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James L. Stratton
(Abt 1862-)
Harriette Jane Scott
(Abt 1867-)
James K. Wymer
(1840-1895)
Eunice Arnsberger Lightfoot
(1850-1930)
Frederic Edward Stratton
(1892-1939)
Elizabeth Candace Wymer
(1893-1959)
Gerald Edward Stratton
(1916-1965)

 

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Gerald Edward Stratton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 4 May 1916, Muscatine Township, Muscatine, IA 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  • Died: 13 August 1965, Sacramento, CA at age 49 7 8 9
  • Buried: After 13 August 1965, Sacramento, CA 9

bullet   Another name for Gerald was "Boots" Stratton.

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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: Gerald Edward Stratton
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 04 May 1916
Event Place: Muscatine Township, Muscatine, Iowa, United States
Event Place: Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa
Gender: M
Father's Name: Fred Edward Stratton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Nymer

Citing this Record
"Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24X-XF7X : accessed 25 July 2019), Elizabeth Nymer in entry for Gerald Edward Stratton, 04 May 1916, Muscatine Township, Muscatine, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 474377, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101760586.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Gerald E Stratton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 Aug 1965
Event Place: Sacramento, California, United States
Birth Date: 04 May 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Gender: Male
Mother's Name: Wymer

Citing this Record
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP4K-D5J : 26 November 2014), Wymer in entry for Gerald E Stratton, 13 Aug 1965; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Orono Township, Muscatine, IA on January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 111, Household 12
Orono Township, Muscatine County, Iowa
Jearld Stratton..Son..4..IA

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1925 Iowa State Census in Morning Sun, IA in 1 January 1925. 5

1925 Iowa State Census
Book 2, Line 133
Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa, United States
Gerald Stratton..Son..8..3rd grade..IA

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Orono Township, Muscatine, IA on April 1930. 6

1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 20, Household 21, Roll 671
Orono Township, Muscatine County, Iowa
Gerald E. Stratton..Son..13..IA

(Living with parents.)
.

• His occupation on 16 February 1940 was a Laborer in Davenport, IA. 2

• His occupation on 30 June 1946 was a Welder in Davenport, IA. 3



• He was buried after 13 August 1965 in the Sierra Hills Memorial Park in Sacramento, CA.

PLOTSection E
Find A Grave Memorial 149927437
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Sources


1 "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2527591 : accessed 25 Jul 2019), entry for Gerald Edward Stratton, 04 May 1916, Muscatine Township, Muscatine, Iowa; citing reference ID 474377, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101760586.

2 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 25 Jul 2019), entry for Gerald Stratton and Helen Wheeler, 16 Feb 1940, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing reference, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 2,108,679.

3 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 25 Jul 2019), entry for Gerald Edward Stratton and Alma Maxine Stinson Wilson, 30 Jun 1946, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing reference, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 2,109,079.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Orono Township, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 111, sheet 1B, family 12, Fred Edward Stratton and Elizabeth Candance Wymer; index and images (accessed 6 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

5 1925 State Census, Iowa, population schedules, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa, United States, p. Book 2, line 133, Frederic Edward Stratton and Elizabeth Candace Wymer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2224537 : accessed 31 Oct 2019).

6 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Orono Township, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 0020, sheet 1B, family 21, Fred Edward Stratton and Elizabeth Candance Wymer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 671.

7 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 8 Jan 2014), Name: Gerald Stratton; Event Date: August 1965.

8 "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015582 : accessed 8 Jan 2014), Gerald E Stratton, 13 Aug 1965; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); (accessed 31 October 2019), memorial page for Gerald Edward Stratton (4 May 1916-13 Aug 1965), Find A Grave Memorial no. 149927437, citing Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA


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