The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Person Page 2,159

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Garrett Hobart Ackley1

M, #53951
Pedigree Link

Family: Willie Henry Taylor

DaughterWilma Lee Ackley+ (b. 12 April 1924, d. 26 April 2014)

Citations

  1. [S6584] Genealogy prepared by lexscripta1 (Ancestry.com)
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Willie Henry Taylor1

F, #53952
Pedigree Link

Family: Garrett Hobart Ackley

DaughterWilma Lee Ackley+ (b. 12 April 1924, d. 26 April 2014)

Citations

  1. [S6584] Genealogy prepared by lexscripta1 (Ancestry.com)
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Richie Rickie L. , Quick/1,2,3

M, #53953
Pedigree Link

Family: Phoebe A. Ashton

SonShaun Damon Quick+ (b. 3 February 1972, d. 27 September 2010)

BASIC FACTS

Richie Rickie L. , Quick/, and Phoebe A. Ashton were married on 31 July 1971 in Clarksville, Clark Co., Indiana.3

Citations

  1. [S12199] Obituary - Wilma Lee (Ackley) Branham - Ashton
  2. [S11900] Obituary - Shaun Damon Quick
  3. [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
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Terry Warren Schneider1,2

M, #53954

Parents

FatherHarold W. Schneider
MotherMollie Lou Budd
Pedigree Link

Family: Faith Lee Branham-Ashton

SonChild Schneider

BASIC FACTS

Terry Warren Schneider and Faith Lee Branham-Ashton were married on 25 May 1974 in Jeffersonville, Clark Co., Indiana.2

Citations

  1. [S12199] Obituary - Wilma Lee (Ackley) Branham - Ashton
  2. [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
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Harold W. Schneider1

M, #53955
Pedigree Link

Family: Mollie Lou Budd

SonTerry Warren Schneider+

Citations

  1. [S6584] Genealogy prepared by lexscripta1 (Ancestry.com)
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Mollie Lou Budd1

F, #53956
Pedigree Link

Family: Harold W. Schneider

SonTerry Warren Schneider+

Citations

  1. [S6584] Genealogy prepared by lexscripta1 (Ancestry.com)
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Laura Unknown1

F, #53957
Pedigree Link

Family: Shaun Damon Quick (b. 3 February 1972, d. 27 September 2010)

SonJackson Quick

Citations

  1. [S11900] Obituary - Shaun Damon Quick
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Jackson Quick1

M, #53958

Parents

FatherShaun Damon Quick (b. 3 February 1972, d. 27 September 2010)
MotherLaura Unknown
Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S11900] Obituary - Shaun Damon Quick
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Charles Clifford Burress1

M, #53959, b. 26 December 1937, d. 9 March 2009

Parents

FatherWilliam Albert Burress
MotherLeona Frances Heid
Pedigree Link

Family: Faith Lee Branham-Ashton

DaughterChild Burress

BASIC FACTS

Charles Clifford Burress was born on 26 December 1937 in Jeffersonville, Clark Co., Indiana.1 He and Faith Lee Branham-Ashton were married on 22 August 1967 in Clarksville, Clark Co., Indiana.2 He died on 9 March 2009, at age 71, in Jeffersonville, Clark Co., Indiana.1 He was buried in Owen Creek Cemetery, Charlestown, Indiana.3
Charles Clifford Burress had reference number 54274. He was an Industrial (1967); cutter operator in the printing industry (death certificate.)2,3,4 He was enumerated on the census in Clark County, Indiana (1940.) U.S. Marine Corps.4 Charles was earlier married to Patricia Guess. They had a son, William Clinton Burress. At the time of his death, Charles was married to Gloria Mattingly.

OBITUARY - Evening News and Tribune; Jeffersonville-New Albany, Indiana; Wednesday, March 11, 2009 (GenealogyBank.com)

Funeral services for Charles Clifford Burress, 71, of Clarksville, will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 13, at Grayson Funeral Home, Charlestown, with burial in Owen Creek Cemetery. He died Monday, March 9, 2009, at Wedgewood Healthcare Center.
He was born Dec. 26, 1937, in Clark County, to the late William and Leona Hyde Burress. He was retired from the Printing Industry as a cutter operator and served in the U.S. Marine Corp.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria Mattingly Burress; son, Brent Burress, Clarksville; daughter, Dana Blasi, Louisville; brothers, Paul Burress, Jeffersonville, Donald Burress, Borden, Harry and John Burress, both of Clarksville; sisters, Evelyn Sutton, Sonora, Ky., Mary Hurst and Debra Cole, both of Jeffersonville; and three grandchildren.
Visitation at the funeral home will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, and after 9 a.m. until time of service Friday.

