John George Doerr Jr. (1882 - 1946)

Born 3 Jan 1882 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Husband of Mary Katherine Vahle — married 1904 in at the home of the bride's parents, Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Died 2 Nov 1946 at age 64 in Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, City of St. Louis, Missouri

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: John George /Doerr/ Jr.^[2][3][4]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 03 JAN 1882

Place: Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Note: his parents were also born in Illinois. According to the 1900 census he was born in Jan of 1883^[5][6][7]

Death

Death:

Date: 02 NOV 1946

Place: Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, City of St. Louis, Missouri

Note: of active pulmonary tuberculosis^[8][9][10]

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 23 MAR 2015

Prior to import, this record was last changed 23 MAR 2015 .

Ancestral File Number

Ancestral File Number: 85209217^[11]

Occupation

Occupation: a farm laborer, probably working for his father

Place: Wood River Township, Madison County, Illinois^[12]

Occupation: a bartender employed in a saloon

Place: St. Louis, City of St. Louis, Missouri^[13]

Occupation: a truck driver

Place: Wood River Township, Madison County, Illinois^[14]

Occupation: a clerk employed by a tool manufacturer

Place: Wood River Township, Madison County, Illinois^[15]

Event

Event:

Type: Obituary

Date: 02 NOV 1946

Place: the Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Note: John G. Doerr, 40 (sic), Dies in St. Louis

John G. Doerr, 64, of 3540 Thomas avenue, life-time resident of Alton, died this morning at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, where he had been a patient 10 days. He had been in failing health for four years.

Doerr was a former employe of the Beall Tool Co., East Alton. He was a member of the Evangelical church. His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. John Doerr of Upper Alton.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; four sons, John, William, Albert and Mary (sic), all of Alton; three brothers, Albert and Charles of Alton , and Walter of Los Angeles, Calif.

The body is at the Streeper funeral home.^[16]

Event:

Type: Funeral

Date: 05 NOV 1946

Note: John O. Doerr Funeral

Funeral services for John G. Doerr, 64, who died Nov. 2, at Barnes hospital, St. Louis, where he had been a patient four days were held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 at Evangelical church. The Rev. O.W. Heggemeier conducted the service and Miss Emma Joesting and Miss Mildred Stevenson sang two songs. Pallbearers were Herman Penning, George Yost, Henry Vahle, Elmer Lewis, William Vahle and Kenneth Curry, all brothers-in-law of the deceased.

In addition to the wife, Mrs. Mary Vahle Doerr, whom he married in 1904, there are four sons

surviving, John Doerr and Albert Doerr of 3540 Thomas, William Doerr, 800 Doerr, and Henry Doerr, 808 Doerr^[17]

Marriage

Husband: John George Doerr

Wife: Mary Katherine Vahle

Marriage:

Date: 1904

Place: at the home of the bride's parents, Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois^[18][19]

Event:

Type: Wedding

Note: Doerr-Vahle

Wednesday evening at 5 pm at the home of the bride's parents near Upper Alton, Mr. John George Doerr Jr., a well known Woodriver gardner and Miss Mary Katherine Vahle were united in marriage in the presence of a large number of relatives, friends, and neighbors, Rev. Theodore Oberhellmann performing the ceremony.

The attendants were Mr. Charles Doerr, brother of the groom, and Miss Henrietta Vahle, sister of the bride. After the ceremony a wedding banquet was served, dancing on a large platform was begun and will be continued as late as the dancers wish to stay. Another supper will be served at midnight.^[20]

Event:

Type: NarrativeChildren

Note: Henry and John of Alton, Albert of South Roxana, and William of Godfrey^[21]

Event:

Type: Census 1910

Date: 26 APR 1910

Place: 1820 North 13th Street, St. Louis, City of St. Louis, Missouri

Note: an apartment they rented. He was 28, she was 23; they had been married four years and were the parents of two sons. John Jr. was 4, and William was 2^[22]

Event:

