My Inner Sanctum: FAMILY-Eschenheimer research

So I got weary of working on a stranger's Gilger tree and thought I would tackle the Eschenheimers. My Providence cousins. Their grandfather came here from Germany before the first world war. Louis was born in 1882 and had a brother Rudolph born 1894. I thought a good place to start was with Rudolph whose wife Gertrude Fenwick hung herself in 1941. She is buried with a stone that has her name Gertrude Fenwick Elkins. I wondered three years ago when I found that stone why? and I still wondered why so I asked on the Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness site on facebook, why? Well that revealed so much . Her death certificate says her name was Gertrude Eschenheimer and that she was widowed. Her mother gave the details so either she did not know the truth or was protecting someone. Since the gravestone has "MOTHER" engraved at the top, it is easy to assume that a child provided the stone and the information.
Turns out....

She married in 1912 to Walter Elkins. Had a child Howard in 1915 in Arkansas. Walter seems to disappear and Gertrude shows up in 1930 census as a servant and 1940 census as a maid. Never with Howard. She married Rudolph Eschenheimer in 1927 and a 1930 census shows a child with him as a lodger named Elkins Eschenheimer. You just have to laugh at most census pages- there is always something way out of whack either intentionally or through ignorance. So I go to my tree and a hint pops up about an Elkins marriage and first name Walter. A few missteps and wrong turns and we finally find him in Pennsylvania and then he dies in Florida married to a Caroline and has a daughter and three sons. In his obit his first son Howard is not mentioned. Likely the wife Caroline never knew he existed. And even more likely Gertrude's parents raised him. Only see him in a census as a child as Elkins Eschenheimer. 1940 census Gertrude is back in Missouri as a maid listed as D for divorced. Back tracking and seeing when Rudolph marries Elsie the mother of his two, so far, children; I see he married an Ina Carlyle Garbee in Vermont in 1920. That didn't last long and Ina died in Vermont with the Escheheimer name. Thankful for that as it is easy to search, not being a "smith" like name.
Saw also that Rudolph and Louis's parents had 12 children. we will see.

The following have to do with Gertrude, Walter and Rudolph. After that will be what I have dug up on the other Eschenheimers.

Walter:

1930 Census, Brentwood, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Name: Walter Elkins
Birth Year: abt 1894
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Arkansas
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930:
Street address: Pointview Rd
House Number: 36
Age at First Marriage: 20 (married about 1914)
Father's Birthplace: Oregon
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Occupation: Bookbinder
Industry: Bindery

Household Members:
Walter Elkins, 36, head
Caroline Elkins, 23, wife, Age at First Marriage: 19 (married abt 1926)
Caroline M. Elkins, 2, daughter
Jack Elkins, 8 mos, son

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Name: Walter Elkins
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: abt 1892
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Arkansas
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Street: Cedar Avenue
House Number: 500
Inferred Residence in 1935: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Occupation: Education And Rec Leader

Household Members:
Walter Elkins, 48, head
Caroline Elkins, 34, wife
Carolyn Elkins, 12, daughter
Jack Elkins, 10, son
Ralph Elkins, 8, son

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WWII Draft reg card:
Name: Walter Elkins
Gender: Male
Residence Age: 50
Birth Date: 13 Mar 1892
Birth Place: Armada, Arkansas, USA
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Note: top of card is new P.O. Box in Florida

1945 Florida State Census, Precinct 3, Collier City, Collier County
Name: Walter Elkins
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Arkansas
Household Members:
Walter Elkins, 51, b AR
Mrs. Caroline Elkins, 38, b. PA
Jack, 16, PA
Ralph, 13, PA
Eugene, 1, FL
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There are several articles and obits in the Fort Meyers newspaper that mentions the family. I did not find anything that mentioned another son.
His obit has one error: surviving sister should be daughter, Carolyn Danis (shortened from Danisewicz?).

These are his 5 known children:

Carolyn Mae Elkins, (1928 PA - 2000 FL)
(married 3x's: Jasmin, Danisewicz & Mercer )
Jack Ellsworth Elkins, (1929 PA - 2000 FL)
Virginia Ruth Elkins, (1930 PA - 1931 PA)
Ralph E Elkins, b. abt 1932, PA
Eugene Ellsworth Elkins, b. abt 1943, FL

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Gertrude

above the occupations of Gertrude and Walter living at same address.

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Bessie Mae who married Louis Eschenheimer and had a daughter Lisette and a son Paul