Individual Details
Gustave John "Gussie" CRETENS
(29 Jul 1888 - 8 Apr 1928)
Events
| Birth | 29 Jul 1888 | Spalbeek, Limburg, Belgium |  |  | |
| Birth | 10 Aug 1889 | Spalbeek, Limburg, Belgium | | | |
| Immigration | 27 Mar 1895 | from Antwerp, New York, New York, New York, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 18 May 1912 | Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States - Rachel Matilda SHAMPO | | ||
| Residence (family) | 5 Jun 1917 | Phillips, Price, Wisconsin, United States - Rachel Matilda SHAMPO | | ||
| Death | 8 Apr 1928 | Gladstone, Delta, Michigan, United States | | | |
| Burial | 11 Apr 1928 | Fernwood Cemetery, Gladstone, Delta, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Gustave Louis CRETENS | ||||
| Alt name | Jan Gustaf CRETENS | ||||
| Occupation | Potash manufacturer (self-employed) - Phillips, Price, Wisconsin, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Rachel Matilda SHAMPO (1890 - 1962) |
| Child | Joseph Louis CRETENS (1911 - 1993) |
| Child | Anna Marie CRETENS (1913 - 2005) |
| Child | Margaret CRETENS (1912 - 2005) |
| Child | Albert Raymond CRETENS (1915 - 2001) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Charles E. CRETENS (1917 - 1999) |
| Child | Louis G CRETENS (1922 - 1948) |
| Child | Edward L CRETENS (1921 - 2006) |
| Father | Ludovicus CRETENS ( - ) |
| Mother | Marie BEX ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
death recordBirth
WWI draft registration reports that he was born in Brussels, Belgium.Death
Died in a snowstormEndnotes
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8. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 30 January 2015), Wisconsin, Price County, A-M, image 586: Gustave Louis Cretens.
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11. "Gustave Cretens Dies in Storm," news story/death announcement, Escanaba Daily Press, 10 April 1928; digital images, Newspapers.com ( : accessed 30 January 2015). page 9, image 11; Gladstone News.
12. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 30 January 2015), Gustave Cretens; memorial #93687137.
13. "Gustave Cretens Funeral Today," funeral announcement and obituary, Escanaba Daily Press, 11 April 1928; digital images, Newspapers.com ( : accessed 30 January 2015); page 8.
14. "Gustave Cretens Dies in Storm," news story/death announcement, Escanaba Daily Press, 10 April 1928; digital images, Newspapers.com ( : accessed 30 January 2015). page 9, image 11; Gladstone News.
15. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 30 January 2015), Gustave Cretens; memorial #93687137.
16. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 30 January 2015), Wisconsin, Price County, A-M, image 586: Gustave Louis Cretens.
17. "Gustave Cretens Dies in Storm," news story/death announcement, Escanaba Daily Press, 10 April 1928; digital images, Newspapers.com ( : accessed 30 January 2015). page 9, image 11; Gladstone News.