Alfred Weinhold was born in New York, the son of Alfred and Hattie Weinhold. His mother passed in the summer of 1911 of a throat ailment. His father, unable to go on without her, committed suicide on 5 September 1911. Alfred and his little sister Helen were taken to the Children's Aid Society. On 11 October 1911, they boarded a train in New York. That train stopped in Clyde, KS on 13 October 1911 and Alfred and Helen were placed in the home of J. Ed Simmons. Alfred ran away and joined up for military service.
Alfred Weinhold was born in New York, the son of Alfred and Hattie Weinhold. His mother passed in the summer of 1911 of a throat ailment. His father, unable to go on without her, committed suicide on 5 September 1911. Alfred and his little sister Helen were taken to the Children's Aid Society. On 11 October 1911, they boarded a train in New York. That train stopped in Clyde, KS on 13 October 1911 and Alfred and Helen were placed in the home of J. Ed Simmons. Alfred ran away and joined up for military service.
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