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William Edward Drewes

Male 1917 - 1988  (70 years)


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  • Name William Edward Drewes  [1, 2, 3
    Born 7 May 1917  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1920  La Grange Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 18 Mar 1988  Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I406  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father Herman George Henry Drewes,   b. 14 Feb 1884, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1960, Park City, Lake, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Henrietta Etta Neu,   b. 9 Nov 1880, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1970, Park City, Lake, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 11 Oct 1911 
    Family ID F156  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Joann Gelis,   b. 12 Aug 1922, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1995, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 12 Jun 1945  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Children 
    +1. Living Drewes  [natural]
    +2. Living Drewes  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 May 1917 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - La Grange Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Jun 1945 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Mar 1988 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D;), Number: 356-03-0925; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Birth date: 7 May 1917
      Birth place:
      Death date: 18 Mar 1988
      Death place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=16484370&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [S8] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago C;), Year: 1920; Census Place: La Grange Park, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T625_362; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 189; Image: 869.
      Birth date: abt 1917
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: La Grange Park, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=102209425&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: La Grange Park, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T625_362; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 189; Image: 869.


    3. [S21] Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Cook County Clerk, comp. Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records. Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago, IL: Cook County Clerk, 2008.Original data: Cook County Clerk, comp. ;).
      Marriage date: 12 Jun 1945
      Marriage place: Cook County, IL
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=cookcountymarriages&h=1602518&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S21] Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Cook County Clerk, comp. Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records. Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago, IL: Cook County Clerk, 2008.Original data: Cook County Clerk, comp. ;).
      Marriage date: 12 Jun 1945
      Marriage place: Cook County, IL
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=cookcountymarriages&h=1602517&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S60] Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - The New York Times. New York, NY, USA: The New York Times, 1851-2001.The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA, USA: The Los Angeles Times, 1881-1894.The Boston Globe. Bost;).
      Marriage date: 5 Aug 1945
      Marriage place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=proquestnews&h=465269&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003
      Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003