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Rev. Gordon Frank Voght  Rev. Gordon Frank Voght[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Male 1917 - 2006

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  • Prefix  Rev. 
    Birth  19 May 1917  42 Victoria Boulevard, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Gender  Male 
    Residence  1920  84 Lovering Avenue, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Residence  1923-1928  Springville, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence  1930  132 Shirley Avenue, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Military Enlistment  2 Sep 1941  Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Army Air Corps 
    Military Service  Abt Sep 1941-1946  [15] 
    Army Air Corps 
    Voght B-24 crew    		 Voght B-24 crew
    Standing L-R: Capt Edward F. Witsell (navigator), 1/Lt John W. Detrick (co-pilot), 1/Lt Howard P. Hall (bombardier), 1/Lt Gordon F. Voght (pilot), T/Sgt William E. Andrews (radio operator), T/Sgt Richard Fearon (radar operator on anti-sub patrols)

    Kneeling L-R: T/Sgt Earl D. Owen (engineer), S/Sgt George W. Bacon (tail gunner), T/Sgt Olin D.…
    Military Service  Abt 1946-1968  [15] 
    Air Force Reserves 
    • He served in the Reserves at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
    Occupation  1967-2006  [16, 17] 
    minister 
    • Gordon was ordained as an Elder in the United Methodist Church on 5 June 1975. He primarily served at Pendleton Center UMC, but served briefly at University UMC (Buffalo, NY), and also was a long-serving chaplain at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Buffalo.
    Died  3 Mar 2006  Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 18] 
    Cause: respiratory arrest as a consequence of aspiration pneumonia, and as a consequence of demen 
    Address:
    1540 Maple Road
    Williamsville, NY 14221
    USA 
    The Rev. Gordon F., retired teacher (Buffalo News, 2006)    		 The Rev. Gordon F., retired teacher (Buffalo News, 2006)
    March 8, 2006, page unknown
    The Rev. Gordon Frank Voght, a retired physics teacher and minister, died Friday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, following a short illness. He was 88.
    Mr. Voght was born in Buffalo and lived in the Town of Tonawanda for almost all his life. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in education…
    Gordon F. Voght death notice (Buffalo News, 2006)    		 Gordon F. Voght death notice (Buffalo News, 2006)
    March 8 and 9, 2006, page unknown
    Voght, Rev. Gordon F.
    March 3, 2006, of the Town of Tonawanda, NY; beloved husband of Verla Smith Voght and the late Marietta Voght; father of Marilyn (Peter) Gillespie, Jacalyn Sagona, Carolyn (Fred) Landbeck and Kenneth (Patricia) Voght; grandfather of Anthony, Michelle Sagona, Allison, Melissa, Michael…
    Death Certificate of Gordon F. Voght    		 Gordon's Death Certificate
    Cremated  7 Mar 2006  [19] 
    Degree  Buffalo State College, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    Bachelor and Master of Science in Education 
    Degree  Colgate Bexley Divinity School, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    Masters of Divinity 
    • (CBDS is now Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, after Bexley Hall split off in 1998.)
    Find-A-Grave ID  35869589 
    Occupation  teacher  [17, 22] 
    • Started at a one-room Niagara-Wheatfield school, later taught general science at Emmet Belknap School in Lockport NY, and then at middle and high schools in the Kenmore-Tonawanda school district, finishing as a physics teacher at Kenmore West High School in 1972.
    Social Security No.  105-09-1695  [23] 
    Buried  Acacia Park & Resthaven Cemetery, North Tonawanda, Niagara, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [24] 
    Person ID  I5  Main
    Last Modified  30 Apr 2010 
     
    Father  Raymond Clarence Voght, Sr,   b. 18 Nov 1890, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1932, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Edith Florence Wilkie,   b. 7 Jul 1893, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1975 
    Married  28 Dec 1914  156 University Avenue, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F3  Group Sheet
     
    Family 1  Marietta Alice Cluff,   b. 15 May 1919, Asbury Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1975, 57 Greenleaf Avenue, Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  11 Jul 1942  [7, 25, 26, 27, 28] 
    Children 
     1. Living
    >2. Living
    >3. Living
    >4. Living
    Last Modified  30 Apr 2010 
    Family ID  F2  Group Sheet
     
    Family 2  Verla Ethel Smith,   b. 2 Aug 1917, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 2010, Amherst, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  9 Dec 1980  Kenmore, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [29, 30, 31] 
    Last Modified  04 Oct 2008 
    Family ID  F15  Group Sheet
     
  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 May 1917 - 42 Victoria Boulevard, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - 84 Lovering Avenue, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1923-1928 - Springville, Erie, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - 132 Shirley Avenue, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Enlistment - Army Air Corps - 2 Sep 1941 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Dec 1980 - Kenmore, Erie, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: respiratory arrest as a consequence of aspiration pneumonia, and as a consequence of demen - 3 Mar 2006 - Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, Erie, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDegree - Bachelor and Master of Science in Education - - Buffalo State College, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDegree - Masters of Divinity - - Colgate Bexley Divinity School, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Acacia Park & Resthaven Cemetery, North Tonawanda, Niagara, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Maps 
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    Pin Legend = Address   = Location   = City/Town   = County/Shire   = State/Province   = Country   = Not Set