Citations

  1. [S6584] Genealogy prepared by lexscripta1 (Ancestry.com)
  2. [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
  3. [S3319] Death Certificate - Charles Clifford Burress
  4. [S9633] Obituary - Charles Clifford Burress
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William Albert Burress1

M, #53960
Pedigree Link

Family: Leona Frances Heid

SonCharles Clifford Burress+ (b. 26 December 1937, d. 9 March 2009)

Citations

  1. [S6584] Genealogy prepared by lexscripta1 (Ancestry.com)
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Leona Frances Heid1

F, #53961
Pedigree Link

Family: William Albert Burress

SonCharles Clifford Burress+ (b. 26 December 1937, d. 9 March 2009)

Citations

  1. [S6584] Genealogy prepared by lexscripta1 (Ancestry.com)
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Child Burress1

F, #53962

Parents

FatherCharles Clifford Burress (b. 26 December 1937, d. 9 March 2009)
MotherFaith Lee Branham-Ashton
Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S6584] Genealogy prepared by lexscripta1 (Ancestry.com)
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Child Schneider1

M, #53963

Parents

FatherTerry Warren Schneider
MotherFaith Lee Branham-Ashton
Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S6584] Genealogy prepared by lexscripta1 (Ancestry.com)
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Lafayette Medlock1,2

M, #53964
Pedigree Link

Family: Emily Jane King

DaughterMary Ann Medlock (b. about 1858)

BASIC FACTS

Lafayette Medlock had reference number 54279.

Citations

  1. [S5637] Genealogy prepared by cswright14 (Ancestry.com)
  2. [S81] 1860 Census, Indiana, Washington County
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Emily Jane King1,2

F, #53965
Pedigree Link

Family: Lafayette Medlock

DaughterMary Ann Medlock (b. about 1858)

BASIC FACTS

Emily Jane King had reference number 54280.

Citations

  1. [S5637] Genealogy prepared by cswright14 (Ancestry.com)
  2. [S81] 1860 Census, Indiana, Washington County
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William Norris "Norris" Wright1,2,3

M, #53966, b. 23 May 1859, d. 6 October 1926

Parents

FatherWilliam H. Wright
MotherMinerva Stepp
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

William Norris "Norris" Wright was born on 23 May 1859 in Indiana.2,4,5 He was born on 23 May 1865 in Indiana.4 He and Sarah Catherine "Katie" Reynolds were married on 6 June 1886 in Clark Co., Missouri.6 He died on 6 October 1926, at age 67, in Vincennes, Knox Co., Indiana.4 He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox Co., Indiana.4
William Norris "Norris" Wright had reference number 54281. He was a Laborer (1880); agent (1900); farmer (death certificate.)2,4,3 He was enumerated on the census in Floyd County, Indiana (1860); Clark County, Indiana (1870, 1880.) OBITUARY - (Find-A-Grave)

N. WRIGHT DEAD
FORMER JEFFERSONVILLE MAN DIES AT HOME IN VINCENNES
James Wright received word yesterday of the death of his brother, Norris Wright, 68 years old, at 6 o'clock Wednesday morning at his home in Vincennes. Mr. Wright was a promient figure in Democratic politics of Clark County at one time. He was buried at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon at Vincennes. He is survived by three brothers, James of Jeffersonville, and Seymour and Edward of Louisville. He has not been a resident of Jeffersonville for sixteen years.

FUNERAL NOTICE - (Find-A-Grave)

Wright, William N. - Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of the Gardener Funeral Home. The Rev. Paul Maurer, pastor of the St. Johns Evangelical church officiated. Burial was made in Fairview Cemetery. Paul bearers were: Homer Nash, Alfred Badollet, Henry Sloane, John Boyer, Charles Bartholemi and Walter Evans.

GRAVE MARKER

WILLIAM NORRIS
WRIGHT
MAY 23, 1859
OCT. 6, 1926.

