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William Orrin McGregor (1900 - 1942)

William Orrin McGregor
Born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 10 Nov 1918 (to 1942) in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United Statesmap
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Died at age 42 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

William was born in 1900. He was the son of Major McGregor and Emma Gear.[1] He lived with his parents and siblings in Proviso, Cook, Illinois in 1910.[2]

William registered for the WWI draft in 1918 in Santa Barbara, where he worked as a salesman for his father.[3] He married Velma Lucinda Ritter on 10 Nov 1918 in Santa Barbara.[4] They had two children, including:

  • William Judson McGregor - born 1919[5]
  • Velma Lucille McGregor - born 1920.[6]

They lived in Santa Barbara in 1920,[7] 1930[8] and 1940.[9]

William passed away in 1942.[10] At the time of his death, he was a machinist at the Mare Island Navy yard.[11]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23M-DBK6 : 18 May 2016), William Orrin McGregor, 19 Aug 1900; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 111237, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKHK-1G4 : accessed 14 July 2021), William O Mcgregor in household of Major Mcgregor, Proviso, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1540, sheet 2A, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 240; FHL microfilm 1,374,253.
  3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZK7-NB3 : 23 February 2021), William Orrin McGregor, 1917-1918.
  4. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLX4-ZW1 : 9 March 2021), William Orrin Mcgregor and Velma Lucinda Ritter, 10 Nov 1918; citing Santa Barbara, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,289,285.
  5. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLW-JR44 : 1 March 2021), William Orin McGregor in entry for William Judson McGregor, 13 Apr 1919; citing Birth, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
  6. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL7-P2W1 : 1 March 2021), William Orrin McGregor in entry for Velma Lucille McGregor, 20 Jul 1920; citing Birth, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH4N-LXL : 31 January 2021), Wm O Mc Gregor, 1920.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCNN-JLG : accessed 14 July 2021), William O Mcgregor, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 4A, line 13, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 214; FHL microfilm 2,339,949.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9DP-8NY : 6 January 2021), William Orrin McGregor, Judicial Township 2, Santa Barbara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42-31, sheet 6A, line 37, family 204, 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 334.
  10. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPQQ-ZVS : 26 November 2014), William Orrin Mcgregor, 09 Dec 1942; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
  11. ↑ “William McGregor”, Chico Record (Chico, California), 12 Dec 1942, Sat, Page 5, Newspapers.com,Obituary




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