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Jesse Charles DeForest (1887 - 1955)

Jesse Charles (Jess) DeForest
Born in Torch Lake, Antrim, Michigan, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 18 May 1910 in Elk Rapids, Antrim, Michigan, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 1938 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , [private daughter (1910s - unknown)], , [private son (1920s - unknown)] and
Died at age 67 in Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Biography

Jess was born 17 Jun 1887 in Torch Lake, Antrim, Michigan.[1][2] He married (1) Wilma Norris on 18 May 1910 Elk Rapids, Antrim, Michigan.[3][4] He registered for the draft on 15 Jun 1917.[5] Jess was the father of at least seven children, including:[6][7] Children with Wilma:

Helen DeForest
John DeForest
Lucinda DeForest
Clinton DeForest
Lavina May "May" DeForest
Frederick W Deforest

Wilma died in 1934. Jess married (2) Florence Totten in 1938.[8] Jess died in Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan in 1955[9] and is buried there.[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M91X-N6P : 10 March 2022), Charles J Deforest in entry for Ziba Deforest, 1900.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLPC-JK3 : accessed 13 April 2022), Jesse C Deforest in household of Zebe Deforest, Central Lake, Antrim, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 17B, family 365, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 635; FHL microfilm 1,374,648.
  3. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC1T-5PX : 17 January 2020), Jesse Deforrest, 1910.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLPC-JK3 : accessed 13 April 2022), Jesse C Deforest in household of Zebe Deforest, Central Lake, Antrim, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 17B, family 365, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 635; FHL microfilm 1,374,648.
  5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66P-8P4 : 30 December 2021), Jess Deforest, 1917-1918.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZS3-5KD : 2 February 2021), Jess Deforest, 1920.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQT2-9L9 : accessed 13 April 2022), Jess Deforest, Central Lake, Antrim, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 1B, line 64, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 973; FHL microfilm 2,340,708.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K42Q-N38 : 10 January 2021), Jess C Deforest, Central Lake Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-3, sheet 1B, line 68, family 15, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1723.
  9. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHF8-XXS : 23 February 2021), Charles Jess Deforest, 1955.
  10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5371545/jesse-charles-deforest : accessed 13 April 2022), memorial page for Jesse Charles DeForest (17 Jun 1887–10 May 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5371545, citing Southern Cemetery, Central Lake, Antrim County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Thelma Craig (contributor 44274815) .

Acknowledgements

  • DeForest-173 was created by Tim Barnes through the import of Genepool 2014 small.ged on Jan 14, 2014.




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