Citations

  1. [S7645] Genealogy prepared by wrightsofindiana (Ancestry.com)
  2. [S473] 1900 Census, Indiana, Clark County
  3. [S259] 1880 Census, Indiana, Clark County
  4. [S3909] Death Certificate - William Norris Wright
  5. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  6. [S8943] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941," (Ancestry.com)
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William H. Wright1,2

M, #53967
Pedigree Link

Family: Minerva Stepp

SonWilliam Norris "Norris" Wright (b. 23 May 1859, d. 6 October 1926)

BASIC FACTS

William H. Wright had reference number 54282.

Citations

  1. [S3909] Death Certificate - William Norris Wright
  2. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
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Minerva Stepp1

F, #53968
Pedigree Link

Family: William H. Wright

SonWilliam Norris "Norris" Wright (b. 23 May 1859, d. 6 October 1926)

BASIC FACTS

Minerva Stepp had reference number 54283.

Citations

  1. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
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Alice Aretta Sullivan1,2,3,4,5

F, #53969, b. 7 May 1878, d. 8 April 1934

Parents

FatherJames Thompson Sullivan
MotherRachel Budd
Pedigree Link

Family: William Henry Reynolds (b. 28 January 1873, d. 23 May 1942)

SonOtto Everett Reynolds (b. 15 June 1901, d. 24 December 1976)
DaughterCora Edith "Edith" Reynolds+ (b. 31 May 1907, d. 10 January 1986)
DaughterDaisy Violet "Violet" Reynolds+ (b. 6 March 1911, d. 8 November 1977)
DaughterNaomi Ruth Reynolds (b. 28 April 1914, d. 6 May 1980)
SonKenneth E. Reynolds (b. 1920, d. 24 May 1944)

BASIC FACTS

Alice Aretta Sullivan was born on 7 May 1878 in Franklin, Floyd Co., Indiana.2,6,5 She was born on 7 May 1883 in Franklin, Floyd Co., Indiana.6 She and William Henry Reynolds were married on 27 September 1899 in Floyd Co., Indiana.2,7 She died on 8 April 1934, at age 55, in Frankfort, Clinton Co., Indiana.6 She was buried in Bunnell Cemetery, Frankfort, Clinton Co., Indiana.6
Alice Aretta Sullivan had reference number 54284. She was enumerated on the census in Floyd County, Indiana (1880, 1900, 1910); Clinton County, Indiana (1920.) Alice's birthyear, as shown on her death certificate is off by about five years. She is shown in the 1880 Census as being 2 years old.
On Alice's death certificate she is shown as being the widow of David Strickler. No record of David has been found.

Citations

  1. [S3910] Death Certificate - William Reynolds
  2. [S5830] Genealogy prepared by DottieBlunkPerales (Ancestry.com)
  3. [S807] 1910 Census, Indiana, Floyd County
  4. [S1184] 1920 Census, Indiana, Clinton County
  5. [S261] 1880 Census, Indiana, Floyd County
  6. [S3245] Death Certificate - Alice Aretta (Sullivan) Reynolds - Strickler
  7. [S8943] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941," (Ancestry.com)
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Daisy Violet "Violet" Reynolds1,2,3,4

F, #53970, b. 6 March 1911, d. 8 November 1977

Parents

FatherWilliam Henry Reynolds (b. 28 January 1873, d. 23 May 1942)
MotherAlice Aretta Sullivan (b. 7 May 1878, d. 8 April 1934)
Pedigree Link

Family 1: Deiser DeFrane (b. 23 March 1897, d. 7 April 1947)

SonKenneth Karl DeFrane+ (b. 8 December 1928, d. 26 April 1991)
DaughterMarilyn Alice DeFrane (b. 24 December 1936, d. 6 September 1942)

Family 2: Robert Loren Connolly (b. 1 January 1906, d. 27 August 1955)

