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Donald James Defrees

Male 1885 - 1968  (83 years)


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  • Name Donald James Defrees 
    Born 25 Feb 1885  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation lawyer 
    Died Oct 1968  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: Donald Defrees
      State of Issue: Illinois
      Date of Birth: Wednesday February 25, 1885
      Date of Death: October 1968
      Est. Age at Death: 83 years, 7 months
      Last known residence:
      City: Chicago; Fort Dearborn
      County: Cook
      State: Illinois
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Joseph Hutton Defrees,   b. 13 May 1812, Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1885, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  (Great Grandfather) 
    Emma S.,   b. Abt 1798,   d. 11 Aug 1860, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  (Great Grandmother) 
    Person ID I16070  Clark
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2012 

    Father Joseph Holton Defrees,   b. 10 Apr 1858, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1929, Washington City, Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Harriet Ruth McNaughton,   b. 20 Feb 1862, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1943, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F4582  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Florence Baker,   b. 12 Apr 1890, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1980, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1915  Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Groom's Name: Donald Defrees
      Groom's Birth Date: 25 Feb 1885
      Groom's Birthplace: Chicago, Ill.
      Groom's Age:
      Bride's Name: Florence Baker
      Bride's Birth Date: 12 Apr 1890
      Bride's Birthplace: Goshen, Ind.
      Bride's Age:
      Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1915
      Marriage Place: Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana
      Groom's Father's Name: Joseph H Defrees
      Groom's Mother's Name: Harriet Mc Naughton
      Bride's Father's Name: Francis C Baker
      Bride's Mother's Name: May Irwins
      Groom's Race: White
      Groom's Marital Status: Single
      Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
      Bride's Race: White
      Bride's Marital Status: Single

      1920 census USA
      Chicago City Ward 21, Cook, Illinois
      SELF Donald De Frees M 34y Illinois
      WIFE Florence De Frees F 28y Indiana
      DAU Jean De Frees F 3y Illinois

      1930 census USA
      New Trier, Cook, Illinois
      Head Donald Defrees M 45 Illinois
      Wife Florence Defrees F 39 Indiana
      Daughter Jean Defrees F 13 Illinois
      Servant Fildor Peterson F 32 Illinois
      Servant Leonard E Holliday M 28 Illinois
      Servant Augusta Larson F 51 Sweden
      Servant Emily Seaquist F 48 Sweden

      1940 census USA
      New Trier, Cook, Illinois
      Thom Tree Land
      Defrees Donald 55 Illinois
      Defrees Florence B 50 Indiana
      Larson Augusta 62 ervant
      Johnson Ingeborn 49 servant
      Nelson Anna 37 servant


    Children 
    +1. Jean Mathieson Defrees,   b. 28 Dec 1916, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1978, Palm Desert, Riverside, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Moore;   James Hull Kellogg  m. 4 Nov 1939
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2012 
    Family ID F4607  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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