Minnie Julia Dieffenbacher

Female 1885 - 1974  (89 years)


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  • Name Minnie Julia Dieffenbacher 
    Born 4 Mar 1885  Coulterville, Randolph, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Reference Number
    Died 28 Mar 1974  San Diego, San Diego, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried 2 Apr 1974  Scattered At Sea Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I400  Semon-Amburn
    Last Modified 27 Feb 2014 

    Father Austin Kirkpatrick 
    Mother Julie Ann Dieffenbacher,   b. 17 Apr 1867, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1885, Coulterville, Randolph, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years) 
    Married NOT MARRIED 
    Family ID F65  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Henry George or Heinrich Georg Semon,   b. 4 Dec 1876, Zweibrucken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1926, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 11 Apr 1900  Perry, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 
    • Minnie lists father as Austin Kirkpatrick on marr. license
    Children 
    +1. Leonard Semon,   b. 12 Jan 1902, Duquoin, Perry, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1951, Beaverton, Washington, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
    +2. Henry James Semon,   b. 10 Feb 1904, Duquoin, Perry, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1996, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     3. Mayme Bell Semon,   b. 23 Oct 1907, Duquoin, Perry, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1998, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jay Emerson Cook,   b. 18 Aug 1884, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1949, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 17 Nov 1913  Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Both were listed as residents of Christopher, Illinois.
    Family ID F218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Apr 1900 - Perry, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Nov 1913 - Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Mar 1974 - San Diego, San Diego, California, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Family bible says year of birth as 1885, which would make more sense beca use family story says Julia died after giving birth to Minnie.
      SSN #559-21-9067
      Resident of Christopher, IL at time of marriage to Emerson Cook, 1913.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] 1910 US Census, Doc# 482.
      Seamon, Henry, age 33, md. 10 years, b. Germany, manager of pool hall, fi rst marr. parents b. in Germany,
      , Minnie,age 25y., mo 3/3 living, b. IL, parents b. IL
      , Leonard, age 8 b, IL
      , Henry, age 6, b. IL
      , Mamie, age 2, b. IL
      Next door, Chas. and maggie Gates
      Illinois, Perry, DuQuoin precinct, ED 72, sheet 7.

    2. [S4] 1930 Census, www.ancestry.com.
      Cook, J. Emerson, age 46, b. UT, fa. b. Conn, mo. b Sweden
      , Minnie age 46,b. IL, fa. b, Missouri, mo. b. IL
      , Ladine, age 6, b. WY
      Wyoming, Sheridan Co.,

    3. [S10] 1900 Census.
      Semon, Henry, b. Dec 1876, age 23, b. Germany, emm 1881 coal miner
      , Minnie, b. mar 1885, age 15, b. Il, parents b. IL, md. 3/12 year.
      Illinois, Perry, DuQuoin

    4. [S5] 1920 Census.
      wyoming, Lincoln,
      Cook, Emerson, age 34, b. UT, fa. b. Conn, mo. b. Sweden
      , Minnie, age 34, b. IL, fa. b. PA, mo. b. KY
      , Leonard, age 18, b. IL, fa. b. Germany, mo. b. IL
      , Henry, age 15, b. IL
      , Mammie, age 13, b. iL

    5. [S46] Vital Records: State of California, #855 (Reliability: 2).
      Informant: Mayme Gregory, San Diego, CA
      funeral Director: Telophase Society, Melrose Abbey, crematory, scatter a t sea.

    6. [S52] Vital Records: State of Illinois, #975,926 i.2.