In 1930 he was living in Ashby Magisterial District, Rockingham, Virginia.[2] The household included Raleigh Arey 36, wife Addie I Arey 35, son Donald F Arey 12, son Edwin H Arey 11, son William H Arey 9, daughter Louise E Arey 7, daughter Margaret C Arey 4 and daughter Martha J Arey 3. Raleigh was a farmer.
William Henry Arey and Juanita Ruth Mc Coy were married 28 Aug 1940 in Des Moines, Iowa.[3]
He registered for the World War II draft in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia.[4]
He enlisted in the US Army on 15 Jan 1945 at Roanoke, Virginia and served until 22 Jan 1946.[5][6]
He died 23 Jan 1989 in Taneyville, Taney County, Missouri[7][8]
and is buried in Helphrey Cemetery, Taneyville, Taney County, Missouri.[9]
Sources
↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. William Henry Arey [William H Arey] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 28 May 1920 Birth Place: Des Roines, Iowa Death Date: 23 Jan 1989 Father: Raliegh Arey Mother: Addie I Morison
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CNFY-7T2 : accessed 23 June 2021), William H Arey in household of Raleigh Arey, Ashby Magisterial District, Rockingham, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 15B, line 64, family 297, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2459; FHL microfilm 2,342,193.
↑ Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage. William Henry Arey Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 19. William Henry Arey Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8TJ-SMX : 5 December 2014), William H Arey, enlisted 15 Jan 1945, Roanoke, Virginia, United States; 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.
↑ Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Name: William H Arey Gender: Male Birth Date: 28 May 1920 Death Date: 23 Jan 1989 Cause of Death: Natural SSN: Enlistment Branch: ARMY Enlistment Date: 15 Jan 1945 Discharge Date: 22 Jan 1946. Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JY75-QJ4 : 8 January 2021), William H Arey, 23 Jan 1989; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/34639013/william-h.-arey : accessed 23 June 2021), memorial page for William H. Arey Sr. (1920–1989), Find A Grave: Memorial #34639013, citing Helphrey Cemetery, Taneyville, Taney County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by WRVHS (contributor 46931506) .
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