Family Group Sheet
NameOra Ray Royse, 3C1R
Birth15 Apr 1908 to 1910, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death5 Apr 1983, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
FatherMr. Dillon
MotherLula “Lulie” Ann Royse (1888-1948)
Other spousesElectra
Marriageabt 1926, Wayne Co., West Virginia
SpouseHelen
Birthabt 1912, West Virginia
Children
1 FWahneta Royse, 4th Cousin
Birthabt 1927, West Virginia
2 MEugene Austin Royse, 4th Cousin
Birth29 Oct 1929, Ohio
Death3 Aug 2009, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
Notes for Ora Ray Royse
The Kentucky Delayed Birth Registrations index (covers births from 1892 to 1910 that were registered after 1911) lists Ora E. Dillon, born 5 Apr 1909 in Rowan Co., mother’s maiden name Lula Royse. (Note that since this is a delayed registration there is no guarantee that the date is correct.)
The index of admittances and rejections for border crossings from the U.S. to Canada lists Ora Royse, age 19, born in Moorhead, Kentucky, residence Huntington, W.Va, occupation glass worker, arriving at the port of Windsor, Ontario, on 15 Apr 1926, nearest relative wife Helen Royse, 1035 Monroe Ave, Huntington, W.Va, admittance rejected. (Of the 20 applications for admittance on the page, 14 were rejected and only 6 admitted, so it was apparently nothing unusual.)
The SSDI lists Ora Royce, born 15 Apr 1908, died April 1983, last residence Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, SSN issued in West Virginia before 1951.
The Oregon death index lists Ora Ray Royse, age 74, born 15 Apr 1908, died 5 Apr 1983 in Washington Co., spouse Electra.
I suspect that he was really born on the 5th or 15th of April 1910. In the 1920 census, enumerated on Jan 1, he was recorded with his maternal grandparents (listed as Bob and Callie Royce) as Ora Royce, age 9 (incorrectly identified as their son), and he does not appear in the 1910 census (enumerated April 1.) Both would be consistent with a birth date after April 1 in 1910. It is possible, though, that his age was reported as several years younger than he really was in 1920, and for some reason he was just missed in the 1910 census.
The index of admittances and rejections for border crossings from the U.S. to Canada lists Ora Royse, age 19, born in Moorhead, Kentucky, residence Huntington, W.Va, occupation glass worker, arriving at the port of Windsor, Ontario, on 15 Apr 1926, nearest relative wife Helen Royse, 1035 Monroe Ave, Huntington, W.Va, admittance rejected. (Of the 20 applications for admittance on the page, 14 were rejected and only 6 admitted, so it was apparently nothing unusual.)
The SSDI lists Ora Royce, born 15 Apr 1908, died April 1983, last residence Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, SSN issued in West Virginia before 1951.
The Oregon death index lists Ora Ray Royse, age 74, born 15 Apr 1908, died 5 Apr 1983 in Washington Co., spouse Electra.
I suspect that he was really born on the 5th or 15th of April 1910. In the 1920 census, enumerated on Jan 1, he was recorded with his maternal grandparents (listed as Bob and Callie Royce) as Ora Royce, age 9 (incorrectly identified as their son), and he does not appear in the 1910 census (enumerated April 1.) Both would be consistent with a birth date after April 1 in 1910. It is possible, though, that his age was reported as several years younger than he really was in 1920, and for some reason he was just missed in the 1910 census.
Census Notes for Ora Ray & Helen (Family)
I cannot find this family in the 1930 census. Judging by the reported birthplaces of their children, they were probably in Ohio or West Virginia.
1934 city directory of Huntington, West Virginia, lists Ora R. Royse, glassworker, with wife Helen living at Kanawha James River Turnpike, Edgewood.
1940 census of La Salle Co., Illinois, Streator ward 2, enumerated 27 April, lists on p. 18A as family #429, at 218 S. Bloomington St:
Royce, Ora, 31, b. Ky, foreman at Owens Ill Glass Co; Helen, wife, 28, b. W.Va., waitress at restaurant; Wahneta, dau, 13, b. W.Va.; Eugene, son, 10, b. Ohio. All living in Huntington, Wayne Co., W.Va. in 1935.
1934 city directory of Huntington, West Virginia, lists Ora R. Royse, glassworker, with wife Helen living at Kanawha James River Turnpike, Edgewood.
1940 census of La Salle Co., Illinois, Streator ward 2, enumerated 27 April, lists on p. 18A as family #429, at 218 S. Bloomington St:
Royce, Ora, 31, b. Ky, foreman at Owens Ill Glass Co; Helen, wife, 28, b. W.Va., waitress at restaurant; Wahneta, dau, 13, b. W.Va.; Eugene, son, 10, b. Ohio. All living in Huntington, Wayne Co., W.Va. in 1935.
