PRAY, Charles Milton

PRAY, Charles Milton[1, 2]

Male 1874 - 1930  (56 years)

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  • Name PRAY, Charles Milton 
    Birth 2 Nov 1874  [3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1880  Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1896  2121 Buchannan Street, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Arrival 5 Aug 1910  San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Physical Description Tall, slender, brown hair, brown eyes  [3
    Obituary From Santa Cruz Evening News, 22 Dec 1930:

    Son of 1867 S. C. Village Trustee Dies In Belmont

    Milton Pray, whose father, Amasa Pray, was one of the first three trustees of Santa Cruz when its village government was organized in 1867, died last Wednesday at Belmont. Funeral services were held this afternoon in San Francisco. Pray's mother was a daughter of the Rev. Samuel Hopkins Willey, the fourth minister of the Congregational church here, who was later one of the founders of the University of California at Berkeley. His father, Amasa Pray, was trustee of Santa Cruz in 1867 and was president of the board of trustees of the village government in 1868. After that he was a real estate broker here.

    Mr. Pray is survived by his mother, Mrs. Anna B. Pray, and a sister, Fannie Jeffers Pray, both Of Berkeley.  [7
    Residence 1917  1273 Cabrillo Street, San Mateo, San Mateo, CA USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1920  Burlingame, San Mateo, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1930  Burlingame, San Mateo, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Death 17 Dec 1930  Belmont, San Mateo, CA USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I2320  Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2023 

    Father PRAY, Amasa,   b. 28 Feb 1846, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1914 (Age 67 years) 
    Mother WILLEY, Annie B,   b. 1852, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 26 Jan 1874  Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • Married by father, Rev S.H. Willey
    Family ID F859  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family DAY, Anna 
    Marriage 2 Sep 1896  Lincoln Ave, Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara, CA USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Notes 
    • From the San Jose Herald, 3 Sep 1896:

      Pray - Day

      A happy wedding was celebrated at hight noon Wednesday when Miss Anna Day and Milton Pray were united in wedlock. The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride's parents on Lincoln Av in the Willows. Rev. Dr. Willey of San Francisco grandfather of the groom officiating.

      The beautiful sububan home of Captain J. C. Day was exquisitely decorated.

      The bride wore a gown of rare beauty of white duchess satin trimmed with point lace. She carried a boquet of jessamines. The bridesmade was Miss Fannie Pray of San Francisco, a sister of the groom. She wore a gown of mouslin de soi over white silk and carried a boquet of pink Japanese lillies. The gown was trimmed with pink ribbons. The best man was Frank B. King of San Francisco.

      As the bride and groom entered the parlor and proceeded to the bower of roses they were preceded by little Miss Beulah Gray of San Jose and Miss Clara Allen of Nevada City, dressed as flower girles. They carried baskets of flowers and scattered them in the path of the contracting parties. Dr Willey's ceremony was simple and brief and he joined the couple for life.

      On the lawn a section had been divided off with enormous palms. Inside this space, under gigantic Japanese umbrellas, tables were placed. here an exquisite wedding breakfast was spread.

      The couple left on the afternoon train for a trip to Del Monte. On their return they will be at home at 2121 Buchannan St., San Francisco.

      The bride is the accomplished daughter of Captain J. C. Day and wife. She was educated here at Van Ness seminary, San Francisco, where she graduated last Spring. The groom is a man of sterling worth, being counted with the firm of Miller, Sloss & Scott, San Francisco. Presents in endless quantity were showered upon them from all directions. -- San Jose Herald [12]
    Family ID F1853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1896 - 2121 Buchannan Street, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Sep 1896 - Lincoln Ave, Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara, CA USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - 5 Aug 1910 - San Francisco, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1917 - 1273 Cabrillo Street, San Mateo, San Mateo, CA USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Burlingame, San Mateo, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Burlingame, San Mateo, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Dec 1930 - Belmont, San Mateo, CA USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S129] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, M1509, 4,582 rolls. Roll 1544326, DraftBoard 0.

    2. [S1287] Pray death notice.

    3. [S1264] Charles Milton Pray-in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918--.

    4. [S11] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.Original data - United States of America, Bur.

    5. [S1263] Pray - Day, The couple left on the afternoon train for a trip to Del Monte. On their return they will be at home at 2121 Buchannan St., San Francisco.-.

    6. [S184] Ancestry.com, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1957, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), Online publication - Ancestry.com. California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data -
    7. San Francisco, California. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, 1893-1953. Micropublication M1410. RG 085. 429 rolls. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
    8. San Francisco, California. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco from Honolulu, 1902-1907. Micropublication M1494. RG 085. 1 ro.

    9. [S1288] Son of 1867 S. C. Village Trustee Dies In Belmont.

    10. [S15] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United Stat.

    11. [S17] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.T626, 2,667 rolls. Burlingame, San Mateo, California, ED 6, roll 216, page , image 225.0.

    12. [S225] San Francisco Morning Call, (San Francisco, CA), 01/28/1874: "PRAY/WILLEY--In Santa Cruz, January 26, by the Rev. S.H. WILLEY, Amasa PRAY, Jr., to Annie B. WILLEY.

    13. [S1263] Pray - Day, The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride's parents on Lincoln Av in the Willows. Rev. Dr. Willey of San Francisco grandfather of the groom officiating.

    14. [S1263] Pray - Day.



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