DERHAM, Ray
- Born: 3 Sep 1888, Michigan
- Marriage (1): TREADWELL, Reva on 5 Oct 1912
- Marriage (2): DANCULOVIC, Martha
- Died: 27 Nov 1957, Iron Mountain, MI at age 69
- Buried: 3 Dec 1957, Pinetree Cemetery
 General Notes:
WWI draft card. Derham, Ray (b. 1888) — of Iron Mountain, Dickinson County <http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DI.html>, Mich. Born in Corunna, Shiawassee County <http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SH.html>, Mich., September 3, 1888 <http://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/09-03.html>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer <http://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html>; member of Michigan state senate <http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html> 31st District, 1933-34; elected unopposed 1932; defeated in primary, 1934; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan <http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html> 25th Circuit, 1947. Burial location unknown <http://politicalgraveyard.com/inqa.html>.
http://polarbears.si.umich.edu/index.pl?node=browse%20by%20%3A%20individual%20name%20%3A%20Derham%2C%20Ray&lastnode_id=439
rank: First Lieutenant. Participated in the "Polar Bear Expedition" of 1918-19. American intervention in Northern Russia at the end of WWI.
company: United States. Army. Infantry, 339th. Company D. </index.pl?node=browse%20by%20%3A%20military%20unit%20%3A%20United%20States.%20Army.%20Infantry%2C%20339th.%20Company%20D.&lastnode_id=2413>
hometown: DeWitt (Mich.) </index.pl?node=browse%20by%20%3A%20geographic%20location%20%3A%20DeWitt%20%28Mich.%29&lastnode_id=2413>
Iron Mountain (Mich.) </index.pl?node=browse%20by%20%3A%20geographic%20location%20%3A%20Iron%20Mountain%20%28Mich.%29&lastnode_id=2413>
sources: Charles E. Lewis papers, 1917-1958 (scattered) </index.pl?node=Charles%20E.%20Lewis%20papers&lastnode_id=2413>
Biennial reunion programs
familysearch.org has his birthdate as Aug 4 1888. However, 1900 census confirms Sept 1888.
Noted events in his life were:
• Illness, 10 Nov 1951, Rochester, Minnesota. Documented in Ironwood Daily Globe, 11-21-1951
Ray married Reva TREADWELL on 5 Oct 1912. (Reva TREADWELL was born on 9 Oct 1893 in Michigan, died on 5 Feb 1978 in Corunna, MI and was buried on 8 Feb 1978 in Pinetree Cemetery.)
Ray next had a relationship with Martha DANCULOVIC. (Martha DANCULOVIC was born in 1913.)
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