William David Prout Sr. (1895 - 1960)

Born 14 Feb 1895 in Virginia City, Storey, Nevada, United States

Husband of Gwendolyn (Barron) Milam — married 10 Oct 1914 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Died 2 Jul 1960 at age 65 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

William was born in Virginia City, Nevada, USA on 14 Feb 1895.^{[1] [2]} His parents were David May Prout and Lillie Brown Rapson.

William married Gwendolyn Barron on 10 Oct 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA when he was about 29.^[3]

William and Gwendolyn had 3 or more children including:

• Infant who was born and died in 1915
• Dorothy Gwendolyn Prout (1916-1990)
• William David Prout Jr. (1919-2003)

William passed away on 21 July 1860 in Los Angeles, California, USA.^{[4] [5]}

Research Notes

This profile was adopted by Maureen (Fearn) Wilkins in June 2021 during the England Project Barron Gedcom-a-Thon. Any family member or other interested person who wishes to adopt this profile is very welcome to do so. Please contact Maureen.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29NB-ZD9 : 23 February 2021), William Prout, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM58-VNY : accessed 9 June 2021), William Prout in household of David Prout, Butte city Ward 2, Silver Bow, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 99, sheet 5B, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,914.
3. ↑ "United States Western States Marriage Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZJS-DJR : 19 October 2018), William Prout and Gwendolyn Barron, 1914.
4. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPNH-PZL : 26 November 2014), William D Prout, 21 Jul 1960; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 28 June 2021), memorial page for William David Prout Sr. (unknown–21 Jul 1960), Find A Grave: Memorial #154963850, citing Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by HoneyBeeT (contributor 48572496) .

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6X-XH9 : accessed 10 June 2021), William Prout, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 15B, line 68, family 272, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2419; FHL microfilm 2,342,153.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9ZD-8Z2 : 6 January 2021), William D Prout, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-445, sheet 2B, line 46, family 43, 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 425.