Peter Carel/Karel Antonius van der Hilst

[rosie17]

Pretty sure,Rosie,as he signed the WW2 draft registration as C. Hilst.

Anything to throw us off track.

Maureen

Well done Maureen never thought to look at the signature 

[rosie17]

This looks like a marriage Justice of Peace Seattle Court House
Karl Vander Hilst 4 June 1948
Spouse Floy M Walker
Witnesses Joe Miller Catherine Sweeney

Think there was a mention of a Sweeney on one of his Registration Records

US Social Security Claims
Karl Vander Hilst
Date of birth 20 October 1891
Claim date 15 Feb 1957
Rosie

[MaureeninNY]

Oh,great find,Rosie!!

 

Maureen

[rosie17]

Oh,great find,Rosie!!

 

Maureen

Thanks to you Maureen

Rosie

[MaureeninNY]

I think I see his death as Karl P VANDERHILS...April 4,1966,Seattle,Washington.

Maureen

[rosie17]

Looks good to me Maureen all these different names 

Rosie

[MaureeninNY]

Found his obituary.

April 7,1966 Seattle Daily Times

Karl P Vanderhilst
Funeral services for Karl P Vanderhilst,74, of 108 Broadway,will be held at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow at the Bonney-Watson Broadway chapel with cremation following. He died unexpectedly Monday in a hospital.

Born in Amsterdam,Mr. Vanderhilst came to Seattle in 1918. He was a maintenance man in theatres,then at the Washington Athletic Club for sevsn years before retiring in 1957.

His wife,Floy M.,survives.

.......

Maureen

[RJ137]

Some follow up on what others have already found.

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Newsclipping of marriage indicates Floy M Walker was 49 (b.1899/1900)

Seattle Daily Times  (see attached)
May 29, 1948

Marriage: http://www.rootschat.com/links/01kmm/


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After Karl died, Floy married Hilliard W Starr in 1971. Marriage record states Floy was born in Missouri.

Marriage: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLHX-6W18

Image of marriage record available: http://www.rootschat.com/links/01kmn/

Floy died in 1979

WADI: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLW9-996R

[rosie17]

Great finds Maureen and RJ 

Rosie