Born: 21 Feb 1889 at Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Parents: James Henry Oram 1857-1918 and Henrietta E. Burt 1862-1940
Siblings: Talbot Burt Oram 1886 – 1969 and Prinnie Viola Oram 1891 -1954
Married: Pearl Bilkey 1886-1956 on 11 Feb 1910 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Offspring: Elizabeth Prinnie “Betty” Oram 1915-1922
Died: 4 Feb 1920, in Grandview, Cleveland Heights, Cleveland, Ohio, USA and buried in Lake View Cemetery.
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Bruce’s entry in the 1970 “Oram Family Saga” was based on information given by his nephew Paul Oram
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Eldest son of James Henry and Anna Oram of Cleveland, Ohio. Bruce and his wife Pearl lived in Shaker Heights, Cleveland. They had one daughter, Betty, who died of a throat goitre at the age of about six. Bruce enlisted in the First World War, and died soon after in 1920.
Bruce’s 1914-18 World War registration Card. Bruce would have been required to register on 5 June 1917 a few months after the USA had entered the war in April 1917.
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The USA entered the 1914-1918 World War in April 1917. The first registration on 5 June 1917, was for men aged twenty-one to thirty-one—men born between 6 June 1886 and 5 June 1896. This meant that Bruce had to register on 5 June 1917. There is no record to show that he saw active service. Bruce’s elder brother Talbot was born 1 June 1886, so missed the first registration by 5 days. Talbot registered, as he was required on 12 September 1918, just two months before the end of the war.
Bruce worked as a salesman for The Glidden Varnish Company. In the 21st century Glidden remains a well known brand name of the global paints and coatings company Akzonobel.
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