Rolland Earl GRAY2,3,4,5,6
also known as Edwin GRAY1
28th Jul 19201,2,3,4 - 26th Jul 20062,4
Life History
28th Jul 1920 |
Born in Seattle, King, Washington.1,2,3,4 |
6th Apr 1941 |
Married Dorothy Irene KNUPP in Yuma, Yuma, Arizona.5 No divorce record found, but Dorothy married David Lester in 1980. Rolland married Jeanne Blanche Pilkington on 6 Jul 1984 in Broward County, Florida. |
6th Jul 1984 |
Married Jeanne Blanche PILKINGTON in Broward County, Florida.6 |
26th Jul 2006 |
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida.2,4 |
UNKNOWN |
Divorced from Dorothy Irene KNUPP.7,7 |
Notes
- 1930 Federal Census, King County, Washington, 18 April, Seattle, District 11-212, page 21A, 8421 10th Ave SW, Hse #288, Fam #296
Tomer, Victor Head Owns Has Radio M W 35 Married at age 20 Italy Italy Italy Immigrated 1912 Real Estate Salesman [b abt 1910]
Tomer, Gwendoline Wife F W 29 Married at age 16 England England England Immigrated 1910 [b abt 1901]
Gray, Edwin Son M W 9 Single Oregon Hawaii England [b abt 1921]
Note that Gwen's son Edwin is reported as only 9 years old, thus born about 1921. This age matches a birth in about 1920. This is likely when Rolland Earl Gray was born to Earl and Gwen. The records for this famliy are all vairously erroneous. For instance, the SS record for Rolland Earl Gray report he was born in 1919, but there was no child reported for Earl and Gwen in the January 1920 census, so his birth must have been in July 1920.
But that SS record also reports his mother as Earl's second wife Dorothy Sounders, whom he did not marry until 1924. She would, however, be the only mother Roilland might remmebr or have heard much about, since she was his step mother from 1924 to her death in 1926.
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Rolland Earl Gray
Birth 28 Jul 1919 [1920; not reported in the 1920 census] Seattle [King County], Washington
Death Date 26 Jul 2006
Father Earl T Gray
Mother Dorothy Souders [but Earl & Dorothy did not marry until 1924. In July 1920, Earl was married to Gwendoyn Hibbs]
Signature on SSN Card ROLLAND EARL GRAY
May 1940 Name listed as ROLLAND EARL GRAY; 15 Aug 2006 Name listed as ROLLAND E GRAY
Note that the year of Rolland's birth is reported here as 1919, but he was not reported in the 1920 census, when his mother wa only 17, so it appears he or SS got the year wrong. Also, in the 1930 census, only one child was reported for Gwen, named Edwin, so maybe this name was an error listing for Rolland Earl. Maybe the enumerator wrote Edwin by error instead of Rolland. More incredible errors have occurred in censuses!
Rolland married Doropthy Irene Knupp in Yuma, Arizona, in 1941.
Arizona, County Marriage Records, 1865-1972
Rolland Earl Gray, Age 21, "Electical Company"
Residence Los Angeles, California, native of Oregon
Spouse Dorothy Irene Knupp, Age 18
Residence Palm Springs, California, native of California
Affidavit for Marriage License 6 Apr 1941 Yuma, Arizona
Database Marriage Applications, 1941
He later moved to Florida.
U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
Rolland E Gray
Birth Date 28 Jul 1920
Phone Number 564-7412
1640 NE 17th Ave # 17, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33305-3418 (1984, 1993)
23862 Voyager Ln, Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677-1709
He married again in 1984. No divorce record has been found from his first marriage, but a marriage record is found for Irene marrying David B Lester in 1980.
California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
Dorothy I Knupp
Birth Year abt 1924
Age 56
Spouse Name David B Lester
Spouse Age 61
Marriage 6 Dec 1980 San Bernardino, California
Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
Rolland Earl Gray
Spouse Jeanne Blanche Pilkington
Marriage Date 6 Jul 1984 Broward County
Florida Department of Health Volume 5638, Certificate #059583
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Rolland E Gray
Born 28 Jul 1920
Died 26 Jul 2006
Last Residence Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida 33305
SSN issued California (Before 1951)
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A burial record is found for a Carl Edwin Gray, but birth dates as well as the death date is again different, so that appears to be a different person. The place of death is not reported in this record, but burial was in a military cemetery in Riverside County, in southern California.
The grave for Carl Edwin Gray reports his birth date as August 1917. There is no photo posted on the memorial for verification, so it is unclear if this date is from his grave or was provided by the manager of the FAG memorial Seeing the original creator of the memorial, it appears that birth date comes from his military records. His reported birth date in 1917 on his grave matchces the period when Gwen was married to Earl Thornton Gray. But no child is reported for Earl and Gwen in the 1920 census, bring the 1917 birth date into question.
The report of Edwin in 1930 may be an eroneous enumeration for her son Rolland Earl Gray, as named on his Social security record. But the date of death and birth are also different form the dates for Carl Edwin Gray. His SS record indicates he died in Las Vegas and his SS card was issued in Kansas.
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Carl Edwin Gray
Birth 7 Aug 1917
Death 31 Mar 2008 Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA
SS # issued in Kansas
The following burial information from Find a Grave appears to be for our Edwin Gray.
Carl Edwin Gray
Birth Aug 7, 1917
Death Mar 31, 2008
Inscription US NAVY, WORLD WAR II
Burial Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California
Maintained by Misty & Company, Originally Created by International Wargraves Jul 04, 2011
-- Find A Grave Memorial #72629619, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gray&GSiman=1&GScid=109440&GRid=72629619&
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Sources
- 1. 1930 Federal Census, King County, Washington
- 18 April, Seattle, District 11-212, page 21A, 8421 10th Ave SW, Hse #288, Fam #296
- 2. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- 3. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
- 4. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- 5. Arizona, County Marriage Records, 1865-1972
- 6. Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
- 7. California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
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