Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
Birth Date26 Jun 1891
Birth PlaceWinterburn, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Residence DateSep 193086
Residence PlacePittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA, USA
Death Date5 Apr 1966 Age: 74
Death PlaceSalisbury, Wicomico Co., MD, USA
OccupationHospital Worker, House Painter230
Cause of DeathEmphysema
FatherEli Monroe LINES (1859-1930)
MotherMary Jane PATTON (1859-1943)
Misc. Notes
No birth certificates were issued at the time Ray and his siblings were born. The doctor or midwife made a record and then sent it to the court house. However the Clearfield Court House burned down and destroyed many of the records when Ray’s sister Cornelia was quite young.75
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A Raymond E. Lyons [sic], born in Winterburn, PA is listed as having enlisted in the U.S. Army on 19 June 1911 at Cal Bks possibly in Ohio, for a period of three years. Aged 20 years 11 months his occupation is listed as a Cook his height is 5 foot, 10 3/4 inches tall. Regiment appears to be 3rd Calvary (3 Cav). It indicated he was discharged 18 June 1914 at Brownsville, Texas as a private.485
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Raymond on 5 June 1917 registered for the draft in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA. The image is blurred and difficult to read, and some of the following detail is approximate. He lived at 1214 Ruaca Place Pittsburgh. He is listed as a laborer at Naghourcister-Laird Chemical Co. on Forbes Street. It indicates he has a mother, wife and child that are solely dependent on his support and is claiming exemption. His previous military service was as a private in the Calvary for three years in the state of Texas. He is described as medium height, slender build with blue eyes and brown hair.486
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Born with a club foot. At age 18 Ray joined the Calvary. In 1920 he lived with his mother and sister in Pittsburgh, PA. He worked at Allegheny General Hospital where he met his second wife Mary Tremmel.
In about the summer of 1929 in the depths of the depression Ray was arrested and imprisoned for armed robbery. Sentenced to 18 to 26 years in the penitentiary he was paroled in about 1945. By that time his wife Mary had divorced him and had remarried and his children were grown. His mother had died in 1943 while he was in prison.* Two years later he was returned to prison for a parole violation and wasn’t released again until the early 1950’s.
Raymond would marry once again a few years after his release. His new wife Mary Lane had a profound effect on his life.487
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Resident of Pittsburgh, PA in June 1937.474
Resident of Pittsburgh, PA September 1930.475
Resident of Pittsburgh, PA in November 1943.76
Raymond also lived in Salisbury, MD with his sister Cornelia and her husband Ham sometime after Pittsburgh and within a few years after his release from prison when he realized he couldn’t find work in Pittsburgh. He stayed with them a while before getting his own place.488
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I recall my great Uncle Ray visiting his brother Harry, my grandfather, who was living with my mother and I when I was a young teenager. In the last stages of his fight with Emphysema Ray would sit directly in front of our window air conditioner as he gasped for air, while at the same time smoking a cigarette.7
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See the biography of Raymond Lines, “Memories of My Grandfather” by Gloria Susek Peters, January 2008 in Multimedia.
*Presumably too Ray was in prison when his father passed away in September 1930.3
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A Raymond E. Lyons [sic], born in Winterburn, PA is listed as having enlisted in the U.S. Army on 19 June 1911 at Cal Bks possibly in Ohio, for a period of three years. Aged 20 years 11 months his occupation is listed as a Cook his height is 5 foot, 10 3/4 inches tall. Regiment appears to be 3rd Calvary (3 Cav). It indicated he was discharged 18 June 1914 at Brownsville, Texas as a private.485
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Raymond on 5 June 1917 registered for the draft in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA. The image is blurred and difficult to read, and some of the following detail is approximate. He lived at 1214 Ruaca Place Pittsburgh. He is listed as a laborer at Naghourcister-Laird Chemical Co. on Forbes Street. It indicates he has a mother, wife and child that are solely dependent on his support and is claiming exemption. His previous military service was as a private in the Calvary for three years in the state of Texas. He is described as medium height, slender build with blue eyes and brown hair.486
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Born with a club foot. At age 18 Ray joined the Calvary. In 1920 he lived with his mother and sister in Pittsburgh, PA. He worked at Allegheny General Hospital where he met his second wife Mary Tremmel.
In about the summer of 1929 in the depths of the depression Ray was arrested and imprisoned for armed robbery. Sentenced to 18 to 26 years in the penitentiary he was paroled in about 1945. By that time his wife Mary had divorced him and had remarried and his children were grown. His mother had died in 1943 while he was in prison.* Two years later he was returned to prison for a parole violation and wasn’t released again until the early 1950’s.
