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Richard Oscar Stanley (1900 - 1956)

Richard Oscar Stanley
Born in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United Statesmap
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Died at age 56 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United Statesmap
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Richard Stanley was a Washingtonian.

Richard was born 06 Jun 1900[1][2][3] in Vancouver,[1][2][3] Clark County, Washington. He was the son of Ira Stanley[2] and Alice Baker.[1]

Richard was born on census day in 1900,[4] causing the enumerator to correct the entry for his father's household to reflect there were now two children born, both living.[4] A separate line for the (as yet unnamed[1]) baby was not added.[4] The named household members were his parents Ira, 29, and Alice, 25, and older brother William, 6, living in a rented house in Harvey Precinct, Clarke County, Washington.[4]

Richard served in World War One[2][5] as a private with Company C of the 37th Engineers.[5] He was 17 years old and living at 2100 East 9th Street in Vancouver when he wanted to enlist.[5] He did not qualify as he was seventeen and nine months, not yet eighteen, so falsely stated his date of birth was 06 Jun 1898 and enlisted on 08 Mar 1918.[5] His unit saw action in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel from 12 to 15 Sep 1918, then marched on to participate in the Meuse-Argonne offensive from 26 Sep 1918 until the 11 Nov 1918 armistice. Richard was discharged after a year of service on 03 Apr 1919.[5]

Richard was married for the first time in Vancouver[6] on 28 Jul 1920[6] to Scottish-born Margaret M. French.[6] While it was later said he was a lifelong resident of Vancouver,[2] he was actually a resident of Portland at the time,[6] as was his bride.[6] The young bride seems to have been confused about her age, first writing 20, then correcting it to 19.[6] Richard was confident - but creative - when stating his age as "22,"[6] as he was actually only 20 and one month old at the time.[1][2] This may have been to spare the bride's blushes in being his senior, or possibly to overcome the inconvenience of being a minor and otherwise requiring parental consent.

Richard and Margaret had at least three children: - work in progress

Richard and Margaret divorced.[3]

Richard Stanley and Vera Mildred Samson received a marriage license in Chelan County, Washington on 01 Aug 1936[11] or 21 Aug 1936.[12] and were married there on 05 Sep 1936.[3] It was also the second marriage of Richard's wife, known as Mildred, whose maiden name was Vera Mildred Hartwell, daughter of Frank and Elma (Leffingwell) Hartwell.[3]

