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John Franklin ("Jack") Carpenter

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John Franklin ("Jack") Carpenter was born on 29 April 1916 at 4111 Linden Hills Blvd. in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.^1,2,3,4
• Death: He died on 6 December 1980 at age 64.^5,6
• Burial: He was buried on 24 December 1980 at Fort Snelling National CemeteryG+, in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. section R, site 3981⁵

• Person Source: John Franklin ("Jack") Carpenter had sources that helped establish his name.^1,2,4
• Witness: He appeared in the household of John Truman Carpenter in the census on 1 January 1920 at 4111 Linden Hills Blvd. in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. John, now a widower, is renting his home. He continues to practice dentistry,¹
• Military: John Franklin ("Jack") Carpenter served in the military aboard the Cape Johnson during World War II. He also served in Korea and Vietnam on 29 November 1943.^5,7

• Last Edited: 13 December 2014

Citations

1. [S730] 1920 U. S. Census, Hennepin County, Minnesota, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T625, roll 839, Ward 13, Minneapolis; 250; sheet 7B [penned]; dwelling no. 150, family no. 190; John Carpenter; 21 November 2014
2. [S26] Minnesota, birth certificates, , , ; digital images, Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Birth Certificates Index (http://people.mnhs.org/bci/search.cfm : accessed ); citing the Minnesota Department of Health in collaboration with the Minnesota Historical Society, DC-27455
3. [S735] 1940 U. S. Census, Hennepin County, Minnesota, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T627, roll 1926, St. Louis Park Village; 27-77; sheet 14B [penned]; family no. 300; John F Carpenter; 22 November 2014
4. [S799] Minnesota, Department of Health Servies; Minnesota History Centery, St. Paul, birth certificate; 1916-27455; 2 April 1942; John Franklin Carpenter
5. [S137] "U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, 22 November 2014; entry for John F Carpenter (6 December 1980); FT 1 US Navy, World War II, Korea, Vietnam
6. [S25] Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ), , , does not appear on the MN Death Index [or Wisconsin's or North Dakota's], 22 November 2014; John Carpenter; 469-10-8989; before 1951
7. [S736] United States, "U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland. Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135. 10230 rolls, 22 November 2014; entry for John Franklin Carpenter, service no. 870 97 87, present rank S1c(SK); date first received onboard the Cape Johnson, 6 December 1944

John Clark Carpenter

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John Clark Carpenter was born on 5 May 1939 in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.^1,2
• Death: He died on 13 February 1976 at age 36 in Alameda County, California, United States.³

• Person Source: John Clark Carpenter had sources that helped establish his name.¹

• Last Edited: 22 November 2014

Citations

1. [S45] "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN, 22 November 2014; entry for John Clark Carpenter (5 May 1939); Hennepin county, file no. 1939-MN-018799; parents listed are John Franklin Carpenter and Doris Albee
2. [S735] 1940 U. S. Census, Hennepin County, Minnesota, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T627, roll 1926, St. Louis Park Village; 27-77; sheet 14B [penned]; family no. 300; John F Carpenter; 22 November 2014
3. [S65] State of California, "California, Death Index, 1940-1997," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Sacramento, CA, 22 November 2014; entry for John C Carpenter (13 February 1976); Alameda; birthplace is Minnesota

Florence Joan Bardell

Biography

• Birth: Florence Joan Bardell was born on 15 November 1902 in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage: Aril Henry Gray and Florence Joan Bardell were married on 11 January 1923 in Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, United States.^5,6,7

• Person Source: Florence Joan Bardell had sources that helped establish her name.^5,4
• Census (fam): Aril Henry Gray and Florence Joan Bardell appeared in the census on 1 April 1930 in Cedarville, Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. Aril and Florence are renting their home for $10/month; the household does have a radio. Aril is an attendant at an oil station.²
• Census (fam): Aril Henry Gray and Florence Joan Bardell appeared in the census on 1 April 1940 in Cedarville, Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. Aril and Florence own their home valued at $3000 and lived in the same house five years ago. Both attended school through the eighth grade. Aril owns and operates a gasoline station, working fifty-two weeks the previous year [no estimated income].³

