William Orace MCGARRY

1888 - 1972  (84 years)

• Name	William Orace MCGARRY
  Born	4 Jul 1888	West Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  	Birthplace given in marriage record as Doddridge County, but in his WW I draft registration as Bristol, which is in Harrison County.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1910	Bristol, Harrison Co, WV   [1, 3]
  Medical Condition	1917  [1]
  	disabled
  Occupation	1917  [1]
  	laborer at Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. in Clarksburg
  Residence	1917	Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV   [1]
  Census	1920	Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV
  Census	1930	Anderson, Madison Co, IN
  Occupation	1930  [4]
  	house carpenter
  Residence	1935	Anderson, Madison Co, IN   [5]
  Census	1940	Everett, Snohomish Co, WA
  Occupation	carpenter (self-employed)  [6]
  Occupation	1940  [5]
  	carpenter in building industry
  Residence	Anderson, Madison Co, IN   [7, 8, 9]
  Residence	Noblesville, Hamilton Co, IN   [6]
  Died	28 Jul 1972	Noblesville, Hamilton Co, IN   [2, 6]
  Buried	Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery, Anderson, Madison Co, IN   [6]
  Person ID	I117458	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	29 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Robert Sylvester "Vess" MCGARY,   b. 14 Apr 1860, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. Bef May 1910  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Virginia Ellen HARTER,   b. 17 Aug 1863, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. 27 Jan 1933, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F8187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Leora ROGERS,   b. 3 Jul 1895, Volcano, Wood Co, WV ,   d. 26 Sep 1972, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 77 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1910	Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV   [3]
  Divorced	Y  [10]
  Notes	Unlike his father and siblings, who used the single-R spelling of McGary, William "Willie" McGarry spelled his surname with a double-R. 1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District), enumerated on Jan 3 1920 at Pennsylvania Ave: William McGarry, 30, laborer in glass house; wife Alice, 24; dau Henlen Ruth, 2y 3m. All born in West Virginia. NOTE: It is known from the street names on the enumeration form that this residence was located in the community of Nutter Fort, near Clarksburg. 1930 Census, Madison Co, Indiana (Anderson Twp), enumerated on May 8 1930: William McGarry, 41, house carpenter; wife Alice, 34; dau Helene, 12; dau Dorthy, 6. All born in West Virginia. NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Haymond Davis (35, b. WVa, interior decorator), his wife Chloe (30, b. WVa), and their six children, all born in West Virginia except for the youngest, who was born in Texas. As the daughter of William McGarry's half-sister Rosa Geneva McKeown, Hattie Chloe Nicholas Davis was William McGarry's niece. 1940 Census, Snohomish Co, Washington (City of Everett), enumerated on Apr 6 1940: William McGarry, 51, b. WVa, carpenter in building industry; wife Alice L, 44, b. WVa; dau Dorothy L, 16, b. WVa; dau Pauline, 14, b. Indiana; charge Sandra A. Mahood, 2, b. Washington. All but Sandra were residents of Anderson, Indiana in 1935. NOTE: The Social Security Applications and Claims Index shows that Pauline McGarry was born Pauline Opal Grady on Jan 25 1925, a daughter of George & Lula Grady, and died on Feb 25 2003, name Opal Pauline Morris.
  Children	1. Helen Ruth MCGARRY,   b. 22 Sep 1917, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. 8 Mar 1987, Anderson, Madison Co, IN  (Age 69 years)   2. Dorothy Lee MCGARRY,   b. 17 Apr 1923, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. 11 May 2009, Lewistown, Fergus Co, MT  (Age 86 years)
  Documents		117458_WilliamOraceMcGarry_AliceLeoraRogers_MarriageRecord_24Dec1910.jpg
  Family ID	F51940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database). [S15] Social Security Death Index. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=19517&Type=Marriage. [S1898] 1930 Census. [S127] 1940 Census. [S106] Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database online], (Ancestry.com). [S1953] Social Security Death Index. [S1577] Obituary of sister. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database). [S1967] Record of wife's remarriage.