Claude William Raymoure (1884 - 1933)

Born 31 Aug 1884 in Damon, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States

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Descendants

Died 24 Feb 1933 at age 48 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Claude was born in 1884.

He was married 25 November 1908 in West Branch, Michigan in a double ceremony with his sister Edna to her groom Roy Leitch.

In his younger years Claude worked his way west and spent some time on the west coast salmon fishing and lumbering. Having grown up in the lumbering area of Ogemaw County, Michigan probably was instrumental in his career decision. Immediately following his marriage they moved to Detroit. For a time he worked for the Grace Harbor Lumber Company and later opened the C. W. Raymoure Lumber Company which he owned and operated at the time of his early death. In stature he was about 5'10" and rather heavy set in his later years. He had dark brown eyes and brown hair. Hunting and fishing were particularly enjoyable to him and he went to Canada several times to hunt moose and bear. He also went trout fishing whenever possible. He had a very happy and teasing disposition and was greatly mourned when he died during the Depression.^[1]

Dad enjoyed making wine. One fall he went on a moose hunting trip into Canada and left a batch in process. Mother smelled it, thought it was spoiled and dumped it all down the drain.

When Dad was a youngster his younger brother Vernon raised chickens. Claude and his friends would steal a chicken almost every week and have a feast.^[2]

Occupations

• 1919: Grace Harbor Lumber Company, manager
• 1914: Credit man
• 1910: Lumber office bookkepper
• Lumberyard manager

Residences

• 1919-1920: 347 Elmhurst Avenue, Highland Park, Michigan with his wife, children and aunt
• 1914: 785 Field Avenue, Detroit, Michigan^[3]
• 1910: 898 Field Avenue, Detroit, Michigan with his wife
• 1900: Birdsell Street, West Branch, Michigan with his parents and siblings

Census Race

• 1900, 1910, 1920: White

Death

He passed away in 1933.

Sources

1. ↑ Raymoure 1982, p. 51
2. ↑ Raymoure 1982, p. 52
3. ↑ 1914 Detroit, Michigan City Directory

• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0135
• 1910, 1914, 1919 Detroit, Michigan City Directories
• 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Detroit Ward 17, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T624_680; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0255; FHL microfilm: 1374693
• 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_801; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 688
• Raymoure, Dorothy. Raymoure Hubbell Franklin Osborne. 1982.