28 January 2010

Maud (Jacobs) DeArmond's Obituary

A partial obituary from the Grand Rapids Press, September 21, 1931:

Grand Rapids Press
21 September 1931, page 3

....---ville, following an illness of two weeks. She had been a resident of Greenville for the past four years, moving there from Kenosha, Wis. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Frank Fowler, Jr., and Miss Dorothy Marie DeArmand, both of Waukegan, Ill.

Here's my attempt to piece together the rest of the obituary, including the name of the deceased!

1920 WI Census, Kenosha
Name: Dorthy Dearmond
Dorothy Dearmond, daughter of Jay & Maud Dearmond

1920 WI Census, Kenosha
Dearmond, Jay, 47, b. MI, barber
", Maud, 45, b. MI
", Christa M., daughter, 18, b. MI
", Dorothy, 10, b. WI
Danko, Ervin, lodger, 25, b. U.S.

1910 WI Kenosha, Kenosha City, Wisconsin Street
Dearmond, Judson, head, m/w/36, m11, MI MI MI, barber
", Maud, wife, 36, m11, 3children/2living*, MI MI I
", Marie, daughter, 8, b. MI
", Dorothy, 4/12, WI MI MI
DeArmond, Emily, mother, 65, wid, 1child/1living, MI RI NY

The deceased child (per the 1910 census*) was Harold J. De Armond, who died 30 December 1905, in Muskegon County, Michigan. He was born 14 October 1905. His parents were listed as Judson DeArmond, b. Livingston Co., MI, & Maud Jacobs, b. Ionia Co., Michigan.

1880 Census MI Livingston Co.
Thomas DEYASMOND Self M W 39 MI NY NY
Emily DEYASMOND Wife M W 36 MI RI MI
Judson DEYASMOND Son S W 8 MI MI MI
Thomas DEYASMOND Other S W 19 MI MI MI
Milo HATCH Other W 32 MI NY NY

1880 MI Census, Ionia Co., Ionia
Michael JACOBS Self M W 46 PA PA PA
Mary JACOBS Wife M W 35 NY ENG NY
George JACOBS Son S W 19 MI PA PA
Jennie JACOBS Dau S W 17 MI PA PA
Annie JACOBS Dau S W 16 MI PA PA
William JACOBS Son S W 14 MI PA PA
Frank JACOBS Son S W 11 MI PA PA
Burt JACOBS Son S W 9 MI PA PA
Maud JACOBS Dau S W 6 MI PA PA
Ray JACOBS Son S W 1 MI PA PA

IGI FamilySearch™
Maude M. Jacobs
Event(s): Birth: , , Michigan
Parents: Father: Michael Jacobs
Mother: Mary Barrett
Marriages: Spouse: Judson C. Deyamond
Marriage: 03 OCT 1898 Greenville, Montcalm, MI
[Judson's parents: Thomas Deyamond & Emily Vaughan]

1930 Census IL Lake, Waukegan
49-73 » Sheet 32b
1. Fowler, Frank T (b: 1898*)
Fowler, Marie C (b: 1902*)

1930 MI Census Montcalm, Greenville
1. DeArmond, Maud (b: 1876*)
Household:
Elliott, Eugene (b: 1875*) Elliott, Vina M (b: 1879*)
Elliott, Emeline (b: 1858*)

1930 IL Census, Lake, Waukegan
1. Dearmond, Dorothey (b: 1910*)
Household: Hansen, Emerey (b: 1896*) Hansen,
Ruth F (b: 1904*) Hansen, Carol E (b: 1927*)
Sherry, Frank (b: 1878*)

3 comments:

FranE said...

Great detective work. I have a couple of obits like this that I have not totally sorted out. I like the way you presented this.

PalmsRV said...

Thanks for reading and thanks for the compliment!

Cathy

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