 1888 - 1973 (84 years)
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| Name |
Dora Isabel Grantham |
| Born |
4 Sep 1888 |
Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
27 Mar 1973 |
Moline, Illinois, USA |
| Buried |
Union Cemetery, Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois, United States |
| Person ID |
I7743 |
Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
2 Feb 2025 |
| Family |
Ellis Preston Jecks, b. 29 Sep 1888, McHenry County, Illinois, USA , d. 4 Oct 1970, Carroll, Iowa, USA (Age 82 years) |
| Married |
27 Oct 1909 |
Woodstock, Illinois, USA |
- It seems that Ellis & Dora remarried on 18 Dec 1940 in Davenport, Iowa.
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| Children |
| + | 1. Lamoyne Olive Jecks, b. 22 Dec 1910, Illinois, USA , d. 8 Jan 1962, Elgin, Illinois, USA (Age 51 years) |
| + | 2. Lyle Preston Jecks, b. 5 Oct 1913, McHenry County, Illinois, USA , d. 29 Jan 1981 (Age 67 years) |
| + | 3. Willard Thomas Jecks, b. 1 Oct 1918, Wauconda Township, Illinois, USA , d. 26 Jul 1995, Moline, Illinois, USA (Age 76 years) |
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| Last Modified |
2 Feb 2025 |
| Family ID |
F17508 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 4 Sep 1888 - Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA |
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 | Married - 27 Oct 1909 - Woodstock, Illinois, USA |
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 | Died - 27 Mar 1973 - Moline, Illinois, USA |
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 | Buried - - Union Cemetery, Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois, United States |
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| Pin Legend |
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| Headstones |
 | Ellis & Dora Jecks
JECKS
Ellis Preston
Sept. 29, 1888
Oct. 4, 1970
Dora Grantham
Sept. 4, 1888
Mar. 27, 1973 |
| Obituary & Death Notice |
 | Dora I. Jecks
Dora I. Jecks
Mrs. Dora I. Jecks, 84, of 3224 16th ave., Rock Island, Ill., died Tuesday, Mar. 27, in the Americana Nursing home, Moline.
Born in Crystal Lake on Sept. 4, 1888, she was the daughter of Thomas and Caroline Willard Grantham. She was educated in Crystal Lake and was married to Ellis P. Jecks in 1909. He preceded her in death Oct. 4, 1970.
Mrs. Jecks lived in Cary from 1924-1940. During that time she owned and operated a dairy and was a chief telephone operator. She was a member of the Cary Woman's club and maintained her membership in the Cary United Methodist church through the years. In 1942 she moved to Rock Island.
She was a member and past worthy matron of Algonquin O.E.S. No. 752.
Survivors are two sons, Lyle P. of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Willard T. of Rock Island; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by a daughter and a brother.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Friday in Crystal Lake at the Union cemetary. A funeral service took place at 9 a.m. Friday at the Larsen Funeral home, Rock Island.
--The Herald, Crystal Lake, Illinois, April 3, 1973 Page 6 |
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