Life History

Notes

• Her birth record gives us Naomi's first name, but the middle name is only an initial N.
  
  California Birth Index, 1905-1995
  Willemet N Jones
  Birth 19 Dec 1913 San Bernardino
  Mother's Maiden Name Vannatta
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Riverside, California, City Directory, 1936, p 131
  Gray Wesley M (Naomi) Used Cars h 3451 Market
  
  In the 1937 Riverside City Directory her name is misspelled as Neomi.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Riverside, California, City Directory, 1937, p 132
  Gray Wesley M (Neomi) crpntr h 3743 2d
  
  By 1939, Wes had moved to nearby Palm Springs where he is now serving as assistant mangaer of a hotel, under his brother Earl as manager.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Palm Springs, California, City Directory, 1939, p 29
  Earl T ( Edna K) Gray mgr Royal Palms Hotel & Annex r 226 N Palm Canyon dr  Phone 247
  - p 30 -
  Gray Wesley M (W Naomi) Asst Mgr Royal Palms Hotel r 225 N Palm Canyon dr
  
  They are in Long Beach by 1941.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Long Beach, California, City Directory, 1941, p 244
  Gray Wesley M (Naomi) aviator h 51 Corona av
  
  Naomi's Social Security records reveal her full name, confirmed by a researcher comment on the record in Ancestry.com.
  
  California, Death Index, 1940-1997
  Williamette Naomi Gray  [Williamette Naomi Jones]
  Birth 19 Dec 1913 California
  Death 27 Nov 1951 Los Angeles County
  Mother's Maiden Name Natta
  Father's Surname Jones

Sources

• 1. California, Death Index, 1940-1997
• 2. California Birth Index, 1905-1995
• 3. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Riverside, California, City Directory, 1937, p 132
• 4. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Palm Springs, California, City Directory, 1939, p 30
• 5. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Long Beach, California, City Directory, 1941, p 244
• 6. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Riverside, California, City Directory, 1936, p 161