Capt.
John
Donavan
DeCoursey
Born in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Russell Miles DeCoursey
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 73
in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2010
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Biography
John Donavan DeCoursey was born on 1 Apr 1905 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, son of Arthur I. DeCoursey (1873– ) and Sarah Elizabeth Sims (1867–1948).[1]
John had a brother, Russell Miles DeCoursey (1900–1994).
In 1920, John (15) Decoursey was in the household of Arthur Decoursey in Wayne, Marion, Indiana. [2]
John passed away on 19 Jun 1978 in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, aged 73. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 October 2020), memorial page for Capt John D DeCoursey (1 Apr 1905–19 Jun 1978), Find a Grave Memorial no. 68269899, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Cheryl Behrend (contributor 39733792)
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFWN-GKH : accessed 30 October 2020), John Decoursey in household of Arthur Decoursey, Wayne, Marion, Indiana, United States; citing ED 23, sheet 13B, line 61, family 252, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 450; FHL microfilm 1,820,450
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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