Individual Details
Robert WILEY
(5 May 1894 - 4 Feb 1946)
Events
| Birth | 5 May 1894 | Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Birth | Abt 1895 | Scotland, United Kingdom | | ||
| Birth | May 1895 | Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | | ||
| Birth | 5 May 1895 | Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |  | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1901 | was not listed with father in 1901 census | |||
| Immigration | 1910 | | |||
| Immigration | 1914 | | |||
| Employment | Jun 1917 | an inspector at the Ford Motor company - Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Residence | Jun 1917 | 99 Windemere, Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States | | | |
| Description | Jun 1917 | as having medium height and build, brown eyes, and brown hair | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 5 Jun 1917 | registered for the draft - Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Military | From 12 Dec 1917 to 11 Feb 1919 | as a Sergeant First Class in the Ordnance Corps of the US Army | | | |
| Naturalization | 1918 | | |||
| Residence | 1919 | Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 20 Nov 1919 | Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States - Dorothy L SMITH | | | |
| Naturalization | Bef 1920 | | |||
| Residence (family) | Jan 1920 | (with Dorothy's parents) - 39 Ferrand Park, Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States - Dorothy L SMITH | | ||
| Residence (family) | Apr 1930 | in an owned home worth about $5000 - 601 Gardenia Ave, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States - Dorothy L SMITH | | ||
| Residence (family) | Apr 1940 | in an owned home worth about $5000 - 601 Gardena St-North, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States - Dorothy L SMITH | | | |
| Employment | Apr 1940 | a tool and die maker by the Ford Motor Company, earning about $2450 per year. | | ||
| Residence (family) | Apr 1943 | 601 Gardenia, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States - Dorothy L SMITH | | ||
| Description | Apr 1943 | 5 foot 7-1/2 inches, 170 pounds, white, light complexion, brown eyes, bald | | ||
| Employment | Apr 1943 | by the Ford Motor Company - Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 27 Apr 1943 | registered for the draft - Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | Feb 1946 | 601 Gardenia Ave, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States - Dorothy L SMITH | | ||
| Death | 4 Feb 1946 | Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Burial | Aft 4 Feb 1946 | Acacia Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Soc Sec No | 372011588 | | |||
| Occupation | tool and die maker | | |||
| Education | through 4 years of high school | |
Families
| Spouse | Dorothy L SMITH (1900 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Thomas WILEY (1869 - 1964) |
| Mother | Margaret "Maggie" JOHNSTON ( - 1900) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth WILEY ( - ) |
| Sibling | John James WILEY (1895 - 1985) |
| Sibling | [unknown dau. of Thomas Wiley and Margaret Johnson] WILEY (1894 - ) |
| Sibling | Minnie WILEY (1895 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Consistent with marriage record that states age 24 on 20 Nov 1919. He lists "Scotland" as a place of birth, but that would make sense for a person trying to explain that he's not Irish despite living in Ireland.Consistent with age 44 on 1 Apr 1940 US census.
Consistent with age 34 on 1 Apr 1930 US census.
Listed as age 23 on 1 Jan 1920 census.
Residence
not yet marriedMilitary
Army serial number: AS 1 792 935Confirmed by 1940 census.
Marriage
Married by Wm Holtman ?, ministerWitnesses: Lois M. Towne and James L. Smith, Jr, both of Highland Park
Residence (family)
Same residence in 1935Endnotes
1. "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing 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. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
2. "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database index with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3YY-QT2: viewed 31 January 2019), Robert Wiley and Dorothy L. Smith, 1919.
3. "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952," database index, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60872/: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley, d 4 Feb 1946, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, USA, file #003293; citing Death Records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.
4. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.
5. "U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
6. "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C..
7. 1930 U. S. census, Oakland County, Michigan|| Oakland Co., MI, population schedule, Royal Oak City, enumeration district (ED) 63-105, sheet 7-B (penned), 6828 (pencilled), lines 55-57, dwelling 154, family 154, Robert Wiley; database index with images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 4 September 2016); 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.
8. 1920 U. S. census, Wayne County, Michigan|| Wayne Co., MI, population schedule, Highland Park City, enumeration district (ED) E. D. 710, sheet 1B (penned), 9788 (pencilled), 2301 (pencilled), lines 89-94, dwelling 17, family 24, James L Smith family; database index with images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6061 : accessed 4 September 2016); Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
9. "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing 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. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
10. "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing 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. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
11. "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing 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. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
12. "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing 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. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
13. "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C..
