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Vinal, George Wood Merwin

Male 1882 - 1969  (86 years)


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  • Name Vinal, George Wood Merwin 
    Born 17 Dec 1882  Ellington, Ellington County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • For more information on George W. M. Vinal, his ancestors and descendants, refer to the Holcombe Family Genealogy at http://www.holcombegenealogy.com [4 November 2001].
    Gender Male 
    Education
    • After an education in the public schools of Washington, D.C., George earned an A.B. with honors in 1906 and an A.M. in 1909, both from Wesleyan University, Middleton, Connecticut. He did graduate work at Johns Hopkins University and received an honorary doctorate in 1936.
    Occupation electrochemist  [6] 

    •      The following biographical sketch appeared in the 1925 Who's Who in Engineering.

      Vinal, George Wood (Merwin), Bureau of Standards, Dept. of Commerce; res. 3810 Jenifer St., N.W., Washington, D. C.
           Electrochemist; b. Ellington, Conn., Dec. 17, 1882; s. W. Irving and Emily Merwin (Wood) Vinal; ed. pub. schls. of Wash.; Wesleyan Univ., A.B., (with honors) 1906, A.M. 1909; grad. student, Johns Hopkins Univ., 1906-07, Delta Kappa Epsilon; m. Wash, D. C., Nov. 19, 1913, Grace G. Fiegenbaum; ch: Francis Ellsworth. Lab. asst Bur. of Standards, 1907; aide, coast and geodetic survey, 1907; asst in physics, Wesleyan Univ., 1908; lab. asst. Bur. of Standards, 1908-10; asst. physicist, 1910-17; asso. physicist, 1917-20; physicist, 1920; chief section of electrochemistry, Bur. of Standards since Feb. 1918. Author: "Storage Batteries" pub. by John Wiley & Sons, also various technical papers on elec. standards, dry cells, storage batteries and other electrochemical subjects pub. by govt. Mem. [member] Wash. Acad. of Sci. [Washington Academy of Science], A.I.E.E. [American Institute of Electrical Engineers], Am. Electorchem. Soc. [American Electrochemical Society], Wash. Philosophical Soc. [Washington Philosophical Society], F. of Am. Physical Soc. [Fellow of American Physical Society]. P. E. [Protestant Episcopal].

           According to an obituary published in the Boston Globe, Dr. Vinal retired from the National Bureau of Standards in 1951. Thereafter, he worked as a consultant for "General Motors Research Department, the Electro Storage Battery Co., Texas Instruments, General Electric, Ray-O-Vac, International, RCA, National Nickel, Eagle Pitcher, Ethyl Inc., Dewey and Almy, Co. and Arthur D. Little Co." "He was a former vice president of the Electro Chemical Society, the American Chemical Society, the Washington Academy of Science..."
    Died 7 Apr 1969  Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9] 
    • According to an obituary published in the Boston Globe on 8 April 1969, "Dr. George W. Vinal, 86, of Westerly, R.I., internationally known physicist for the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, died yesterday at the Waltham Hospital." Funeral services were to be held in St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Weston, Massachusetts on Wednesday, 9 April, at 3:00 p.m..
    Person ID I335  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2013 

    Father Vinal, Washington Irving,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Wood, Emily Merwin,   b. 11 Feb 1841, Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1916  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 2 Jul 1878  [10] 
    • Washington Irving Vinal was the son of Dr. Levi Greer Vinal and Mary Ann Page.
    Family ID F1045  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fiegenbaum, Grace Gertrude,   b. 17 Jun 1883, Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1973, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 19 Nov 1913  Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16] 

    •      They were married at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. The following item appeared in The Washington Post on 18 November 1913.

           Miss Grace G. Fiegenbaum, who is to become the bride of Mr. George W. Vinal tomorrow, was the guest of honor at many entertainments last week. Among these was a tea given Saturday afternoon by Miss Rawlings, at her apartment at the Marlborough. The Misses Lind held a card party and "shower" for Miss Fiegenbaum Saturday night. Sunday evening, Capt. and Mrs. William Richard Dear, entertained the bridal party at supper.
           Mr. Gordon Murphy, of New York, is to be Mr. Vinal's best man, and the ushers are Mr. Edson S. Basten, Capt. W. R. Dear, U. S. A., Mr. E. L. Wallace, and Mr. G. M. Marechal. The last two named ushers and the best man are members of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, of which the groom is also a member.
           Miss Fiegenbaum's only attendants are to be her two bridesmaids, Miss Louise Hart, and Miss Ida Lind. The wedding will take place at St. Mark's Church tomorrow evening.
    Children 
    +1. Vinal, Dr. Francis Ellsworth,   b. 2 Sep 1915, Washington, D.C., USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1973, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S80] James H. Holcombe, Holcombe Family Genealogy ( http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/ ), Accessed in November 2001 and June 2012.
      (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/grant/grant008.htm#id11959), (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/grant/grant009.htm#id13752), (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p240.htm#i11959) and (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p276.htm#i13752). George Wood Merwin Vinal, son of Washington Irving Vinal and Emily Merwin Wood, was born on 17 December 1882 at Ellington, Connecticut.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 123.
      George Wood Merwin Vinal was born on 17 December 1882 at Ellington, Ellington County, Connecticut.