• Last Edited: 3 March 2017

Citations

1. [S754] "South Dakota Births, 1856-1915," database, , Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); South Dakota Department of Health, 29 November 2014; entry for Florence Joan Bardell (15 November 1902); Hutchinson County, file no. 643204, filed 30 September 1943
2. [S755] 1930 U. S. Census, Stephenson County, Illinois, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T626, roll 560, Cedarville Village; 21; sheet 1A [penned], stamped 105; dwelling no. 7, family no. 7; Aril H Gray; 29 November 2014
3. [S756] 1940 U. S. Census, Stephenson County, Illinois, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T627, roll 892, Cedarville; 89-31; sheet 1B [penned]; family no. 13; Aril Gray; 29 November 2014
4. [S377] South Dakota Department of Health, Birth Record Search Site for South Dakota Birth Records with Birth Dates Over 100 Years, index (http://apps.sd.gov/applications/PH14Over100BirthRec/index.aspx : accessed ), , 10 July 2005; birth entry for Florence Joan Bardell (1902); Hutchinson Co., state file no. 643204. Filed 30 September 1943
5. [S741] "," Freeport (IL) Journal Standard, ; NewspaperArchive.com (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed ), Historic Newspapers, Aril H. Gray; 24 November 1947; p. 20, col. 4; obituary; 24 November 2014; Freeport Journal Standard
6. [S741] "," Freeport (IL) Journal Standard, ; NewspaperArchive.com (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed ), Historic Newspapers, Bardell-Gray Nuptials at Belvidere; 5 February 1923; p. 6, col. 2; wedding announcement; 24 November 2014; Freeport Journal Standard
7. [S1656] "Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940," index, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Original data: Marriage Records. Illinois Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT, 22 January 2017; entry for Florence Bardell and Aril Henry Gray (1923); Boone County. FHL no. 001914120q

Marion Goldsmith

Biography

• Birth: Marion Goldsmith was born about 1899 in Illinois, United States.G
• Marriage: Marion Leath Gray and Marion Goldsmith were married on 18 June 1917 at 84 Cherry Street in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. Officiated by Rev. James O'May.^1,2,3
• Marriage: Marion Leath Gray and Marion Goldsmith were married in 1962.⁴

• Person Source: Marion Goldsmith had sources that helped establish her name.¹
• AKA: She was also known as Grace Marion.⁴

• Last Edited: 28 November 2014

Citations

1. [S741] "," Freeport (IL) Journal Standard, ; NewspaperArchive.com (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed ), Historic Newspapers, Goldsmith-Gray; 19 June 1917; p. 10, col. 4; wedding announcement; 24 November 2014; Freeport Journal Standard
2. [S1302] "Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900," index, , MyHeritage.com (http://www.myheritage.com : accessed ); State of Illinois, 28 November 2015; entry for Marion Gray and Marian Goldsmith (1917); Stephenson, license no. 620
3. [S1013] "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database and images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, 18 January 2017; record no. 476 for Marion L Gray and Grace Chandler (1922); Menomine County, film no. 163. "1922 Kent - 1922 Muskegon"; marriage register
4. [S746] "," Kokomo Tribune; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ), Newspapers, Marion Leath Gray; 12 December 1971; p. 3, col. 1; obituary; 25 November 2014; Kokomo Tribune

Benjamin C ("Ben") Confer

Biography

• Birth: Benjamin C ("Ben") Confer was born on 26 February 1921 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, United States.¹
• Death: He died on 16 January 2012 at age 90 at Rogue Valley Manor in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, United States. "Benjamin C. “Ben” Confer went to be with the Lord on Jan. 16, 2012, at the Rogue Valley Manor retirement home in Medford, Ore.
  
  Ben was born in Freeport on Feb. 26, 1921, to Lloyd and Esther (Noeske) Confer. Following high school, he worked at Noeske Bros. Automobile dealership until World War II, when he joined the 96th Infantry Division, serving from October 1942 until discharge in January 1946.
  
  He married Joyce Gray of Cedarville in April 1943. In 1944, under command of General Douglas MacArthur, he was in the invasion of Leyte when MacArthur returned to the Philippines, and also in the battle of Okinawa, Japan, for which the Division received the “Presidential Unit Citation.”
  
  After 18 years in the Freeport/Cedarville area, in 1964, the family moved to San Luis Obispo, Calif., then retiring in 2000 to Carmel, Calif., near family. In 2007, Ben and Joyce moved to the RVM in Medford.
  
