The Proeger Family · Generation 3 — Kristin's grandparents and their siblings

Alvie Van Gold

Probable son of Anna Bell Caffey Gold · 1896–1986

Alvie Van Gold

Probable

Probable son of Anna Bell Caffey Gold · 1896–1986

Born
on 11 September 1896
Died
in January 1986
Parents
Anna Bell Caffey Gold
Sources
3

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE son of Anna Bell Caffey Gold and brother of James Elmo Gold. Evidence: he is Alvie, 13, son, in her 1910 household S1092, and her 1949 obituary names a son Alvie Gold of Texas City S1552; the indexes of his two draft registrations and the Social Security Death Index give one birth date, and the 1917–18 card names a relative “Annie Gold” S1645. Added to the family tree on 10 October 2026

Evidence: He is Alvie, 13, son, in Anna Bell Gold’s 1910 household (S1092), and her 1949 obituary names a son Alvie Gold of Texas City (S1552); the indexes of his two draft registrations and the Social Security Death Index give one birth date, and the 1917–18 card names a relative “Annie Gold” (S1645). Weak or missing: The draft cards were read from the index, not the images, so “relative” is not shown to mean mother; Texas City in 1949 is not bridged to Elgin, where he registered in 1942. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

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Birth1896
Born on 11 September 1896 in Texas; died in January 1986 in Texas. The dates are from the draft registration indexes and the Social Security Death Index S1645

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Weak or missing
What is weak or missing: the draft cards were read from the index, not the images, so “relative” is not shown to mean mother; Texas City in 1949 is not bridged to Elgin, where he registered in 1942; his father is not entered in the family tree. The draft card image or his 1986 obituary would settle it. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.

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Alvie Van Gold · Sources

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3 of the record's sources are cited here. The numbering is the record's own; the full list, with where else each is cited, is at Sources.

  1. S10921910 United States Federal Census — Justice Precinct 5, Caldwell County, Texas, S.D. 10, E.D. 33, sheet 6A, dwelling 103, family 104. Ancestry record 122960984. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 1 October 2026. Confirmed 23 April 1910: Henry L. Gold, head, 38, first marriage of 18 years, born Texas of German-born parents, farmer, renting; Anna, wife, 30, first marriage of 18 years, mother of 7 children of whom 5 living, born Alabama of Alabama-born parents; Elmo, son, 16; Eva, daughter, 15; Alvie, son, 13; Myrtle, daughter, 8; Vernon, son, 2; the children born Texas. Her age, 30, is ten years short: she is Annie B., 9, in 1880 (S479) and born January 1871 by the 1900 census (S730). Eighteen years married agrees with the 1900 census’s marriage about 1892.
  2. S1552Obituary, “Mrs. Anna B. Gold” — San Antonio Express, 8 May 1949, p. 56, datelined Kyle, 7 May. Newspapers.com, read from the site’s text of the page on 30 September 2026; the page image has not been transcribed letter by letter. Confirmed Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Bell Gold, widow of Henry Gold, were conducted in Kyle on Friday (6 May 1949). She died in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Whitaker, in Austin. Surviving: three daughters, Mrs. J. M. Whittington of Kyle, Mrs. Clarence Whitaker and Mrs. Gus Woodall of Austin; three sons, Vernon Gold of Kyle, Elmo Gold of Elgin and Alvie Gold of Texas City; two brothers, 21 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. ⚠ The two brothers are not named, and neither are her parents. No Austin paper of 5–12 May 1949 was found to carry an obituary.
  3. S1645Alvie Van Gold — World War I and World War II draft registrations and the Social Security Death Index. Ancestry indexes. Read from the indexes; the card images are not yet read. World War I registration, Caldwell County, Texas: Alvie Van Gold, born 11 September 1896, relative “Annie Gold”. World War II registration, 1942, Elgin, Texas: the same name and birth date. Social Security Death Index: Alvie Gold, born 11 September 1896, died January 1986, Texas. None of the three names a parent as such.

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