Raymond Francis Wren (abt. 1897 - 1995)

Born about 1897 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Husband of Freda Alice (Schremmer) Wren — married 4 Sep 1920 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Died 7 Dec 1995 at about age 98 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Raymond Wren was born in 1897. His gravestone gives his birth in 1926 but his birth calculated from census records places his birth date at 1897, therefore, the gravestone date must be in error. He died in 1995.

In the 1900 census Raymond (age 3) was the son of Frank A Wren in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.^[1]

In the 1910 census Raymond (age 13) was the son of Frances M Wren in Hartford Ward 8, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.^[2]

In the 1920 census Raymond (age 23), Draughtsman, was the single son of Frank M Wren in Hartford Ward 8, Hartford, Connecticut.^[3]

Francis married Freda Schremmer on 4 September 1920 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.^[4]

In the 1930 census Raymond (age 1) was the grandchild of Francis M Wren in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.^[5]

In the 1940 census Raymond (age 11) was the son of Raymond Wren in Ward 8, Hartford, Hartford Town, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.^[6]

In the 1950 census Raymond (age 53), Paymaster, was the married head of household in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.^[7]

Raymond was mentioned on a memorial in Ocracoke Community Cemetery, Ocracoke, Hyde County, North Carolina, United States with a death date of 1995.^[8]

Raymond died (age 66) on 7 December 1995 residing in Hyde, North Carolina.^[9]

Raymond was in an obituary on 9 December 1995 in Connecticut, United States. He died (age 66) on 7 December 1995.^[10]

Hartford Courant. Published: December 9, 1995 at 5:00 a.m. Updated: August 25, 2021 at 2:22 p.m. WREN. Raymond Francis Wren, Jr., age 66, of Box 483, Ocracoke, N.C. died Thursday (Dec. 7, 1995) in the Albemarle Hospital. Born in Hartford, Mr. Wren was a retired land surveyor for the state of Connecticut. Mr. Wren was the son of the late Raymond Francis Wren, Sr. and Freda (Schremmer) Wren, and the husband of Agnes Dudley Wren of the residence. Besides his wife, also surviving are a daughter, Patricia W. Dzikot and husband, Donald of Upton, Massachusetts; two sons, Michael Wren and wife, Gisele of Rocky Hill; John Wren and wife, Suzanne of Virginia Beach, Va.; a sister, Frances W. Grahn of Avon, N.C.; two foster brothers, Richard Tourville of Avon, Ct. and Lawrence Tourville of Las Vegas, Nevada; two grandsons, Michael Wren, Jr. of Rocky Hill and Graeme Wren of Virginia Beach, Va. He was predeceased by a sister, Mary Ellen Vrijmoet. No services are planned. Donations may be made to Ocracoke Preservation Society Library Fund, Ocracoke, N.C. 27960. Twiford’s Northside Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 137; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0180
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #7174006 (accessed 4 May 2023)
   Raymond Wren (3), single son, in household of Frank A Wren (34) in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Born in Connecticut, USA.
2. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Hartford Ward 8, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T624_133; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0193; FHL microfilm: 1374146
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #151416333 (accessed 4 May 2023)
   Raymond F Wren (13), single son, in household of Frances M Wren (45) in Hartford Ward 8, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Born in Connecticut.
3. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Hartford Ward 8, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T625_183; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 104
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #6385970 (accessed 4 May 2023)
   Raymond F Wren (23), single son, Draughtsman, in household of Frank M Wren (56) in Hartford Ward 8, Hartford, Connecticut. Born in Connecticut.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Web: Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968"
   Connecticut State Department of Health; Hartford, CT; Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Marriages, 1897-1968; URL: https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/
   Ancestry Record 70865 #1778796 (accessed 4 May 2023)
   Francis Wren marriage to Freda Schremmer on 4 Sep 1920 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 52, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: XMPV-D1F (accessed 6 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR4Z-3XN Image number 00673
   Raymond F Wren, Jr (1), single grandchild, in household of Francis M Wren (65) in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Born in Connecticut.
6. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing enumeration district (ED) 10-94, sheet 16B, line 54, family 381, 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 536.
   FamilySearch Record: KWMP-K6G (accessed 6 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-NDD6
   Raymond Wren (11), single son, in household of Raymond Wren (42) in Ward 8, Hartford, Hartford Town, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Born in Connecticut.
7. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: 2152; Sheet Number: 25; Enumeration District: 3-18
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #39923302 (accessed 4 May 2023)
   Raymond F Wren (53), married, Paymaster, head of household in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. Born in Connecticut.
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #53433231 (accessed 6 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Raymond F Wren Jr. (1929-1995), citing Ocracoke Community Cemetery, Ocracoke, Hyde County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by EEG (contributor 46855711).
9. ↑ Death: "United States Social Security Death Index"
   citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
   FamilySearch Record: JKJ7-72C (accessed 6 December 2022)
   Raymond F Wren death 7 Dec 1995 (born 24 Feb 1929) residing in Hyde, North Carolina.
10. ↑ Obituary: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
    citing Hartford Courant, The, born-digital text.
    FamilySearch Record: QK7B-T5N3 (accessed 6 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9PL-DWV6-C Image number 02338
    Name: Mr Raymond Francis Wren Jr; Obituary Date: 09 Dec 1995; Obituary Place: Connecticut, United States; Birth Date: 1929; Birth Place: Hartford, ,; Death Date: 07 Dec 1995; Age: 66; Source Newspaper: Hartford Courant, The; Relationship To Head: Deceased.