Raymond Lee PECKHAM^[1]

1899 -

• Name	Raymond Lee PECKHAM
  Birth	17 Aug 1899	Missouri   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1918  [2]
  	In 1917, as part of the World War I effort, the US government had contracted American International Shipbuilding to build ships and a shipyard at Hog Island. At the time Hog Island was the largest shipyard in the world with 50 slipways. In September 1918, Ray was working as a "riveter's helper" at Hog Island, Pennsylvania.
  WWII	4 Nov 1942	Albany, Albany Co, New York   [3]
  	On 4 November 1942 in Albany, New York, Ray enlisted as a Private in the US Army. His term of enlistment was for the duration of the war, plus six months. His marital status was noted as "single, without dependents".
  Person ID	I64296	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Edwin PECKHAM,   b. 14 Feb 1874, Illinois
  Mother	Maude E. THOMAS,   b. c. 1877, Georgia
  Marriage	26 Sep 1898	Richmond Co, GA   [4]
  	The couple was married in Richmond County, Georgia by Rev. J.T. Plunket on 26 September 1898.
  Notes	The 1910 census notes that Maude had given birth to 2 children, both of whom were living in April 1910.
  Family ID	F7673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: April 1910, Denver, Denver County, CO Resided: September 1918, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA Resided: April 1930, Mount Vernon, Westchester County, NY Resided: November 1942, Livingston County, NY

  
  

• Sources

  [S3818] 1910 US Census / Peckham, Thomas E. [S3824] Raymond Lee Peckham. WWI draft registration card (1918). [S3825] Raymond L. Peckham. WW II Army enlistment record (1942). [S3817] Thomas Edwin Peckham - Maude E. Thomas, Richmond Co, GA marriage license & minister's return (1898).