Duwane George Thiessen (1914 - 1988)

Born 24 Jun 1914 in Kane Township, Benton, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lillian Marie (Olsen) Thiessen — married 18 Oct 1939 in Tama, Tama, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1988 at age 73 in Iowa, United States

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Biography

Duwane Thiessen has German Roots.

Duwane George Thiessen, son of William Thiessen and Mary Junge, was born 24 Jun 1914^[1][2] in Elberon, Tama, Iowa.^[3]

Residences

1920 • Kane, Benton, Iowa, USA - HOUSEHOLD: William 36, Mary 29, Willard 7, Duwayne 5.^[4]

1925 • Kane, Benton, Iowa, USA - HOUSEHOLD: Wm H 40, Mary 34, Willard 12, Duane 10, Marvin 2, [Ina] Mae 1 and boarder, Claus Mehrens 26.^[5]

1930 • Kane, Benton, Iowa, USA - HOUSEHOLD: William 45, Mary 39, Wilbert 17, Duwane 15, Marvin 8, Ina Mae 6, Lavane 3, Lavoy 3, and Alleen Ruth 11 mo.^[6]

1935 • rural Benton County, Iowa, USA.^[7]

1940 • Elberon, Tama, Iowa, USA - HOUSEHOLD: Duwane 25 and Lillian 24.^[7]

Marriage

Duwane Thiessen married Lillian Marie Olson (1915–1998) on 18 Oct 1939 in Tama, Tama, Iowa^[8] and they had the following children:^[1][9]

• Jerry Dean, b. 10 Nov 1940;
• Roger Allen, b. c.1942;
• Laverne David, b. 1 Apr 1943;
• James Lee, b. 1 Feb 1994, d. 4 Apr 1944;
• Aloha Jean, b. 25 Jan 1948, m1. Andrews, m2. Tate.

Death

Duwane died in Jan 1988^[2] and is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama, Tama County, Iowa.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Junge, Emma Esther Seek, "The Family History of the Descendants of Hans and Gesche (Dolling) Junge", LDS, 1980, pages 15-17, 62-66.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, (FamilySearch: 19 May 2014), Duwane Thiessen, Jan 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, VA: NTIS, ongoing).
3. ↑ "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, (FamilySearch: 10 Mar 2018), Duwane G Thiessen, 24 Jun 1914; citing Elberon, Tama, IA, US; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,870,644.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, (FamilySearch: accessed 23 Apr 2019), Duwane Thiessen in household of William Thiessen, Kane, Benton, IA, US; citing ED 16, sheet 13A, line 1, family 128, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 477; FHL microfilm 1,820,477.
5. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, (FamilySearch: 16 March 2018), Duane Thiessen in household of Wm H Thiessen, Benton, Benton, IA, US; citing Benton, Benton, IA, US, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,211.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, (FamilySearch: accessed 23 Apr 2019), Duwane Thiesen in household of Wiliam Thiesen, Kane, Benton, IA, US; citing ED 24, sheet 1B, line 62, family 15, NARA microfilm pub T626 (Washington D.C.: NARA, 2002), roll 641; FHL microfilm 2,340,376.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, (FamilySearch: 13 Mar 2018), Duwane Thiessen, Elberon, York Township, Tama, IA, US; citing ED 86-34, sheet 3A, line 33, family 67, 16th Census of the US, 1940, NARA digital pub T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: NARA, 2012, roll 1207.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. ELCA, Birth, Marriage, Deaths. Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Chicago, Illinois.
9. ↑ Bio written by his wife, Lillian (attached to Find A Grave memorial).
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 22 Apr 2019, memorial page for DuWane George Thiessen (24 Jun 1914–11 Jan 1988), Find A Grave: Memorial #119473270, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Tama, Tama County, Iowa, USA: headstone photo and obituary.