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Note: Notes for George Roy Crowley: George was baptized October 19, 1890, at St. Leo Catholic Church, Chicago: <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/1UAlNJFmDDTHEbof1">Photo</a>
On June 5, 1917, George had to fill out and sign a World War draft registration card: <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/PL3YoPHL6LnRtBjn8">Photo</a> His occupation was a switchman for a railroad. Even though George Crowley and Ellen "Ella" Ahern were written as the names of the parents on the birth certificate of their daughter Mary Elaine Crowley, born December 29, 1922, and even though there was a box on that birth certificate containing the pre printed "Legitimate ?" in which "Yes" was written, and even though the same was on Robert Daniel Crowley's birth certificate, who was born June 28, 1927, George and Ella did not marry until August 2, 1927, in Cook County, Illinois.
The 1930 U.S. census had an effective date of April first. The Crowley household was enumerated April fourteenth. The census page shows George, 40; his wife Ella, 35; and children Mary, 7; Robert, 2; and Joan, one year of age, living in the home of Ella's parents, Daniel and Johanna Ahern, at 1755 W. 100th St., Chicago. George was a truck driver. He and Ella had been married for eight years.
A photo of that 1930 census page: <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/pshSShLh5ocKv1wg9">Photo</a>
The 1940 U.S. census had an effective date of April first. The Crowley household was enumerated April eighteenth. The census page shows George R., 49; Ella M., 46; their children Mary, 17; Robert, 12; Joan, 11; Virginia, 9; and Eileen, 6; plus Ella's parents Daniel and Johanna Ahern, both 74. They lived at 9907 S. Prospect Ave., in Chicago. George's occupation was listed as "cartage" which meant a truck driver.
A photo of that 1940 census page: <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/TJmB1A9taH4ehCMs6">Photo</a>
George and Ella's children were:
1) Mary Elaine Crowley, <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/FxrWfbBt0F5NdQvu2">born December 29, 1922, in Chicago.</a> At some point she started going by the name of Shirley, but she did not change her legal name from Mary to Shirley, as proven by her 1989 death certificate. Mary/Shirley Crowley married a man with the last name of Murphy. Shirley later married Richard H. Knoll. Mary E. Knoll died June 6, 1989, in Orland Park, Illinois.
The death certificate of Mary E. Knoll: <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/kuRUh5l3aycsrsg23">Photo</a>
2) Robert Daniel Crowley, known as "Bud", <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/fGmfQFSDLewf5pHl1">born June 28, 1927, in Chicago.</a> Robert D. Crowley married June Sorfleet. Robert Crowley died March 29, 1985, in Chicago.
3) Joann Therese Crowley, <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/DLJpRb0LyMCu7hAF3">born September 6, 1928, in Blue Island.</a> Based on those documents either it took five months after the girl's birth to choose a name, or it took that long before the parents submitted the name. Even after the very long delay, the girl's name was written as Jane.
Her name Joann was pronounced as "Joan". Joann T. Crowley married James Thomas Hruby, known as Jim. They had children Daniel John Hruby, Mark Gerard Hruby, Joanell M. Hruby and William Michael Hruby. The family lived in Santa Monica, California. Joann Hruby died November 25, 2000, in Los Angeles County, California.
4) Virginia Claire Crowley, <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/CBcuI52hy1N5EtR82">born May 8, 1930, in Evergreen Park.</a> Virginia C. Crowley married Thomas E . Walsh on September 18, 1951, in Cook County. They had children Mary Walsh, Patti Walsh, Debbie Walsh, Thomas Walsh, Ginny Walsh and Tim Walsh. Virginia Walsh died March 29, 1998, in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
5) Ellen Crowley, the first born of twins, born October 15, 1932, at 10:25 p.m., in Evergreen Park. Apparently because she was a twin, she was born weeks premature, then died October 21st at 4:30 p.m.
Ellen's birth and death certificates: <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/h3AU8Ap712Uf3Aug2">Photo</a>
6) Marie Crowley, a twin, born October 15, 1932, at 10:35 p.m., in Evergreen Park. Apparently because she was a twin, she was born weeks premature, then died nine hours later at 7:45 a.m. on October 16th.
Marie's birth and death certificates: <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/QggoUDtUYZzLIV983">Photo</a>
7) Eileen Margaret Crowley, born March 20, 1934, in Evergreen Park.
Her first and last names on her birth certificate were misspelled as "Ilene" and "Crawley". A photo of Eileen Crowley's birth certificate: <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/2xdvIGfpF9NGWqru2">Photo</a> Notice section 27, three-quarters of the way down from the top. It indicates the previous newborns (Ellen and Marie) who died within days after they were born.
Eileen Crowley married John Joseph Zeller on March 24, 1956, in Chicago. They had children John, Kathleen (Kelley), Daniel (Dan), Marie and George. Eileen Zeller died November 2, 2015, in Oak Lawn, Illinois. More about her is in this chart. - On April 27, 1942, at the age of 51, George Crowley had to fill out and sign an "old man's" World War 2 draft registration card: <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/n5gxWLvmvM57TX3K9">Photo</a> George and these other 45 to 64 year old men were not going to get called for military service. The purpose of the registration was to document the mens' skills for possible use later during the war.
George's death notice in the December 5, 1950, <i>Chicago Tribune:</i> <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/h9zRDt13yzLtRD3u6">Photo</a>
George's FindAGrave memorial doesn't yet have a photo of him, or a photo of his grave marker, if there is one: <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113770445/george-roy-crowley">Memorial</a>
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