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George D. Malott in his Army uniform, 1921

George Dewey Malott

1899–1985

Born 10 March 1899 in Sterling, Brown County, Ohio. Died 8 January 1985 in Norwood, Hamilton County, Ohio.

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Life events

Born10 March 1899Sterling, Brown County, Ohio (his 1942 draft card says Greenbush, Ohio; his 1921 Army discharge says Lebanon, Ohio)
Military30 January 1921Enlisted in the U.S. Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky; Private, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 58th Infantry
Military7 July 1921Honorably discharged at Camp Lewis, Washington, on the reduction of the Army
Residence1921South Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio; a laborer
Married19 July 1921Warren County, Ohio, to Annie Luiza South
Divorcedbefore April 1924from Annie Luiza South
Marriedabout 1926to Mildred Adams
Residence19305127 Rhode Island Avenue, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, a rented home ($22.50 a month), with Mildred and their son George; a laborer at a sash and door company
Military1942Registered for the World War II draft, aged 43
Residence19425230 Hunter Avenue, Norwood, Hamilton County, Ohio
Occupation1942Norwood Sash & Door Mfg. Co., Section and Ross, Norwood, Ohio
Died8 January 1985Norwood, Hamilton County, Ohio
Funeral10 January 1985Vorhis Funeral Home, 5501 Montgomery Road, Norwood, Ohio

First marriage

Before he married Mildred Adams, George married Annie Luiza South, 17, of South Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, on 19 July 1921. The marriage record gives his age as 22 on 10 March 1921, his birthplace as Brown County, his father as William Malott, and his occupation as laborer, all matching George Dewey Malott, although the application writes his middle initial as “G.” His own signature and the certificate read “George D. Malott.” The marriage ended in divorce: by April 1924, when Annie married Jay Orin Kinner, she was described as divorced, “her married name being Mrs. Annie Malott.” The date of the divorce is not known. In the 1930 census George gave his age at first marriage as 26, which fits his marriage to Mildred, about 1926, rather than his marriage to Annie at 22.

George and Annie had a daughter, Helen, born in 1922 or early 1923. If you know anything about her, please get in touch through the Contact page.

The daughter found: Helen

George’s sons knew they had a half-sister named Helen, but never met her. In 2026 her records were found: the 1930 census lists Helen, aged 7, as Lowell South’s granddaughter, living with her divorced mother under her stepfather’s surname, Kinner. Born in 1922 or early 1923, she married Robert Gallagher and died in Tampa, Florida, in 1991. See Helen M. (Malott) Gallagher c. 1922–1991.

History and lore

George joined the Army in peacetime, after World War I. He enlisted as a private at Fort Thomas, Kentucky, on 30 January 1921, aged 21, giving his occupation as laborer, and served with the Headquarters Company of the 3rd Battalion, 58th Infantry, at Camp Lewis, Washington. His papers describe him as having blue eyes, dark brown hair and a ruddy complexion, and standing five feet five inches tall. He had no prior service and saw no battles; his character was rated “Very Good” and his service “honest and faithful.” He was honorably discharged at Camp Lewis on 7 July 1921, after five months and seven days, when the Army was cut back in size after the war. Twelve days later, back in Ohio, he married Annie Luiza South.

In 1942, at 43, George registered for the World War II draft, one of millions of older men who did. His card, signed “George D Malott,” gives his full name as George Dewey Malott, his birth date as 10 March 1899 and his birthplace as Greenbush, Ohio, in Green Township, Brown County. He was living with Mildred at 5230 Hunter Avenue in Norwood and working for the Norwood Sash & Door Manufacturing Company.

George died at his home in Norwood, Ohio, on 8 January 1985, at the age of 85. His death notice describes him as the “beloved husband of Mildred C. (nee Adams) Malott” and the “loving father of Leroy J., Robert E., and Ray E. Malott, also the late George T. Malott and Rosella M. Malott”, all five of them his children with Mildred. He was survived by his sisters, Addie Moore and Laura Mitchell, by 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, and by “a host of nieces and nephews.” Friends called at the Vorhis Funeral Home on Montgomery Road, Norwood, where his funeral was held on Thursday, 10 January 1985, and memorial gifts were asked for the Liberty Baptist Church on Carthage Avenue, Norwood.

A descendant of George took a Y-DNA test for the Marlatt-Merlet DNA Project. His line, through Peter Malott, Theodore “Dory”, Prather, Delos C. and William Samuel Malott, matches the Malott and Mellott group closely, within one step of the group’s typical profile, confirming his descent from Theodorus Melot (b. 1694).

Read the full report: The Marlatt-Merlet DNA Project: Summary Report

Photos

Studio portrait of George D. Malott as a young soldier, seated, in a U.S. Army uniform and campaign hat, 1921
George Dewey Malott (1899–1985) in his U.S. Army uniform, 1921. He enlisted in January 1921 and served with the 58th Infantry until he was honorably discharged that July, when the Army was reduced in size after World War I.
Honorable Discharge from the United States Army for George D. Malott, Private, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 58th Infantry, Camp Lewis, Washington, 7 July 1921
George D. Malott’s honorable discharge, Camp Lewis, Washington, 7 July 1921.
Enlistment record of George D. Malott, Private, enlisted January 30, 1921, at Fort Thomas, Kentucky
His enlistment record: enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky, 30 January 1921; character “Very Good.”
George D. Malott, older, in glasses and a work apron in a machine shop, smiling and holding up a pin-up girl calendar from Schneider’s Truck Service
George Dewey Malott worked as a machinist at Fusite Corporation in Cincinnati. Here he poses in the shop with a pin-up girl calendar from Schneider’s Truck Service. Years later his son Leroy was photographed standing in the same spot.
Warren County, Ohio, marriage record no. 8469: application, license and certificate for George G. (George D.) Malott and Annie Luiza South, 19 July 1921
Marriage record of George D. Malott and Annie Luiza South, Warren County, Ohio, Probate Court, 19 July 1921. The application calls him “George G. Malott”; his signature and the certificate read “George D.”
Newspaper death notice for George D. Malott, January 1985
George D. Malott’s death notice, January 1985.
World War II draft registration card for George Dewey Malott, 5230 Hunter Avenue, Norwood, Ohio, born March 10, 1899, at Greenbush, Ohio
His World War II draft registration card, 1942.
1930 U.S. census page for Cincinnati, Ohio, listing George Malott, 31, laborer at a sash and door company, his wife Mildred, 20, and son George, 2
The 1930 census, Rhode Island Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio: George Malott, 31, a laborer at a sash and door company, his wife Mildred, 20, and their son George, 2 (lines 13–15).