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Henry Edward (Harry) DUFFY, Sr

Male 1886 - 1956  (69 years)


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  • Name Henry Edward (Harry) DUFFY 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 3 Jun 1886  Lenora, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • his draft registration said June 3rd, his death certificate says June 30
    Gender Male 
    MN Death Cert Checked Y 
    Minnesota Death Certificate 1956-MN-020544 
    Occupation Railroad Switchman (Milwaukee Road) 
    Death 3 Mar 1956  Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • St. Barnabas Hospital, where he had been for 3 days
    Burial 6 Mar 1956  Bloomington Cemetery, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Schnellman Family Tree and biegel Family Tree on Ancestry.com incorrectly show his parents as John Duffy (1844-1917) and Ellen Gallery (1851-1922). That couple resided in Scott County, Minnesota, in 1900. The Harry cited as their son was born in Minnesota in 1890.

      The 1900 census, in which he is shown as Henry Duffy, age 14, born Jun 1885, has his family living in Lincoln, Nebraska.

      In the 1906 city directory of Lincoln, Nebraska, he was Henry Duffy, a laborer rooming at 111 N 12th. He was not in the 1905 Lincoln directory.

      In the 1907 Lincoln directory, he is probably the Henry E Duffy, driver, residing at 1328 O.

      In the 1908 Lincoln directory, he is probably the Henry Duffy, switchman C B & Q, residing at 2013 O.

      In the 1909 Lincoln directory, he may be the Henry Duffy, driver for Miller & Paine, living at 328 N 7th.

      He is not listed in the 1910 Lincoln directory.

      Nebraska Marriages shows Henry E Duffy, b. ca 1885, age 20, married Myrtle Dyer, age 19, in Lancaster, Nebraska, on 15 Dec 1905. Henry was the son of James Duffy and Rachel Ivers.

      He registered for the draft as Harry Edward Duffy on September 9, 1918, in Minneapolis. He gave his permanent address as 1847 East 25th-and-a-half Street in Minneapolis although he listed his nearest relative as Ida M. T. Duffy of 633 East 5th Street in St. Paul. Harry was short and of medium build with brown eyes and dark brown hair. He was a railroad brakeman for the River Division of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad. For this registration, the registrant was not required to provide his place of birth.

      He and his family lived at 1808 East 24th Street in Minneapolis at the time of the 1920 census. Harry was born in Kansas, as was his father. Harry’s mother was born in Nebraska.

      In the 1930 census, in which for some reason he was entered as “Dubby”, he and his family lived at 2111 Snelling Avenue in Minneapolis. He was a railroad switchman and was not a veteran. Both of his parents had been born in Ireland.

      In the 1940 census, Harry is shown as born in Minnesota. He and Ida and all of their children live at 3105 33rd Avenue S in a rented residence. Harry was not employed and was unable to work. Harry and Ida had fourth-grade educations. The main breadwinners for the household appear to be Robert, George, and Raymond. The address of 3105 33rd Avenue S was also the address Harry gave for his daughter Marion’s death certificate.

      There was a Pearl, age 1, in the family in the 1940 census but this must have been a confusion with Raymond’s new wife who also may have been living in the household at the time.

      Harry was never in the armed services. He died of basilar artery thrombosis. His body was autopsied. The informant for his death certificate was his son, Robert E Duffy of 9009 Bryant Avenue South.
    Person ID I9080  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2014 

    Father James DUFFY,   b. Jul 1851, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Rachel A IVERS,   b. Aug 1859, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1901 (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1878 
    Family ID F11235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Bertha Myrtle DYER,   b. Nov 1886, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 15 Dec 1905  Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • This is according to Nebraska Marriages in FamilySearch. The marriage is of Henry E Duffy, age 20, and Myrtle Dyer, age 19. Henry’s parents are shown as James Duffy and Rachael Ivers.
    Children 
     1. Mamie DUFFY,   b. 11 Oct 1906, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1977, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F13628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2016 

    Family 2 Ida Matilda Martha JANISCH,   b. 25 Apr 1899, Morgan, Redwood County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1990, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jun 1931  Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • As Harry E Duffy and Ida M. M. Janiesch. Perhaps they got married a second time!?
    Children 
     1. Robert Edward Emil DUFFY,   b. 16 Sep 1917, Watonwan County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1992, Scott County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     2. George Henry DUFFY,   b. 6 Aug 1919, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 2012, Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     3. Raymond Edward DUFFY,   b. 2 Jan 1921, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 2003, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     4. Dorothy Amelia Mary DUFFY,   b. 14 Jun 1923, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 2010, Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     5. Ethel Anna DUFFY,   b. 12 Nov 1924, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1979, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     6. Harry Edward DUFFY, Jr,   b. 23 Aug 1926, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 2008, Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     7. Ida Mae DUFFY,   b. 16 Apr 1928, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 2011, Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     8. Gladys Elsie DUFFY,   b. 11 May 1930, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 2012, Aitkin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     9. Baby Boy DUFFY,   b. 9 May 1932, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1932, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     10. Baby Girl DUFFY,   b. 9 May 1932, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1932, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     11. Franklin Delano DUFFY,   b. 17 Jul 1933, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1985, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     12. James Harold DUFFY,   b. 30 Sep 1937, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1975, Carver County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     13. Marion DUFFY,   b. 25 Jan 1940, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1940, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     14. June Kathleen DUFFY,   b. 29 Sep 1941, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 2012, Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F6824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 May 2012 


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