Percy Ray McCroskey

1891 - 1976  (84 years)

• Name	Percy Ray McCroskey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	23 Oct 1891	Georgia   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 May 1976	Jasper County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Burial	Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  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. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J63P-15C 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
  Person ID	I41404	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	David Carr McCroskey, Sr.,   b. 7 Feb 1849, Georgia d. 6 Apr 1919 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Mary "Mollie" Susan Roberts,   b. Jan 1849, Georgia d. Abt 1927 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1874  [6]
  Family ID	F12444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lena Hamilton,   b. 31 Aug 1894, Texas d. 14 Aug 1978 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Y  [7]
  Children	1. William "Billy" David McCroskey,   b. 3 Sep 1925, Texas d. 8 Apr 1984, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F13305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Oct 1891 - Georgia Death - 29 May 1976 - Jasper County, Texas Burial - - Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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