Elmer Augustus Stanley (1910 - 1981)

Born 12 May 1910 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Marie Frances (Spurling) Stanley — married 6 Aug 1932 in Maine

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1981 at age 70 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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• Some of the information in the Bio may seem repetitive, this has been done on purpose. The facts that repeat, are what I call "common denominators" and they ensure that the person is the same person throughout the Bio
• Older Siblings
• William Leonard Stanley (1905 -)
• Clarence Stanley (1908 -)

Biography

This profile is part of the Stanley Name Study.

Elmer Stanley was a Massachusettsan.

Elmer August Stanley was born on May 12, 1910, in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, to William B. Stanley (born in Bar Harbor, Maine and worked as a railroad employee) and Gertrude Augusta Meagher Stanley (born in Boston, Massachusetts)^[1][2][3][4]

In 1920, Elmer A. (age 9 - born in Massachusetts), lived at 39 Sturgis Street, in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with his father William B. (age 39 - born in Maine and worked as a stationary engineer at Chemical Works), his mother Gertrude A. (age 35 - born in Massachusetts), his brother William L. (age 14 - born in Massachusetts), his brother Clarence R. (age 11 - born in Massachusetts) and his brother Leslie F. (age 7 - born in Massachusetts)^[5].

In 1930, Elmer (age 19 - born in Massachusetts and worked as a laborer in a chemical factory), lived at 12 Lawrence Street, in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with his father William (age 50 - born in Maine and worked as a crane operator in a construction company), his mother Gertrude (age 46 - born in Massachusetts), his brother William (age 24 - born in Massachusetts and worked as a Yard Brakeman in a Steam Railroad), his brother Leslie (age 17 - born in Massachusetts and worked as a Tinsmith for automobile bodies) and his sister Mary (age 8 - born in Massachusetts)^[6].

In 1932, Elmer A. (worked as a gardener), lived at 634 Main, in Woburn, with his mother Gertrude A. and his brother Leslie F. (worked as a clerk)^[7].

On August 6, 1932, Elmer (age 21) married Mary F. Spurling, in Maine^[8].

During World War II (registration date not recorded), Elmer (age 30 - born in Danvers, Massachusetts and worked for Monsanto Chemical Company, on Chemical Lane, in Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts and described as 5' 7" tall, either hazel or black eyes, 160 lbs., brown hair and a dark complexion), registered for World War II^[9].

Elmer Augustus Stanley passed away on January 17, 1981, in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ^[10].

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRH9-YWF?i=16&cc=1463156 "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRH9-YWF?cc=1536925&wc=M61J-Y3D%3A77717601 : 27 October 2020), 004401712 > image 17 of 1136; Massachusetts Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2021929:5062?tid=&pid=&queryId=11d33a1f248a5b20d19633ce12bc318a&_phsrc=OrE204&_phstart=successSource
3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3928/images/41263_2421406273_0277-00477?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=11d33a1f248a5b20d19633ce12bc318a&usePUB=true&_phsrc=OrE205&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=3381981Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Index, 1860-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/195461477:2238?tid=&pid=&queryId=11d33a1f248a5b20d19633ce12bc318a&_phsrc=OrE194&_phstart=successSource National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 924
5. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/17048337:6061?tid=&pid=&queryId=d02a359116b8e8e4a1fa1be9887a61d0&_phsrc=OrE220&_phstart=successSource Year: 1920; Census Place: Woburn Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_720; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 535
6. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/15454693:6224?tid=&pid=&queryId=d02a359116b8e8e4a1fa1be9887a61d0&_phsrc=OrE222&_phstart=successSource Year: 1930; Census Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0544; FHL microfilm: 2340666
7. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/524794660:2469?tid=&pid=&queryId=d02a359116b8e8e4a1fa1be9887a61d0&_phsrc=OrE228&_phstart=successSource
8. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/480405:6904?tid=&pid=&queryId=11d33a1f248a5b20d19633ce12bc318a&_phsrc=OrE196&_phstart=successSource Original data: Maine State Archives. Maine Marriages 1892-1996 (except 1967 to 1976). Maine. Index obtained from Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Maine State Archives, http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/files/dbinfo.htm.
9. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/195461477:2238?tid=&pid=&queryId=11d33a1f248a5b20d19633ce12bc318a&_phsrc=OrE193&_phstart=successSource National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 924
10. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/620733:7457?tid=&pid=&queryId=11d33a1f248a5b20d19633ce12bc318a&_phsrc=OrE212&_phstart=successSource Original data: State of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003. Boston, MA, USA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, 2005.