George A Dease (1869 - 1930)

Born 8 Aug 1869 in St. Clair, Michigan, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (McDermott) Dease — married 31 Oct 1896 in Grand Marais, Alger, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1930 at age 61 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Biography

The son of Richard William Dease (1839-1926) and Catherine Roach (1846-1888), George was born in St. Clair County in 1869.^{[citation needed]} In 1880, he lived with his parents in Burtchville Tiownship.^[1] His siblings included:

1. Francis Elmer Dease (1862-1942)
2. Chauncey Roach Dease (1864-1943)
3. William Ward Dease (1867-1934)

In 1894, George lived with his brother, Frank, and Frank's family in East Tawas, Michigan.^[2]

George married Elizabeth McDermott (1874-), the daughter of Duncan McDermott and Euphemia Sinclair, marrying in Grand Marais, Michigan on October 31, 1896^[3] and having five children together:

1. Muriel K. Dease (1897-1979)
2. Ward Dease (1899-)
3. Clyde Orrin Dease (1904-1974)
4. Ruth (Dease) Jesmore (1905-)
5. Irene Dease (1908-)

They made their home in Burt Township, Michigan in Alger County where, in 1900, George worked as a painter.^[4] By 1910, they lived in Duluth, Minnesota, where George worked as a janitor at a shop.^[5] In 1920, residing in Duluth, he worked as a painter in a paint shop.^[6] By 1930, the George, Elizabeth, and their son, Clyde, had returned to Michigan, residing in Detroit, where George worked as a decorative painter.^[7] He passed away later that year, at the age of 61.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW3D-SS9 : 24 November 2021), George Dease in household of Richard W. Dease, Burtchville Township, St. Clair, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ "Michigan State Census, 1894," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK4-KSG : 12 March 2018), George Dease in household of Frank Dease, East Tawas, Iosco, Michigan, United States; citing p. 195, State Archives, Lansing; FHL microfilm 915,311.
3. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ38-29V : 18 February 2021), George Dease and Lizzie Mcdermaid, 31 Oct 1896; citing Marriage, Grand Marais, Alger, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207884.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M91D-89W : accessed 13 December 2021), George Dease, Burt township, Alger, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3, sheet 15B, family 269, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,698.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2PL-BJ9 : accessed 13 December 2021), George Dease, Duluth Ward 4, St Louis, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 168, sheet 8B, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 725; FHL microfilm 1,374,738.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW1F-ZSS : 2 February 2021), George Dease, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7S8-8NN : accessed 13 December 2021), George Dease, Detroit (Districts 0501-0750), Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 686, sheet 3B, line 64, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1060; FHL microfilm 2,340,795.
8. ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF4C-CL2 : 13 March 2018), Geo A Dease, 17 Aug 1930; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,999.