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John Edward Gorham 1912–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1912

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1982

Death Location: Scotsboro, Jackson, Alabama

Father: John Gorham

Mother: Barbara Lavery

Spouse(s): Ruth Dieckmann

Children(s):

John Edward Gorham was born in 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of John Gorham And Barbara Lavery. In 1935, John Edward Gorham resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. In 1940, John Edward Gorham resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. John Edward Gorham married Ruth Margaret Dieckmann, and had children including Barbara Ann Gorham, John E Gorham Jr, Patrick Gorham, Robert Gorham. John Edward Gorham passed away in 1982 in Scotsboro, Jackson, Alabama.

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Biography

  • John Edward Gorham was born in 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of John Gorham And Barbara Lavery.
  • In 1935, John Edward Gorham resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
  • In 1940, John Edward Gorham resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • John Edward Gorham married Ruth Margaret Dieckmann, and had children including Barbara Ann Gorham, John E Gorham Jr, Patrick Gorham, Robert Gorham.
  • John Edward Gorham passed away in 1982 in Scotsboro, Jackson, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Gorham's Ancestors

Self
John Gorham
1912–1982
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Gorham
1878–1914
Letterard, Carna, Galway, Ireland
Barbara Lavery
1878–1927
Galway, Ireland
Grandparents
John Gorham
1841–1900
Letterard Roundstone Clifden Galway Ireland
Mary (Catherine) Folan
1840–1898
Galway, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John *6
1820–1879
Honor
1825–1903
John Folen
1817–
Catherine Connelly
1810–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gorham's Timeline

5 Records

1912
24 Aug 1912
Birth of John Edward Gorham in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
John Edward Gorham resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 28
John Edward Gorham resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
John Edward Gorham resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1982
20 Feb 1982
Age 70
Death of John Edward Gorham in Scotsboro, Jackson, Alabama
Scotsboro, Jackson, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1912
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 637
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00993; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 103-2232
    [3] Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index
    [4] Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1943, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At Westover Air Force Base, Chicopee, Massachusetts; NAI Number: A3834; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalizat
    [5] U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Departing from Westover Air Force Base, Chicopee, Massachusetts; NAI Number: 2990054; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Na
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00993; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 103-2232

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00993; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 103-2232

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1950
    Event Place: Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Departing from Westover Air Force Base, Chicopee, Massachusetts; NAI Number: 2990054; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Na

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1950
    Event Place: Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1943, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At Westover Air Force Base, Chicopee, Massachusetts; NAI Number: A3834; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalizat

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1982
    Event Place: Scotsboro, Jackson, Alabama

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