William Orton Gokey

     William Orton Gokey was born on 26 April 1875 at Worcester, Vermont.^1,2,3,4,5,6 He was the son of Charles Cyrus Gokey and Ellen Eliza Johnson. William Orton Gokey went by the nick-name of Ordie. He appeared on the US Census of 1880 in the household of his parents, Charles Cyrus and Ellen Eliza Gokey.⁷

William Orton Gokey, age 22, married Esther Agnes Matthews, age 22 , daughter of Joseph Matthews and Jane Elisabeth Pareau, on 15 June 1897 at the Northfield, Vermont.^1,5 William Gokey appeared as Head of Household with Esther, his wife, on the United States Census of 1900 at Boston, Massachusetts.¹ William was According to the 1900 Census, he was grocery salesman. in 1900.¹ William Gokey appeared as Head of Household with Esther, his wife, on the United States Census of 1910 at Clearcut Street, Northfield, Vermont.⁸ William was According to the 1910 Census, he was grocery salesman. in 1910.⁸ On 12 September 1918, William registered for the World War I draft, while living at Northfield, Vermont. Giving his age as 43; and his employer as E. L. Kerr.³ William Orton Gokey appeared as Head of Household with Esther Agnes Matthews, his wife, on the United States Census of 1920 on 37 Jay Street, Boston, Massachusetts.⁹ William Orton Gokey appeared as Head of Household with Esther Agnes Matthews, his wife, on the United States Census of 1930 on 37 Jay Street, Boston, Massachusetts.¹⁰ William Orton Gokey appeared as Head of Household with Esther Agnes Matthews, his wife, on the United States Census of 1940 on 37 Jay Street, Boston, Massachusetts.¹¹ In 1941 William and Esther lived at 37 Jay Street, Boston, Massachusetts, according to the Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1941.¹² William was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Barre, Vermont.² He died on 19 November 1947 at Boston, Massachusetts, at age 72.² William's obituary of 20 November 1947, reads:



Full review completed: 3 June 2021.