Gombert, Phillip Carl August

1889 - 1937  (47 years)

• Name	Gombert, Phillip Carl August
  Birth	8 Jun 1889	La Salle, Niagara, New York, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Town of Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States
  Misc	1917	Town of Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States   [2]
  	exempt from military because of amputated right arm
  Occupation	1917	La Salle, Niagara, New York, United States   [2]
  	farmhand for brother in law Fred Kuhlman
  Census	1930	Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States
  Death	1937	Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States   [1]
  Burial	1937	Lewiston, Niagara, New York, United States   [1]
  	Address: Memorial Park Cemetery (43° 8' 11.73" N, 79° 0' 35.01" W)
  Notes	The Niagara Gazette Son Follows His Mother in Death Double Gombert Funeral to Be Held Tomorrow An 82-year-old mother and her 48-year-old son, both members of an old and widely known Niagara county family, will be buried side by side in Memorial Park cemetery following funeral services tomorrow afternoon. The mother's funeral, originally set for this afternoon, was postponed last night following her son's death in Memorial hospital. The mother is Mrs. Augusta Gombert, widow of Ludwig Gombert, who died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Peter Ziemendorf, 1110 Ninety-first street, following a week's illness. Her son, Philip Gombert, also of 1110 Ninety-first street, was taken to Memorial hospital last Friday and died there last night. He had been in poor health for about a year. The double funeral will be held from the Ziemendorf home at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, with services at the Zion Lutheran church, Cayuga drive, at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. George H. Hoyer, pastor of the church, will officiate. Mrs. Gombert was a widely known resident of the old village of LaSalle. Her son was a native and lifelong resident of the LaSalle area. He worked as a farmer all his life. His survivors. besides Mrs. Ziemendorf, include another sister, Miss Minnie Gombert; two brothers, William and John H. Gombert., and an aunt, Mrs. Fred Kuhlman. -- The Tonawanda News, Jan 24, 1912 Philip Gombert 21 years old, who lives at La Salle sustained the loss of his right hand while cutting feed at the home of his uncle, Frank Coleman (Kuhlmann), on the Creek Road near the button factory at La Salle Tuesday. The power had just been shut off the machine as the men were knocking off to go home for dinner when Gombert shoved another armful of hay into the cutter. His hand was severed above the wrist. Dr. E. P. Warren was called and after rendering first aid took the man to the Memorial hospital in Niagara Falls. Gombert is well known in the Tonawandas.
  Person ID	I2910	haseley
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	Gombert, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig,   b. 5 Jun 1852, Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Germany d. Bef 1900, Town of Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States (Age < 47 years)
  Mother	Burow, Auguste Wilhelmine,   b. 25 Aug 1855, La Salle, Niagara, New York, United States d. 1937, Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	31 May 1877	Bergholz, Niagara, New York, United States
  	Address: Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
  Family ID	F942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 8 Jun 1889 - La Salle, Niagara, New York, United States Census - 1900 - Town of Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States Misc - exempt from military because of amputated right arm - 1917 - Town of Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States Occupation - farmhand for brother in law Fred Kuhlman - 1917 - La Salle, Niagara, New York, United States Census - 1930 - Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States Death - 1937 - Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States Burial - Address: Memorial Park Cemetery (43° 8' 11.73" N, 79° 0' 35.01" W) - 1937 - Lewiston, Niagara, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S17] Niagara Falls Gazette. [S182] WW I Draft Registration 1917-1918.