SonJohn David Connolly

BASIC FACTS

Daisy Violet "Violet" Reynolds was born on 6 March 1911 in New Albany, Floyd Co., Indiana.1,3 She and Deiser DeFrane were married on 14 November 1926 in Monroe, Monroe Co., Michigan.1 She and Thomas Wayne Whetsel were married on 28 March 1932 in Indiana.5 She and Deiser DeFrane were divorced on 13 March 1943 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.6 She and Robert Loren Connolly were married on 8 June 1944 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.7,8,9 She died on 8 November 1977, at age 66, in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.10 She was buried in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens Mausoleum, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.10
Daisy Violet "Violet" Reynolds had reference number 54285. She resided in Toledo, Ohio (1926); Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California (1942); Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana (1942.)1,11,12 She was a Machine operator (1926); clerk - dry goods store (1940); engaged in the nursing profession (1944); employed by Lafayette Care Incorporated, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana; nurse - Home Hospital (death certificate.)1,10,4,8,13,9 She was enumerated on the census in Clinton County, Indiana (1920, 1940.) She was educated Received her nusing degree from St. Vincent's Hospital School of Nursing, Toledo, Ohio (1931.)13 Violet said she was 18 years old when she married Deiser DeFrane in 1926. In fact, she was only about 15 years old.
When her daughter, Marilyn Alice DeFrane, was killed in an automobile accident, all the newspaper reports referred to Violet as Mrs. Robert Wolf/Wolfe of 652 Gentry Street. I have found no record of Violet marrying a Robert Wolf. Possibly they were just living together at the time. 652 Gentry seems to be some sort of a rooming house. At least lots of different people used that address.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Journal and Courier; Lafayette, Indiana; Saturday, November 25, 1944; Page 22 (Newspapers.com)

Relatives Receive Posthumous Awards In Retreat Parade at Fort Harrison

The army decorated its own yesterday at a Fort Benjamin Harrison retreat parade, although the presentations were made posthumously to the nearest of kin by the post commander, Col. Henry E. Tisdale.
. . . .
Mrs. Robert L. Connolly of Lafayette received a bronze medal awarded posthumously to her brother, Private Kenneth E. Reynolds, listed by the War Department as missing in action.
The citations, accompaning each award, were read by Capt. James H. Johnston before Col. Tisdale made the presentations.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Journal and Courier; Lafayette, Indiana; Monday, November 27, 1944; Page 10 (Newspapers.com)

Bronze Medal to Missing Private
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 27. -- (AP) -- Relatives of three Indiana army men listed as casualties received awards at the retreat parade at Fort Benjamin Harrison yesterday.
Mrs. Robert L. Connelly of Lafayette, received a Bronze Medal awarded to her brother, Pvt. Kenneth E. Reynolds, listed as missing in action.

OBITUARY - Journal and Courier; Lafayette, Indiana; Wednesday, November 9, 1977; Page 4 (Newspapers.com)

MRS. VIOLET CONNOLLY
Mrs. Violet Daisy Reynolds Connolly, 66, a retired registered nurse, died at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday in her home, 1704 S. 12th St., apparently of a heart attack.
A native of New Albany, she moved from Toledo, Ohio, to Lafayette in 1944. She received her nursing degree in 1931 from St. Vincent's Hospital School of Nursing at Toledo.
In 1944 she was married here to Robert L. Connolly, who was a postal employee before his death in 1955.
Mrs. Connolly had last been employed at Lafayette Care Inc., WL, and prior to that she worked in a local doctor's office and Home Hospital. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church and Indiana State Nursing Association.
Survivors include two sons, John D. Connolly of Indianapolis, and Kenneth K. DeFrane of Lafayette; and two sisters, Mrs. James (Naomi) Werner of Lafayette and Mrs. Edith Frazier of Frankfort.

GRAVE MARKER

CONNOLLY
VIOLET D.
1911 - 1977

WILCOX
CONSTANCE B.
1941 - 1991

Note: As far as I can tell, Violet and Constance Beatrice (Forster) Wilcox are not related. The parentage of Daisy Violet DeFrane's children is a bit of a mystery. Violet married Deiser DeFrane in 1926. She then had two children, Kenneth Karl DeFrane (born in 1928) and Marilyn Alice Defrane (born in 1936). In 1942 Marilyn Alice DeFrane was struck by an automobile and killed. On Marilyn's death certificate her father is listed as Maurice Defrane. (Maurice, sometimes spelled "Morris," was Deiser's brother.) Kenneth DeFrane lived a full life and died in 1991. On his death certificate his father is listed as Morris D. DeFrane. Despite the death records, I'm guessing that Deiser not Maurice is the father of Violet's children. Maurice Defrane was married in 1924 and appears to have been with this wife and children through 1930. The divorce notice shown below states that Deiser and Violet divorced in 1943 and that Violet was given custody of their son, Kenneth Karl DeFrane. That still leaves the possibility that brother Maurice DeFrane was the father of Marilyn Alice DeFrane. One other complication is that neither Deiser Defrane nor Maurice Defrane are ever show living with Violet or even shown living in Indiana for that matter.