  Ben is survived by his wife of 68 years, Joyce; son, Aril (Krystil) Confer of Reno, Nev.; daughter, Debbie (Jack) Angel of Monterey, Calif.; sister, Mary Confer of Freeport; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
  
  Interment is at Eagle Point National Cemetery. A Military Memorial Service is scheduled in the spring."¹
• Burial: He was buried at Eagle Point National CemeteryG+, in Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon, United States.^1,2

• Person Source: Benjamin C ("Ben") Confer had sources that helped establish his name.^3,1
• Military: He served in the military 96th Infantry Division under the command of Gen. Douglas MacArthur in October 1942. Discharged January 1946; participated in the invasion of Leyte and in the battle of Okinawa, Japan.¹

• Last Edited: 6 March 2017

Citations

1. [S743] "," Freeport (IL) Journal Standard, ; online archives (http://www.journalstandard.com : accessed ), Benjamin C Confer; 26 January 2012; obituary; 24 November 2014; Journal Standard
2. [S44] BillionGraves, BillionGraves.com, digital images (http://billiongraves.com/ : accessed ), , 16 December 2014; entry for Benjamin C Confer (1921-2012); Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon
3. [S741] "," Freeport (IL) Journal Standard, ; NewspaperArchive.com (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed ), Historic Newspapers, Shower for Miss Gray; 7 April 1943; p. 4, col. 1; wedding shower; 24 November 2014; Freeport Journal Standard

Grace Helen Chandler

Biography

• Birth: Grace Helen Chandler was born on 20 June 1888 in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, United States.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage: Marion Leath Gray and Grace Helen Chandler were married on 21 August 1922 in Menominee, Menominee County, Michigan, United States. Officiated by John E Jould, Justice of the Peace.^5,6
• Death: She died of broncho pneumonia; cardiac decompensation on 14 January 1960 at age 71 at Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Informant on record is "Hospital Records."^3,4
• Burial: She was buried on 16 January 1961 at Bayside CemeteryG+, in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The funeral services for Mrs. Grace Helen Gray of 15011 Rockwell st., Harvey, were held in the W E Kerr chapel on Saturday. Mrs. Gray was born June 20, 1888, in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., and died January 14 at Roseland Community hospital of pneumonia. Burial was at Bayside cemetery, Sturgeon Bay.
  
  Mrs. Gray was a member of the Federated church and had lived in Harvey 10 years.
  
  She is survived by her husband, Marion L.; daughter, Mrs. Donald Lorenzen of Riverdale; son, Marion C of Harvey, and four grandchildren."^3,7,4

• Person Source: Grace Helen Chandler had sources that helped establish her name.^5,3
• Census (fam): Marion Leath Gray and Grace Helen Chandler appeared in the census on 1 April 1930 at 207 North Rogers Street in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States. Marion and Grace are renting their home for $40/month; the household does have a radio. Marion is a milling man at a stone mill.¹
• Census (fam): Marion Leath Gray and Grace Helen Chandler appeared in the census on 1 April 1940 at 3427 Brouse in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States. Marion and Grace own their home valued at $3400; they lived in Bloomington, Indiana five years ago. Marion attended four years of high school and Grace attended through two years of college. He is employed as a pension agent for the U. S. Treasury Department, working fifty-two weeks and earning $2000 the previous year.²

• Last Edited: 6 March 2017

Citations

1. [S744] 1930 U. S. Census, Monroe County, Indiana, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T626, roll 619, Ward Five, Bloomington; 10; sheet 15A [penned], stamped 149; dwelling no. 292, family no. 366; Marion L Gray; 25 November 2014
2. [S745] 1940 U. S. Census, Marion County, Indiana, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T627, roll 1131, Ward Twenty-three, Indianapolis; 96-14; sheet 9A [penned], stamped 4974; family no. 218; Marion L Gray; 25 November 2014
3. [S748] Illinois, Cook County; Historical Cook County, Illinois Vital Records, Chicago, Death record; no. 1605; 14 January 1960; Grace Helen Gray
4. [S1199] "," Harvey (IL) Tribune, ; MyHeritage.com (http://www.myheritage.com : accessed ), Newspaperarchives.com, Mrs. Grace H Gray; obituary; 19 January 1960; p. 2, col. 3; 18 September 2015; Harvey Tribune
5. [S746] "," Kokomo Tribune; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ), Newspapers, Marion Leath Gray; 12 December 1971; p. 3, col. 1; obituary; 25 November 2014; Kokomo Tribune
6. [S940] Michigan, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," Database and images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed ); Department of Vital Records, Lansing, Michigan, 9 May 2015; vol. 5, no. 476 for Marion L Gray and Grace Chandler (1922); Menominee County, FHL no. 2,342,750
7. [S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 18 January 2017; Grace H Gray; 127991538; Bayside Cemetery; Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin; kellbell1984; Jennifer Kaser, no. 48725621

