Individual Details

Edward D DEGRAFF

(Abt 1876 - 28 Dec 1942)

Events

Birth	Abt 1876	United States
Residence	1880	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - Fort Edward, Washington, New York, USA
Residence	1892	His father's house was on Norte Dame street, about a mile from where the Knickerbockers lived. - Fort Edward, Washington, New York
Extra information	1895	Illegitimate child? See the marriage license for Seymour Edward Knickerbocker. It lists Edward Degraff as the father of Seymour. - Fort Edward, Washington, New York
Marriage	1898	This appears to be his first official marriage. - Fort Edward, New York, USA - Katherine ROBETOR
Residence	1900	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Boarder - Schenectady Ward 5, Schenectady, New York, USA
Residence	1905	Relationship to Head: Head - Schenectady Ward 06, Schenectady, New York, USA
Residence	1910	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Schenectady Ward 13, Schenectady, New York, USA
Residence	1911	Newspaper story. Edward Degraff of Chicago was called to the home of his brother, Charles, due to the illness of Edward's wife. (She and the kids were on an extended visit home?) - Chicago, Cook Co , Ill
Residence	1914	Mentioned in his father's obituary. Another story says that Francis and Donald Degraff of Fort Edward are moving to Chicago to live with their father Edward. - Chicago, Illinois
Residence	1918	Relative Relation to Head: Wife - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Residence	1919	Troy newspaper story. Edward Degraff of Cleveland visits his mother, Mrs. H.E. Potter. ("Potter" was his mom's 2nd marriage.) - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Residence	1920	Census entry. Also story in Troy paper: Mrs H.E. Potter was ill while visiting her son, Edward Degraff, in Cleveland. - Cleveland Ward 24, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Residence	1928	Mentioned in his sister's obituary in Troy Times - Chicago, Cook Co , Ill
Residence	1930	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Residence	1940	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Residence	1940	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Death	28 Dec 1942	Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Families

Spouse	Katherine ROBETOR (1879 - 1911)
Child	Joseph Francis DEGRAFF (1899 - 1949)
Child	Donald DEGRAFF (1901 - 1939)

Spouse

Ruth mnu DEGRAFF (1878 - )

Spouse

Berdie mnu DEGRAFF (1887 - )

Spouse	Josephine KNICKERBOCKER {K-2043} (1879 - 1931)
Child	Seymour Edward KNICKERBOCKER {K-2330} (1895 - 1958)

Father	Joseph DEGRAFF (1849 - 1914)
Mother	Ellen TIERNEY (1852 - )
Sibling	Charles DE GRAFF (1868 - 1953)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, New York, State Census, 1892 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

2. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Fort Edward, Washington, New York; Roll: 942; Page: 130B; Enumeration District: 136.

3. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01018; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 103-3081.

4. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Schenectady Ward 13, Schenectady, New York; Roll: T624_1078; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0224; FHL microfilm: 1375091.

5. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).

6. Ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

7. Ancestry.com, Arizona, Death Records, 1887-1960 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Arizona Department of Health Services; Phoenix, AZ, USA.

8. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1696; FHL microfilm: 2340223.

9. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Schenectady Ward 5, Schenectady, New York; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1241160.

10. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 24, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1371; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 464.

11. Ancestry.com, New York, State Census, 1905 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: E.D. 02; City: Schenectady Ward 06; County: Schenectady; Page: 9.

12. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Cuyahoga; Roll: 1831860; Draft Board: 15.

13. Ancestry.com, New York, County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016).