    3. [S217] Book.
      Leonard, John William. Who's Who in Engineering; A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries. 2nd edition. New York, N.Y.: Who's Who Publications, 1925; page 2,158.
           "Vinal, George Wood (Merwin).... ...b. Ellington, Conn., Dec. 17, 1882; s. W. Irving and Emily Merwin (Wood) Vinal;...."

    4. [S22] Obituary, "Dr. George Vinal U.S. Standards Physicist".
      Boston Globe. 8 April 1969; page 46. Digital copy (PDF) accessed through ProQuest Historical Newspapers at (http://search.proquest.com/docview/366961804?accountid=8294) in April 2013.
           "A native of Ellington, Ct., he was educated in Washington, D.C., and was a graduate of Wesleyan in Middleton, Ct., where he received his B.A. and M.A. degrees.
           He received his honorary doctorate in 1936 after doing graduate work at Johns Hopkins University."

    5. [S217] Book.
      Leonard, John William. Who's Who in Engineering; A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries. 2nd edition. New York, N.Y.: Who's Who Publications, 1925; page 2,158.
           "Vinal, George Wood (Merwin).... ...ed. pub. schls. of Wash.; Wesleyan Univ., A.B., (with honors) 1906, A.M. 1909; grad. student, Johns Hopkins Univ., 1906-07, Delta Kappa Epsilon;...."

    6. [S217] Book.
      Leonard, John William. Who's Who in Engineering; A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries. 2nd edition. New York, N.Y.: Who's Who Publications, 1925; page 2,158.

    7. [S80] James H. Holcombe, Holcombe Family Genealogy ( http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/ ), George Wood Merwin Vinal.
      (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/grant/grant009.htm#id13752) and (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p276.htm#i13752). Accessed in November 2001 and June 2012.
           George Wood Merwin Vinal died in April 1969 at age 86.

    8. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 123.
      George Wood Merwin Vinal died in April 1969 at Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    9. [S22] Obituary, "Dr. George Vinal U.S. Standards Physicist".
      Boston Globe. 8 April 1969; page 46. Digital copy (PDF) accessed through ProQuest Historical Newspapers at (http://search.proquest.com/docview/366961804?accountid=8294) in April 2013.
           "Dr. George W. Vinal, 86, of Westerly, R.I., internationally known physicist for the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, died yesterday at the Waltham Hospital." "Funeral services will be held in St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Weston, on Wednesday [9 April] at 3."

    10. [S80] James H. Holcombe, Holcombe Family Genealogy ( http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/ ), Vinal-Wood marriage, 1878.
      (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/grant/grant008.htm#id11959) and (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p240.htm#i11959). Accessed in November 2001 and June 2012.
           Emily Merwin Wood married Washington Irving Vinal, son of Dr. Levi Greer Vinal and Mary Ann Page, on 2 July 1878. No place of marriage given.

    11. [S80] James H. Holcombe, Holcombe Family Genealogy ( http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/ ), Vinal-Fiegenbaum marriage, 1913.
      (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/grant/grant008.htm#id11959), (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p276.htm#i13752) and (http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p280.htm#i13973). Accessed in November 2001 and June 2012.
           George Wood Merwin Vinal and Grace Gertrude Fiegenbaum were married on 19 November 1913. Place of marriage not given.

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 123.
      George Wood Merwin Vinal and Grace Fiegenbaum were married on 19 November 1913 at Washington, D.C.

    13. [S217] Book.
      Leonard, John William. Who's Who in Engineering; A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries. 2nd edition. New York, N.Y.: Who's Who Publications, 1925; page 2,158.
           "Vinal, George Wood (Merwin).... ...m. Wash, D. C., Nov. 19, 1913, Grace G. Fiegenbaum; ch: Francis Ellsworth."

    14. [S211] Article or notice, The Washington Post, 18 November 1913; page 7, column 6.
      An annoucement of "many entertainments last week" prior to Grace G. Fiegenbaum's wedding planned for the evening of 19 November 1913 at St. Mark's Church. Members of the wedding party are named.

    15. [S211] Article or notice, The Washington Post, 1 May 1916; page 14, column 6.
      Adolph H. Fiegenbaum was elected a vestryman of St. Mark's Episcopal Church.

    16. [S22] Obituary, "Dr. George Vinal U.S. Standards Physicist".
      Boston Globe. 8 April 1969; page 46. Digital copy (PDF) accessed through ProQuest Historical Newspapers at (http://search.proquest.com/docview/366961804?accountid=8294) in April 2013.
           "He leave his wife, Grace (Fiegenbaum); a son, Francis, of Weston; and four grandchildren."


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