John Frank Defehr (1888 - 1957)

Born 18 Apr 1888 in Henderson, York, Nebraska, United States

Died Mar 1957 at age 68 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Biography

John was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel
1925 - 1930 - 1950

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

John was born in 1888.^[1][2] He passed away in 1957.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6ZY-TP1 : 24 December 2021), John Defehr, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942" The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1002 #2871980 (accessed 21 March 2022) Name: John Frank Defehr; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 18 Apr 1888; Birth Place: Hamilton, Nebraska, USA; Residence Place: Kings, New York (City), USA; Military Draft Date: 1942; Next of Kin: N. H. Knorr.

• "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWKH-8J4 : 3 August 2016), John Defher, Douglas, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148097.
• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHV1-N4D : 23 February 2021), John Defehr in household of Frank J Defehr, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 4, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27XP-JCP : 16 March 2018), Johanna Dafehr in entry for Frank J Dafehr, 1911; citing Census, Moose Jaw Sub-Districts 16-99, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,576.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M48D-46G : 3 February 2021), John De Fehr in entry for Frank J De Fehr, 1920.
• "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSSJ-LW9 : 8 November 2014), John De Fehr, Brooklyn, A.D. 01, E.D. 32, Kings, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 26, line 09, New York State Archives, Albany.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X76R-SZS : accessed 21 March 2022), John F Defehr in household of Edward I Lueck, Brooklyn (Districts 0751-1000), Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 905, sheet 3A, line 41, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1491; FHL microfilm 2,341,226.
• "1950 United States Federal Census"
  

United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 3; Enumeration District: 24-1355
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294832965 (accessed 25 September 2022)
John F De Fehr (61), single lodger, in household of Richmond Loyd Bible (32) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Nebraska.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 March 2022, 17:23), entry for John Frank Defehr (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L44C-Q3P ); contributed by various users.