Type: Census 1920

Date: 21 JAN 1920

Place: dwelling 362, family 363, Wood River Township, Madison County, Illinois

Note: a home they owned. He was 38, whe was 32. Their sons were John Jr., age 13; William, age 11; Albert, age 8; and Henry, age 5^[23]

Event:

Type: Census 1930

Date: 14 APR 1930

Place: 3518 Thomas Avenue, Wood River Township, Madison County, Illinois

Note: a home they owned, valued at 00. John E. was 48 (married at 21), she was 43 (married at 18). Living with them were John Jr., age 24; Albert, age 18; and Henry, age 16^[24]

Husband: John George Doerr

Wife: Louise Budendestel

Child: John George Doerr

Child: Albert Jacob Doerr

Marriage: ^[25]

Sources

1. ↑ Doerr-152 was created by Marsha Ensminger through the import of WikiTree.ged on Apr 10, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S75 Page: certificate no. 38547 issued for John George Doerr
3. ↑ Source: #S95 Page: Memorial #85209217 for John George Doerr, Jr.
4. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: obituary of Mrs. Mary K. Doerr, published 12 Oct 1962, page 6, col. 3
5. ↑ Source: #S75 Page: certificate no. 38547 issued for John George Doerr
6. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Census Online: 1910 Missouri, City of St. Louis Ward 4, ED 58, sheet no. 16B, lines 52 - 55 (image 32 of 41)
7. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Census Online: 1900 Illinois, Madison County, Wood River Township, ED 71, sheet nos. 11 A & B, lines 49 - 55 (images 21 & 22 of 43)
8. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: obituary of Mrs. Mary K. Doerr, published 12 Oct 1962, page 6, col. 3
9. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: obituary of John G. Doerr, published 2 Nov 1946, page 2, col. 1
10. ↑ Source: #S75 Page: certificate no. 38547 issued for John George Doerr
11. ↑ Source: #S95 Page: Memorial #85209217 for John George Doerr, Jr.
12. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Census Online: 1900 Illinois, Madison County, Wood River Township, ED 71, sheet nos. 11 A & B, lines 49 - 55 (images 21 & 22 of 43)
13. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Census Online: 1910 Missouri, City of St. Louis Ward 4, ED 58, sheet no. 16B, lines 52 - 55 (image 32 of 41)
14. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Census Online: 1920 Illinois, Madison County, Wood River Township, ED 96, sheet no. 17A, lines 12 - 17 (image 33 of 45)
15. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Census Online: 1930 Illinois, Madison County, Wood River Township, ED 60-103, sheet no. 12A, lines 28- 32 (image 23 of 103)
16. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: obituary of John G. Doerr, published 2 Nov 1946, page 2, col. 1
17. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: funeral description of John G. Doerr, published 9 Nov 1946, page 14, col. 1
18. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: obituary of Mrs. Mary K. Doerr, published 12 Oct 1962, page 6, col. 3
19. ↑ Source: #S95 Page: Memorial #85209217 for John George Doerr, Jr.
20. ↑ Source: #S95 Page: Memorial #85209217 for John George Doerr, Jr.
21. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: obituary of Mrs. Mary K. Doerr, published 11 Oct 1962, page 24, col. 4
22. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Census Online: 1910 Missouri, City of St. Louis Ward 4, ED 58, sheet no. 16B, lines 52 - 55 (image 32 of 41)
23. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Census Online: 1920 Illinois, Madison County, Wood River Township, ED 96, sheet no. 17A, lines 12 - 17 (image 33 of 45)
24. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Census Online: 1930 Illinois, Madison County, Wood River Township, ED 60-103, sheet no. 12A, lines 28- 32 (image 23 of 103)
25. ↑ Source: #S75 Page: certificate no. 38547 issued for John George Doerr

• Source: S150 Title: Ancestry.com online databases, Url: http://www.ancestry.com Abbreviation: Ancestry.com
• Source: S17 Title: Alton Evening Telegraph Abbreviation: Alton Teleg.
• Source: S75 Title: Missouri State Archives, Url: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/ Abbreviation: MO Vitals
• Source: S95 Title: findagrave.com, Url: http://www.findagrave.com Abbreviation: findagrave