Floyd Edwin Way (1910 - 1975)

Born 14 Feb 1910 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States

Husband of Margaret May (Cole) Essek — married 26 Aug 1933 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States

Died 29 Mar 1975 at age 65 in Los Angeles County, California, United States

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Biography

Floyd was born in 1910 in Yakima, Washington, to Lyle F. and Catherine E. (Aunger) Way.^[1][2]

On August 26, 1933, Floyd married Margaret Cole, the sister of his close friend Robert.^[3] At the time of their wedding, Floyd was still a student; however, he eventually became a dentist with his own practice.^[4]

His marriage to Margaret did not last, and in 1952, Dr. Way married second wife Jane (nee Krueger) Bowers.^[5]Their marriage also ended in divorce.^[6]

Despite the dissolution of his first marriage to Robert Cole's sister, Dr. Way remained friends with his childhood pal throughout the years, and attended Robert's funeral in 1974.^[7]

Floyd passed away on March 29, 1975.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGJF-CLN : accessed 20 May 2016), Floyd E Way in household of Lyle F Way, East Sunnyside, Yakima, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 298, sheet 14A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,688.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVZ-58J : accessed 20 May 2016), Floyd E Way in entry for Lyle F Way, 1930.
3. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8F6-48W : accessed 14 May 2016), Floyd E Way and Margaret M Cole, 26 Aug 1933; citing Orange, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,051,090.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9HY-VFG : accessed 20 May 2016), Floyd E Way, Councilmanic District 6, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-422, sheet 6A, family 151, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 383.
5. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K869-6G9 : accessed 20 May 2016), Floyd Edwin Way and Jane Genevieve Bowers, 06 Sep 1952; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,283,811.
6. ↑ "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPT5-9Z5 : accessed 20 May 2016), Jane G Way and Floyd E Way, May 1971; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Los Angeles City, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
7. ↑ Family collection: funeral guestbook for Robert Cole.
8. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHR-W13 : accessed 20 May 2016), Floyd E Way, 29 Mar 1975; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTH2-FXS : accessed 20 May 2016), Floyd Way, Mar 1975; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).