Elaine Joyce Santos b. 13 Nov 1938 Richmond, Contra Costa, California, USA d. 22 Jun 1980 Washougal, Clark, Washington, USA: Smith Family Tree

Elaine Joyce Santos

1938 - 1980 (41 years)

Name	Elaine Joyce Santos [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	13 Nov 1938	Richmond, Contra Costa, California, USA [3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Gender	Female
Census	1940	Contra Costa County, California, USA [7]
	Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Granddaughter of Emma and William Bushman (daughter of Helen and Joseph Santos)
Census	1950	Contra Costa County, California, USA [10]
	Age: 11; Relation to Head: Daughter of Helen and Joseph Santos; Marital Status: Never Married
Death	22 Jun 1980	Washougal, Clark, Washington, USA [3, 6, 8, 11]
	Cause: Accident - Car Crash
Burial	Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa, California, USA [6]
Person ID	I26803	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 1	George W Grockett, b. 12 Oct 1939, California, USA d. 15 Jul 1972, Napa County, California, USA (Age 32 years)
Marriage	12 Oct 1957	Contra Costa County, California, USA [3, 5]
Family ID	F11814	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 2	Living
Family ID	F11815	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 3	Bert Smalley Wait, b. 7 Jun 1952, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA d. 5 May 2017, Weiser, Washington, Idaho, USA (Age 64 years)
Marriage	4 Jan 1974	Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA [1, 3]
Marriage End	19 May 1976	Clark County, Washington, USA [2, 12]
Marriage End	Divorce of Elaine and Bert Wait
Family ID	F11890	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 13 Nov 1938 - Richmond, Contra Costa, California, USA
	Census - Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Granddaughter of Emma and William Bushman (daughter of Helen and Joseph Santos) - 1940 - Contra Costa County, California, USA
	Census - Age: 11; Relation to Head: Daughter of Helen and Joseph Santos; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Contra Costa County, California, USA
	Marriage - 12 Oct 1957 - Contra Costa County, California, USA
	Marriage - 4 Jan 1974 - Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA
	Marriage End - Divorce of Elaine and Bert Wait - 19 May 1976 - Clark County, Washington, USA
	Death - Cause: Accident - Car Crash - 22 Jun 1980 - Washougal, Clark, Washington, USA

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News

News (Fatality)-COLLINS Elaine (Automobile Crash)
Elaine Collins of Washougal was killed early yesterdav when a car in which she was riding missed a curve north of Washougal on Washington 140 rolled and struck a tree. • The News Tribune • Tacoma, Washington • 23 Jun 1980, Mon • Page 3

Sources

[S109] Ancestry.com, Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;).
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[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S108] Ancestry.com, Washington, Marriage Index, 1969-2017, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington, Marriage Index, 1969-2014.
[S287] Ancestry.com, California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;).

California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959
[S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave.
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Contra Costa, California; Roll: m-t0627-00197; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 7-57.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Contra Costa, California; Roll: m-t0627-00197; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 7-57
[S534] Ancestry.com, Washington, U.S., Death Index, 1940-2017, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2002;), Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-1959, 1965-2017.
[S366] Ancestry.com, Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;), Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013.

Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013
Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013

[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: Contra Costa, Califo.

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: Contra Costa, Califo

[S3146] Newspapers.com: Death of Elaine Collins • Tacoma News Tribune - 23 Jun 1980, (Name: The News Tribune; Location: Tacoma WA; Date: 23 Jun 1980;), Elaine Joyce Santos Grockett Wait Collins Death.
Elaine Collins of Washougal was killed early yesterdav when a car in which she was riding missed a curve north of Washougal on Washington 140 rolled and struck a tree
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87165643/the-news-tribune/?xid=637

[S110] Ancestry.com, Washington, Divorce Index, 1969-2017, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington State Divorce Indexes, 1969-2014.

Washington, Divorce Index, 1969-2017
Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington State Divorce Indexes, 1969-2014

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