William George Rossignol

b. 6 December 1915, d. 4 April 1997
  • William George Rossignol was born on 6 December 1915 in Georgia.
  • Aaron Theodore Rossignol and Elizabeth Mary Douglass appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Washington, District of Columbia, at 218 12th Street. Other members of the household included William George Rossignol, Evelyn L. Rossignol, Douglas Charles Rossignol and Emma L. Douglass.
  • The following appeared on 18 June 1923 in the Watertown Daily Times: Washington, June 18.--Before the eyes of his wife and six small children, Aaron T. Rossignol, 36, of Clarendon, Va., met death here yesterday when he dove from an airplane into the Potomac river 60 feet below. Rossignol, who struck on his back in the dive and went down before help could reach him, attempted the stunt for the entertainment of a beach resort crowd.
  • Evelyn L. Rossignol appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Berwyn, Prince George's County, Maryland, at Metzerott Road boarding in the household of Charles and Bertha Stallings.. Other members of the household included William George Rossignol, Douglas Charles Rossignol.
  • He married Lorene Alice Burch on 29 October 1937 in Washington, District of Columbia, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 19 Eye Street NW, with Hugh A. Dalton officiating.
  • William George Rossignol and Lorene Alice Burch appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Washington, District of Columbia, at 1250 Holbrook Terrace.
  • He was employed as an assembler adjuster by an electric company, according to the 1940 census.
  • William George Rossignol became a widower at the 19 July 1941 death of his wife Lorene Alice Burch.
  • The following appeared on 20 July 1941 in The Washington Post: [Died] On Saturday, July 19, 1941, Lorene Alice Rossignol, beloved wife of William G. Rossignol and sister of Newman R., Warren A., Charles W. Burch. Remains resting at the W. W. Deal funeral Home, 816 H st. ne., until 12 noon Sunday. Funeral at Batesville, Va., on Monday, July 21, at 2 p. m. Interment Batesville. (Charlottesville, Va., papgers please copy.)
  • He enlisted on 27 January 1942 at Washington, District of Columbia, as a private in the US Army.
  • The following appeared on 8 May 1987 in The Washington Post: [Died] Douglas Charles Rossignol [o]f Riverside, Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md; on Wednesday, May 6, 1987, in Washington, C.C. Born in Washington, D.C. March 15, 1918; son of the late Aaron Theodore Rossignol and Elizabeth Mary Douglas; he is survived by his wife of 49 years, Ellen Athey Kephart Rossignol; brother of Evelyn L. Toney of Leonardtown, Md., William Rossignol of Silver Spring, Md., Elizabeth O. Strong of Miami Fla., and the late Allen Theodore Rossignol and John Page Rossignol; father of Grant Allen Rossignol and his wife Kathy of Potomac, Md., Kenneth Charles Rossignol and wife Janeen of Lexington Park, and Melinda Ruth Rossignol-Ashworth and her husband Joe of Atlanta, Ga., Lee Patrick Rossignol and his wife, Kale Rosloff of Los Angeles, Calif. and the late John (Jack) William Rossignol; grandfather of Amy Elizaeth, Ethan Arron and Amanda Louise Rossignol, Andrew John Rossignol, Sara Ellen and Alexndra Leigh Ashworth. Friends may call at the Mattingly Funeral Home, Leonardtown Md. on Friday, May 8 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where prayers will be said at 8 p.m. Additional viewing for friends Saturday, May 9 after 8 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Saturday, May 9 at 9:30 a.m., in Our Lady's Church, Medley's Neck, Md. Interment will follow at 12:30 p.m. in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Georgia Ave., Wheaton, Md. Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Heart Associaiton. Reception willo follow in American Legion Post Home 86 in Rockville, Md.
  • The SSDI lists Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, as the last residence of record of William George Rossignol.
  • William George Rossignol died on 4 April 1997 at age 81.
  • Last Edited: 22 Oct 2012

Family: Lorene Alice Burch b. 3 November 1918, d. 19 July 1941