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George Guyer

Male 1886 - 1945  (58 years)


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  • Name George Guyer 
    Birth 08 Dec 1886  Gombin, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Passenger manifest, for S.S. Columbia sailing from Glasgow to New York on 14 May 1910 shows George's age as 24. This would indicate a birth year of 1886, rather than 1888. Birthplace is shown as Gombin, Russia.

      World War I draft card, signed by George Guyer, shows date of birth as 8 Dec 1886. As draft card is signed, I have used 1886 date.
    Gender Male 
    Emigration Emigrated to US in 1905, naturalised in 1915  [3
    Emigration 10 May 1910  Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    While the census information indicates George emigrated to the United States in 1905. A manifest from 1910 shows he was previously in the United States from 1905 - 1909.

    The passenger manifest for the S.S. Columbia sailing from Glasgow on 10 May 1910, arriving New York on 22 May 1910, shows the following:

    * Name: George Guyer
    * Age: 24, married. It appears that George is traveling with his wife, Doria (age 22), but they seem to be going to different destinations: he to San Francisco, she to Chicago. Possibly brother/sister, and not husband/wife?
    * Occupation: Tailor
    * Read/Write: Yes
    * Nationality: Russian
    * Race: Hebrew
    * Last Permanent Residence: Glasgow, Scotland
    * Nearest Relative: Brother, D. Guyer, 41 Hospital Street, Glasgow, Scotland
    * Destination: San Francisco
    * Relative at Destination: Uncle, J. Goldman, San Francisco
    * Height: 5 foot 7 inches

    Year: 1910; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_1483; Line: 11. Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
     
    Death 22 Aug 1945  San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I513973544  Walsh - Wilson Family Tree | Craig
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2008 

    Mother Goldman 
    Family ID F505778273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Etty Winkler,   b. 12 Dec 1894, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Aug 1985, Alameida County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Children 
     1. Stanley Guyer,   b. Abt 1916, San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Dorothy Guyer,   b. 09 Oct 1920, San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 2007, Contra Costa, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Documents
    George Guyer and Family - 1920 United States Census
    George Guyer and Family - 1920 United States Census
    The 1920 census shows George Guyer, age 32, arrived in the United States in 1905, naturalised in 1917, born in Russia, a tailor in a tailor shop) living with his wife Etty (age 24, arrived in United States in 1916, naturalised in 1917, born in England) and son Stanley (age 4 yrs 1 mos, born in California. Also in the house is Sarah Winkler, age 21, arrival in the United States in 1917, born in Scotland.

    Year: 1920; Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 27, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_142; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 378; Image: 975.
    Family ID F505778269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2008 

  • Documents
    George Guyer and Family - 1920 United States Census
    George Guyer and Family - 1920 United States Census
    The 1920 census shows George Guyer, age 32, arrived in the United States in 1905, naturalised in 1917, born in Russia, a tailor in a tailor shop) living with his wife Etty (age 24, arrived in United States in 1916, naturalised in 1917, born in England) and son Stanley (age 4 yrs 1 mos, born in California. Also in the house is Sarah Winkler, age 21, arrival in the United States in 1917, born in Scotland.

    Year: 1920; Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 27, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_142; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 378; Image: 975.
    1930 United States Census - George Guyer and Family
    1930 United States Census - George Guyer and Family
    The 1930 census shows George Guyer (age 40, homeowner, born in Poland, a fitter in a clothing store) living with his wife Etty Guyer (age 34, born in England), son Stanley (age 14, born in California) and daughter Dorothy (age 9, born in California). Their home, at 241 27th Street, San Franciso, was estimated to be worth $6,000.

    Year: 1930; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 201; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 190; Image: 642.0.
    George Guyer - Immigration to United States - 14 May 1910 - <b>S.S. Columbia</b>
    George Guyer - Immigration to United States - 14 May 1910 - S.S. Columbia
    George Guyer's World War I Draft Card
    George Guyer's World War I Draft Card
    The draft card shows George Guyer was born on 8 Dec 1886 in Gombin (Warsaw) Poland, and was a naturalised American. Living at 1241 27th Avenue, San Francisco, and working as a tailor for Marisch & Landis, 180 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco. His father, wife, and child are dependent upon him, and he caims exemption from the draft. He is medium height, medium build, dark brown eyes, dark brown hair.

    Registration Location: San Francisco County, California; Roll: 1544254; Draft Board: 7.
    George Guyer - 1910 United States Census
    George Guyer - 1910 United States Census
    The 1910 census shows George Guyer (age 22, married, a tailor, first came to the U.S. in 1905) living in San Francisco with his uncle Jacob Goldman (age 68, married at age 35, arrived in the U.S. in 1866, a grocer), Jacob's wife Henriette (age 55, also first married at age 35, 7 children, 5 alive), and Jacob's children Harry (age 33, single, a grocery salesman), Fred (age 18, single), Belle (age 30, married), and Belle's husband Theo H. Jacobs (age 32, born in Minnesota, a railroad ticket agent).

    Year: 1910; Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 31, San Francisco, California; Roll: T624_96; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 820.

  • Sources 
    1. [S4898] California Death Index (Reliability: 2).
      California Death Index shows date of birth of 8 Dec 1888.

    2. [S4923] WW1 Draft Registration Cards, 06 Jun 1917 (Reliability: 3).
      Registration Location: San Francisco County, California; Roll: 1544254; Draft Board: 7.

    3. [S49] 1920 United States Federal Census, 15 Jan 1920 (Reliability: 2).
      Year: 1920; Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 27, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_142; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 378; Image: 975.

    4. [S4898] California Death Index (Reliability: 3).
      Mother's maiden name: Goldman