Joseph Westray
b. 8 May 1899, d. 29 October 1957
- Father: Robert Westray b. circa 1878
- Mother: Margaret Hetherington b. circa 1882
- Joseph Westray was born on 8 May 1899 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland County, England.
- Margaret Hetherington arrived in the Port of New York, New York, on 11 July 1909, accompanied by Joseph Westray, Mary Westray and Jonathan Westray aboard the SS Baltic, having departed Liverpool on 2 July.
- Joseph Westray registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Crawford County, Kansas, while living on Route 8 in Pittsburg, and employed there as a miner by Western Coal Company.
- He married Rosa Schima, daughter of Franz Schima and Maria Herovitsch, circa 1923.
- Franz Schima appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Washington, Crawford County, Kansas. Other members of the household included Joseph Westray, Rosa Schima.
- Joseph Westray died on 29 October 1957 at age 58 in Cook County, Illinois.
- Apparently Rose and Joe were no longer married at the time of his death.
- Last Edited: 28 Aug 2009