Raymond Edgar PERRA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1912-04851
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1984-MN-025778

Notes:

He lived in Minneapolis at the time of his father’s death in 1958. Raymond was the informant for his father’s death certificate.

Raymond married Evelyn Emily NEUBERT on 28 Aug 1934 in Mahnomen County, Minnesota. Evelyn was born on 8 Dec 1912 in Minnesota; died on 10 Nov 1996 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1958-MN-015175

Notes:

Called George Joseph in some sources. He was George John according to his death certificate.

In the 1905 state census, he is a butcher in Waverly. His parents are shown as born in Canada. He and his wife Mary have no children.

In the 1910 census, he is a butcher in Waverly. His wife is Mary, age 27, and their children are George and Genevieve.

He registered for the draft in Buffalo, Minnesota, as 38 year-old George Joseph Perra, on September 12, 1918. At that time he lived in Waverly and was an agent for Manhattan Oil Co. of Waverly. He gave Delia Perra, his wife, of Waverly, as his nearest relative. He was described as of medium height and build with brown eyes and black hair.

He was a farmer in Fossum Twp, Norman County, Minnesota, at the time of the 1920 census.

George and Delia were born in Minnesota but their parents were born in Canada.

In the 1940 census, he and Delia lived in Pembina Twp, Mahnomen County. He was a butcher. Five years earlier, they had lived in Mahnomen.

At the time of his death, he and Delia lived at 205 E. Woodley Street in Northfield. George was a butcher. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage. The informant for his death certificate was his son, Raymond E. Perra of Minneapolis.

The death date shown is from his death certificate. The birthdate shown on his draft registration was 29 December 1880. That registration also said that he was 38 years old.

Died:
Northfield Hospital

Buried:
St. Mary’s Cemetery

George married Mary JOLICOEUR about 1903. Mary (daughter of Joseph JOLICOEUR and Maria PERRAULT) was born on 1 Oct 1879 in Minnesota; died on 15 Apr 1915 in Wright County, Minnesota; was buried on 17 Apr 1915 in Waverly, Wright County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1915-MN-016198

Notes:

Mary Jolicoeur, the name shown on Gertrude’s death certificate.

Called Mary in the 1910 census.

Died as “Mrs. Mary Para” on her death certificate. Her death certificate describes her as a merchant’s wife but no husband’s name is listed. Ed J. Giblin of Waverly was the informant. She died of peritonitis, brought on by “diseased Fallopian tube.” Given the closeness in dates between her death and the birth of her last child, her death may have been related to the complications of childbirth.

Notes:

Married:
married 7 years according to the 1910 census

Thomas + Delima CARDINAL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph + Maria PERRAULT. Maria was born in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]