War I Draft Registration.
2. England & Wales FreeBMD Index 1837-1983 Record.
3. Family Search.
4. Wisconsin Death Index.
5. Obituary of George P. Wearing, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Saturday, May 21, 1960, Page 15, Col. 3.