Raymond would marry once again a few years after his release. His new wife Mary Lane had a profound effect on his life.487
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Resident of Pittsburgh, PA in June 1937.474
Resident of Pittsburgh, PA September 1930.475
Resident of Pittsburgh, PA in November 1943.76
Raymond also lived in Salisbury, MD with his sister Cornelia and her husband Ham sometime after Pittsburgh and within a few years after his release from prison when he realized he couldn’t find work in Pittsburgh. He stayed with them a while before getting his own place.488
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I recall my great Uncle Ray visiting his brother Harry, my grandfather, who was living with my mother and I when I was a young teenager. In the last stages of his fight with Emphysema Ray would sit directly in front of our window air conditioner as he gasped for air, while at the same time smoking a cigarette.7
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See the biography of Raymond Lines, “Memories of My Grandfather” by Gloria Susek Peters, January 2008 in Multimedia.
*Presumably too Ray was in prison when his father passed away in September 1930.3
Spouses
Family ID158
Unmarried489
Misc. Notes
When Raymond Edward Lines was 18 he joined the cavalry and looked dashing in his military uniform. Women were like putty in his hands. He met a married woman named Marie (Herrada) Schwartz and had an affair resulting in the birth of their son Raymond Edward Lines, Jr.
Young Raymond Sr. was not prepared to marry and support the mother of his son so she went back to her husband, John Schwartz. John was willing to take her back, but was unwilling to support Raymond’s child. Raymond took the baby Ray Jr. home to his mother, Mary Jane, who raised him.235
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Raymond Edward Lines Jr. (1916-1995) would go on to enlist as a young man in the U.S. Army. Enjoying a successful thirty year career he retired as a Colonel in 1965, then did consulting work for the Pentagon. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.3
Young Raymond Sr. was not prepared to marry and support the mother of his son so she went back to her husband, John Schwartz. John was willing to take her back, but was unwilling to support Raymond’s child. Raymond took the baby Ray Jr. home to his mother, Mary Jane, who raised him.235
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Raymond Edward Lines Jr. (1916-1995) would go on to enlist as a young man in the U.S. Army. Enjoying a successful thirty year career he retired as a Colonel in 1965, then did consulting work for the Pentagon. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.3
ChildrenRaymond “Ray Jr.” Edward (Illegitimate) (1916-1995)
Misc. Notes
Catherine and Ray were married while Ray was in the Army in the spring of about 1912.491
“Katie” was an aspiring young actress. Raymond and Katie were married and lived together happily for a time. Then one morning Raymond woke up and Katie was gone. She packed her bags and was off to fulfill her acting career and was never heard from again.235
“Katie” was an aspiring young actress. Raymond and Katie were married and lived together happily for a time. Then one morning Raymond woke up and Katie was gone. She packed her bags and was off to fulfill her acting career and was never heard from again.235
Family ID871
Marr Dateca 1912491
Birth Date7 May 1901
Cause of DeathPancreatic Cancer 493
EducationNursing Student 235
FatherJoseph TREMMEL
Misc. Notes
Mary was a student nurse working at Allegheny General Hospital.235
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Mary, who was pregnant at the time, was moved by Ray to his mother and sister Cornelia’s home in Pittsburgh, PA in October 1920. The same day Ray and Mary were married. Over the next few years Ray and Mary moved into an apartment of their own in Pittsburgh.494
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Mary and her children Corenlia E., Edna M., James L. and Isabell R, are listed in the 1930 U.S. Census living in Pittsburgh, PA, 7 April 1930.495
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See My Two Grandmas written by Mary’s granddaughter Gloria Susek Peters in Mutimedia.3
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Mary, who was pregnant at the time, was moved by Ray to his mother and sister Cornelia’s home in Pittsburgh, PA in October 1920. The same day Ray and Mary were married. Over the next few years Ray and Mary moved into an apartment of their own in Pittsburgh.494
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Mary and her children Corenlia E., Edna M., James L. and Isabell R, are listed in the 1930 U.S. Census living in Pittsburgh, PA, 7 April 1930.495
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See My Two Grandmas written by Mary’s granddaughter Gloria Susek Peters in Mutimedia.3
ChildrenCornelia “Connie” Ellen (1921-2013)
Edna Mae (1923-1977)
James Lee (1925-1992)
Ruth Isabelle (1929-1994)
Misc. Notes
Mary had a profound effect on her husband Raymond’s life. She was a Christian attending a Pentecostal church and she took Raymond to church with her.497
Family ID870
Marr Dateabt 1955497