George Adolphus DAME

1879 -

• Name	George Adolphus DAME  [1]
  Born	13 Jan 1879	Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Steel-worker
  Military Event	Spanish-American War - 16th PA Inf
  Military Flag	Y
  Person ID	I1996	Main
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2010

  
  

  Father	Waldron Moore DAME,   b. 1 Feb 1846, New York, New York, New York ,   d. 9 Feb 1920, Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bleecker MALLABY,   b. 25 Jan 1851, prob New York ,   d. 14 Feb 1926, Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania  (Age 75 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1870	New York, New York, New York   [1]
  Family ID	F602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Bertha SHRAM,   d. ?
  Married	12 May 1904	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Wilbert George DAME,   b. 13 Jun 1905, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania ,   d. 9 Jan 1920  (Age 14 years)   2. Waldron Russell DAME,   b. 2 Dec 1906,   d. 9 Jan 1907  (Age 0 years) + 3. Ruth Louise DAME,   b. 12 Jul 1908, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania ,   d. ?
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F11920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He saw action in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War as a member of the 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. In 1900 he moved to Pittsburgh where he worked in the Jones and Laughlin Steel mill as a heater until retiring in 1937. George and Elizabeth moved to New Port Richey, Pasco, FL where he was elected to the City Council in 1940. He became an elected judge in 1944 for four years. He was a notary there in 1957 (NYGBR). ----- At the age of 18 he enlisted in the 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish American War, and saw active service in Puerto Rico. He was mustered out of service as Quartermaster Sergeant. In 1900 he went to Pittsburgh, and after trying different jobs was employed by the Jones & Laughlin Steel Co, and learned to be a heater. After his retirement in December 1937 he moved to New Port Richey, FL. He was elected to the City Council of New Port Richey in 1940 and has been re-elected ever since. In 1942 he was appointed by Governor Holland to fill the unexpired term of a deceased Judge of the Justice Court of Pasco County, FL. In 1944 he was elected by the people of Pasco County as Judge of Justice Court for a four year term. He did not seek re-election, and at that time he established an office as a Notary Public at Large, doing most of the work for the Probate Court handling estates in Pasco County.«s18», «s1 111:54»

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Dame_005 gedcom file, Robert Dame.