Joseph Ratay
Parents
- Joseph Ratay was born on 23 March 1902 in Nebraska, United States.1,2,3,4,5,6
- Joseph was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1910 Census in Highland, Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
1. Ratay, Fred, age 30, works as a laborer in a packing company for wages, owns his house "free."
2. -----, Josie, age 30.
3. -----, Mary, age 9, attends school.
4. -----, Joseph, age 8, attends school.
5. -----, Fred, age 7, attends school.
6. -----, James, age 5.
7. -----, Anna, age 3.2
- Joseph was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1920 Census in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. Enumerated at 1334 Drexel Street were:
1. Ratay, Fred, head, owns his house "free", age 40, works as a millwright for a packing house for wages.
2. -----, Josie, wife, age 40.
3. -----, Mary E., daughter, age 19, works as a forelady for a cracker company.
4. -----, Joseph, son, age 18, works as an office clerk for a packing house.
5. -----, Fred, son, age 16, attends school, works as an office clerk for a packing house.
6. -----, James, son, 15, attends school.
7. -----, Anna, daughter, age 13, attends school.
8.-----, Helen, daughter, age 9, attends school.
9. -----, Edward, son 4 1/12.
10. Jahn, Frank, brother in law, age 29, works as a janitor for a "cost office." [note: it transcribed as cost house but I suspect it may be post office.]3
- Joseph was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1930 Census in Highland, Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. Living in this household were:
1. Ratay, Fred J., owns his house which was valued at $7000, age 50, works as a carpenter in the stock yards.
2. -----, Josephine, age 50.
3. -----, Joe F.,age 28, works as a laborer on a fruit farm.
4. -----, Helen, age 19, works as a musician on the concert stage.
5. -----, Edward, age 14, attends school.
6. ----, Alice, age 7, attends school.4
- He served in the military the U.S. Army during World War II between 15 October 1942 and 15 October 1943 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States.1,7
- Before September 1976, Joseph resided in Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, United States.5
- He died on 13 September 1976, at age 74.8,6
- He was buried estimated 16 September 1976 in Graceland Cemetery, South Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States.6
- Last Edited: 10 July 2019
Citations
- [S75] Ancestry.com Operations, "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, Ancestry.com, accessed 4 Apr 2017), Joseph Ratay; National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946.
- [S308] Nebraska, Sarpy County, 1910 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T624, roll 854, Highland, enumeration district (ED) 126, sheet 15B, dwelling 16, family 17, Fred Ratay, accessed 3 Apr 2017
- [S11] Nebraska, Douglas County, 1920 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T625, roll 989, Omaha, enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 11B, dwelling 223, family 224, Fred Ratay, accessed 4 Apr 2017
- [S305] Nebraska, Sarpy County, 1930 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T626, roll 1292, Highland, enumeration district (ED) 77-8, sheet 16B, dwelling 380, family 380, Fred J. Ratay, accessed 4 Apr 2017
- [S18] Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index," database, entry for Joseph Ratay, 1976, SS no. 506-12-34444, accessed 4 Apr 2017
- [S53] Find-A-Grave, digital images, accessed 4 Apr 2017<, Joseph Frank Ratay
- [S123] Ancestry.com, "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database, Department of Veterans Affairs, accessed 4 Apr 2017), Joseph Ratay; Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- [S18] Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index," database, entry for Joseph Ratay, 1976, SS no. 506-12-3444, accessed 4 Apr 2017