14. 1920 U. S. census, Wayne County, Michigan|| Wayne Co., MI, population schedule, Highland Park City, enumeration district (ED) E. D. 710, sheet 1B (penned), 9788 (pencilled), 2301 (pencilled), lines 89-94, dwelling 17, family 24, James L Smith family; database index with images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6061 : accessed 4 September 2016); Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
15. "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9093: accessed 4 September 2016), Robert Wiley and Dorothy L Smith, 20 Nov 1919, record #184823; citing Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics.
16. "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9093: accessed 4 September 2016), Robert Wiley and Dorothy L Smith, 20 Nov 1919, record #184823; citing Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics.
17. "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database index with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3YY-QT2: viewed 31 January 2019), Robert Wiley and Dorothy L. Smith, 1919.
18. 1940 U. S. census, Oakland County, Michigan|| Oakland Co., MI, population schedule, Royal Oak Cty, enumeration district (ED) E. E. 63-146, sheet 9-A (penned), lines 29-31 (with supplementary entries), visit# 190, Robert Wiley family; database index with images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2442 : accessed 4 September 2016); United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
19. 1920 U. S. census, Wayne County, Michigan|| Wayne Co., MI, population schedule, Highland Park City, enumeration district (ED) E. D. 710, sheet 1B (penned), 9788 (pencilled), 2301 (pencilled), lines 89-94, dwelling 17, family 24, James L Smith family; database index with images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6061 : accessed 4 September 2016); Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
20. 1930 U. S. census, Oakland County, Michigan|| Oakland Co., MI, population schedule, Royal Oak City, enumeration district (ED) 63-105, sheet 7-B (penned), 6828 (pencilled), lines 55-57, dwelling 154, family 154, Robert Wiley; database index with images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 4 September 2016); 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.
21. 1940 U. S. census, Oakland County, Michigan|| Oakland Co., MI, population schedule, Royal Oak Cty, enumeration district (ED) E. E. 63-146, sheet 9-A (penned), lines 29-31 (with supplementary entries), visit# 190, Robert Wiley family; database index with images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2442 : accessed 4 September 2016); United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
22. 1940 U. S. census, Oakland County, Michigan|| Oakland Co., MI, population schedule, Royal Oak Cty, enumeration district (ED) E. E. 63-146, sheet 9-A (penned), lines 29-31 (with supplementary entries), visit# 190, Robert Wiley family; database index with images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2442 : accessed 4 September 2016); United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
23. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.
24. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.
25. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.
26. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.
27. "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C..
28. "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952," database index, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60872/: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley, d 4 Feb 1946, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, USA, file #003293; citing Death Records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.
29. "U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
30. "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C..
31. "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C..
32. "U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/: accessed 2 September 2016), Robert Wiley; citing Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
33. "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9093: accessed 4 September 2016), Robert Wiley and Dorothy L Smith, 20 Nov 1919, record #184823; citing Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics.
34. 1940 U. S. census, Oakland County, Michigan|| Oakland Co., MI, population schedule, Royal Oak Cty, enumeration district (ED) E. E. 63-146, sheet 9-A (penned), lines 29-31 (with supplementary entries), visit# 190, Robert Wiley family; database index with images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2442 : accessed 4 September 2016); United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
35. 1930 U. S. census, Oakland County, Michigan|| Oakland Co., MI, population schedule, Royal Oak City, enumeration district (ED) 63-105, sheet 7-B (penned), 6828 (pencilled), lines 55-57, dwelling 154, family 154, Robert Wiley; database index with images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 4 September 2016); 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.
36. 1920 U. S. census, Wayne County, Michigan|| Wayne Co., MI, population schedule, Highland Park City, enumeration district (ED) E. D. 710, sheet 1B (penned), 9788 (pencilled), 2301 (pencilled), lines 89-94, dwelling 17, family 24, James L Smith family; database index with images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6061 : accessed 4 September 2016); Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
37. "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database index with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3YY-QT2: viewed 31 January 2019), Robert Wiley and Dorothy L. Smith, 1919.
38. 1940 U. S. census, Oakland County, Michigan|| Oakland Co., MI, population schedule, Royal Oak Cty, enumeration district (ED) E. E. 63-146, sheet 9-A (penned), lines 29-31 (with supplementary entries), visit# 190, Robert Wiley family; database index with images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2442 : accessed 4 September 2016); United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.