Henry Oscar Gorham (1894 - 1963)

Born 19 Feb 1894 in Oregon, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Violet May (Bloom) Gorham — married 26 Jun 1926 in Home of Mrs. Cora Bloom, Union, Oregon, United States

Died 13 Mar 1963 at age 69 in Cove, Union, Oregon, United States

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Biography

Henry was born to Henry Osden Gorham and Anna Niecen in Oregon in 1894.^[1] He was came from a large family, towards the end of the list. ^[2] He served his country in World War I.^[3] In 1926, he married Violet Bloom in her mother's parlor.^[4] By 1930, they have a son, Paul (b. ca. 1929).^[5] In 1942, he registered for the WWII Draft. He says that he is self-employed in Cove, Oregon.^[6] Oscar died in 1963 and is buried with Violet in Cove, Oregon.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Oregon Births and Christenings, 1868-1929", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR3R-PGZM : 12 February 2020), Henry Oscar Gorham, 1894.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSD5-QTR : accessed 1 March 2020), Oscar Gorham in household of Henry Gorham, Antelope and North Powder Precincts, Union, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 118, sheet 5B, family 144, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,352.
3. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QRHP-1DN2 : 25 October 2019), Henry Oscar Gorham, 18 Apr 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
4. ↑ "Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8W5-K4Y : 4 November 2017), Henry Oscar Gorham and Violet Bloom, 1926.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCSD-2WD : accessed 9 May 2021), Henry O Gorham, Cove, Union, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 1A, line 9, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1956; FHL microfilm 2,341,690.
6. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJT-PQVZ : 10 March 2021), Henry Oscar Gorham, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZHX-T13 : 11 December 2014), Henry O Gorham, 13 Mar 1963; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Union, Oregon, certificate number 4455, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/58162667/henry-oscar-gorham : accessed 9 May 2021), memorial page for Henry Oscar “Oscar” Gorham (19 Feb 1894–13 Mar 1963), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58162667, citing Cove Cemetery, Cove, Union County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by Jan (contributor 46631155) .