Pauline Dorothy DeKay
- Born: 7 Jun 1901, Dukes Center, Pennsylvania
- Marriage (1): Percy Andrew Straw Sr on 25 Jun 1921 in Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York
- Marriage (2): George Whiting circa 1918
- Died: 22 Jul 1992, L.A. County CA at age 91
- Buried: Oakwood Memorial Park in Chatsworth, California
 General Notes:
See husband's notes.
Maiden name per son Walter's obit.
research of R. Butler <rbutler@stny.rr.com> on www.rootsweb.com
In 1900 Grant Bentley [b. 9/1864] is a roomer in Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York along with wife Lizzie [b. 3/1869] and son Harland born 8/1890.
Grant Alexander Bentley (who married Elizabeth Ostrander) was a prob. son of Eldred Bentley & Lydia [Fannie] Seldredge;
In 1910, Grant Bentley is in Poland, Chautauqua, NY with Lizzie, Harland Murray Bentley and a George Whiting, age 10.
In 1920, Pauline Whiting is in Jamestown Ward 5, Chautauqua, New York, with 8 month old Elizabeth Whiting and living with Grant Bentley [b. 1869 NY] & his wife Elizabeth [b. 1869]. Pauline is listed as their daughter. [Was Pauline's husband,George Whiting, their son?] In this census, Pauline gives her POB as NY.
1930 census, Pauline gives her POB as PA as well as that of her parents.
She says that she was married the first time at 17. There is a 10 yr old child Elizabeth Whiting listed as her dtr in 1930. Her oldest child by Percy Straw is 8, so that means they had to have been married between 1920 & 1922. Prior to 1920, she was Pauline Whiting maybe married 1918 or 1919?
Straw, Pauline D.: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Daily News of Los Angeles (CA) - July 25, 1992
Deceased Name: Straw, Pauline D.
Straw, Pauline D., 91, of Newbury Park, homemaker. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth. Lorenzen Mortuary, Reseda.
California Death Records:
Pauline Dorothy Straw
Father's surname DeKay
Mother's maiden name ROYCE
Born 6/7/1901 PA
Died 7/22/1992 L.A. County CA
Pauline married Percy Andrew Straw Sr, son of George Walter Straw and Estella Sheard, on 25 Jun 1921 in Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York. (Percy Andrew Straw Sr was born on 2 Oct 1895 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, died on 1 Dec 1977 in Tarzana, Los Angeles County, California and was buried in Oakwood Memorial Park in Chatsworth, California.)
Marriage Notes:
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Pauline next married George Whiting circa 1918. (George Whiting was born circa 1900.)
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