Résumé

Draftsman, Bremerton, WA, 1919. He likely worked for the US Navy's Navy Yard Puget Sound, which was being enlarged during World War I.

Draftsman, [A.E.] Doyle and [Charles] Merriam, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1926-1928. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1926, p. 807 and Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1928, p. 913.) Jerard likely began working for Doyle and Merriam in either late 1925 or early 1926,

Draftsman, Charles A.I. Merriam, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1929-1931. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1929, p. 985 and Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1931, p. 853.)

Principal, Basil M. Jerard, Architect, Seattle, WA, c. 1942-1948. In 1942, his office was located in his residence at 5605 49th Avenue SW in Seattle. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 97, accessed 10/01/2024.)

Relocation

The architect Basil Manly Jerard was born in Reardan, WA, on 09/30/1894. Reardan was a small Lincoln County town about 23 miles due west of Spokane, WA.

In 1900, Basil resided with his parents at 1923 Dean Avenue in Spokane, the location of a family farm. Today, this location would fall within Spokane's West Central neighborhood. The Jerards operated a family farm. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Spokane Ward 4, Spokane, Washington; Roll: 1751; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0069, accessed 10/01/2024.)

In 1910, the US Census listed Basil living with his parents Eugene and Annie at 1202 Nettie Avenue, a street whose name was likely changed to "Fairview Avenue" just after 1910, but was probably in Spokane's Emerson Garfield neighborhood. The census indicated that Eugene and Annie continued to work on a farm in 1910. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Spokane Ward 4, Spokane, Washington; Roll: T624_1671; Page: 20b; Enumeration District: 0183; FHL microfilm: 1375684, accessed 10/01/2024.) The Jerards continued to farm at 1202 Fairview Avenue in 1913. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Spokane, Washington, City Directory, 1913, p. 614.) Basil maintained his permanent address at 1202 Fairview Avenue until at least 06/1917.

Jerard married in 1919, while he resided in Bremerton, WA, and worked as a draftsman. He may have been ineligible for military service as his World War I draft registration card indicated that he had a deformed right foot. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Registration State: Washington; Registration County: Spokane Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 10/01/2024.)

Basil Jerard and his wife Ella resided at 5605 49th Avenue SW in Seattle's Seaview neighborhood of West Seattle beginning in late 1926 or early 1927. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1927, p. 866.)

In 08/1942, the architect remained at 5605 49th Avenue SW in Seaview. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 97, accessed 10/01/2024.) The couple stayed at this address when surveyed by the 1950 US Census. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: 3078; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 40-884, accessed 10/01/2024.)

Jerard passed away from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease on 03/19/1971 in Seattle, WA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017, accessed 10/01/2024.)

Parents

Basil Jerard's parents operated a farm. His father was Eugene F. Jerard (born 06/1865 in MO-d. 02/03/1932 in Medical Lake, WA), whose parents--Henry Jerard (born 02/14/1824-d. 04/16/1902 in Peculiar, MO) and Sarah Finch (born 1833-d. 03/17/1883 in Harrisonville, MO)--were both born in England. In 1870, Eugene was one of ten children in the family. Henry Jerard was a county court judge in Grand River, MO. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: Grand River, Cass, Missouri; Roll: M593_767; Page: 603B, accessed 10/01/2024.)

His mother was Annie Lee McGill (born 04/1870 in MO-d. 03/22/1947 in Seattle, WA). She wed Eugene on 11/09/1890 in Harrisonville, MO. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] Source Information Ancestry.com. Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007, accessed 10/01/2024.) They had three children together, only one of whom, Basil, survived to adulthood.

Annie's father Charles Richard McGill (born 02/03/1841-d. 06/07/1873 in MO) was from KY, her mother Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Davidson (born 1848-d. 03/14/1877 in Freeman, MO), from Lee County, VA. In 1860, Annie's family farmed acreage in Dolan, MO, and had sizeable assets, owning $6,600 in land and having other assets of $4,600. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Dolan, Cass, Missouri; Roll: M653_612; Page: 811; Family History Library Film: 803612, accessed 10/01/2024.)

Spouse

He wed Ella Marie Alexander (born 01/22/1894 in ID-d. 02/21/1980 in Seattle, WA) on 08/26/1919 in Pullman, WA. At the time of her marriage, Ella worked as a school teacher in Pullman. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, accessed 10/01/2024.) As noted in the US Censuses of 1940 and 1950, Ella continued to work as a home economics teacher in City of Seattle schools. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: m-t0627-04383; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 40-325, accessed 10/01/2024 and Source Citation National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: 3078; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 40-884, accessed 10/01/2024.)

Her parents were James Edwin Alexander (born 09/01/1853 in Buffaloville, IN-d. 10/11/1939 in Colfax, WA) and Ella Clarissa Smith (born 03/02/1862-d. 04/28/1930 in WA). James Alexander worked as a Washington State College janitor at the time of the wedding. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Pullman, Whitman, Washington; Roll: T625_1944; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 147 Source Information, accessed 10/01/2024.)

Biographical Notes

His World War II draft registration card indicated that Jerard was Caucasian with a light complexion, blue eyes and gray hair. He stood 6-feet tall and weighed 180 pounds. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 97, accessed 10/01/2024.) SSN: 531129912.