Gazlay Family History
William Otis Pray
Parents
| Father | William G. Pray ( - ) |
| Mother | Virginia Syme ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 26 December 2013; Last Edited: 28 December 2013 |
| Person ID | 6272 |
| Name | William Otis Pray |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 3 December 1877 in California1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 5 July 1906 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California to Anna Holbrook Noble2 |
| Divorced | before 1920 from Anna Holbrook Noble6 |
| Died | December 1968 in Colorado3 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Anna Holbrook Noble (daughter of Edwin Banks Noble and Martha Washington ‘Mattie’ Masterton) |
| Born | 14 October 1878 in California |
| Married | 5 July 1906 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California to William Otis Pray |
| Died | 7 December 1951 in San Francisco County, California |
| Children | of William Otis Pray and Anna Holbrook Noble: |
| 1. | Holbrook N. Pray |
| Born | 21 March 1909 in California |
| Died | 5 August 1976 in Alameda County, California |
Sources
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, William Otis Pray, Serial No. 5990; Born: 3 December 1877; occupation: chemist, Calaveras Copper Co.; nearest relative: Anna Pray (wife); totally deaf.
- California, County Marriages, 1850-1952; County of San Joaquin, William Otis Pray, age 28, born in California; mining engineer; father: Wm. G. Pray, born in Vermont; mother: Virginia Syme, born in California; and Anna Holbrook Noble, age 27 years, born in California; father: Edwin Banks Noble, born in Wisconsin; mother: Mattie Holbrook, born in New Jersey; married on 5 July 1906 in Stockton, California.
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Pray, William, no. 523-05-1446; died: December 1968, Colorado; born: 3 December 1877; last place of residence: Mesa, Mesa [County], Colorado.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Nevada, Elko County, Midas, Enumeration District 17, Sheet No. 2A, William O. Pray (32, California, engineer, mining); wife of 3 years Anne H. Pray (31, California, 1 child, 1 living); son Holbrook N. Pray (1 1/12, California).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Colorado, Mesa County, De Beque, Enumeration District 39-8, Sheet No. 3B, William Otis Pray (62, California, research engineer, petroleum refining).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, California, San Joaquin County, Stockton, Enumeration District 161, Sheet No. 9B, family of Martha W. Noble (66, New Jersey, widow); daughter Anna H. Pray (41, California, divorced); son Holbrook N. Pray (10, California).