Individual Details
Jesse Wearing
(7 Mar 1891 - 22 Oct 1965)
On the World War I draft registration Jesse Wearing appears at the Milwaukee, Wisconsin board. He is married with 4 children. He states he was born 7 March 1891 at Joliet, Illinois. He is a laborer with Coakley Brothers. He lives at 2104 Vine St., Milwaukee. He is tall and slender with blonde hair and blue eyes.
World War I Portraits
Name: Jesse Wearing
Birth Date: 1891-03-07
Birth Location: Joliet, IL
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. (Minnie Clason) Wearing
Education: Public school
Religious Affiliation: Methodist
Occupation and Employer Carriage painter, Barhow Wagon Wks
Service Entry Date: 1917-09-22
Service Entry Location: Camp Custer, MI
Branches of Service Army - Engineer Corps
Regiment or Ship: 310th Engineers, 85th Division
Company: D
Rank: Private
First Field Address: Camp Custer, MI
Last Field Location: Germany
Battles: St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne
Date Mustered Out: 1919-07-09
Home Address: 824 12th St., Milwaukee
Subject World War, 1914-1918
United States Army
Relation WWI_cards_17180.jpg
Original Item ID American War Mothers WWI Servicemen, Box 13
Type: Text
Format: Index Card
Collection: World War I Military Portraits
Contributors: American War Mothers Milwaukee County Chapter
Language: English
Submitting: Institution Milwaukee Public Library
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Milwaukee, Wisconsin finds Jesse Wearing and his family living at 814 Twelfth St. He is a painter in an auto company.
On the 1930 U. S. Census Jesse is using Jack and his wife is listed as Jeanette. Their children are Arthur, Ether [Ethel], Francella and Howard. Jack is a painter in an auto shop, Arthur is a draftsman and Ether [Ethel] is a telephone operator.
The Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sunday, October 24, 1965: Wearing, Jessie. Oct. 22, 1965, aged 74 years, residence 7261 W. Potomac, beloved father of Arthur, Mrs. Francella Love and Howard; daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives survive. Funeral Services Mon. at 1: 30 p.m. at Franzen, Jung and Kaufmann Funeral Home, 4211 N. 76th st. at W. Appleton av. Interment Highland Memorial. Friends may call Sun. after 4 p.m.
World War I Portraits
Name: Jesse Wearing
Birth Date: 1891-03-07
Birth Location: Joliet, IL
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. (Minnie Clason) Wearing
Education: Public school
Religious Affiliation: Methodist
Occupation and Employer Carriage painter, Barhow Wagon Wks
Service Entry Date: 1917-09-22
Service Entry Location: Camp Custer, MI
Branches of Service Army - Engineer Corps
Regiment or Ship: 310th Engineers, 85th Division
Company: D
Rank: Private
First Field Address: Camp Custer, MI
Last Field Location: Germany
Battles: St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne
Date Mustered Out: 1919-07-09
Home Address: 824 12th St., Milwaukee
Subject World War, 1914-1918
United States Army
Relation WWI_cards_17180.jpg
Original Item ID American War Mothers WWI Servicemen, Box 13
Type: Text
Format: Index Card
Collection: World War I Military Portraits
Contributors: American War Mothers Milwaukee County Chapter
Language: English
Submitting: Institution Milwaukee Public Library
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Milwaukee, Wisconsin finds Jesse Wearing and his family living at 814 Twelfth St. He is a painter in an auto company.
On the 1930 U. S. Census Jesse is using Jack and his wife is listed as Jeanette. Their children are Arthur, Ether [Ethel], Francella and Howard. Jack is a painter in an auto shop, Arthur is a draftsman and Ether [Ethel] is a telephone operator.
The Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sunday, October 24, 1965: Wearing, Jessie. Oct. 22, 1965, aged 74 years, residence 7261 W. Potomac, beloved father of Arthur, Mrs. Francella Love and Howard; daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives survive. Funeral Services Mon. at 1: 30 p.m. at Franzen, Jung and Kaufmann Funeral Home, 4211 N. 76th st. at W. Appleton av. Interment Highland Memorial. Friends may call Sun. after 4 p.m.
Events
| Birth | 7 Mar 1891 | Joliet, Will Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 18 Dec 1909 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin - Jeanette Krachtl | | ||
| Death | 22 Oct 1965 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin | | ||
| Burial | Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, New Berlin, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin | |
Families
| Spouse | Jeanette Krachtl (1893 - 1955) |
| Child | Arthur Jesse Wearing (1910 - 2005) |
| Child | Ethel Wearing (1911 - 1965) |
| Child | Francella Wearing (1914 - 1965) |
| Child | Howard H. Wearing (1916 - 2003) |
| Father | John Arthur Wearing (1859 - 1904) |
| Mother | Minnie E. Clason (1867 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Dixie E. Wearing (1884 - 1952) |
| Sibling | George Paul Wearing Sr. (1886 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Walter Wearing (1887 - 1953) |
Endnotes
1. 1900 Census Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.
2. Social Security Death Index.
3. Wisconsin Marriages 1836-1930.
4. Wisconsin Death Index.
5. Social Security Death Index.
6. Obituary of Jessie [Jesse] Wearing, The Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sunday, October 24, 1965.