DIVORCE NOTICE - Jourier and Courier; Lafayette, Indiana; Monday, March 15, 1943; Page 9 (Newspapers.com)

Judge Fred Campbell granted two divorces in circuit court Saturday. . . . Violet DeFrane was given a divorce from Deiser DeFrane, and the custody of their 14-year old son.

Note: Deiser and Violet were married in 1926 and divorced in 1943. It appears that both had intervening marriages between their marriage and divorce date. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT - Journal and Courier; Lafayette, Indiana; Tuesday, April 11, 1944; Page 7 (Newspapers.com)

Engagements
Mrs. Naomi R. Massey, of this city, announces the engagement of her sister, Violet DeFrane, to Robert Loren Connolly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Connolly, of North Grant street, West Lafayette. The bride-elect is a resident of Frankfort and for the past several years has been engaged in the nursing profession in that city. Mr. Connolly is employed in the U.S. postal service. The wedding will take place June 1.

WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT - Journal and Courier; Lafayette, Indiana; Saturday, June 10, 1944; Page 3 (Newspapers.com)

Postal Clerk, Nurse Marry
Announcement is made of the marriage of Mrs. Violet DeFrane of Frankfort and Robert L. Connolly of Lafayette. The ceremony took place Thursday at 2 p.m. at the bride-groom's house, 926 Roberts street. Rev. E. J. Peters, of Brown Street Methodist church officiated. The bride's attendants were Mrs. James Forsythe, of Frankfort, matron of honor; Mrs. Bernard Newbauer, bridesmaid and Dianne Neubauer as flower girl. Mr. Newbauer served as best man.
The bride is a registered nurse, and the bride-groom is a clerk at the Lafayette postoffice. Among the guests were: Coxswain and Mrs. Glen Koch, USN, of Gulfport, Miss., Mrs. Gladys Ferguson, Indianapolis; Mrs. Edith Frazier, Mrs. John Lango, Frankfort and Yeoman John McDowell, of Virginia Beach, Va.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana; Thursday, May 26, 1955; Page 4 (Newspapers.com)

Superior Court Activities - DIVORCES FILED
Violet D. Connolly vs Robert L. Connolly

Note: Robert died three months after he and Violet filed for divorce. It appears, from both their death certificates, that the divorce was never finalized.

Citations

  1. [S8964] Marriage Records - Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867 - 1952 (Ancestry.com)
  2. [S1184] 1920 Census, Indiana, Clinton County
  3. [S2616] Birth Certificate - Daisy Violet Reynolds
  4. [S2117] 1940 Census, Indiana, Clinton County
  5. [S8944] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriages, 1810 - 2001 (Ancestry.com)
  6. [S4204] Divorce Notice - Jourier and Courier; Lafayette, Indiana; Monday, March 15, 1943; Page 9
  7. [S11716] Obituary - Robert Loren Connolly
  8. [S4904] Engagement Announcement - Journal and Courier; Lafayette, Indiana; Tuesday, April 11, 1944; Page 7 (Newspapers.com)
  9. [S12635] Wedding Announcement - Journal and Courier; Lafayette, Indiana; Saturday, June 10, 1944; Page 3 (Newspapers.com)
  10. [S3354] Death Certificate - Daisy Violet (Reynolds) DeFrane - Connolly
  11. [S11158] Obituary - Marilyn Alice DeFrane
  12. [S12143] Obituary - William Henry Reynolds
  13. [S9770] Obituary - Daisy Violet (Reynolds) DeFrane - Connolly
Family Explorer

Deiser DeFrane1,2,3,4,5

M, #53971, b. 23 March 1897, d. 7 April 1947

Parents

FatherAlfred Joseph DeFrane
MotherHurbine Alexander
Pedigree Link

Family: Daisy Violet "Violet" Reynolds (b. 6 March 1911, d. 8 November 1977)

SonKenneth Karl DeFrane+ (b. 8 December 1928, d. 26 April 1991)
DaughterMarilyn Alice DeFrane (b. 24 December 1936, d. 6 September 1942)

