Grace Gardner

   Another name for Grace was Mary Gardner.

  General Notes:

The CADI shows a Loretta Evelyn STRAW, b 13 Mar 1919 in NY, d 1 Sep 1985 in LA Co. CA. Her father's surname was DEKAY and her mother's maiden name was GARDNER.

There is a Loretta E. DEKAY age 11 in the 1930 census in Sheffield Twp., Warren Co. PA census. The family consisted of:
head, Samuel M, 39, first md at 22, NY NY NY, contractor-paper woods
wife, Grace, 40, 17, PA PA PA, runs boarding house
son, Robert R, 13, NY
dau, Loretta E, 11, PA
niece, Louise ROUNDS, 1-9/12, PA PA PA
and 18 boarders

Grace married Samuel Maxwell DeKay, son of James Monroe DeKay and Cora B. Royce. (Samuel Maxwell DeKay was born on 23 Nov 1890 in Black Creek, Allegany County, New York and died on 25 Mar 1969 in Riverside County CA.)