Individual Details

Elmer Earl Angell

(February 17, 1890 - October 19, 1918)

Elmer Angell was the only child of Leander N. Angell and Nancy Trobaugh born on February 17, 1890. He was an auto mechanic after high school. He married Ella Tibitts and shortly after was drafted into World War I. Private Angell served with Company D, 129th Infantry, of the 33rd Division. On October 5, 1918, his troops were gassed and on October 18, 1918 he died at Donnevaux(?), France. Elmer is buried at Antioch Cemetery in Clarksville.

Events

BirthFebruary 17, 1890Iowa, United States
Census1900Clarksville, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1905Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1910Fremont, Butler, Iowa, United States
CivilJune, 1917WWI draft card - Clarksville, Butler, Iowa, United States
MarriageAugust 30, 1917Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States - Ella Mayzell Tibbits
ResidenceFebruary 20, 1918Clarksville, Butler, Iowa, United States
DeathOctober 19, 1918World War I - Donnevaux, France
MilitaryCompany D, 129th Infantry, of the 33rd Division
BurialAntioch Cemetery, Clarksville, Butler, Iowa, United States

Families

SpouseElla Mayzell Tibbits (1892 - 1959)
FatherLeander N. Angell (1852 - 1933)
MotherNancy Elizabeth Trobough (1855 - 1943)

Notes

Civil

Elmer registered in June of 1917, with all men between the ages of 21 and 31

Residence

The Iowa (Greene) Recorder lists the 73 men drafted in Butler County. A patriotic rally is held a few days later. Page 1 of this newspaper shows the community support for the troops and especially the 73 men of Butler County.

Death

The Iowa (Greene) Recorder lists cause of death as pneumonia. Actual cause was gas, chemical warfare.

Military

There is a depressing report provided by Dept. of Defense: US Army Chemical Corps Gas Warfare in WWI 1, 33rd Division, published Oct. 1918. "For almost two weeks under ceaseless harassing fire with HE and gas the 33rd division held its position along the Meuse. It was gas mask exhaustion as much as battle exhaustion that wore out the division". “Situation … untenable … condition of men … desperate”.

Burial

It is likely his body was not returned at his funeral, burial would have taken place later.

Endnotes

1. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital image, National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards (https://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww1/draft-registration : accessed ); citing Microfilm publication M1509.

2. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Index, no image.

3. Ancestry.com, Census $ 1900 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Clarksville, Butler, Iowa; Roll: 420; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1240420.

5. Ancestry.com, 1910 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Fremont, Butler, Iowa; Roll: T624_394; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1374407.

6. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital image, National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards (https://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww1/draft-registration : accessed ); citing Microfilm publication M1509.

7. , , FHL 1315839, Digital Folder 004539639, Image 00338 (338 of 986), , ; Database with images, FamilySearch.org (FamilySearch.org : accessed ).

8. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1918 Feb 20 page 1 of 8, column 3 top.

9. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Index, no image.

10. (1919) || Unpaged, aboutt page 19.

11. "," Clarksville (Iowa) Star, ; online archives (http://clarksville.advantage-preservation.com/ : accessed ).

12. Iowa Recorder, The Digital Archives of the Greene (Greene, Iowa) Public Library, 1918 Feb 20 page 1 of 8, column 3 top.

13. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Index, no image.

14. (1919) || Unpaged, aboutt page 19.

15. "," Clarksville (Iowa) Star, ; online archives (http://clarksville.advantage-preservation.com/ : accessed ).

16. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

17. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Index, no image.

18. "," Clarksville (Iowa) Star, ; online archives (http://clarksville.advantage-preservation.com/ : accessed ).