BASIC FACTS

Deiser DeFrane was born on 23 March 1897 in Gilly, Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgium.6,7 He was born on 23 May 1898 in Gilly, Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgium.7 He was born about 1900 in Cecil, Washington Co., Pennsylvania.1,8 He and Daisy Violet "Violet" Reynolds were married on 14 November 1926 in Monroe, Monroe Co., Michigan.1 He and Daisy Violet "Violet" Reynolds were divorced on 13 March 1943 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.9 He died on 7 April 1947, at age 50, in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.8 He was buried in Union Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.10 He was buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Oakland Co., Michigan.11
Some records show the DeFranes as being born in France and others as being born in Belgium. Apparently they spoke French.
Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Marriage Records show that Deiser was married to Mamie Mariah Hanks on 14 May 1918. They had a daughter, Jane Louise (DeFrane) Scribner-Kangas. Jane was born about 1919 and is shown with Deiser and Mamie in the 1920 Census.
Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Marriage Records show that Deiser married Anna Louise Towarnicka on 23 May 1921. They had a son, John DeFrane. John was born 16 May 1922. Anna and son John were not shown living with Deiser in the 1930 and 1940 Census records. In fact, I have not been able to find them listed in these census records.
Columbiana County (Ohio) Marriage Records show that Deiser was married to Nellie Scarratt on 29 Mar 1922.
Monroe County (Michigan) marriage records show that Deiser married Daisy Violet "Violet" Reynolds on 14 Nov 1926. Many genealogies (including this one) show that Deiser and Violet were the parents of Kenneth Karl DeFrane (born 8 Dec 1928) and Marilyn Alice DeFrane (born 24 Dec 1936). However, the death certificates of both Kenneth and Marilyn say that there father was Deiser's brother, Maurice DeFrane. (Maurice is often listed as Morris. He had a son whose name was John Morris DeFrane.)
In 1929, while still married to Violet, Deiser married Brigetta Gertrude Yeip. On his marriage record to Brigetta he said he had not been previously married. Deiser and Brigetta were the parents of Leon W. DeFrane. Leon was born on 26 Nov 1929. In the 1930 Census, Deiser was a boarder, living alone. Brigetta and son Leon were living with her parents.
In the 1940 Census, Deiser is living alone and Brigetta and son Leon are still living with her parents.
On 13 Mar 1943, in Tippicanoe County, Indiana, Deiser DeFrane and Violet (Reynolds) DeFrane were officially divorced. Both had intervening marriages.
Both Deiser and Anna Louise (Towarnicka) DeFrane are buried in the Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Oakland Co., Michigan. (Cemetery Records - Columbus, Ohio, Union Cemetery Index, 1847 - 2012 say that Deiser is buried in that cemetery.)

GRAVE MARKER

Deiser DeFrane ANNA L. DeFRANE
1898 - 1947 MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER
NOV. 12, JULY 14,
1904 1979

Note: Anna is often shown as being born in Austria but she has a delayed birth certificate that says she was born on 12 Nov 1905 in Jamestown, Johnson County, Arkansas. I suspect that it was Anna's son that decided that she should be buried in the same cemetery as Deiser. Right thumb missing, nose deformed.6 The parentage of Daisy Violet DeFrane's children is a bit of a mystery. Violet married Deiser DeFrane in 1926. She then had two children, Kenneth Karl DeFrane (born in 1928) and Marilyn Alice Defrane (born in 1936). In 1942 Marilyn Alice DeFrane was struck by an automobile and killed. On Marilyn's death certificate her father is listed as Maurice Defrane. (Maurice, sometimes spelled "Morris," was Deiser's brother.) Kenneth DeFrane lived a full life and died in 1991. On his death certificate his father is listed as Morris D. DeFrane. Despite the death records, I'm guessing that Deiser not Maurice is the father of Violet's children. Maurice Defrane was married in 1924 and appears to have been with this wife and children through 1930. The divorce notice shown below states that Deiser and Violet divorced in 1943 and that Violet was given custody of their son, Kenneth Karl DeFrane. That still leaves the possibility that brother Maurice DeFrane was the father of Marilyn Alice DeFrane. One other complication is that neither Deiser Defrane nor Maurice Defrane are ever show living with Violet or even shown living in Indiana for that matter.

DIVORCE NOTICE - Jourier and Courier; Lafayette, Indiana; Monday, March 15, 1943; Page 9 (Newspapers.com)

Judge Fred Campbell granted two divorces in circuit court Saturday. . . . Violet DeFrane was given a divorce from Deiser DeFrane, and the custody of their 14-year old son.

