Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameRay Harvey CRISMAN 3,8
Birth23 Aug 1900, Salt Fork, OK
Death20 Nov 1989, Norman, OK
BurialI.O.O.F. Cemetery, Norman, OK
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma
AKA/AliasRay
FatherJohn Harvey CRISMAN (1867-1944)
MotherMary VACIN (1867-1953)
Spouses
Birth2 Sep 1905, Sharon, OK
Death18 Jun 1979, Norman, OK
BurialI.O.O.F. Cemetery, Norman, OK
OccupationHomemaker
EducationNorthwest (Oklahoma) State Teachers College
ReligionBaptist
FatherJohn Morris STRAIN (1867-1949)
MotherElizabeth Ann JONES-DAY (1869-1962)
Marriage4 Oct 1925
ChildrenLottie Rae (1927-2007)
 Shirley Anne (1930-2023)
 Elizabeth Jane (1935-2024)
Notes for Ray Harvey CRISMAN
Although he completed the University of Oklahoma pharmacy school, including the internship, he did not enjoy pharmacy and chose not to take the licensing board examination.

He owned and operated the Maytag agency in Norman until WWII. After that he worked as a tool and die maker at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City. He later supervised a major refit of the Air Force’s B-52 bombers. He retired as foreman of the tool and die shop. - Lottie R Crisman

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Created 24 Aug 2025 by Michael White.
Suggestions, clarifications, or additions to this information are, of course, welcomed.


Several members of the family have provided much of the information shown here. Amber Lopez, Terri Rieb, & Susan Owen-Pierce have been especially helpful.


See Josef Vacin, Sr.’s media page for his account of coming to America and for a brief history of Bohemia.


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