Floyd Ray Gleason
(1901-1974)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ruby Olive Lightfoot

Floyd Ray Gleason 2 3 4

  • Born: 15 January 1901, Vinita, Indian Territory, United States 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Ruby Olive Lightfoot about 1926 1 2 3
  • Died: 15 August 1974, Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States at age 73 4
  • Buried: After 15 August 1974, Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States 4
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. 2 Sheet 8B, Household 195, Roll 1226, District 0131
Central, Saint Louis County, Missouri
Head..Floyd R. Gleason..29..OK
(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

2. 1940 US Census, 14 April 1940, Township 9, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. 3 Sheet 4A, Family 75, District 18-19, Roll 3287
Township 9, Craig County, Oklahoma
Last Place of Residence:Same House
home owned, $1100
Head..Floyd R. Gleason..39..OK..12th grade..Manager of Dairy Farm..earned $930 in 1939
(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

3. Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery, After 15 August 1974, Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. 4 Find A Grave Memorial #9108375


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Floyd married Ruby Olive Lightfoot, daughter of Robert Herman Lightfoot and Maud Eleanor Kelly, about 1926.1 2 3 The marriage ended in divorce. (Ruby Olive Lightfoot was born on 21 December 1903 in Indian Territory, United States,1 2 3 5 6 7 8 died on 10 February 1967 7 8 and was buried on 12 February 1967 in Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States 7.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. 2 Sheet 8B, Household 195, Roll 1226, District 0131
Central, Saint Louis County, Missouri
Head..Floyd R. Gleason..29..OK
Wife..Ruby O. Gleason..26..OK
Son..Rodney D. Gleason..3..OK
Son..Robert R. Gleason..0..MO

2. Divorced, After 1 April 1940, Craig, Oklahoma, United States.

3. 1940 US Census, 14 April 1940, Township 9, Craig, Oklahoma, United States. 3 Sheet 4A, Family 75, District 18-19, Roll 3287
Township 9, Craig County, Oklahoma
Last Place of Residence:Same House
home owned, $1100
Head..Floyd R. Gleason..39..OK..12th grade..Manager of Dairy Farm..earned $930 in 1939
Wife..Ruby O. Gleason..36..OK..11th grade..Housekeeper
Son..Rodney D. Gleason..13..OK..7th grade
Son..Robert R. Gleason..10..MO..3rd grade


bullet  Marriage Notes:

After Floyd and Ruby Olive were divorced in 1940, Floyd was remarried to Marquerite Edmonds in Sep 1942. Ruby Olive was remarried to someone named Bero on an unknown date. She was buried under the name of Olive Bero in the Fairview Cemetery in Vinita, OK.
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Sources


1 Eddene Hightower to Brian Lightfoot, e-mail; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, California.

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Saint Louis County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 0131, sheet 8B, family 195, Floyd Ray Gleason and Ruby Olive Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 19 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1226.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 9, Craig County, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 18-19, sheet 4A, household 75, Floyd Ray Gleason and Ruby Olive Lightfoot; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 19 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 3287.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 18 Nov 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9108375.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 5A, family 79, Robert Herman Lightfoot and Maud Eleanor Kelly; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 14 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 4, Craig County, Oklahoma, p. 7B, family 125, Robert Herman Lightfoot and Maud Eleanor Kelly; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 18 May 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 18 Nov 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92776849.

8 "United States, Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1202535 : accessed 19 Nov 2013), Name: Olive Bero; Event Date: February 1967.


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