Percy Ray McCroskey

Notes:

When he registered for the Draft during World War I, he was a resident of Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas, and worked as a common laborer. His place of birth was listed as Ochlachner, Georgia. He was described as tall and slender, with blue eyes and black hair. He was also listed as suffering from "general disablity." On the 1940 Sabine County census, his occupation was listed as "paints, paper hanger" and he and wife Lena were both shown to have graduated from 8 grade. They had lived in Sabine County, with 14 year old son Billy, for at least five years.

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name: Percy Ray Mccroskey
death date: 20 May 1976
death place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas
gender: Male
race:
death age: 85 years
estimated birth date: 1891
birth date:
birthplace:
marital status:
spouse's name:
father's name: David C. Mccroskey
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Mary Roberts
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Paint Contractor
place of residence:
cemetery: Brookeland cemetery
burial place:
burial date:
information Miriam Phillips (daughter)
additional relatives:
film number: 2243937
digital film number: 4168240
image number: 854
reference number: 861
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Percy Ray Mccroskey, 1976

Family/Spouse: Lena Hamilton. Lena was born on 31 Aug 1894 in Texas; died on 14 Aug 1978; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William "Billy" David McCroskey was born on 3 Sep 1925 in Texas; died on 8 Apr 1984 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Middle name somestime shown as Carl, but it is almost certainly Carr, as the tombstone of namesake son David Jr is engraved as David Carr McCroskey Jr.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Georgia, Elbert County, Pike
Enumerated 3 Jun 1880
Page 6B SD 2 ED 21
55-55
McCroskey, David W M 26 Farming Ga Ga Ga
McCroskey, Mary W F 31 Wife Keeping House Ga Ga Ga
McCroskey, Albert W M 5 Son Ga Ga Ga
McCroskey, Adaline W F 4 Dtr Ga Ga Ga
McCroskey, Robert W M 3 Son Ga Ga Ga
McCroskey, Joseph W M 1 Son Ga Ga Ga

1900 Census
Georgia, Berrien County, Militia District 1487
Enumerated 21 Jun 1900
SD 2 ED 11
331-331
McCroskey, David C Head W M Feb 1852 48 M 24 Ga Ga Ga Peddler
McCroskey, Mary Wf W F Jun 1849 51 M 25 10/7 Ga Ga Ga
McCroskey, Robert Son W M May 1877 23 S Ga Ga Ga
McCroskey, Charles Son W M Feb 1879 21 S Ga Ga Ga
McCroskey, David C Son W M March 1881 18 S Ga Ga Ga
McCroskey, Lillie Dtr W F Dec 1885 14 S Ga Ga Ga
McCroskey, Percy Dtr (sic) W F (sic) Oct 1890 9 S Ga Ga Ga
Johnson, Addie Dtr W F Feb 1876 24 M 5 1/1 Ga Ga Ga
Johnson, McCroskey Grdson W M Sept 1898 1 S Ga Ga Ga

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 3
Enumerated 20 Apr 1910
SD --- ED 133 Sheets 7B and 8A
139-140
McCroskey, Dave C Head m W 56 m1 35 Ga US US Peddler Dry Goods
McCroskey, Mary Wf F W 56 m1 35 10/7 Ga Ga Ga
McCroskey, Percy Son M W 18 S Ga Ga Ga Laborer Odd Jobs
McCroskey, Polk Son M W 34 m1 10 Ga ga Ga Painter House
McCroskey, Gertrude Dau-in-law F W 33 m1 10 0/0 Ga Ga ga

David married Mary "Mollie" Susan Roberts before 1874. Mary was born in Jan 1849 in Georgia; died about 1927; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]