Walter Edward McNamara

Male 1895 - 1958  (63 years)


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  • Name Walter Edward McNamara  [1
    Born 16 Feb 1895  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    World War I Draft Registration 5 Jun 1917  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    236 Josephine 
    • Walter Edward McNamara, age 22, of 236 Josephine, Detroit. Born Feb 16, 1895 in Detroit. Employed as a salesman at McCoy Bros. in Detroit. Contact is his mother. Description - tall, slender build, blue eyes, brown hair
    Census 1920  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    772 Gray Ave 

    • Higgins, Thomas, age 46, immig 1909, born Scotland, motorman
      Higgins, Ellen, age 44, born Scotland
      Higgins, Frederick, age 23, born Scotland, machinist
      Higgins, Harry, age 20, born Scotland, clericla
      McNamara, Beatrice, age 20, born Scotland
      McNamara, Walter, age 24, born Michigan, furniture, own business
    Border Crossing 29 Apr 1921  Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • McNamara, Walter E., age 26, Ass Sales Manager, born Detroit, address 8949 Oakland Ave, Detroit
    City Directory 1922  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    434 Lenox Ave 
    • McNamara Walter E slsmn r 434 Lenox Ave
    City Directory 1923  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    77 Owen Ave 
    • McNamara, Walter E slsmn r 77 Owen Ave

      Beatrice living separately at 149 Bethune Ave
    City Directory 1928  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    5536 Field Ave 
    • McNamara, Walter E slsmn Brown Bedding Co r 5536 Field Ave

      (Living with Robert Emmett McCoy)
    Census 1930  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    381 Holbrook Ave - Del Rio Apartments 

    • McNamara, Walter, boarder, age 36, divorced, born Michigan, salesman, furniture
    Name Walter E. McNamara  [2
    Name Walter McNamara 
    _UID EC21288A2CEB4EC5B19208DC124511EA6228 
    Died 5 Dec 1958  Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: fracture dorsal spine; ruptured spleen with interabdominal bleeding/shock 
    Buried 8 Dec 1958  Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Washington Park North Cemetery
    Person ID I5221  Gauthier Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2018 

    Father Sarsfield M. McNamara,   b. 11 Aug 1857, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1909, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Bridget "Bid" Reilly,   b. 14 Dec 1862, Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1946, Eloise, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1886  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Divorced 2 Nov 1900  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Divorce - Detroit, Wayne County, page 529
      Record nbr 22343
      Bridget McNamara and Sarsfield McNamara
      Married Nov. 26, 1886 in Detroit
      Four children
      Complainant was wife, for non-support
      PENDING
    Family ID F2125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Beatrice Higgins,   b. Abt 1899, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 26 Nov 1919  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • witnesses were William E. McCoy and Mrs. Bernice McCoy [2]
    Divorced Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Walter McNamara, Jr,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Barbara McNamara,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F2130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • (Medical):Fell down stairs at home. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S130] World War I Draft Registration, 1917-1918, (\i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 2005.), (ancestry.com : accessed 4 Apr 2014), Walter Edward McNamara; National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Reliability: 3), 4 Apr 2014.

    2. [S149] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925 - FamilySearch, Michigan., (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, \i FamilySearch\i0 . familysearch.org : 2010.), 1919 - Wayne County: 36; license nbr 185473, Walter E. McNamara-Beatrice Higgins, 26 Nov 1919, accessed 4 Apr 2014 (Reliability: 3), 4 Apr 2014.

    3. [S456] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Indiana State Board of Health, Ancestry.com Opertations, Inc., Provo, Utah, (www.ancestry.com :2016.), Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011," death certificate County no 5686; State no 58-041481 (1958), Walter E. McNamara, accessed 19 Jul 2018. (Reliability: 3), 19 Jul 2018.

    4. [S107] 1920 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T625, Detroit (ward21), Wayne County, enumeration district (ED) 645, sheet 12A, dwelling 200, family 232, Walter McNamara, accessed 4 Apr 2014 (Reliability: 3), 4 Apr 2014.

    5. [S328] Border Crossings: From U.S, to Canada, 1908-1935 - Ancestry, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc. \i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 2008), "Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935" (ancestry.com : accessed 4 Apr 2014), Walter E. McNamara (Reliability: 3), 4 Apr 2014.

    6. [S371] Michigan, Detroit, City Directory 1928 - Ancestry, R. L. Polk & Co., Detroit, Michigan, (\i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 2014), 1928 lisitng for Walter E. McNamara: 1451;
    7. [S110] 1930 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T626, Detroit (ward 1), Wayne County, enumeration district (ED) 82-30, sheet 22B, dwelling 25 - Del Rio Apartments, family 125, Walter McNamara, accessed 4 Apr 2014 (Reliability: 3), 4 Apr 2014.

    8. [S108] 1900 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T623, Detroit (ward 13), Wayne County, enumeration district (ED) 82-142, sheet 15A, dwelling 240, family 261, Sarshfield McNamara, accessed 5 Apr 2014 (Reliability: 3), 5 Apr 2014.

    9. [S491] Michigan Divorce Records, 1897-1952, Michigan Dept of Health & Vital Statistics, (\i Ancestry.com\i0 . www.ancestry.com : 2017.), (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 Jul 2018); 1900 - Wayne County - nbr 22343 - Bridget McNamara & Sarsfiled McNamara - PENDING; Michigan Department of Community Health for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan. (Reliability: 2), 19 Jul 2018.