Jay Willet POLLEY^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1865 - 1951  (85 years)

• Name	Jay Willet POLLEY  [8, 9, 10]
  Birth	19 Oct 1865	Haldimand, Northumberland West, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CBFC5110BB07465898BA3F64C73340BE75CE
  Immigration	1888  [10, 12]
  	To Washington State USA
  	1889 in 1900 & 1910 census 1888 in 1920 & 1930 census
  Occupation	1 Apr 1892	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [13]
  	Fireman
  Residence	1 Apr 1892	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [13]
  Residence	15 Jun 1892	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [14]
  	414 East 26th Street
  Naturalization	1894	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [2]
  Occupation	9 Jun 1896	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [14]
  	Engineer
  Residence	9 Jun 1896	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [14]
  	414 South 28th Street
  Occupation	4 Jul 1902	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [14]
  	Fireman
  Occupation	1910	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [1]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1916	Athabasca, , Alberta, Canada   [6]
  	66, 22, 4, Athabasca, Edmonton East, 14
  Occupation	1930	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [3, 12]
  	Millwright @ Lumber Mill - Wheeler-Osgood Company
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [15]
  	7221 South Oakes Street
  	"Same place" as 1940 census
  		1940 US Census Jay W Polley.jpg
  Residence	1938	British Columbia, Canada
  	Sister Estella Jane's Obit
  Residence	16 Apr 1940	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [15]
  	7221 South Oakes Street
  		1940 US Census Jay W Polley.jpg
  Residence	1943	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [12]
  	7221 South Oakes Street
  Occupation	1950	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [7]
  	Unable to work
  Residence	1950	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [7]
  	Thompson Street
  	In the home of his son Eldon
  Burial	1951	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [12]
  	Tacoma Cemetery
  Occupation	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [12]
  	Volunteer Fireman
  	One of Tacoma's first volunteer fireman - He joined the department when it was first organized and served for 17 years at Station No. 4
  Religion	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [12]
  	Member of St. Paul Methodist
  Residence	1888-1951	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [12]
  Burial	1951	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [16]
  	Tacoma Cemetery Tacoma Pierce County Washington, USA Plot: Section 1
  		Tacoma Polley Grave.jpg
  Death	27 Sep 1951	Brookdale, Pierce, Washington, USA   [4, 11]
  Person ID	I4748	Ryeland Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	James Henry POLLEY,   b. 1839, Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada d. 1893, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Charlotte M SAXON,   b. 1843, Darling, Ontario, Canada d. Jul 1910, California, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1860	Haldimand, Northumberland West, Ontario, Canada   [17]
  Family ID	F1528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elva Amy PORTER,   b. 16 Dec 1873, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA d. 20 Aug 1943, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	5 Jun 1891	Whatcom County, Washington, USA   [4, 10]
  	9 Years of marriage according to 1900 census 18 in 1910 census
  Children	1. Leslie Willet POLLEY,   b. 15 Jun 1892, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA d. 5 Feb 1957, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA (Age 64 years)   2. Malvin POLLEY,   b. 9 Jun 1896, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA d. 24 Mar 1897, Fairhaven, Whatcom, Washington, USA (Age 0 years)   3. Eldon L POLLEY,   b. 4 Jul 1902, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA d. 4 Jun 1986, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA (Age 83 years)   4. Vernon Jerome POLLEY,   b. 1909, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA d. 30 Nov 1927, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA (Age 18 years)
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F3867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Oct 1865 - Haldimand, Northumberland West, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 5 Jun 1891 - Whatcom County, Washington, USA Occupation - Fireman - 1 Apr 1892 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1892 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Residence - 414 East 26th Street - 15 Jun 1892 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Naturalization - 1894 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Occupation - Engineer - 9 Jun 1896 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Residence - 414 South 28th Street - 9 Jun 1896 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Occupation - Fireman - 4 Jul 1902 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Occupation - Carpenter - 1910 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Residence - 66, 22, 4, Athabasca, Edmonton East, 14 - 1916 - Athabasca, , Alberta, Canada Occupation - Millwright @ Lumber Mill - Wheeler-Osgood Company - 1930 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Residence - 7221 South Oakes Street - 1 Apr 1935 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Residence - 1938 - British Columbia, Canada Residence - 7221 South Oakes Street - 16 Apr 1940 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Residence - 7221 South Oakes Street - 1943 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Occupation - Unable to work - 1950 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Residence - Thompson Street - 1950 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Burial - 1951 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Occupation - Volunteer Fireman - - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Religion - Member of St. Paul Methodist - - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Residence - 1888-1951 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Burial - 1951 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Death - 27 Sep 1951 - Brookdale, Pierce, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  3 Great Grandchildren born between 1943-1951 surname should be POLLEY One Grandson & three great grandchildren at time of death - Must be Leslie Jr and his kids who at this point are unknown. Owned NE 1/4 L1 C7 Haldimand from April 1885 for a short time I followed Jay W and Elva A from 1929 until they both had died. Jay was a millwright all the time as you already know and Elva was an embrioderer at 3689 6th Ave. During this time, they lived at 5 different addresses in Tacoma. 3620 6th Ave 3829 6th Ave 4609 East F St 7221 S Oakes 5431 Thompson Ave [18]

  
  

• Sources

  [S164] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S19] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S44] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S332] Illene Annette FLEMING, Illene Annette FLEMING. [S106] Ancestry.ca Ontario Birth Records. [S797] 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. [S1249] Ancestry, 1950 US Census. [S603] 1871 Canadian Census. [S588] 1881 Canadian Census. [S209] 1900 United States Federal Census, (1 June 1900). [S839] Ancestry.com, Washington Death Index, 1940-1996. [S840] Tacoma News Tribune Obituaries. [S836] Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892. [S841] Washington Births, 1891-1907 - Ancestry.com. [S572] 1940 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T627 (Reliability: 3). [S608] Find A Grave, (www.findagrave.com). [S199] James Polley & Charlotte Saxon Marriage from the Haldimand Co. Book, LDS Family History Center Kitchener, Ontario. [S792] Allan N. Birney, Oak Heights Neighbours 1800-1950, (Mika Publishing Company, Belleville Ontario URL: http://www.ourroots.ca).