Michael T. McVay (1834-)

Rose Burns (1855-)

Michael Thomas McVay (1890-1973)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Ella 2. Mary Ellen Harris Michael Jerome McVay Michael Thomas McVay 1 2 3 Born: 14 Mar 1890, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 1 4 5 6 Marriage (1): Ella Marriage (2): Mary Ellen Harris Died: 2 Apr 1973, Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas at age 83 6 7 8 Buried: 3 Apr 1973, Center City Cemetery, Center City, Mills County, Texas 9    Cause of his death was arteriosclerosis/senility.   General Notes: When Michael registered for the World War I draft on 5 Jun 1917, he lived in Tecumseh, Oklahoma and worked as a truck driver for Carter Oil Company. He was supporting his parents and a wife. At the time of the 1930 census, Michael was living in a rented house in Tecumseh, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. He was listed with his wife Ella. He was a carpenter doing general construction. His father was born in Ireland, his mother in Canada. In 1935 and 1940, Michael lived in Tecumseh, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. He was a carpenter. He owned his home valued at $600. When he registered for the World War II draft on 25 Apr 1942, he was working for Cowan Construction Co., Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. He and Mary Ellen lived in Tecumseh. He had lived in Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas for six months prior to his death.   Medical Notes: He had degenerative arthritis in multiple joints. He had a chronic urinary infection. 7   Additional Information: • Military Service: as a barber.: 1911-1912. 10 He enlisted at Omaha, Nebraska on 22 Jun 1911. He was discharged at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 26 Nov 1912. Michael married Ella. (Ella was born about 1893 in Texas.) Michael next married Mary Ellen Harris, daughter of James Wesley Harris and Sarah Adaline Head. (Mary Ellen Harris was born on 25 Feb 1903 in Texas,11 12 died on 14 Feb 1994 12 13 and was buried in Tribbey Cemetery, Tribbey, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma 14.)

1 1900 United States Federal Census, Township 1, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1853; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 0181; FHL microfilm: 1241853. Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 1930 United States Federal Census, Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: 1929; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 2341663. Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 1940 United States Federal Census, Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3328; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 63-61B. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Carter; Roll: 1851694. Repository: Ancestry.com.

5 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Serial Number U 1236. Repository: Ancestry.com.

6 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 445-07-1033; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.

7 Death Certificate (Official Document), Number: 31490.

8 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Repository: Ancestry.com.

9 FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 100195224.

10 U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, Repository: Ancestry.com.

11 Tombstone, Year only at Center City Cemetery on double headstone with Michael T. McVay. Full dates on single stone at Tribbey Cemetery.

12 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 459-42-8300; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.

13 Tombstone, Her full birth and death dates are on the single stone at Tribbey Cemetery.

14 FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 100311356.