Individual Details

Harry Elmer Durkee

(9 Feb 1888 - Jun 1965)

Events

BirthAbt 1888New Jersey
Birth9 Feb 1888Jersey City, Hudson Co., NJ
BirthAbt 1890New Jersey
Residence191788 1/2 DeKalb Avenue, Jersey City (McGinley Square area), Hudson Co., NJ
Occupation1917engineering dispatcher - Sunnyside Yard (Pennsylvania Railroad), Queens Boro. (Sunnyside area), Queens Co., NY
Description1917being medium in height and build, with blue eyes and brown hair
MarriageAbt 1918Susan Emma Margaret "Susie" Ernst
Residence (family)1920with Emma's parents - an apartment at 809 West Side Avenue, Jersey City (Marion area), Hudson Co., NJ - Susan Emma Margaret "Susie" Ernst
Occupation1920locomotive fireman
Residence (family)1930an apartment at 330 Van Nostrand Avenue, Jersey City (Greenville area), Hudson Co., NJ - Susan Emma Margaret "Susie" Ernst
Occupation1930fireman for a steam railroad
Residence (family)1935Jersey City, Hudson Co., NJ - Susan Emma Margaret "Susie" Ernst
Residence (family)1940an apartment at 144-146 Virginia Avenue, Jersey City (Bergen Hill area), Hudson Co., NJ - Susan Emma Margaret "Susie" Ernst
Occupation1940locomotive fireman for a railroad
Residence (family)1942an apartment at 144-146 Virginia Avenue, Jersey City (Bergen Hill area), Hudson Co., NJ - Susan Emma Margaret "Susie" Ernst
Occupation1942railroad employee - Pennsylvania Railroad at 26 Exchange Place, Jersey City (Exchange Place area), Hudson Co., NJ
Description1942being 5' - 8" tall, 160 lbs., with gray eyes, brown hair and a light complexion
DeathJun 1965
Death28 Jun 1965Jersey City, Hudson Co., NJ
Burial2 Jul 1965Holy Name Cemetery (Block 3, Section Q, Grave 9-1A) at 823 West Side Avenue, Jersey City (West Side area), Hudson Co., NJ

Families

SpouseSusan Emma Margaret "Susie" Ernst (1897 - 1983)
ChildEleanor Loretta Durkee (1918 - 1989)
ChildHarry J. "Jack" Durkee (1927 - 2012)
FatherThomas Durkee ( - )
MotherEmma Allobach ( - )

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