Noah Preston Bryan Key

1924 - 1999  (74 years)

• Name	Noah Preston Bryan Key  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	30 Aug 1924	Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Concord, Washington, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Service	16 Mar 1943  [2, 3]
  	US Merchant Marines - WWII: Fireman aboard SS Gulf King
  		Military Poster-WWII (Merchant Marines)
  		KEY-Noah P USMM Noah Preston Key, US Merchant Marines
  Arrival	17 Apr 1943	New York, New York, USA   [5]
  	Age: 18 - Departed Aruba aboard "Gulf King"
  Military Draft Registration	1944	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [8]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Social Security Number	Bef 1951	Missouri, USA   [1]
  	487-24-3752
  Death	6 Mar 1999	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 7]
  	Age: 74
  Burial	Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri, USA   [7]
  	Marian and Noah Key are buried togetherr
  		Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri Find a Grave: #1593798 Plot: National Cemetery
  Person ID	I23854	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Jennings Bryan Key,   b. 3 Dec 1896, Crawford County, Missouri, USA d. 31 Mar 1974, Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ona Dell Talley,   b. 4 Apr 1905, Belgrade, Washington, Missouri, USA d. 4 Jan 1991, Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	13 Oct 1923	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F10757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marian Elizabeth Barron,   b. 8 Sep 1928, Liberty Township, Madison, Missouri, USA d. 22 Jun 2007, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	5 Aug 1950  [11]
  Family ID	F9802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Aug 1924 - Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Concord, Washington, Missouri, USA Census - Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA Arrival - Age: 18 - Departed Aruba aboard "Gulf King" - 17 Apr 1943 - New York, New York, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1944 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Social Security Number - 487-24-3752 - Bef 1951 - Missouri, USA Death - 6 Mar 1999 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Burial - - Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Manifest-SS Gulf King (Shore Pass) Shore Pass for Noah Key
  		Manifest-SS Gulf King 1943 Noah Preston Key - SS Gulf King-New York Passenger Lists

  
  

  Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Poster-WWII (Merchant Marines)

  
  

  People

  KEY-Noah P USMM Noah Preston Key, US Merchant Marines

  
  

• Sources

  [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 487-24-3752; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951. [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;). [S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;). [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T627_2146; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 94-2. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T627_2146; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 94-2 [S615] Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1943. Manifest-SS Gulf King (Shore Pass) Shore Pass for Noah Key New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Year: 1943 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Concord, Washington, Missouri; Roll: 1250; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 686.0; FHL microfilm: 2340985. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Concord, Washington, Missouri; Roll: 1250; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 686.0; FHL microfilm: 2340985 [S11281] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Jefferson Barracks National), (Location: Lemay MO;), KEY Noah Preston Bryan 1924-1999 (Veteran). US Merchant Marines -World War II - Marian and Noah Key are buried together at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60068889/noah_preston_key [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; 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: 177. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; 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: 177 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S6441] Find a Grave: TALLEY Ona Key 1905-1991, Ona Dell Talley Key. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62475097/ona_dell_key [S11281] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Jefferson Barracks National), (Location: Lemay MO;), BARRON Marian Elizabeth Key 1928-2007 (Spouse). Marian and Noah Key are buried together at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20113146/marian-e-key