James Robert Gragg (1919 - 1958)

Born 8 Nov 1919 in Henry County, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Shirley Mae (Olson) Gragg — married 1943 in Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA

Died 31 Aug 1958 at age 38 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA

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Biography

James Robert "JR" Gragg was born November 8, 1919, in Henry County, Missouri. He was the child of Fred Harper Gragg, and Eula Gillian. James Married Shirley Mae Olson 15 MAY 1943, in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada. James Robert "JR" Gragg passed away 31 August 1958, in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. ^[1][2][3][4]

1920 US Federal Census

Name: James R Gragg

Age: 0

Birth Year: abt 1920

Birthplace: Missouri

Home in 1920: White Oak, Henry, Missouri

Street: 4th St

Residence Date: 1920

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Son

Marital Status: Single

Father's name: Fred H Gragg

Father's Birthplace: Kentucky

Mother's name: Robena E Gragg

Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky

Native Tongue: English

Able to Speak English: Yes

Able to Read: No

Able to Write: No

Fred H Gragg 28

Robena E Gragg 33

James R Gragg 0^[5][6][7][8]

1930 US Federal Census

Name: James R Gragg

Birth Year: abt 1920

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birthplace: Missouri

Marital Status: Single

Relation to Head of House: Son

Home in 1930: Precinct 5, Rio Grande, Colorado, USA

Street address: Howard Macy Road West

Dwelling Number: 72

Family Number: 77

Attended School: Yes

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: Missouri

Mother's Birthplace: Missouri

Able to Speak English: Yes

Fred H Gragg 38

Eula R Gragg 42

James R Gragg 10

Edna P Frederick 50 [Servant]^{[9][10][11][12]}

1940 US Federal Census

Name: James R Gragg

Age: 20

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1920

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birthplace: Missouri

Marital Status: Single

Relation to Head of House: Son

Home in 1940: Rio Grande, Colorado

Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Rio Grande, Colorado

Residence in 1935: Rural, Rio Grande, Colorado

Resident on farm in 1935: Yes

Sheet Number: 4A

Occupation: Farm Laborer

Attended School or College: No

Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year

Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work

Weeks Worked in 1939: 45

Income: 625

Income Other Sources: No

Fred Gragg 49

Robena Gragg 53

James R Gragg 20^{[13][14][15][16]}

US WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Name: James Robert Gragg

Race: White

Age: 22

Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)

Birth Place: Urich, Missouri, USA

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1919

Residence Place: Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, USA

Registration Date: 1941

Employer: F H Gragg

Weight: 140

Complexion: Light

Eye Color: Hazel

Hair Color: Brown

Height: 6

Next of Kin: F H Gragg^{[17][18][19][20][21]}

US World War II Army Enlistment Records

Name: James R Gragg

Birth Year: 1919

Race: White, citizen (White)

Nativity State or Country: Missouri

State of Residence: Missouri

Enlistment Date: 25 Feb 1942

Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

Grade: Private

Grade Code: Private

Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Source: Civil Life

Education: 3 years of high school

Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms

Marital Status: Single, without dependents

Height: 71

Weight: 124^{[22][23][24][25]}

Military

James served in the US Army from 25 Feb 1942, until November 1943, as a Pvt in the HQ, QM Sec, SCU 1918, at Camp Beale, California.^[26]

Obituary

GRAGG, James Robert

b: Nov 8 1919, Urich, Henry Co, MO

d: Aug 31 1958, Denver, Denver Co, CO

bur: Monte Vista Cemetery, Monte Vista, Rio Grande Co, CO

"Funeral services were held Thursday in Woods Memorial Chapel for J. R. Gragg, 38, of Monte Vista, who farmed near Sargent. Mr. Gragg died Sunday, Aug. 31, in the Veterans Hospital in Denver. He had been a patient there nearly a week. Mr. Gragg was born Nov. 8, 1919, in Urich, Mo., the son of Fred H. and Robena Gillilan Gragg. He had lived in Colorado 35 years. He was a veteran of World War II and married Miss Shirley Olsen, May 15, 1943, in Reno, Nev. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Bill Gragg, and two daughters, Garry Lou Gragg and Ginger Gragg, all of Monte Vista. Burial was in Monte Vista Cemetery with military services. (James Robert Gragg was born on November 8, 1919 in Urich, Henry Co., Missouri. He died on August 31, 1958 in Denver, Denver Co., Colorado. He was buried on September 5, 1968 in Monte Vista Cemetery, Monte Vista, Colorado)"^[27]

US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans

Name: James Robert Gragg

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1919

Death Date: 31 Aug 1958

Cemetery: Monte Vista Cemetery

Cemetery Location: Monte Vista, Colorado^[28][29][30]

Burial

Monte Vista Cemetery

Monte Vista

Rio Grande County

Colorado, USA^[31]

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Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97856297/james-gragg
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KL6C-P2M
3. ↑ http://person.ancestry.com/tree/39220033/person/28110383397/facts
4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/25512693/person/1666422009/facts
5. ↑ 1920; Census Place: White Oak, Henry, Missouri; Roll: T625_921; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 104
6. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=90727731&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2238
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8HQ-C9B : accessed 7 November 2019), James R Gragg in household of Fred H Gragg, White Oak, Henry, Missouri, United States; citing ED 104, sheet 2A, line 29, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 921; FHL microfilm 1,820,921.
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9. ↑ 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Rio Grande, Colorado; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2339986
10. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=114288312&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6061
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7WC-JSX : accessed 7 November 2019), James R Gragg in household of Fred H Gragg, Precinct 05, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 4A, line 43, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 251; FHL microfilm 2,339,986.
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13. ↑ 1940; Census Place: Rio Grande, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00478; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 53-6
14. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=41788026&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6061
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRDC-8SJ : 5 November 2019), James R Gragg in household of Fred Gragg, Election Precinct 5, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 53-6, sheet 4A, line 4, family 64, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 478.
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17. ↑ The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 92
18. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=YMDraftCardsWWII&h=5097163&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8939
19. ↑ "Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKVM-6F54 : 14 August 2019), James Robert Gragg, 01 Jul 1941; records extracted by (FamilySearch or Partner), images digitized by (Family Search or Partner); citing Draft Registration, Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States, citing "Draft Registration Cards for Colorado, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947", NAID 5833895. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri, n.d.
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21. ↑ See: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Gragg-112-1
22. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.
23. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=5472404&ssrc=pt&tid=76790115&pid=370174595466&usePUB=true#
24. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMFB-6JS : 5 December 2014), James R Gragg, enlisted 25 Feb 1942, ; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
25. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMFB-6JS
26. ↑ See: http://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Gragg-112
27. ↑ https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/obituary/g04obit.html#obit104025
28. ↑ Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
29. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2375&h=127724&ssrc=pt&tid=25512693&pid=1666422009&usePUB=true
30. ↑ See: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Gragg-112
31. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLX-BLV2 : 13 December 2015), James Robert Gragg, 1958; Burial, Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States of America, Monte Vista Cemetery; citing record ID 97856297, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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Birth

Birth:

User ID: 85691174-7649-41F1-82A1-7A8DCA13EEF2

Record ID Number: MH:IF1378

Date: 8 NOV 1919

Place: Henry County, Missour

Death

Death:

User ID: 9B039295-083D-40D7-8C08-F56F05105A75

Record ID Number: MH:IF1379

Date: 31 AUG 1958

Place: Denver, Denver Colorado

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Burial

Burial:

User ID: 3E7D919F-76B6-4149-B5CF-89971032D149

Record ID Number: MH:IF1380

Place: Monte Vista Cemetary, Colorado

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