  • Photos
    Raymond Jr. and Gordon Voght    		Raymond Jr. and Gordon Voght
    Raymond Clarence Voght Jr. and Gordon Frank Voght as young children
     
    Book snippets
    Niagara Frontier: A Narrative and Documentary History, volume 3, page 514    		Niagara Frontier: A Narrative and Documentary History, volume 3, page 514
    Text continued from page 513
     
    Censuses
    1930 United States Census -- Raymond Clarence Voght Sr household    		1930 United States Census -- Raymond Clarence Voght Sr household
    City of Buffalo, Erie County, NY
    Series T626, Roll 1429, ED 113, Page 7B
    1920 United States Census -- Raymond Clarence Voght Sr household    		1920 United States Census -- Raymond Clarence Voght Sr household
    City of Buffalo (20th ward), Erie County, NY
    Series T625, Roll 1104, ED 168, Page 11A
     
    Albums
    Gordon F. Voght's military photos    		Gordon F. Voght's military photos (5)
    Photos taken of and by Gordon F. Voght during his time in the United States Army Air Force
     
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S103] Birth Certificates, New York State Department of Health, birth certificate Volume 387, Page 5299 (1917), Gordon Frank Voght (Reliability: 4), 25 Apr 2010.
      This certifies that... Gordon Frank Voght was born at No. 42 Victoria, Buffalo, N.Y. on May 19th 1917; parents: Raymond C. Voght and Edith Wilkie

    2. [S278] Various unknown Buffalo papers, New York. Buffalo., "VOGHT (death notice)". (Reliability: 3).
      Father of Raymond C. Jr., Gordon F., Nelson R. and Donald W. Voght

    3. [S136] The Buffalo News, New York., "The Rev. Gordon F. Voght, retired teacher," 8 Mar 2006, p. Obituaries. (Reliability: 3).
      The Rev. Gordon Frank Voght

    4. [S180] 1920 U.S. Federal Census, New York, Erie County, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6061&path=New+York.Erie: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), T625, roll 1104, Buffalo, ward 20, enumeration district (ED) 118, sheet 11, p. A, dwelling 171, family 249, Gordon F. Voght, accessed 14 Sep 2008 (Reliability: 2).
      son, male, white, 2 2/12, single, born NY, dad NY, mom NY

    5. [S190] 1930 U.S. Federal Census, New York, Erie County, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6224&path=New+York.Erie: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 1429, Buffalo, ward 18, enumeration district (ED) 223, sheet 7, p. B, dwelling 113, family 145, Gordon Voght, accessed 15 Sep 2008 (Reliability: 2).
      son, male, white, 12, single, born NY, dad NY, mom NY

    6. [S197] Niagara Frontier: A Narrative and Documentary History, 3 volumes, Merton M. Wilner, (Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1931.), volume 3: 514. (Reliability: 3).
      Mr. and Mrs. Voght have become the parents of... Gordon Frank, born May 19, 1917

    7. [S334] Mellow Memoirs: By The Family of Isaac and Mary Hand, Gayle Hand McKercher, (Brainerd, Minnesota: The Printery, 1980.).

    8. [S136] The Buffalo News, New York., "The Rev. Gordon F. Voght, retired teacher," 8 Mar 2006, p. Obituaries. (Reliability: 3).
      May 19, 1917 - March 3, 2006

    9. [S267] Certificate of Death, New York State Department of Health, death certificate District 1451 Register 199 (2006), Rev. Gordon F. Voght (Reliability: 3).
      b. May 19, 1917 in Buffalo, NY; d. May 3, 2006 at 11:57 pm at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, Erie, NY

    10. [S91] "Social Security Death Index," database, Social Security Administration, (RootsWeb.com(http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/)), entry for GORDON F VOGHT, SS no. 105-09-1695, accessed 9 Sep 2008 (Reliability: 4).
      born 19 May 1917

    11. [S180] 1920 U.S. Federal Census, New York, Erie County, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6061&path=New+York.Erie: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), T625, roll 1104, Buffalo, ward 20, enumeration district (ED) 118, sheet 11, p. A, dwelling 171, family 249, Gordon F. Voght, accessed 14 Sep 2008 (Reliability: 3).
      son, male, white, 2 2/12, single, born NY, dad NY, mom NY

    12. [S197] Niagara Frontier: A Narrative and Documentary History, 3 volumes, Merton M. Wilner, (Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1931.), volume 3: 513. (Reliability: 2).
      For five years, 1923 to 1928, [he] also maintained an office at Springville, New York, where he resided during that time.

