William John Floyd (1898 - 1964)

Born 9 May 1898 in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Rose E. (Maguire) Floyd — married 10 Nov 1945 in Summit, Ohio, United States

Died 17 Apr 1964 at age 65 in Norton, Summit, Ohio, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Susan Dougherty [send private message]

Biography

William Floyd migrated from Cornwall, England to Ohio.

William J. Floyd was born on 9 May 1898 in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. He worked as a plumber and afterwords as a maintenance engineer in a rubber factory in Akron, Ohio.

William married Rose E. Maguire (~1896 - 1987) in Ohio, United States. Their children were:

1. William R. Floyd (1921 - 1991)
2. Evangeline Ann (Floyd) Prunty (1925 - 2018)
3. Patricia Marie Floyd (~1932 - living).

In 1920, William was living in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States.

In 3 April 1930, William was living in Reimer Road Norton, Summit, Ohio, United States.

In 1 April 1935, William was living in Reimer Road Norton.

In 11 April 1940, William was living in Reimer Road Norton.

William died on 17 Apr 1964 in Norton, Summit, Ohio, United States aged 65. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Akron.

• Fact: Also Known As William R. Floyd
• Fact: Immigration (1904)
• Fact: Immigration (1912)
• Fact: Residence (1920) Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
• Fact: Residence (3 April 1930) Reimer Road Norton, Summit, Ohio, United States
• Fact: Residence (1 April 1935) Reimer Road Norton, Summit, Ohio, United States
• Fact: Residence (11 April 1940) Reimer Road Norton, Summit, Ohio, United States
• Fact: Burial Holy Cross Cemetery, Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDT5-N4K : 3 February 2021), William J Floyd in entry for Richard N Floyd, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4ZZ-252 : accessed 27 February 2022), William J Floyd, Norton, Summit, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 193, sheet 2A, line 21, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1882; FHL microfilm 2,341,616.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWG7-VSN : 9 January 2021), William J Floyd, Norton Township, Summit, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 77-67, sheet 3B, line 56, family 55, 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 3154.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q217-3VWJ : 13 November 2021), W J Floyd in entry for William R Floyd and Dorothy Fraley, 1943.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q217-QMFL : 13 November 2021), William J Floyd in entry for Harold E Frunty and Evangeline Ann Floyd, 1945.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q217-XLKK : 13 November 2021), William J Floyd in entry for Stephen George Wosary and Patricia Marie Floyd, 1953.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDMV-9SL : 29 September 2021), William Floyd in entry for Stephen George Wosary and Patricia Marie Floyd, 1953.

• "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKTB-NZ5 : 30 June 2021), William J Floyd, 1964.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSY-VLNR : accessed 27 February 2022), William J Floyd in entry for Rose E Floyd, Great Lakes, Ohio, United States, 03 Apr 1987; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Akron Beacon Journal, born-digital text.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 June 2021, 20:31), entry for William J. Floyd (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2WL-C8D ); contributed by various users.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228490573/william-john-floyd : accessed 16 June 2022), memorial page for William John Floyd (9 May 1898–17 Apr 1964), Find A Grave: Memorial #228490573, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Susan Dougherty (contributor 49213985) .

• Mann, Kiley; 1911 England Census; (2022) Images.findagrave.com. Available at: https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2021/253/228490573_789527c6-4af1-4535-a526-71b5cc536169.png (Accessed: 27 February 2022). Find A Grave: Memorial #228490573

• Mann, Kiley; Marriage Record; (2022) Images.findagrave.com. Available at: https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2021/253/228490573_7b8c831e-4f1c-4df7-b8b1-8fa4866885ec.png (Accessed: 27 February 2022). Find A Grave: Memorial #228490573