Adah Jane ("Jane") Gray

Parents

Adah Jane Gray

Biography

• Birth: Adah Jane ("Jane") Gray was born on 26 March 1924 at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage: Donald George Lorenzen and Adah Jane ("Jane") Gray were married on 16 August 1947 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States.⁵
• Death: She died on 21 August 1997 at age 73 in Pima County, Arizona, United States.³

• Person Source: Adah Jane ("Jane") Gray had sources that helped establish her name.¹
• Witness: She appeared in the census in the household of Marion Leath Gray and Grace Helen Chandler on 1 April 1930 at 207 North Rogers Street in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States. Marion and Grace are renting their home for $40/month; the household does have a radio. Marion is a milling man at a stone mill.¹
• Witness: Adah Jane ("Jane") Gray appeared in the census in the household of Marion Leath Gray and Grace Helen Chandler on 1 April 1940 at 3427 Brouse in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States. Marion and Grace own their home valued at $3400; they lived in Bloomington, Indiana five years ago. Marion attended four years of high school and Grace attended through two years of college. He is employed as a pension agent for the U. S. Treasury Department, working fifty-two weeks and earning $2000 the previous year.²

• Last Edited: 20 January 2017

Citations

1. [S744] 1930 U. S. Census, Monroe County, Indiana, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T626, roll 619, Ward Five, Bloomington; 10; sheet 15A [penned], stamped 149; dwelling no. 292, family no. 366; Marion L Gray; 25 November 2014
2. [S745] 1940 U. S. Census, Marion County, Indiana, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T627, roll 1131, Ward Twenty-three, Indianapolis; 96-14; sheet 9A [penned], stamped 4974; family no. 218; Marion L Gray; 25 November 2014
3. [S25] Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ), , , 28 November 2014; Jane Lorenzen; 303-26-6087; before 1951
4. [S1482] Indiana, Birth Certificates, , , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Indiana State Board of Health. Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, no. 15739
5. [S749] "Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); This database is a collection of birth, marriage, and death announcements for the following years and major newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2003); The Los Angeles Times (1881-1985); The Boston Globe (1872-1923); The Chicago Defender (Big Weekend and National Editions) (1921-1975); The Chicago Tribune (1850-1985); The Hartford Courant (1791-1942); The Washington Post (1877-1990); The Atlanta Constitution (1869-1929), 28 November 2014; marriage announcement for Adah Jane Gray and Donald George Lorenzen (1947); Chicago Tribune, 2 November 1947

Marion Chandler Gray

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Marion Chandler Gray was born on 13 July 1928 at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage: He and Magalene Genelle Shelton were married on 16 June 1962 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States. Officiated by Philip M Ritter.⁶
• Informant: Marion Chandler Gray was the informant on the death record of Marion Leath Gray.^7,8,9,10
• Death: Marion Chandler Gray died due to cardiomyopathy on 8 December 1999 at age 71 at St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States.^3,4
• Burial: He was buried on 11 December 1999 at Albright CemeteryG+, in Center Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. "Marion Chandler Gray, 71, 2100 Carmelita Blvd, died at 7:22 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1999, at Saint Joseph Hospital & Health Center. Born July 13, 1928, in Bloomington, he was the son of Marion Leath and Grace (Chandler) Gray. On June 16, 1962, in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., he married M. Genelle (Shelton).
  
  He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as a tool-and-die technician. He retired March 1, 1993, after 44 years of service at Delco Electronics as a tool maker. He was a member of the Spirit Wind Church. He was a member of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship, International Chapter 442. He was a member of United Auto Workers Local 292.
  