    13. [S190] 1930 U.S. Federal Census, New York, Erie County, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6224&path=New+York.Erie: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 1429, Buffalo, ward 18, enumeration district (ED) 223, sheet 7, p. B, dwelling 113, family 145, Gordon Voght, accessed 15 Sep 2008 (Reliability: 3).
      son, male, white, 12, single, born NY, dad NY, mom NY

    14. [S113] "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; World War II Army Enlistment Records, Record Group 64," database, Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives and Records Administration, ((http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8939 : 2005)), accessed 8 Sep 2008), Gordon F Voght. (Reliability: 3).
      Enlistment: 2 Sep 1941 in Buffalo NY from Civil Life; Branch: Air Corps; Grade: Aviation Cadet; Component: Regular Army

    15. [S136] The Buffalo News, New York., "The Rev. Gordon F. Voght, retired teacher," 8 Mar 2006, p. Obituaries. (Reliability: 2).
      Mr. Voght served in the Army Air Forces during World War II as a pilot in the European Theater and later in the Air Force Reserves as a lieutenant colonel. He retired from the Air Force in 1968.

    16. [S90] Personal knowledge of Stephen Philip Voght..

    17. [S136] The Buffalo News, New York., "The Rev. Gordon F. Voght, retired teacher," 8 Mar 2006, p. Obituaries. (Reliability: 3).
      a retired physics teacher... and minister

    18. [S267] Certificate of Death, New York State Department of Health, death certificate District 1451 Register 199 (2006), Rev. Gordon F. Voght (Reliability: 4).
      b. May 19, 1917 in Buffalo, NY; d. May 3, 2006 at 11:57 pm at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, Erie, NY

    19. [S267] Certificate of Death, New York State Department of Health, death certificate District 1451 Register 199 (2006), Rev. Gordon F. Voght (Reliability: 3).

    20. [S136] The Buffalo News, New York., "The Rev. Gordon F. Voght, retired teacher," 8 Mar 2006, p. Obituaries. (Reliability: 2).
      He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Buffalo State College

    21. [S136] The Buffalo News, New York., "The Rev. Gordon F. Voght, retired teacher," 8 Mar 2006, p. Obituaries. (Reliability: 2).
      He received... a master's of divinity degree from Colgate Bexley Divinity School

    22. [S113] "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; World War II Army Enlistment Records, Record Group 64," database, Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives and Records Administration, ((http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8939 : 2005)), accessed 8 Sep 2008), Gordon F Voght. (Reliability: 3).
      Occupation: Teacher

    23. [S91] "Social Security Death Index," database, Social Security Administration, (RootsWeb.com(http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/)), entry for GORDON F VOGHT, SS no. 105-09-1695, accessed 9 Sep 2008 (Reliability: 4).
      born 19 May 1917, died 03 Mar 2006 (verified with family member)

    24. [S214] Personal knowledge of Patricia Mae Voght..

    25. [S99] Cluff Bible Records, late 1800s-1950s, Holy Bible With Contrasted New Testament. Privately held by K.G. Voght, Tonawanda, NY., (Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1884), Marriages. (Reliability: 3).
      Mareitta A. Cluff/Gordon F. Voght, July 11, 1942

    26. [S100] Hand Bible Records, late 1800s-1970s, The New Pictorial Royal Quarto Bible. Privately held by K.G. Voght, Tonawanda, NY., (St. Louis: N.D. Thompson & Co., 1877), Marriages. (Reliability: 3).
      Marietta Cluff to Gordon Voght, July 1942

    27. [S267] Certificate of Death, New York State Department of Health, death certificate District 1472, Register 352 (1975), Marietta C. Voght (Reliability: 4), 25 Apr 2010.
      d. 6-17-75, 1:30 am at 57 Greenleaf Ave, Tonawanda, Erie Co.; cause: Glioma - temporal lobe (6 months); born 5-15-19 in Minnesota, father George Cluff, mother Jennie Hand; married to Gordon F. Voght; librarian in Kenmore School System; SSN 118-01-2579

    28. [S136] The Buffalo News, New York., "The Rev. Gordon F. Voght, retired teacher," 8 Mar 2006, p. Obituaries. (Reliability: 3).
      Mr. Voght's first wife, the former Marietta Cluff, died in 1975.

    29. [S62] Marriage Certificate of Gordon Voght & Verla Smith, Erie County Records.
      Married 9 Dec 1980 in Kenmore, NY

    30. [S136] The Buffalo News, New York., "The Rev. Gordon F. Voght, retired teacher," 8 Mar 2006, p. Obituaries. (Reliability: 3).
      Survivors include his wife of 25 years, the former Verla Smith

    31. [S267] Certificate of Death, New York State Department of Health, death certificate District 1451 Register 199 (2006), Rev. Gordon F. Voght (Reliability: 3).
      Surviving spouse (maiden name): Verla Smith

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