Robert Doyle Rayfield b. 17 Oct 1924 Missouri, USA d. 2 Feb 1977 Cook County, Illinois, USA: Smith Family Tree

Robert Doyle Rayfield

1924 - 1977 (52 years)

Name	Robert Doyle Rayfield [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
Birth	17 Oct 1924	Missouri, USA [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
Gender	Male
Census	1930	Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA [12]
	Age: 5; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1940	Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Military Draft Registration	1942	Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA [4]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Military Service	1 Jan 1943	Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri, USA [6, 7, 9, 10, 11]
	US Army - WWII
Arrival	20 Oct 1947	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [9, 10]
	Departed Naha, Okinawa and Honolulu, Hawaii
Census	1950	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [13]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Doris
Death	2 Feb 1977	Cook County, Illinois, USA [1, 5, 6, 8]
Burial	Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [1]
	Doris and Robert Rayfield are buried together
Person ID	I25597	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	John Richard Rayfield, b. 2 May 1882, Texas, USA d. 28 Oct 1962, Iron County, Missouri, USA (Age 80 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Della Ann Bounds, b. 11 Jun 1894, Missouri, USA d. 21 May 1939, Iron County, Missouri, USA (Age 44 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	15 Dec 1921	Wayne County, Missouri, USA [14, 15]
Family ID	F8542	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Doris Ethel Olsen, b. 9 Feb 1928, Illinois, USA d. 12 Jun 2004 (Age 76 years)
Marriage	26 Dec 1947	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [2, 16]
Family ID	F10882	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 17 Oct 1924 - Missouri, USA
	Census - Age: 5; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Union City, Iron, Missouri, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA
	Arrival - Departed Naha, Okinawa and Honolulu, Hawaii - 20 Oct 1947 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Marriage - 26 Dec 1947 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Doris - 1950 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
	Death - 2 Feb 1977 - Cook County, Illinois, USA

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Sources

[S11010] Find a Grave: RAYFIELD Robert D 1924-1977 (Veteran), RAYFIELD Robert D 1924-1977 (Veteran).
Doris and Robert Rayfield are buried together
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167069315/robert_doyle_rayfield
[S201] Ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;).
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02113; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 47-11.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02113; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 47-11

[S363] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St Louis, Missouri; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 266.

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 266

[S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Social Security Administration; Washington D.C. ; Social Security Death Index, Master File.
[S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
[S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland ; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numb.
[S408] Ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;).

[S2901] Ancestry.com, California, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at San Francisco, California; NAI Number: 2945502; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Nu.

California, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959
The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at San Francisco, California; NAI Number: 2945502; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Nu

[S1895] Ancestry.com, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1900-1959, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, compiled 02/1937 - 11/1954; National Archives Microfilm Publication: A3614; Roll: 60; Record Group Title: Record.

Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1900-1959
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, compiled 02/1937 - 11/1954; National Archives Microfilm Publication: A3614; Roll: 60; Record Group Title: Record

[S254] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2019;), National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112.
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 1191; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 1189.0; FHL microfilm: 2340926.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 1191; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 1189.0; FHL microfilm: 2340926

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

[S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;).

Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
[S7586] Find a Grave: BEAVER Della Riney 1916-1995, Delila Lee "Della" Beaver Riney.
BIRTH 5 Oct 1915 DEATH 3 Mar 1995 (aged 79) BURIAL Ellington Memorial Cemetery Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri MEMORIAL ID 32776656
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32776656
[S11009] Find a Grave: OLSEN Doris Rayfield 1928-2004, Doris Ethel Olsen Rayfield.
Doris and Robert Rayfield are buried together
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167069335/doris-ethel-rayfield

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