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Victor Andrew McCroskey

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Victor Andrew McCroskey

Birth
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Death
15 Apr 1972 (aged 75)
Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Plot
Mausoleum, 2nd floor, Forsythia, Crypt 1412.
Memorial ID
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Oregon Death Index:
Victor And McCroskey, born May 1896, died 15 Apr 1972, in Multnomah County, Oregon, age 75.
Spouse: Etta.
Certificate: 72-06322.

Social Security Death Index:
Name: Victor McCroskey.
Last Residence: 97030 Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon.
Born: 19 May 1896.
Died: April 1972.
SSN issued: Oregon (Before 1951).

The Oregonian, Wednesday, April 19, 1972, page 36, Obituaries:
"Victor A. McCroskey"
Excerpts:
Funeral for Victor Andrew McCroskey, will be in the Carroll Funeral Home chapel.
Entombment: Lincoln Memorial Mausoleum.
Born: born May 19, 1896, in Portland.
Military: joined the Army during World War I.
He owned Vic's Motors and Auto parts in Gresham.
He began drag racing in the early 1950s, continuing until 1970. He was Known as the oldest dragster in the world.
Member of: Multnomah Grange 71, the Gresham American Legion, the National Hot Rod Association.
Survivors include: wife Etta; two daughters, Valetta & Hazel; One sister, Mrs. Lillian Lodwig; five grandchildren.
[See obituary for additional information.]

Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1917.
Name: Victor Andrew McCroskey.
Gender: Male.
Birth Date: 19 May 1896.
Birth Place: , Oregon.
Father: Fred McCroskey.
Mother: Ida McCroskey.

World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
Name: Victor Andrew McCroskey.
Birth Date: 19 May 1896.
Birth Place: Portland, Oregon.
Residence: Gresham, Oregon.

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
Name: Victor McCroskey.
Birth Date: 19 May 1896.
Death Date: 15 April 1972.
Branch 1: ARMY.
Enlistment Date 1: 9 April 1917.
Release Date 1: 20 December 1918.

Multnomah County Affidavit & Marriage Record, Book Vol. 45, page 12, Cert. 38114. Filed 4 Jan. 1919.
Groom: Victor A. McCroskey.
Bride: Crystal Buelah Hirsch.
[Crystal was age 17, Affidavit given by brother, Frank Hirsch.]
Marriage Date: 31 December 1918.
County: Multnomah.

State of Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1925-1929, Volume 1 CD.
Groom: McCroskey, Victor A.
Bride: Anderson, Etta E.
Date of Marriage 12/24/1925
County: Multnomah.
Registration number: 3890.

1930 US Fed.Census, Toledo, Lincoln County, Oregon.
Victor A. Mccroskey, Head, age 33, Married, born in Oregon, father born in USA, mother born in USA, Occupation: Mill Foreman, Business: Cooperage.
Etta E. Mccroskey, Wife, age 24, Married, born in Oregon, father born in Michigan, mother born in Wisconsin.
Valetta A. Mccroskey, Daughter, age 3 4/12, born in Oregon, father born in Oregon, mother born in Oregon.

1938 Portland, Oregon, City Directory, 904.
McCroskey, Victor A. (Etta) mach W-HCo H Gresham Ore, RD 2 box 249.

[Research Note: Victor's wife, Etta, died in January 2009. See obituary in the Gresham Outlook, Jan. 10, 2009.]
Oregon Death Index:
Victor And McCroskey, born May 1896, died 15 Apr 1972, in Multnomah County, Oregon, age 75.
Spouse: Etta.
Certificate: 72-06322.

Social Security Death Index:
Name: Victor McCroskey.
Last Residence: 97030 Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon.
Born: 19 May 1896.
Died: April 1972.
SSN issued: Oregon (Before 1951).

The Oregonian, Wednesday, April 19, 1972, page 36, Obituaries:
"Victor A. McCroskey"
Excerpts:
Funeral for Victor Andrew McCroskey, will be in the Carroll Funeral Home chapel.
Entombment: Lincoln Memorial Mausoleum.
Born: born May 19, 1896, in Portland.
Military: joined the Army during World War I.
He owned Vic's Motors and Auto parts in Gresham.
He began drag racing in the early 1950s, continuing until 1970. He was Known as the oldest dragster in the world.
Member of: Multnomah Grange 71, the Gresham American Legion, the National Hot Rod Association.
Survivors include: wife Etta; two daughters, Valetta & Hazel; One sister, Mrs. Lillian Lodwig; five grandchildren.
[See obituary for additional information.]

Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1917.
Name: Victor Andrew McCroskey.
Gender: Male.
Birth Date: 19 May 1896.
Birth Place: , Oregon.
Father: Fred McCroskey.
Mother: Ida McCroskey.

World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
Name: Victor Andrew McCroskey.
Birth Date: 19 May 1896.
Birth Place: Portland, Oregon.
Residence: Gresham, Oregon.

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
Name: Victor McCroskey.
Birth Date: 19 May 1896.
Death Date: 15 April 1972.
Branch 1: ARMY.
Enlistment Date 1: 9 April 1917.
Release Date 1: 20 December 1918.

Multnomah County Affidavit & Marriage Record, Book Vol. 45, page 12, Cert. 38114. Filed 4 Jan. 1919.
Groom: Victor A. McCroskey.
Bride: Crystal Buelah Hirsch.
[Crystal was age 17, Affidavit given by brother, Frank Hirsch.]
Marriage Date: 31 December 1918.
County: Multnomah.

State of Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1925-1929, Volume 1 CD.
Groom: McCroskey, Victor A.
Bride: Anderson, Etta E.
Date of Marriage 12/24/1925
County: Multnomah.
Registration number: 3890.

1930 US Fed.Census, Toledo, Lincoln County, Oregon.
Victor A. Mccroskey, Head, age 33, Married, born in Oregon, father born in USA, mother born in USA, Occupation: Mill Foreman, Business: Cooperage.
Etta E. Mccroskey, Wife, age 24, Married, born in Oregon, father born in Michigan, mother born in Wisconsin.
Valetta A. Mccroskey, Daughter, age 3 4/12, born in Oregon, father born in Oregon, mother born in Oregon.

1938 Portland, Oregon, City Directory, 904.
McCroskey, Victor A. (Etta) mach W-HCo H Gresham Ore, RD 2 box 249.

[Research Note: Victor's wife, Etta, died in January 2009. See obituary in the Gresham Outlook, Jan. 10, 2009.]


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