John Henry DePriest (1884 - 1948)

Born 20 Jun 1884 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Mar 1948 at age 63 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Spanish-American War

John was born in St. Louis in 1884 to John L. DePriest and Katie Hessler. He was still young when his father died.^[1][2]

By 1933, he was experiencing enough health issues that he was living in home for disabled veterans in California. He is separated and 1/2 brother, James R. Brown is his nearest kin. He was a Catholic. He was described as tall with grey eyes and brown hair. He had served in the US Navy, enlisting in February of 1901 in St. Louis and discharged in May of 1901 at Rhode Island because of disability. He has chronic bronchitis, varicose veins and vision impairment. ^{[3] [4]}

He died from heart failure in 1948 at the Veteran's Home in Los Angeles. He is buried in the Veterans Administration Cemetery in L. A.^[5][6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3DS-MWC : 9 March 2022), Kate Brown in entry for Tyler Brown, 1900.

   Tyler Brown M 29 Married Head Kansas

   Kate Brown F 36 Married Wife Illinois

   John H Depriest M 15 Single Stepson Missouri

   Kate Depriest F 10 Single Stepdaughter Missouri

   George Depriest M 8 Single Stepson Missouri

2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M21Z-2M9 : accessed 25 February 2023), Kate Brown in household of Tyler W Brown, St Louis Ward 24, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 370, sheet 10A, family 208, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 814; FHL microfilm 1,374,827.

   Tyler W Brown M 38 Married Head Kansas

   Kate Brown F 45 Married Wife Illinois

   John H Depriest M 24 Single Boarder Missouri

   Mary A Brown F 9 Single Daughter Missouri

   James R Brown M 6 Single Son Missouri

3. ↑ "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8MS-XCF : 12 March 2018), John Henry De Priest, 1933; citing p. 45881, Sawtelle, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 224; FHL microfilm 1,578,115.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9HP-2H3 : 6 January 2021), John H De Priest in household of Lena R Cherry, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-750, sheet 8A, line 26, family 32, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 378. Boarder
5. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9SV-782V?cc=2001287&wc=FGQN-HZ9%3A285174601%2C285386101 : 26 September 2019), Los Angeles > Death certificates 1948 no 4600-6500 > image 931 of 2403; California State Archives, Sacramento.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3701968/john-henry-de_priest: accessed 25 February 2023), memorial page for John Henry De Priest (20 Jun 1884–25 Mar 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3701968, citing Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Bill Hart (contributor 47578214).
7. ↑ "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1Z-4H6R : 26 April 2021), John Henry De Priest, .