Raymond William BLASSEY

1894 - 1989  (95 years)

• Name	Raymond William BLASSEY
  Birth	15 Mar 1894	Glen Hazel, Elk, PA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Jun 1894	PA   [3]
  	The birth month of Raymond is listed as June 1894 and his age is given as 5 in the 1900 census of Jones Township, Elk Co., PA. This is in contrast to the Social Security death index, however if used, would put his age at this census as 6 which is contrary to the listing.
  Census	10 Apr 1930	Wellsville, Allegany, NY   [4]
  	1930 census at Wellsville, Allegany, NY shows: R. W. Blassey, 35, married at 25, b. PA, parents b. NY/PA, Insurance Agent, Prudential; Clara, 31, married at 21, b. PA, parents b. PA/PA; Harold, 8, b. PA; Richard, 6, b. PA; Verna 1 6/12, b. NY.
  Military Note	5 Jun 1917	St. Marys Borough, Elk, PA   [5]
  	On June 5 1917, Raymond William Blassey registered for the WWI draft. He lists his residence as Erxx(illegible) St. Mary, Penn. He lists his birthdate as March 15, 1894 and birth place as Glen Hazel, Penn.He lists his occupation as a clerk for P. XXX RR (illegible) in St. Mary. He states he is single and him mother is dependent upon him for support. The registrar notes he is of medium height and build and has gray eyes and brown hair.
  Death	6 Sep 1989	Hamburg, Erie, NY   [1, 6]
  Burial	St. Bonaventure, Allegany, Cattaraugus, NY   [7]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial
  Person ID	I10552	MM
  Last Modified	7 May 2015

  
  

  Father	John D. BLASSEY,   b. 4 Jun 1866, Denning, Ulster, NY d. 10 Dec 1895, Glen Hazel, Elk, PA (Age 29 years)
  Mother	Mary Barbara PISTNER,   b. 16 Nov 1860, PA d. 22 Aug 1950, Buffalo, Erie, NY (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F2712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara WIESNER,   b. 5 Sep 1897, St. Marys, Elk, PA d. 28 Jul 1990, Hamburg, Erie, NY (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	22 Jun 1920	St. Marys, Elk, PA   [1, 6]
  Children	1. Harold BLASSEY,   b. 27 Dec 1921, DuBois, Clearfield, PA d. 3 Nov 1992, Auburn, Placer, CA (Age 70 years)   2. Richard Michael BLASSEY,   b. 2 Jul 1923, DuBois, Clearfield, PA d. 24 Jan 2005, Denver, Denver, CO (Age 81 years)   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F2711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Mar 1894 - Glen Hazel, Elk, PA Birth - Jun 1894 - PA Military Note - 5 Jun 1917 - St. Marys Borough, Elk, PA Marriage - 22 Jun 1920 - St. Marys, Elk, PA Census - 10 Apr 1930 - Wellsville, Allegany, NY Death - 6 Sep 1989 - Hamburg, Erie, NY Burial - - St. Bonaventure, Allegany, Cattaraugus, NY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S289] Brown gedcom, 289. [S300] Social Security Death Index, (Social Security Administration, Washington D.C.), 300. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930. [S201] National Archives and Records Administration, WW I Draft Registration Cards, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.), 201. [S291] Blassey, Valerie, Valerie Blassey Correspondence, 291. [S290] St. Bonaventure Cemetery, 290.