PAUL ALLEN MORTORFF 1929-1953

Sadly, this is the End of this Branch of the Leone WIDDIFIELD and Earl Mortorff Family Tree as Paul Allen Mortorff, the only child and son of Leone and Earl Mortorff passed away in 1953 with no issue.

Paul Allen Mortorff was born on the 6th of September 1929 in Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana the son of Earl Mortorff and Leone Widdifield. Earl and Leone were ecstatic as they welcomed their little bundle of joy, Paul Allen, to the world on the 6th of September 1929.

Paul Allen grew up to be a tall, slender, dark haired, very handsome young man. He had rheumatic fever when young and it damaged his heart.

On the 15th of January 1953 Earl and Leone Mortorff were grief stricken parents as their ONLY child, Paul Allen Mortorff had died of acute myocardial failure - a heart attack at the young age of 23. They buried their only child on the 18th of January 1953 in the White City Cemetery located in Spencerville, DeKalb County, Indiana. This complete family shares one large stone at the Cemetery. Father, Earl Mortorff died 15 years later in 1968 and Mother, Leone WIDDIFIELD Mortorff died 33 years later in 1986. There are many members of the family buried in White City Cemetery.

Paul Allen Mortorff never married or had any children. His death ends the Earl Mortorff branch of the family as there are no more children to carry on the line.

Bio and research entered by hand, not gedcom by Paul Allen Mortorff's 1st Cousin, 1x removed, Carole Anne Brown-44556 Whittemore on the 25th of March 2017 and updated with new photo on 4 March 2024.

SOURCES:

1) Family Bible of Rosa Ellen FALES Widdifield

Paul Allen Mortorff 6 Sep 1929 Spencerville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA BIRTHS in Rosa's handwriting: FALES: Eli, Rosa, Isa, Margaret JOHNSON WIDDIFIELD: Clarence, Billy Gene, Phyllis, Garth, Leone. KIMES: Donald, Walter. MORTORFF: Paul Allen

2) 1930 Census

Place: Garrett, De Kalb, Indiana; Roll: 585; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 772.0; FHL microfilm: 2340320 **MORTORFF: Earl 35 Leone 28 Paul A 7/12.

3) 1940 Census

Place: Garrett, DeKalb, Indiana; Roll: T627_1036; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 17-11 ** MORTORFF: Earl 43 Leone 39 Paul Allen 10

4) IN Death Certificates1899-2011

Name:Paul Allen Mortorff Gen:Male Race:White Age:23 Birth:6 Sep 1929 Garrett IN Death:15 Jan 1953 Garrett DeKalb IN Single Father: Earl Mortorff Mother: Leone Widdifield Died at home 109 S 1st St Garrett IN 7:45 AM Cause of Death: Acute Myocardial Failure, Congenital heart, Rheumatic heart, Spontaneous pneumothorax Burial: Jan 18 White City Cemetery Spencerville, IN

5) Burial & Findagrave Memorial #85653108

Burial: 18 Jan 1953 White City Cemetery Spencerville DeKalb County Indiana, USA Created by: Carole Whittemore Record added: Feb 24, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 85653108

6) Ancestry.com

Who's (Hoosier) Your Fales Family in Indiana? The Ancestors & Descendants of Rosa Ellen FALES Widdifield by CaroleAnne269 Bio and research entered by hand, not gedcom by Paul Allen Mortorff's 1st Cousin, 1x removed, Carole Anne Brown-44556 Whittemore on the 25th of March 2017.