Oscar Stanton De Priest III (1928 - 2003)

Born 14 Apr 1928 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Jul 2003 at age 75 in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Oscar De Priest III is a part of US Black heritage.

Oscar Stanton De Priest III was born in 1928 in Chicago. He was the son of Oscar De Priest Jr and Malcoma Wilkes.^[1] In 1930 he was living with his parents in Chicago.^[2] His parents divorced soon afterwards (probably before 1935) and in 1940 Oscar was living with his maternal grandparents, Charles and Toria Wilkes.^[3]

He died on 4 July 2003. His last known residence was Montgomery, Maryland.^[4]

Research notes

Wife was Betty Jane Blanchet.^[5][6][7]

A Find A Grave memorial (no picture) indicates an interment at Arlington National Cemetery. However, the search engine at the Arlington Cemetery website does not find an Oscar De Priest. (His sons are retired military officers).

An article about his brother-in-law. https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-kass-soldier-memorial-met-0614-20150612-column.html

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDC-HWLJ : 18 May 2016), Oscar Stanton De Priest, 14 Apr 1928; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 17697, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSTS-6V4 : accessed 25 March 2021), Oscar S Depriest Jr. in household of Oscar R Depriest Jr., Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 109, sheet 21A, line 2, family 614, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 419; FHL microfilm 2,340,154.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW6S-NLJ : 9 January 2021), Oscar S De Priest in household of Charles Wilkes, Urbana, Urbana Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-21, sheet 4A, line 25, family 87, 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 3037.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1D4-V4W : 9 January 2021), Oscar S Depriest, 04 Jul 2003; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDC-DGPX : 18 May 2016), Betty Jane Blanchet, 29 Oct 1928; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 49352, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLDL-X7V : 30 September 2019), Betty Jane Depriest, 01 Mar 1993-10 Jan 2009.
7. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-F5Z4 : 20 February 2021), Oscar Stanton Depriest in entry for Philip Ransom Depriest and Anne Marie Farley, 08 Jul 1985; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Arlington, Virginia, United States, certificate 85-033720, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.