Note: Deiser and Violet were married in 1926 and divorced in 1943. It appears that both had intervening marriages between their marriage and divorce date. Deiser DeFrane was an Employed by the Zoek Manufacturing Company (1918); machinist - machine shop (1920); barber - barber shop (1926, 1930, 1940.)1,6,2,3,4 He had reference number 54286. He was enumerated on the census in Fayette County, Pennsylvania (1910); Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1920); Wayne County, Michigan (1930); Washington County, Pennsylvania (1940.) He immigrated on 30 September 1902.5,7

Citations

  1. [S8964] Marriage Records - Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867 - 1952 (Ancestry.com)
  2. [S1750] 1930 Census, Michigan, Wayne County
  3. [S2299] 1940 Census, Pennsylvania, Washington County
  4. [S1362] 1920 Census, Ohio, Cuyahoga County
  5. [S985] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, Fayette County
  6. [S12722] World War I Draft Registration Cards (Ancestry.com)
  7. [S5653] Genealogy prepared by Dan Nelson (Ancestry.com)
  8. [S4001] Death Records - Michigan, Death Records, 1867 - 1950 (Ancestry.com)
  9. [S4204] Divorce Notice - Jourier and Courier; Lafayette, Indiana; Monday, March 15, 1943; Page 9
  10. [S2896] Cemetery Records - Columbus, Ohio, Union Cemetery Index, 1847 - 2012
  11. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

Alfred Joseph DeFrane1,2

M, #53972
Pedigree Link

Family: Hurbine Alexander

SonDeiser DeFrane+ (b. 23 March 1897, d. 7 April 1947)

BASIC FACTS

Alfred Joseph DeFrane had reference number 54287.

Citations

  1. [S8964] Marriage Records - Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867 - 1952 (Ancestry.com)
  2. [S5653] Genealogy prepared by Dan Nelson (Ancestry.com)
Family Explorer

Hurbine Alexander1

F, #53973
Pedigree Link

Family: Alfred Joseph DeFrane

SonDeiser DeFrane+ (b. 23 March 1897, d. 7 April 1947)

BASIC FACTS

Hurbine Alexander had reference number 54288.

Citations

  1. [S12722] World War I Draft Registration Cards (Ancestry.com)
Family Explorer

Unknown Robinson1,2

F, #53974
Pedigree Link

Family: William Henry Reynolds (b. 28 January 1873, d. 23 May 1942)

DaughterRose E. Reynolds+ (b. 9 March 1896, d. 6 April 1968)
SonEdward Edmund Reynolds (b. September 1897, d. 7 January 1904)

BASIC FACTS

Unknown Robinson had reference number 54289.

Citations

  1. [S807] 1910 Census, Indiana, Floyd County
  2. [S3974] Death Records - California, California Death Index 1940 - 1997 (Ancestry.com)
Family Explorer

Rose E. Reynolds1,2,3

F, #53975, b. 9 March 1896, d. 6 April 1968

Parents

FatherWilliam Henry Reynolds (b. 28 January 1873, d. 23 May 1942)
MotherUnknown Robinson
Pedigree Link

Family: George Maynard Harris (b. 24 January 1887, d. 9 July 1966)

SonIra Maynard Harris (b. 17 August 1915, d. 22 June 2001)
DaughterVirginia Elizabeth Harris+ (b. 28 December 1916, d. 5 May 1981)

BASIC FACTS

Rose E. Reynolds was born on 9 March 1896 in New Albany, Floyd Co., Indiana.4,1 She died on 6 April 1968, at age 72, in Los Angeles Co., California.1 She was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Long Beach), Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California.5
Rose E. Reynolds was also known as Rose M. Reynolds.4 She had reference number 54290. She was enumerated on the census in Floyd County, Indiana (1910); Imperial County, California (1920, 1930.) Her Social Security Number was 567-42-5187, issued: California, last residence: Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., Californiia.6,7 She resided in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California (1942.)8

Citations

  1. [S5830] Genealogy prepared by DottieBlunkPerales (Ancestry.com)
  2. [S1104] 1920 Census, California, Imperial County
  3. [S1552] 1930 Census, California, Los Angeles County
  4. [S807] 1910 Census, Indiana, Floyd County
  5. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  6. [S3974] Death Records - California, California Death Index 1940 - 1997 (Ancestry.com)
  7. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  8. [S12143] Obituary - William Henry Reynolds
Compiler: Tracy DeVault
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