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Lester (Snook) Dauchy James

Male 1916 - 1971  (55 years)


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  • Name Lester (Snook) Dauchy James  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 11 Jul 1916  Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5
    Gender Male 
    HEAL Died following a one-day illness
    Had infantile paralysis, limped  [1, 6
    Occupation Hector Construction Co., Caledonia  [1
    Death 1 Dec 1971  Winona, Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 7
    • Community Memorial Hospital
    Burial 4 Dec 1971  Oak Grove Cemetery, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8
    Notes 
    • Lester James, 55, passed away last Wednesday at Community Memorial Hospital, Winona, following a one day illness. Employed by Hector Construction Co., Caledonia, he was born July 11, 1916 to George and Christy James and married Marian Johnson in Winona in 1943. He attended the Rushford Public School and was a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Survivors are: his wife; a niece, Kristy Roppe and a nephew Rockwell Roppe, Winona; a sister, Mrs. Karl Hursa, Janesville, Wis. His parents, a sister and brother have died. Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 4 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, the Rev. Kenneth Umbshocker officiating. Honorary pallbearers were Clarence Nielsen, Harris Lien, Jake Jacobson, Roy Mechtel, Earl Smith, Leo Rustad. Pallbearers were Vernon Burke, Harry Arnold, Harold Jacobson, Jerry Henze, Frank Halvorson and Earl Anderson. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery.

      Had infantile paralysis, so limped [1, 6]
    Person ID I13191  Mindrum
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2014 

    Father George Harvey James,   b. 3 Apr 1879, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1964, Houston, Fillmore, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Christina Kristi Colbenson,   b. 29 Jan 1884, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1959, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 14 Oct 1908  Preston, Fillmore, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F9158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marian Johnson,   b. 11 Aug 1918, Highland, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1994, Winona, Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1943  Winona, Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Family ID F9161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2002 

  • Photos
    James, George children
    James, George children
    Harriet, Lester, Myrtle James
    James, Lester and Marian Johnson wedding day
    James, Lester and Marian Johnson wedding day
    Myrtle James, Marian Johnson, Lester (Snook) James, unknown
    James, Lester (Snook)
    James, Lester (Snook)

    Headstones
    James, Lester 'Snook' and Marian Johnson
    James, Lester "Snook" and Marian Johnson

  • Sources 
    1. [S1030] Lester James obituary, Tri-County Record, 9 Dec 1971, p. 1.

    2. [S2558] 1920 US Census, Minnesota, Fillmore, Rushford, Enum. Dist. 33, sheet 6B, Lester B.

    3. [S111] Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, www.ancestry.com.

    4. [S8160] Fillmore County Birth Records, 1870-1921, Fillmore County Historical Society, Fountain, Minnesota, Lester Dauchy.

    5. [S8160] Fillmore County Birth Records, 1870-1921, Fillmore County Historical Society, Fountain, Minnesota, Roll F, page 218, line 424.

    6. [S1031] Family Group Sheet provided by Harriet James Woods, 8 Apr 2003.

    7. [S8142] Emmanuel Episcopal Church Records, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota, Book 3, Burials, page 116.

    8. [S1026] Vince Niggle, 11527 W. 99th Pl., Overland Park, KS 66214.

    9. [S5280] Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950, www.familysearch.org.

    10. [S1030] Lester James obituary, Tri-County Record, 9 Dec 1971, p. 1, place.

    11. [S1036] Marian Johnson James obituary, Fillmore County Journal, 28 Feb 1994, date.