Raymond Henry Page, Sr.

Raymond Henry Page Sr. was born on 22 May 1892 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island. Raymond was the third of six children born to Elmer Ellsworth Page and Annie Burnside (Henry) Page. At the time of Raymond's birth, his father worked as a machinist. His father was also the town poet and was known as the "Bard of Phenix."

Raymond appeared in the census on 14 June 1900 living in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island. In 1906, a new minister came to the Phenix Baptist Church. The minister's daughter, Lucy, met Raymond shortly afterwards. Raymond lived lived with his parents in Phenix Village, Warwick Town, Kent County, Rhode Island on 15 April 1910. The friendship between Raymond and Lucy began in 1913.

The assassination on 28 June 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, triggered the first world war. At that time, Raymond was 22 years old. When Raymond was 25 he registered for the draft in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. At that time, he was an employee of Westinghouse, Electric, Mfg in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. On 25 September 1918, Raymond Henry Page and Lucy Standerwick Stadtfeld were married. 17 December 1918 found Raymond on a ship to France serving in the military Elect. Sgt, Coast Artillery, American Expeditionary Force. Germany surrendered on November 11, 1918. Raymond was among those welcomed home to Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania in a parade on 1 September 1919.

Raymond and Lucy roomed at 809 West Street, Wilkinsburg, Allgheny County, Pennsylvania in January 1920. At that time, Raymond was working as an electrician. Their first child, Raymond Jr., was born on 15 April 1921 in West Warwick, Kent County Rhode Island. Their daughter, Charlotte, was born 16 January 1926 also in West Warwick, Kent County Rhode Island.

Raymond, Lucy, and their children appeared in the census on 15 April 1930 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. At that time, Raymond worked as a commercial trucker for an electric tools company. On the 3rd of April 1932, Raymond's beloved Lucy passed away while living in their home at 43 North Pleasant Street, West Warwick, Rhode Island.

Sometime after Lucy's death and before 1942, Raymond married Mildred Conklin, a high school teacher and graduate of Dickinson College. At that time, they still lived at 43 No. Pleasant Street in West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island.

On 27 April 1942 Raymond registered for the World Ward 2 draft. At that time, he worked at the Phenix Electric Co. on 748 Main Street in West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. In the 1960s, Raymond owned a toy store - The Hobby Horse. When we visited him, he let us each choose a gift from his store. He and Mildred moved from their Pleasant Street address to 10 West Lake Drive in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island. Raymond died on 11 December 1968 at the age of 76 at Greenwood House Nursing Home, on 1139 Main Avenue in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. He was buried on 14 December 1968 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island.