  Surviving are his wife, a daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Robert Lutz, Kokomo; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Bob Gray, Detroit, Mac and Julie McMasters, Kokomo; seven grandchildren, Cheri Lovelace; Kristin Lutz; Angela, Harley and Glen McMasters; Amanda Archer; Elizabeth Hulsey; two great-grandchildren; a brother-in-law Donald Lorenzen, Tucon [sic], Ariz. He was preceded in death by a sister.
  
  Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Ellers Mortuary, Webster St. Pastor Phil Spencer and the Rev. Dr. Gary Forbes will officiate. Burial will be in Albright cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Spirit Wind Church."^3,11,4

• Person Source: Marion Chandler Gray had sources that helped establish his name.¹
• Witness: He appeared in the census in the household of Marion Leath Gray and Grace Helen Chandler on 1 April 1930 at 207 North Rogers Street in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States. Marion and Grace are renting their home for $40/month; the household does have a radio. Marion is a milling man at a stone mill.¹
• Witness: Marion Chandler Gray appeared in the census in the household of Marion Leath Gray and Grace Helen Chandler on 1 April 1940 at 3427 Brouse in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States. Marion and Grace own their home valued at $3400; they lived in Bloomington, Indiana five years ago. Marion attended four years of high school and Grace attended through two years of college. He is employed as a pension agent for the U. S. Treasury Department, working fifty-two weeks and earning $2000 the previous year.²

• Last Edited: 6 March 2017

Citations

1. [S744] 1930 U. S. Census, Monroe County, Indiana, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T626, roll 619, Ward Five, Bloomington; 10; sheet 15A [penned], stamped 149; dwelling no. 292, family no. 366; Marion L Gray; 25 November 2014
2. [S745] 1940 U. S. Census, Marion County, Indiana, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T627, roll 1131, Ward Twenty-three, Indianapolis; 96-14; sheet 9A [penned], stamped 4974; family no. 218; Marion L Gray; 25 November 2014
3. [S746] "," Kokomo Tribune; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ), Newspapers, Marion Gray; 10 December 1999; p. A10; obituary; 2012; Kokomo Tribune
4. [S1480] Indiana, Death Certificates, , , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, no. 04528?
5. [S1482] Indiana, Birth Certificates, , , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Indiana State Board of Health. Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, no. 33622
6. [S750] "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Tennessee State Library and Archives. Nashville, 28 November 2014; marriage entry for Marion Chandler Gray and Magalene Genelle McMasters (16 June 1962); p. 27, lic. no. 584; this is her second marriage, first ended in the death of her husband
7. [S502] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C., 25 November 2014; entry for Marion Gray (11 December 1971)
8. [S713] Jane (Gray) Lorenzen to Lyle O Reid, dated the March 4 and 5, 1977
9. [S746] "," Kokomo Tribune; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ), Newspapers, Marion Leath Gray; 12 December 1971; p. 3, col. 1; obituary; 25 November 2014; Kokomo Tribune
10. [S1480] Indiana, Death Certificates, , , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, no. 044995
11. [S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 29 November 2014; Marion C Gray; 45461133; Albright Cemetery; Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana; John C Anderson; John C Anderson

Norma Jeanne Gray

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Norma Jeanne Gray was born on 23 March 1918 in Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota, United States.^1,2
• Marriage: George Walter Roos and Norma Jeanne Gray were married on 23 December 1944 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States.³
• Death: She died on 20 August 2004 at age 86.^1,2
• Burial: She was buried on 25 August 2004 at Avon Centre CemeteryG+, in Grayslake, Lake County, Illinois, United States.^1,2

• Person Source: Norma Jeanne Gray had sources that helped establish her name.¹

• Last Edited: 2 May 2017

Citations

1. [S747] "," Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), ; GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed ), Recent Obituaries, Norma Jeanne Roos; 23 August 2004; obituary; 25 November 2014; Daily Herald
2. [S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 2 May 2017; Norma Jeanne (Gray) Roos; 177122640; Avon Centre Cemetery; Grayslake, Lake County, Illinois; Phil Roos; [no marker photograph]
3. [S748] Illinois, Cook County; Historical Cook County, Illinois Vital Records, Chicago, Marriage license; no. 1837862; 23 December 1944; George W Roos and Norma Jeanne Gray