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2LT Edward Sylvester McCreary

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2LT Edward Sylvester McCreary Veteran

Birth
Nebraska, USA
Death
17 Sep 1971 (aged 80)
San Bernardino County, California, USA
Burial
Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.1554371, Longitude: -116.0996082
Plot
Row 17, lot 9, site 1
Memorial ID
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Link to parents provided by Scott, Find a Grave #47643415
Bio provided by Marian McCreary #47262751

EDWARD SYLVESTER MCCREARY, was born 9 April 1891, Omaha, Douglas County and died 17 September 1971, San Bernardino, California and is buried in Twentynine Palms Cemetery, San Bernardino. Edward S., age 19, married 1) Elva Johnson, age 17, October 1910, Omaha; and Edward, age 31, married 2) Bernice M. Elliott, age 20, December 1922, Omaha, Douglas County.

Edward registered for the draft for World War I in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and confirmed his date of birth. In 1930 they were living in Omaha and listed as Edward S. McCreary, 39, head, renting for $40, married at age 32, dept. mgr. at dept. store; and Bernice M., 27, married at age 19, born Nebraska, cashier/bookkeeper with film exchange. In 1934 Omaha city directories show him living at 4723 N. 40th. In 1940 they lived in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California and were listed as Edward S. McCreary, 48, renting for $30, 2 years college, grass cutter for cemetery, worked 40 hours per week and 52 weeks last year with income of $1300 in 1939; Bernice M., age 36, 2 years high school, apt mgr. with bungalows.

Link to parents provided by Scott, Find a Grave #47643415
Bio provided by Marian McCreary #47262751

EDWARD SYLVESTER MCCREARY, was born 9 April 1891, Omaha, Douglas County and died 17 September 1971, San Bernardino, California and is buried in Twentynine Palms Cemetery, San Bernardino. Edward S., age 19, married 1) Elva Johnson, age 17, October 1910, Omaha; and Edward, age 31, married 2) Bernice M. Elliott, age 20, December 1922, Omaha, Douglas County.

Edward registered for the draft for World War I in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and confirmed his date of birth. In 1930 they were living in Omaha and listed as Edward S. McCreary, 39, head, renting for $40, married at age 32, dept. mgr. at dept. store; and Bernice M., 27, married at age 19, born Nebraska, cashier/bookkeeper with film exchange. In 1934 Omaha city directories show him living at 4723 N. 40th. In 1940 they lived in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California and were listed as Edward S. McCreary, 48, renting for $30, 2 years college, grass cutter for cemetery, worked 40 hours per week and 52 weeks last year with income of $1300 in 1939; Bernice M., age 36, 2 years high school, apt mgr. with bungalows.


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Nebraska, 2D LT CORPS OF ENGRS World War I



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