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Willis Arthur Gray 1914 – 1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1914

Birth Location: Saline, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 26 Sep 1990

Death Location: Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan

Father: Ora Gray

Mother: Ida Yape

Spouse(s): Vivian Kleinert

Children(s):

Willis Arthur Gray was born in 1914 in Saline, Michigan, USA, the child of Ora Arthur Gray and Ida L Yape. In 1920, Willis Arthur Gray resided in Ann Arbor Ward 4, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA. In 1930, Willis Arthur Gray resided in Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA. Willis Arthur Gray married Vivian Janet Kleinert. Willis Arthur Gray passed away in 1990 in Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Willis Arthur Gray was born in 1914 in Saline, Michigan, USA, the child of Ora Arthur Gray and Ida L Yape.
  • In 1920, Willis Arthur Gray resided in Ann Arbor Ward 4, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1930, Willis Arthur Gray resided in Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA.
  • Willis Arthur Gray married Vivian Janet Kleinert.
  • Willis Arthur Gray passed away in 1990 in Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ora Gray
1881 – 1951
Birth Location: Lenawee County, Michigan, USA
OG
Ida Yape
1889 – 1946
Birth Location: Dundee, Monroe, Michigan, USA
IY

Spouses(s)

Vivian Kleinert
1921 – 2013
Birth Location: Dundee, Michigan
VK

Children(s)

Willis Gray's Ancestors

Self
Willis Gray
1914 – 1990
Birth Place: Saline, Michigan, USA
Parents
Ora Arthur Gray
1881 – 1951
Lenawee County, Michigan, USA
Ida (L) Yape
1889 – 1946
Dundee, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Gray's Timeline

9 Records

1914
13 Jul 1914
Birth of Willis Arthur Gray in Saline, Michigan, USA
Saline, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Willis Arthur Gray resided here in Ann Arbor Ward 4, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
Ann Arbor Ward 4, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Willis Arthur Gray resided here in Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Willis Arthur Gray resided here in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 26
Willis Arthur Gray resided here in Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
1942
1942
Age 28
Willis Arthur Gray resided here in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
1945
1945
Age 31
Willis Arthur Gray resided here in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 37
Willis Arthur Gray resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1990
26 Sep 1990
Age 76
Death of Willis Arthur Gray in Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan
Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1914
    Event Place: Saline, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 443
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ann Arbor Ward 4, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ann Arbor Ward 4, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: T625_799; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 135

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340764

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01823; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 81-6

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01823; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 81-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 443

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tecumseh, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1990
    Event Place: Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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