Frederick Carter TRACY

1868 - 1953  (85 years)

• Name	Frederick Carter TRACY  [1, 2]
  Born	17 Jan 1868	Rochester, Sangamon, Illinois, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Witness	1901	Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma, U.S.A.   [4]
  	He was most likely the witness, Carter TRACY, at the marriage of his sister, Carrie, to William THOMAS on 11 November 1901; nevertheless, it could also have been their father.
  Died	7 Oct 1953	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Buried	Beaver Pioneer Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma, U.S.A.   [3]
  	Address: Beaver Pioneer Cemetery Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma U.S.A.
  	Buried: Plot C2 / 81.
  Notes	"Fred Carter TRACY, son of Carter and Louise Jacques TRACY, was in 1868, at Rochester, Illinois. He married to Margaret Aronia (Ora) THOMAS, on May 19, 1895, in Beaver and died October 7, 1953, at Oklahoma City. To this union were born two daughters, Helen Louise and Mary Eleanor. With the coming of Territorial Government, in 1890, Mr. TRACY's father moved to Beaver and started a hardware store. Fred joined him in Beaver in 1892, taking the office of town clerk and clerk of the townsite board. During the following year he was appointed postmaster and established a drug store which was subsequently enlarged to a general drygoods store. Fred had studied law and pharmacy under his father, who was a lawyer and pharmacist, and he passed the pharmacy and bar examinations and became one of the first registered pharmacists and members of the Bar of Oklahoma. Fred was always ready to try anything new and was the owner of the following firsts in Beaver: first bicycle, 1893; first typewriter (Blixenderfer), 1894; first adding machine, 1899; first gravity flow gas mantle lamp, 1899; first pressure gasoline lamp, 1899; first hollow wire lighting system, 1900; second automobile (first four-cylinder), 1908; second six-cylinder car, 1916, and the first eight cylinder car, 1927". [1]
  Person ID	I8221	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	Carter TRACY,   b. 16 Dec 1831, Vermont, U.S.A. ,   d. 6 Apr 1905, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, U.S.A.  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Louise Jacques LOCK,   b. Abt 1842, Vermont, U.S.A. ,   d. Bef Jun 1900  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Address	Rochester, Sangamon, Illinois, U.S.A.   [5]
  Address	1881	Rochester, Sangamon, Illinois, U.S.A.   [6]
  Family ID	F2107	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret Aronia "Ora" THOMAS,   b. 27 Mar 1874, Missouri, U.S.A. ,   d. 15 Feb 1958  (Age 83 years)
  Married	19 May 1895	Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma, U.S.A.   [1, 4]
  	Affidavit on Application for Marriage License: Fred C. TRACY, age 27, born Illinois, residing in Beaver, Oklahoma, son of Carter TRACY and Miss Ora M. THOMAS, age 21, born Missouri, residing in Beaver, Oklahoma, daughter of John R. THOMAS and Mary J. COOMBE. 18 May 1895. Certificate of Marriage: Fred C. TRACY and Miss Ora M. THOMAS were married on 19 May 1895 at Beaver. Witnesses: John R. THOMAS and Carter TRACY. Married by J. J. Bagsley, Minister. Married: Fred C. TRACY and Miss Orah THOMAS were quietly married at the residence of the bride's parents just west of town, on last Sunday evening, Rev. Bagsley officiating. These young people have resided in Beaver for some years and are well and favorably known in the community. Their many friends join with The Herald in wishing them a pleasant and prosperous matrimonial voyage. They are "at home" to their friends at the residence they fitted up for them in the south part of town. Published in The Beaver Herald, 23 May 1895. [4, 7]
  Address	1900	Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma, U.S.A.   [2]
  Witness	1903	Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma, U.S.A.   [4]
  	They were both witnesses to the marriage of Arthur G. THOMAS' marriage to Beulah NILES on 9 April 1903; they appeared as Ora THOMAS and F. C. THOMAS.
  Address	1910	Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma, U.S.A.   [8]
  Address	1920	Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma, U.S.A.   [9]
  Children	1. Helen Louise TRACY,   b. Abt 1906, Oklahoma, U.S.A.   2. Mary Eleanor TRACY,   b. Abt 1908, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
  Documents		Marriage: Tracy and Thomas Published in The Beaver Herald, 23 May 1895.
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2013
  Family ID	F2106	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents

  Advertisement: Fred C. Tracy

  
  

  Headstones		TRACY
  		TRACY Son FRED CARTER Jan. 17, 1868, Oct. 7, 1953

  
  

• Sources

  [S480] Book: History of Beaver County, Volume 1, (1970.). [S206] Census of U.S.A., 1900. [S591] Website: Find a Grave, (www.findagrave.com). [S823] Vital Statistics - Oklahoma, U.S.A. [S399] Census of U.S.A., 1870. [S226] Census of U.S.A., 1880. [S217] Newspaper. [S204] Census of U.S.A., 1910, (National Archives & Records Administration; Series T624). [S213] Census of U.S.A., 1920, (National Archives & Records Administration; Series T625).