Iowa Family Group Sheet for the John Lafayette "Lafe" DUFFEY Family
Submitted by: Shauna Duffy at sduffy9397@yahoo.com
HUSBAND: John Lafayette "Lafe" DUFFEY
Birth date: 15 Mar 1867
Birthplace: Dudley, Wapello, IA
Death date: 22 JUNE 1915
Place of death: Frederic, Monroe, IA
Burial date: Pleasant Corners Cemetary
Burial place: Wapello, IA
Other Spouse:
Father: John DUFFEE
Mother: Margaret JORDAN
Marriage date: 2 Sept 1894
Marriage place: Fredric, Wapello, IA
WIFE: Winnifred Elizabeth NOONAN
Birth date: 25 Aug 1876
Birthplace: Rock Island, Rock Island, IL
Death date: 19 Sep 1963
Place of death: Everett, Snohomish, WA
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Other Spouse: W.O.Brown
Father: James NOONAN
Mother: Elizabeth GRAHAM
CHILDREN
Child No. 1: Carl DUFFEY
Sex: M
Birth date: 1895
Birthplace: Frederic, Wapello, IA
Death date: 1895
Place of death: Frederic, Wapello, IA
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Child No. 2: Joseph Clifford DUFFEY
Sex: M
Birth date: 15 Nov 1896
Birthplace: Coalfield, Monroe, IA
Death date: 24 SEPT 1983
Place of death: Shelton, Mason, WA
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Burial place: Tacoma, Pierce, WA
Spouse's name: Nancy Johnson
Marriage date: 23 Apr 1920
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Child No. 3: Arthur Dewey DUFFEY
Sex: M
Birth date: 8 Dec 1898
Birthplace: Coalfield, Monroe, IA
Death date: 18 Nov 1978
Place of death: Everett,Snohomish, WA
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Burial place: Kemmerer, Lincoln, WY
Spouse's name: Melva Louise HANCEY
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Child No. 4: Ralph Otto DUFFEY
Sex: M
Birth date: 19 Apr 1902
Birthplace: Coalfield, Monroe, IA
Death date: 18 Nov 1945
Place of death: Pierce, WA
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Spouse's name: Henrietta Pearl Scott
Marriage date: 1926
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Child No. 5: John James DUFFEY
Sex: M
Birth date: 2 Jan 1904
Birthplace: Coalfield, Monroe, IA
Death date: 7 Dec 1927
Place of death: Eatonville, Pierce, WA
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Spouse's name: Clara
Marriage date: Unknown
Marriage place: Unknown
Child No. 6: Agnes Mae DUFFEY
Sex: F
Birth date: 10 May 1908
Birthplace: Coalfield, Monroe, IA
Death date: 30 Aug 1963
Place of death: Everett, Snohomish, WA
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Child No. 7: Merle DUFFEY
Sex: M
Birth date: 12 May 1910
Birthplace: Coalfield, Monroe, IA
Death date: 4 JULY 1997
Place of death: Tacoma, Pierce, WA
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Spouse's name: Louise Jeskie
Marriage date: 1934
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Documentation and Sources:
I have the following records in my possession regarding my great grandfather, John Lafayette Duffee/Duffey/Duffy - apparently he went by the name Lafe but there are records listing him as J. L.Duffee. He is listed in the 1910 Census as Lafayette - whether this was to avoid confusion with his father John G Duffee is unknown.
1895 Pleasant, Monroe County IA Census
Name Age Birthplace Occupation
Lafe J Duffee 26 Wapello IA 2nd Foreman
Winnifred Duffee 18 Illinois Keeping House
Also listed John Lafayette's uncle&cousin:
David Duffie 60 Ohio Miner
Ralph Duffie 24 Iowa Miner
Peter Duffie 42 Wapello Miner
Sarah J Duffie 46 Iowa
Clarence Duffie 13 Wapello
Alexander Fletcher 9 Wapello
Also listed John Lafayette's Joseph Conrad "Con" brother & family:
Con Duffie 25 Iowa Miner
Mary Duffie 24 Illinois
Ethel Duffie 4 Wapello
Thomas Duffie 2 Monroe
Also listed nearby, Winnifred's parents and siblings:
James Noonan 47 Canada, Eng. Miner
Elizabeth Noonan 40 PA
James Noonan 15 Illinois
Bert Noonan 11 Nebraska
Ella Noonan 10 Nebraska
Ida Noonan 7 Nebraska
Irving Noonan 2 Nebraska
1900 Census-Index Department of Commerce card, Volume 54, E.D. 88, Sheet 9, Line 70 for Monroe County, Pleasant Township, Iowa
Name Relation Description Birthplace
Duffee, Lafe J., Head Mch 1867 Iowa Duffee, Winnie E. Wife Aug 1876 Illinois Carl Duffee Son 1895 Carl died as an infant
Duffee, Joseph C. Son Nov 1896 Iowa
Duffee, Arthur D. Son Dec 1898 Iowa
1900 Census Monroe County, Pleasant Township, Iowa, 22nd June original census pages give another glimpse into the family:
Name Relation Description Age Birthpl Occup:
Lafayette J Duffee* Head Mch 1867 33 Iowa Coalmining
Winnifred Duffey Wife Aug 1876 23 Illinois Keep House
Joseph C Duffey Son Nov 1896 3 Iowa
Arthur D Duffey Son Dec 1898 1 Iowa
Other information includes that Lafe and Winnie could both read, write, and understand English, and that they were renting the house they lived in.
1910 Pleasant, Monroe County, IA CENSUS
Name Age Birthplace
Lafayette J Duffee 43 Iowa
Winnifred Duffey 38 Illinois
Joseph C Duffey 13 Iowa
Arthur D Duffey 11 Iowa
Ralph O Duffey 8 Iowa
James J Duffey 6 Iowa
Agnes Duffey 3 Iowa
Merle Duffey 1 ½ Iowa
Also listed as living nearby is John Lafayette's sister Martha&family:
Name Age Birthplace
Walter J.D. Reeves 36 Illinois
Martha D Reeves 35 Iowa
Oren? Reeves 15 Iowa
Riley M Reeves 13 Iowa
Agnes? Reeves 10 Iowa
Orpha Reeves 8 Iowa
Archie Reeves 6 Iowa
Harold Reeves 2 Iowa
Sylvia Reeves 1 ½ Iowa
There are two unnamed newspaper accounts that were copied by the Monroe County Genealogical Society that recount Lafe’s death, both of which list his year of birth incorrectly:
“Lafe Duffey of this place passed away at his home in Fredric. Mr.Duffey has been failing in health of late, but his death came as a shock to his friends. Lafe Duffee, son of John and Margaret Duffee was born in Dudley, IA March 15, 1846 and died at the age of 59 years, 2 months, and 7 days. He leaves to mourn his demise, five sons…”
“Died at his home in east part of Frederic, Lafe Duffee. He had been failing for some time, although his death came as a shock to his friends. He was the son of John and Margaret Duffee, born in Dudley, Iowa on March 15, 1846, died June 22, 1915 at age 49 years, 3 months, and 7 days. He leaves to mourn his demise, five boys and one daughter, one brother, Con Duffee, and one sister, Mrs. Walter Reeves of this place, and the friends and relatives. His remains were laid at rest at the Pleasant Corners cemetery.”
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