Janet Elizabeth (Duke) Graham (1931 - 2016)

Born 24 Oct 1931 in Colorado

Wife of Lester Allen Graham — married 18 Dec 1949 in Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, United States

Died Oct 2016 at about age 84 in Colorado

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Biography

Jan was an excellent storyteller, so good that she should have written a book. She was an artist, a mother of two daughters, and a grandmother, who married her best friend, Bud. Even though she had nearly every ailment known to humankind, from polio to thyroid cancer, Jan was essentially optimistic. She was not afraid to stand up against injustice, and she was a positive force for good in the world. Jan loved genealogy. I wish I'd kept a copy of the genealogy she had me type for her, which showed she was a descendant of John and Agnes Balch (see Balch House for more information). (Memories of J Crook)

• Fact: Census (1940) Hotchkiss, Election Precinct 2, Delta, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Residence (01 Jul 1998-25 Mar 2008) Florence, Colorado, United States

Sources

• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR6W-363 : accessed 23 December 2016), Janet Duke in household of William T Duke, Hotchkiss, Election Precinct 2, Delta, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15-5, sheet 6B, line 73, family 156, 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 459.

• Residence: "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K52L-696 : 22 May 2014), Janet Elizabeth Graham, Residence, Florence, Colorado, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.