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Joe Edward DeFosse

Joe Edward DeFosse

Male 1923 - 2006  (83 years)


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  • Name Joe Edward DeFosse 
    Birth 17 May 1923  Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Marion Township, Clinton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1940  Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1950  Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 1950  Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    shoe cutter 
    Death 15 Nov 2006  Harrison, Hamilton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Joe E. DeFosse, age 83 of Harrison, Ohio and formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at his residence. He was an member of the Georgetown Church of Christ, was an auctioneer in the Portsmouth, Ohio area for several years and was employed by the P. Sullivan Shoe Company in Georgetown, Ohio and the U.S. Shoe Corporation in Greenfield, Ohio, and later in Harrison, Ohio, as a cutting and skiving supervisor. After retirement he traveled for U.S. Shoe as a leather and cutting consultant. Mr. DeFosse served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theatre with the 7th Infantry Division as a first aid man with Headquarters Company of the 17th Infantry Regiment. He was wounded in action and received the Purple Heart. Mr. DeFosse was a lifetime member of the George P. Tyler Post #90 in Ripley, Ohio; a member of the Carey Bavis American Legion Post #180 in Georgetown, Ohio; a life member of AMVETS Post #56 in Tulare, California; life member of the V.F.W. Post #6428 in Addyston, Ohio; life member of the U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division Association and the 17th Infantry Regiment Association. He was born on May 17, 1923 the son of the late Joe and Rebecca (Henise) DeFosse.

      Mr. DeFosse is survived by one sister - Ann Quinn of Cincinnati, Ohio; one nephew, Martin Quinn of Cincinnati, Ohio and many cousins and friends in Ohio and Kentucky.

      Funeral services will be held 12:00 P.M. Monday, November 20, 2006 at the Cahall Funeral Home in Georgetown, Ohio with Military services provided by the American Legion Post #180 in Georgetown, Ohio. Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Monday. Interment will be in the Confidence Cemetery in Georgetown, Ohio. Memorials may be made to the American Legion Post #180.
    Burial Confidence Cemetery, Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I279  Family
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2024 

    Father Joseph Edward DeFosse, Jr.,   b. 15 Apr 1894, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1952, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Louise Henise,   b. 21 Apr 1904, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1990, Hamilton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 1 Feb 1922  Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Rev. D. L. Watkins performed the marriage ceremony.
    Divorce Bef 1949 
    Family ID F179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mildred Inez Davis,   b. 17 Mar 1929, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 2018, Edgewood Manor, Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 17 Nov 1945  Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He was 22 years old - She was 16 years old. 
    Divorce 17 Dec 1960  Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    Family ID F41  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Living 
    Family ID F18799  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S250] Census - 1930 Clinton County Ohio, District 12, page 6A, family 129, age 6.

    2. [S2630] Census - 1940 Brown County Ohio, District 8-23, page 184 (4A), family 106, age 16.

    3. [S7640] Census - 1950 Brown County Ohio, District 8-28, sheet 2, dwelling 31, age 25.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 May 1923 - Brown County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Marion Township, Clinton County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Nov 1945 - Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1950 - Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - shoe cutter - 1950 - Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - 17 Dec 1960 - Highland County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Nov 2006 - Harrison, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Confidence Cemetery, Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio
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