Richard sought medical attention in March 1956 for what was diagnosed as peri-arteritis nodosum, an incurable progressive failure of blood vessels.[2] He died five months later on 25 Jul 1956[2] at Vancouver Memorial Hospital when the condition lead to renal insufficiency.[2] His wife Mildred survived him.[2] He was buried at Portland Memorial in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 male Stanley birth registration (corrected from original Baker surname), Clark County Birth Register 1891-1907, page 37, entry 1133. State Archives, Bellevue, Washington. "Washington Birth Records, 1869-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTK6-L2?cc=1463676 : 31 May 2016), > image 60 of 79. Accessed 08 Apr 2022.
    entry: no. 1133
    name: (no first name) Stanley - registered as Baker but corrected to Stanley
    born: 06 Jun 1900, Vancouver
    description: male, white, legitimate, 2nd child born to mother
    mother: Alice Baker, age 24, born Mass.
    father: A. Swager, age 30, painter, born Oregon *- registration error! see note, below
    correct father (misrecorded in entry 1135): Ira Stanley, age 28, teamster, born Kansas
    registered: 13 Jun 1900 by Mrs C. Forborg*
    note: Mrs. C. Forborg registered fived children's births that day, presumably as a friend of the families, and got the father's details confused between records 1133 and 1135. She also wrongly recorded the baby's surname as Baker.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Richard O. Stanley death certificate, 1956 Death Register of Clarke County, Washington, state file no. 12390, registrar's no. 387-M, registration district M-1, Washington State Board of Health. FHL Film # 004224481. FamilySearch database "Death certificates Washington State, 1907-1960" (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N317-9M5) > image 2226 of 4176. Accessed 10 Apr 2022.
    name: Richard O. Stanley
    description: male, white, age 56, married, occupation transportation chief Bonneville Administration
    usual residence: 414 East 18th Street, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington (lifetime resident of Vancouver)
    born: 06 Jun 1900, Vancouver, Washington
    father: Ira Stanley
    mother: (blank)
    military service: yes, World War One
    died: 25 Jul 1956, Vancouver Memorial Hospital, Vancouver, Clarke County, Washington.
    cause: renal insufficiency (duration 24 hours); due to peri-arteritis nodosum (duration 5 months), (diagnosis tentative, pending post mortem biopsies)
    autopsy: yes
    medical treatment: 03 Mar 1956 to 25 Jul 1956 by Dr. J.C Utinger Jr., M.D.
    informant: Mrs. Mildred Stanley - wife
    burial: 28 Jul 1956, Portland Memorial, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.
    funeral director: Hamilton Funeral Home, Vancouver, Washington
    filed: 27 Jul 1956, #FL720
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Richard Stanley & Vera Mildred Sampson marriage return, license no. 8723, Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington. State Archives, Olympia. FHL Film # 004939764. "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R32-SC8K?cc=1534448 : 5 May 2021), > image 844 of 1046. Accessed 10 Apr 2022.
    license: no. 8723, 05 Sep 1936
    marriage: 05 Sep 1936, Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington
    groom: Richard Stanley
    description: resident of Salem, Oregon, age 36, white, divorced, second marriage, born Vancouver, Washington, occupation master mechanic
    father: Ira Stanley, born Iowa - actually Kansas
    mother: Alice Baker, born Washington
    bride: Vera Mildred Sampson, maiden name Vera Mildred Hartwell
    description: resident of Seattle, age 35, white, divorced, second marriage, born Wisconsin, occupation housewife
    father: Frank Hartwell, born Wisconsin
    mother: Elma Leffingwell, born Wisconsin
    officiated by: Stanley G. Logan, minister, address Wenatchee
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Ira Stanley household in 1900 federal census of Harvey Precinct, Clarke County, Washington, sheet 3B, line 63, dwelling 55, family 55. Census taken 06 Jun 1900. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.). "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1P6-TZ : 5 August 2014), Washington > Clark > ED 28 Harney and Vancouver Precincts Vancouver city Ward East > image 6 of 30. Accessed 21 Mar 2022.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Richard Oscar Stanley veterans administration index card. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: NARA, 1985). "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3M4-SVCF : 8 August 2019), > image 2574 of 21035. Accessed 10 Apr 2022.
    name: Stanley, Richard Oscar
    rank & unit: Pvt Co C 37 Engrs
    residence: 2100 E 9 St Vancouver Washington
    serial no.: 874 780
    born 06 Jun 1898
    died: 25 Jul 1956
    enlisted: 08 Mar 1918
    discharged: 03 Apr 1919
    C: 17 578 440
    A: 3 167 837
    T: 1 787 280
    Ct: 1 990 099
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Richard O. Stanley & Margaret French marriage certificate no. 4337, Washington Marriage Registers, State Archives, Olympia. FHL Film # 100165476. "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-996Y-CKJJ : 23 April 2021), > image 371 of 897. Accessed 10 Apr 2022.
    marriage: 28 Jul 1920, Vancouver, Washington
    groom: Richard O. Stanley
    residence: 152 E-20th St., Portland
    age: 22 -creatively calculated to overcome the fact he was a minor, under 21!
    description: white, single, first marriage, born Washington, occupation Steamfitter
    parents: Ira Stanley, born Iowa (actually Kansas!) & Alice Baker, born Washington
    bride: Margaret M. French
    residence: 3722 - 65th St. SE Portland, Oregon
    age: 19 (20 crossed out)
    description: white, single, first marriage, born Scotland, occupation housewife
    parents: Alexander French, born Scotland & Isabella French, born Scotland
    witnesses: Beatrice Bishop, 247½ Fifth (Pifth?) St, Portland , Oregon & Herbert W. Baker, Vancouver, Washington
    officiated by: Eld. A.D. Skaggs, minister, 514 W 11 St., Vancouver, Washington
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Marjorie Mae Stanley & Betty Lou Stanley in Washington birth index. FHL Film # 101140010. Washington State Archives, Southwest Region, Olympia. "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TX-G96Y-5 : 21 December 2020), > image 589 of 2626. Accessed 10 Apr 2022.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Marjorie M. Stanley (1922-1995) profile on FamilySearch. Accessed 10 Apr 2022.
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G4H1-H4F
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Albert Junior Tucker & Betty Lou (Stanley) Tucker divorce record no. 29065, Klickitat County, Washington. Department of Health, Divorce Certificates, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives. Accessed 10 APr 2022.
    husband: Albert Junior Tucker
    born: 19 Jan 1925
    residence: POB 227, Klickitat, Klickitat County, WA
    wife: Betty Lou (Stanley) Tucker
    born 1927, Washington
    residence: 29000 Woodlake Drive, Lynwood, Snohomish County, WA
    original marriage: 02 Apr 1942 in Thurston County, Washington.
    children in this marriage: 4
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Richard James Stanley (1930-2007) profile on FamilySearch, accessed 10 Apr 2022.
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G6GS-PS8
  11. ↑ Richard Stanley & Mrs. Vera Mildred Samson marriage license - index by groom no. 8723 of 01 Aug 1936, Chelan County, Washington. State Archives, Olympia. "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYQ3-P7R : 28 November 2018), > image 216 of 508. Accessed 10 Apr 2022.
  12. ↑ Richard Stanley & Vera Mildred Samson marriage license - index by bride no. 8723 of 21 Aug 1936, Chelan County, Washington. State Archives, Olympia. FHL Film # 005093992 "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYQ3-58R : 28 November 2018), > image 471 of 508. Accessed 10 Apr 2022.




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