Individual Details

August V. Dufour

(3 Jun 1898 - 20 Oct 1975)

His obituary says he had been a resident of Colorado Springs since 1929 "and was employed by the city utilities department. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of American Legion Post 39 in Manitou Springs."

Events

Birth3 Jun 1898France
MilitWWI
Marriage30 Jun 1923Westville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States - Edna Merle Brown
Census19304458 Montelair, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death20 Oct 1975Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
BurialEvergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States

Families

SpouseEdna Merle Brown (1901 - 1982)
ChildLiving

Notes

MilitWWI

Headstone says "Pfc U S Army, World War I."

Census

His occupation is given as bus driver - bus company. He is a veteran of World War I. His marital status is married but his wife is not living with him. He resides with his sister, Constance A., and her husband at 4458 Montelair.

Death

His address at time of death was 37850 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs.

Endnotes

1. August V. Dufour obituary, Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 21 October 1975, p A4.

2. August V. Dufour headstone, Born 3 Jun 1898, Died 20 Oct 1975, Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

3. August V. Dufour obituary, Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 21 October 1975, p A4.

4. August V. Dufour headstone, Born 3 Jun 1898, Died 20 Oct 1975, Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

5. August V. Dufour obituary, Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 21 October 1975, p A4.

6. 1930 census, Wayne Co., Michigan, population schedule, Ward 21 Detroit, enumeration district (ED) 804, p. 2A, dwelling 25, family 30, Virgil F. Woelkers household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 1064.

7. August V. Dufour obituary, Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 21 October 1975, p A4.

8. August V. Dufour headstone, Born 3 Jun 1898, Died 20 Oct 1975, Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

9. August V. Dufour obituary, Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 21 October 1975, p A4.