Grace F Vail1,2

F, #11, b. October 1887, d. 21 March 1949
Father*Charles Vail Sr1 b. May 1835, d. bt 1910 - 1920
Mother*Sarah Louise Seruby1 b. Jan 1864, d. 26 Aug 1945
ChartsPedigree of Dexter Williams
Birth1884 Grace F Vail was born in 1884 at Washington, DC.3 
Birth*October 1887 She was born in October 1887 at New Jersey; Negative: SLC film 154365 Card index to births 1670-1980.1 
(InHomeOf) Census19001900 She appeared on the 1900 census in the household of Charles Vail Sr, ED 132 sht 10b #228-235, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. Her info on the census included - Vail, Grace 12 b.NJ Oct 1887, black.1 
Marriage*circa 1901 Grace F Vail married David Williams, son of Nelson Williams and Annie (__________), circa 1901; per census, she was 14 at first marriage. Negative: SLC film 1543528 Card index to marriage records 1670-1980.4,5 
(Witness) Census1905 Grace F Vail appeared on the census of 1905 in the household of David Williams at Monmouth Co., New Jersey; Williams, David 24 b.NJ.2 
Marriage*before 12 September 1918 Grace F Vail married Oscar Isaac Beckett before 12 September 1918.3,6 
(InHomeOf) Census19201920 Grace F Vail appeared on the 1920 census in the household of Oscar Isaac Beckett, ED 29 pg 120 #261-313 2016 Magellan Ave, Atlantic City Ward 4, Atlantic Co., New Jersey. Her info on the census included - Beckett, Grace 36 b.DC (parents b.DC) chanbermaid in hotel, black.3 
CityDirbetween 1924 and 1925 Grace F Vail and Oscar Isaac Beckett were in the City Directory between 1924 and 1925 at 129 Maple Ave, Montclair, Essex Co., New Jersey: Becket, Oscar h laborer (Grace not mentioned but since they are married, it's assumed she's there too.)7 
(InHomeOf) Census19301930 Grace F Vail appeared on the 1930 census in the household of David Scott, pg 133 #53-66 33 1/2 Elmwood Ave, Montclair, Essex Co., New Jersey. Her info on the census included - Beckett, Grace 42 b.NJ (mother-in-law), age at first marriage 14, widow, negro.5 
CityDir*1935 Grace F Vail was in the City Directory in 1935 at Montclair, Essex Co., New Jersey: Beckett, Grace wid Oscar emp 75 Llewellyn rd r do.7 
Marriage She married Joseph Walker.8 
(InObit) Obituary30 August 1945 Grace F Vail was mentioned in the obituary of Sarah Louise Seruby on 30 August 1945 at Red Bank Register, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; Mrs. Sarah Louise Vail, 83, widow of Charles Vail, died Sunday at her home at Hillside, Atlantic Highlands. Surviving are a son, Charles, and eight daughters, Mrs. Nettie Cole, Mrs. Hattie Schenck, Mrs. Grace Walker, Mrs. Emma Wilson, Mrs. Alberta Winn, Mrs. Zella Davenport and Sadie L. and Gertrude Vail. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Quinn chapel, Hillside, and interment in charge of A.M. Posten and sons will be in Crystal Stream cemetery. 
Death*21 March 1949 Grace F Vail died on 21 March 1949 at King's County Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.8 
Burial* She was buried at Crystal Stream Cemetery, Locust, Monmouth Co., New Jersey.8 
Obituary24 March 1949 Her obituary was on 24 March 1949 at Red Bank Register Mrs. Grace Walker, 80, died Monday at King's county hospital, Brooklyn. Surviving are her husband, Joseph Walker of Brooklyn; a daughter, Mrs. Pauline Scott of Montclair; seven sisters, Miss Sadie Vail, Mrs. Zella Davenport, Mrs. Alberta Wynn and Mrs. Hattie Schenck, all of Atlantic Highlands; Mrs. Emma Wilson and Miss Gertrude Vail, both of Brooklyn, and Mrs. Nettie Cole of Robbinsville, and a brother, Charles Vail of Atlantic Highlands.
     The funeral will be held this afternoon at Quinn chapel, Atlantic Highlands, at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Crystal Stream cemetery, under direction of the Harris funeral home.8 

Family 1

David Williams b. May 1883
Marriage*circa 1901 She married David Williams, son of Nelson Williams and Annie (__________), circa 1901; per census, she was 14 at first marriage. Negative: SLC film 1543528 Card index to marriage records 1670-1980.4,5 
Child

Family 2

Oscar Isaac Beckett b. 7 Oct 1885, d. bt 1924 - 1930
Marriage*before 12 September 1918 Grace F Vail married Oscar Isaac Beckett before 12 September 1918.3,6 
Last Edited11 Mar 2015

Citations

  1. [S8] 1900 census.
  2. [S33] 1905 census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMHS-N77
  3. [S6] 1920 census.
  4. [S1] Notes provided by Dexter Anthony Williams.
  5. [S5] 1930 census.
  6. [S30] WWI Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 on Ancestry.
  7. [S31] City Directory on Ancestry.
  8. [S3] http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 71126532.