PVT James Grant "Jim" Shrum

Male 1915 - 1997  (81 years)


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  • Name James Grant "Jim" Shrum 
    Prefix PVT 
    Birth 16 Sep 1915  Pryor, Mayes, OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 May 1997 
    • Graveside services for James Grant Shrum, 81, will be held at 2pm Friday in the Fairview Cemetery in Pryor under the direction of Moore's Owasso Chapel.
      Rev. Leonard Pirtle will officiate.
      He was born Sept 16, 1915 to Floyd and Mattie Webb Shrum in Pryor. He died May 20, 1997.
      He attended Pryor schools and later owned and operated Moore Shrum Funeral Home in Pryor before serving in the US Army in WWII.
      Survivors include one daughter, Judy Tollefson of Argyle, Tex; son Mike Shrum of Tulsa and granddaughter, Julie of Tulsa.
      Pryor Daily Times newspaper
    Burial Pryor, Mayes, OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • BURIAL Fairview Cemetery
      Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA
    Person ID I25786  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2023 

    Father James Floyd Shrum,   b. 18 Oct 1887, Mayes County, OK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1982, OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Mother Mattie Ann Webb,   b. 26 Dec 1892, OK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1984 (Age 91 years) 
    Family ID F9039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    • U.S., World War II Draft Card
      Name: James Grant Shrum
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 25
      Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
      Birth Date: 16 Sep 1915
      Birth Place: Pryor Mayes
      Residence Place: Pryor, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA
      Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
      Registration Place: Pryor, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA
      Employer: Self
      Height: 5 10
      Weight: 183
      Complexion: Light
      Hair Color: Brown
      Eye Color: Brown
      Next of Kin: Alice Loraine Shrum
      Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
      James Grant Shrum 25 Self (Head)
      Alice Loraine Shrum
      Wife

      U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Record
      Name: James G Shrum
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Married
      Rank: Private
      Birth Year: 1915
      Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma
      Citizenship: Citizen
      Residence: Tulsa, Oklahoma
      Education: 4 years of high school
      Civil Occupation: Embalmers and undertakers
      Enlistment Date: 15 Apr 1944
      Enlistment Place: Fort Sill, Oklahoma
      Service Number: 38696093
      Branch: No branch assignment
      Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
      Source: Civil Life
      Height: 00
      Weight: 000

      U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index
      Name: James Grant Shrum
      [James G Shrum]
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 16 Sep 1915
      Birth Place: Pryor, Oklahoma
      Death Date: 20 May 1997
      Father: Floyd Shrum
      Mother: Mattie A Webb
      SSN: 441208637
      Notes: Jul 1942: Name listed as JAMES GRANT SHRUM; 03 Jun 1997: Name listed as JAMES G SHRUM