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| Name | Archibald Albert Polston [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | ||||
| Born | 29 Apr 1896
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| Gender | Male | ||||
| Birth | 29 May 1896
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
 [13]
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| Residence | 1900
Ward 9, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
– Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son | ||||
| Residence | 1910
Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[4]
– Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son | ||||
| Residence | Between 1917 and 1918
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[8]
– Marital Status: Single; Physical Build: Medium Height: Tall Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown | ||||
| Arrival | Between 16 Feb 1918 and 1919
New York, New York, USA
[14]
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| Military | May 1918 [5]
– Archie Polston enlisted in the military May 1918 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and served served in the military from Jun 1918-Feb 1919. | ||||
| Military | 2 Jul 1918
France
[15]
– Archie Polston Arrives in France_2 Jul 1918 | ||||
| Burial Location | Service Number 3 106 728; Service Branch Army; Unit Battery "A" 351St Field Artillery Symbol on Headstone: Latin Cross Flat Granite Marker Columbus Marble Works Columbus, Mississippi [6] | ||||
| Departure | 6 Feb 1919
Brest, Finistère, Bretagne, France
[14]
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| Residence | 1920
Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[2]
– Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Son | ||||
| Newspaper Clipping | 16 Dec 1927
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[16]
– Archie Polston Stole Bed Clothing as He Served Sentence at County Home_16 Dec 1927 | ||||
| Criminal | 4 Oct 1930
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[17]
– Archie Polston Held on Dry Charge_4 Oct 1930 | ||||
| Residence | 9 May 1934
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[5]
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| Newspaper Clipping | 26 Jun 1936
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[18]
– Archie Polston Suffers Severe Lacerations During Liquor Raid_26 Jun 1936 | ||||
| Newspaper Clipping | 19 Jan 1938
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[19]
– Sentence Suspended for Charles Polston to Donate Blood for Transfusion Archie Polston_19 Jan 1938 | ||||
| Residence | 1950
1103-A Cowden Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[12]
– Age: 53; Occupation: Street Cleaner; ClassofWorker: Government; EnumerationDistrict: 73-67; HoursWorked: 40; Industry: City Highway Dept; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Working; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; RelationToHead: Head; MaritalStatus: Widowed | ||||
| Residence | Bef 1951
Pennsylvania, USA
[13]
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| Death | 17 Jan 1968
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[20]
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| Death | 15 Jan 1969
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[13]
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| Race | Negro [12] | ||||
| Name | Archie [21] | ||||
| Name | Archie Polston [22] | ||||
| Name | Archie Polston [12] | ||||
| Residence |
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[9]
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| Residence |
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[14]
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| Residence |
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[20]
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| Died | 15 Jan 1969
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| Buried |
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| Person ID | I3747
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | James A Polston, I (Age 78 years) b. Feb 1849, Maryland, USA d. 2 May 1927, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Lucinda Williams (Age 66 years) b. 1861, Virginia, USA d. 25 Jan 1927, 313 South 14th, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F4986
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| Family | Elenora Parker (Age 33 years) b. Abt 1901, Pennsylvania, USA d. Sep 1934, Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA (Age 33 years) | |
| Married | 1917
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |
| Family ID | F2731
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