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Crotty, Cora Jane[1]

Female 1878 - 1957  (78 years)


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  • Name Crotty, Cora Jane 
    Birth 10 May 1878  Hans Creek, Monroe, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1880  Springfield Magisterial District, Monroe, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1900  McDowell, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      head: A M Davenport, M, 26, b. Indiana
      wife: Ida Davenport, F, 19, b. West Virginia
      son: Carl Davenport, M, 1, b. West Virginia
      sister-in-law: Cora Gray, F, 21, b. West Virginia
      niece: Vera Gray, F, 3, b. West Virginia
    • Role: Family member
    Census 1920  Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1930  Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 4 Apr 1957 
    Burial Villa Ridge, Pulaski, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I78350  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2022 

    Father Crotty, William Michael,   b. 23 Nov 1855, Monroe (Historic), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1937, Watford, Summers, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Gore, Mary Ann,   b. 15 Nov 1856, Monroe (Historic), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1901, Ashland, McDowell, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Marriage 18 Apr 1877  Monroe, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F32452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Dycus, John Rayburn,   b. Feb 1879, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1937, Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Family ID F148263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Gray, Robert Howard,   b. 7 May 1867, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1929, Keystone, McDowell, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 11 Oct 1894  McDowell, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    • There is a McDowell County record entry in West Virginia indicating a marriage date occurring in 1894.
    Divorce Bef Jun 1900 
    Children 
    +1. Gray, Louis Fair,   b. 9 Oct 1896, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1986, Vinton, Roanoke, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     2. Gray, Vera Eulala,   b. 16 Dec 1898, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F88  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 Akers, John,   b. Abt 1875   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 23 Mar 1904  McDowell, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Akers, Blanche,   b. Abt 1908   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F32451  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 May 1878 - Hans Creek, Monroe, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Springfield Magisterial District, Monroe, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Oct 1894 - McDowell, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - McDowell, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Mar 1904 - McDowell, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Villa Ridge, Pulaski, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S230638] Cora J Crotty in entry for Louis Fair Gray, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930".

    2. [S782] WV Deaths (FamSearch) 1853-1970, 18 September 2012; Cora Crotty, 1878.

    3. [S230634] Cora Crotty in household of William M. Crotty, "United States Census, 1880".

    4. [S835] FamSch1900 Census, /MM9.1.1/M9CT-H6B; 18 September 2012; Vera Gray in household of A M Davenport, ED 74 North Fork district, McDowell, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet 29B, family 732, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241764.

    5. [S230637] Cora Dycus in household of John R Dycus, "United States Census, 1920".

    6. [S230636] Cora Dycus in household of Jack Dycus, "United States Census, 1930".

    7. [S230639] Cora Jane Crotty Dycus, "Find A Grave Index".

    8. [S839] FamSch WV Marriages 1853-1970, 13 August 2012; Robert H Gray and Cora J Crotty, 1894.

    9. [S230635] Cora Crotty, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971".