Adolph Henry Killian was born on Feb. 27, 1895 to Peter and Caroline Killian. His brothers later took the name Dix.
He married Jessie Christiansen and they became the parents of three children; Robert, Eugene and Beatrice.
During World War I, Adolph served in the U. S. Navy as a F 1/c in the N. T. S. Great Lakes from Mar. 7, 1917 until his discharge on Aug. 11, 1919.[1]
Adolph died on Jul. 17, 1942 at the age of 47 years.[2]
Sources
↑ Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
↑ Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960, index, FamilySearch Adolph H. Killian, 17 Jul 1942; citing Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, reference 124, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,023,989.
See also:
United States Census, 1900, index and images, FamilySearch Adolph Killian in household of Peter Killian, Kaukauna city Ward 1 & 4-5, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 26B, family 512, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,809.
Wisconsin, State Census, 1905, index and images, FamilySearch Adolph Killian in household of Peter Killian, Kaukauna city, Outagamie, Wisconsin; citing p. 789, line 42, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,979.
United States Census, 1910, index and images, FamilySearch Adolph Killian in household of Peter Killian, Kaukauna Ward 5, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 141, sheet 26A, family 504, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,744.
United States Census, 1920, index and images, FamilySearch Adolph Killian, Kaukauna Ward 2, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,822,009.
United States Census, 1930, index and images, FamilySearch Adolph H Killiam, Tracyton, Kitsap, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0049, sheet 3B, family 87, line 94, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2506; FHL microfilm 2,342,240.
United States Census, 1940, index and images, FamilySearch Adolph H Killian, Navy Yard City Election Precinct, Kitsap, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-48, sheet 16A, family 383, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4348.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Adolph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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