William Mortzfeldt ^{1 2 3 4}

   FamilySearch ID: LJ17-L2W.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: laborer, Standard Oil Company on 5 Jun 1917 in Cumberland, Allegany, MD. ³

2. Residence: 234 Columbia Ave., Cumberland, MD on 5 Jun 1917 in Cumberland, Allegany, MD. ³

3. Census in 1930 in Cumberland, Allegany, MD. ⁵ The 1930 census recorded renting at 459 Columbia Street: William Mortzfildt, cubals man in a foundry, 38, living with wife Hellen S., 34; Lilian L, 10; Doris G., 3 years 8 months; and Betty D., 2 years 11 months. Everyone was born in Maryland, except Hellen and her parents in Virginia. William's parents were born in Germany. William was married at age 21 and Hellen at 17.

4. Residence: 115 Valley St., Cumberland, MD on 6 Jul 1944 in Cumberland, Allegany, MD. ²

5. Obituary: Cumberland News: Obituary of William Mortzfeldt on 27 Dec 1966 in Cumberland, Allegany, MD. ¹ William Mortzfeldt, 74, of Bowman's Addition, was dead on arrival Sunday at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born in Cumberland, he was a son of the late Ernest and Louise E. (Reitsky) Mortzfeldt.
He was a retired laborer for Williams Foundry and was a life member of the Bowman's Addition Volunteer Fire Company.
Survining are a son, James R. Mortzfeldt, Hancock; a step-son, Kenneth L. Valentine, city; three daughters, Mrs. Albert Holtman, Mrs. Alfred Beacher and Mrs. Martin Quinn, all of Baltimore; a step-daughter, Mrs. Stewart Flanagan, Ridgeley; a brother, Fred Mortzfeldt, Bedford Road; three sisters, Mrs. Edward Lundine, Locust Grove, Mrs. Minne Brant, and Mrs. Howard Dreyer, city; 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The body is at the Hafer Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 until 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m.
A service will be conducted there Thursday at 1 p.m. Rev. Lavern Rasmussen will officiate and interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.

William married Helen Shirley Logan.¹ The marriage ended in divorce. (Helen Shirley Logan was born on 18 Jan 1897 in Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg (city), VA,⁵ died on 10 Apr 1969 in Hagerstown, Washington, MD ^{6 7} and was buried on 12 Apr 1969 in Bellgrove: Piney Plains Methodist Church Cemetery, Allegany, MD ^{6 7}.)