James Monroe Dekay
this guy is not really related. However, he is my great aunt Thurzy's husband Guy's uncle.
born 23 Apr 1863 to Samuel and Emily (Pierce) Dekay in Machias, Cattaraugus, New York.
1870 Census:Living in New Hudson, Allegany, New York with his father, mother and 2 sisters.
1880 Census: Living in New Hudson, Allegany, New York alone. His occupation is Servant.
1885: on 23 December marries Cora Royce
1900: Living in Otto, McKean, Pennsylvania with Cora and 7 children.
1908: Cora dies and he becomes a widower.
1910: Living in Hamlin, Otto, Pennsylvania with his daughter Ethel and her husband William Wood with his son Ralph (age 15) as boarders.
Between 1910 (after the census) and 1920 (before the Census) he married Grace Morgan.
1920: Living in Geneva, Ontario, New York with Grace and 2 children.
1930: Living in Ellington, Chautauqua, New York alone and is widowed? again.
1940: Living in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York alone and widowed.
1952: died on 22 April in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York. and is buried in Duke Center, McKean, Pennsylvania.
*I am going to go to the library soon and see if I can't find his obituary since I live in Jamestown, NY*
